ANDREW PETERSON

ANDREW PETERSON is one of the well-known citizens of Harlan, his residence there having begun in 1876. He was born in Denmark, February 14, 1830, and is a son of Peter and Anna Maria (Christianson) Anderson. He was given the opportunity to attend school until he was fourteen years old, and at the age of sixteen he went to learn the tailor's trade, which he has followed the most of his life. Mr. Peterson was married December 26, 1855, to Miss Hansine Nelson, who died in 1872. In 1873 Mr. Peterson emigrated to America sailing from Copenhagen, via Liverpool, to New York. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are the parents of two children. Nels Peter was born September 14, 1856. He was sixteen years of age when he came to America. Before coming to this country he had received a good common-school education, and after arriving here he attended school in Council Bluffs. For a time he was located in Harlan, and was a popular young businessman. At present he is in business in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa. He was married in Harlan to Maria Rasmus. The second child of Mr. Peterson is Anna L., born August 27, 1862. She is the wife of J. B. Brock, whose history appears on another page of this volume.

Source: 1889 Biographical History of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 309-310. Transcribed by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs.