May 10, 1853 - October 3, 1904
51 years, 4 months, 23 days
Marriage: Clara (Jenson) Peterson - married February 5, 1878
Children of Ole & Clara:
Amanda Constance (Peterson) Holtan (1879-1957 / 77 years)
Minnie Eleanor (Peterson) Raugust (1884-1926 / 41 years
Peterson (son) (unknown / died at birth)
Harry Peterson (unknown / 3 months)
Perry Peterson (unknown / died within a year)
Margaret Peterson (unknown / 3 months)
Selma Syvernina Peterson (1889-1964 / 75 years)
Oswald Clarence Peterson (1891-1926 / 34 years)
Perry Peterson (unknown / died at 15 months)
O.C. is Jon Q. Peterson's Great-Great Uncle. O.C. is a brother to Jon's Great-Grandfather, J.P. Peterson.
Some of the following events were taken from the book "Fifty Pioneer Mothers of McLean County", written in 1932 by Mary A. Barnes Willams.
AGNES "Elvina" Peterson
ANNA (Iverson) "MARIE" Peterson
BERTHA (Peterson) "MARY" Wahl
BYRON Snippen
CLARA (Jensen) Peterson
CORA (Peterson) Holtan
EMMA Malora (Morris) Peterson
GLADYS (Peterson) Snippen
JOHN Peter "J.P." Peterson
JAMES Allen "JIM" Peterson
LAURITZ "LOUIE" Peterson
LEONARD "PETE" Peterson
OLE Christian "O.C." Peterson (this page)