In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
From Past and present of Buena Vista County, Iowa (1909)
PETER LARSON.
[This passage is too damaged in the scanned book to reproduce. See the original book.]
Mr. Larson is an independent republican and while he keeps in touch with the progress that is being made along political lines, he has never sought nor desired public office. He is a member of the Lutheran church at Alta. in the work of which he takes an active and helpful part. He is well known among the substantial residents of Iowa and commands the respect and esteem of all with whom he is brought in contact.
As printed in Past and present of Buena Vista County, Iowa (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name Peter Larson: William Ellrich
The printed record stops around 1909. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.