Olmsted County MINNESOTA Biographies.....Andrew Peterson November 2 1830 - 
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File contributed for Minnesota Biographies Project by:
Mike Oiseth MOISETH@mn.rr.com March 10, 2005, 8:44 am

Author: Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota

ANDREW PETERSON is a native of Norway, where he was born November 2,
1830 and there grew to manhood and was educated in the public and
Lutheran schools. His boyhood was spent in attending school and in work
on the farm. In 1866 he married Miss Julia Severson, whose parents
settled in Dane county, Wisconsin at an early day. To this marriage the
following children were born: Anna Christiana, born September 24, 1867,
married 0. Bjurgo, and they are engaged in farming at Zumbrota,
Minnesota; Alfred J., born December 23, 1868, died in infancy; Alfred J.
(2), born June 12, 1870, died 1873; Eddie, born March 29, 1872,
married, and is farming in North Dakota; Paulina, born November 29,
1873, married John Hyland, a farmer, and died January, 1904; Amenda G.,
born September, 1875, married John Grovdahl, a farmer of Dodge county,
Minnesota; Johan, born January 5, 1877, died in infancy: Karen, born
February, 1878; J. is married to a farmer; Emma J., born June 28, 1880,
died in 1891; John T., born August 31, 1882, married Tilla Vinlos;
Susie, born June 21, 1884, married Alfred Estlee, a farmer of Rock Dell
township. After his marriage Mr. Peterson moved to Madison, Wisconsin,
where he was head janitor of the state capitol building for fifteen
years. He then came to Rock Dell township, where he bought 160 acres of
his father-in-law and farmed the same until his death. He was a
Republican, and a member of St. Olaf's church. Mrs. Peterson is a most
excellent woman, and takes great pride in the happiness and well-being
of her children. She is well versed in the art of farming. She is a
sincere Christian, and her unostentatious charities are numerous and
practical.

Additional Comments:
Joseph Leonard, History of Olmsted County, Minnesota: together with sketches of many
of its pioneers, 
citizens, families, and institutions. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association,
1910.

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