Carl J. Peterson

Carl J. Peterson
Born	September 21, 1825(1825-09-21) Sweden
Died	August 24, 1894 (aged 68)
Resting place	Platte Valley Cemetery, Phelps County, Nebraska
Spouse	Maria Sophia Peterson (1835 - 1889)
Children	Matilda Swan Peterson

Researching Carl's Children

Darlene Doane lists two different sets of children.

• Children of Carl J. Peterson and Maria Sophia are:

• • Emily Peterson, b. 1868, d. 1958.
  • Arthur Peterson, b. 1881, d. 1967.
  • Oscar Peterson, b. 1881, d. 1967. Possible:

• Children of Carl J. Peterson are:

• • Matilda Peterson, b. 1856, Sweden, d. 11 Sep 1915.
  • Oscar PETERSON, d. date unknown.
  • Elvining PETERSON, d. date unknown.
  • Victor PETERSON, d. date unknown.

These somewhat overlap with children in the 1870 census:

• Matilda (born c. 1855)
• Abby (c. 1859)
• Charles (c. 1861)
• Mary (c. 1863) -- possible match: Mary Johnson's gravestone
• Peter (c. 1867)

and in the 1880 census:

• Charles Peterson (c. 1862) - same as above, presumably
• Selma Peterson (c. 1864)
• Albert Peterson (c. 1867)
• Emily Peterson (c. 1869) - gravestone
• Osgar Peterson (c. 1871) - gravestone
• Emanuel Peterson (c. 1873)
• Luther Peterson (c. 1877)

Historical Records

• In the 1870 Federal Census, Tilda (age 15, born c. 1855) lives with parents Charles Peterson (age 44, born c. 1826) and Mary Peterson (age 33, born c. 1837) and siblings Abby (age 11), Charles (age 9), Mary (age 7) and Peter (age 3) in Kelly, Warren County, Illinois, 12 miles northwest of Galesburg. Charles is a farmer, and he and Mary were born in Sweden.
• In the 1880 Federal Census, there is a Charles Peterson (age 55, born c. 1825) married to a Mary Peterson (age 45, born c. 1835), living in Williamsburg, Phelps, Nebraska. Years are an exact match with the gravestones in platte Valley Cemetery. The children overlap nicely with the children listed for Carl J. and Maria Sophia Peterson on Darlene Doane's FamilyTreeMaker: Charles Peterson (age 18), Selma Peterson (age 16), Albert Peterson (age 13), Emily Peterson (age 11), Osgar Peterson (age 9), Emanuel Peterson (age 7), Luther Peterson (age 3)
• In the 1885 Nebraska Census, there is a Charles Peterson (age 65, born c. 1820) married to a Mary Peterson (age 48, born c. 1837), living in Westmark Twp, Phelps, Nebraska. This could be the people whose gravestones appear in the Platte Valley Cemetery. (Carl Gustav Lindstrom did indeed go by Charles or Charlie; and Mary is a close match for Maria Sophia. The birth dates are a 3-5 years off, though.)