Carl J. Peterson

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Carl J. Peterson
Born September 21, 1825(1825-09-21)[1]
Sweden[2]
Died August 24, 1894 (aged 68)[3]
Resting place Platte Valley Cemetery, Phelps County, Nebraska[4]
Spouse Maria Sophia Peterson (1835 - 1889)[5]
Children Matilda Swan Peterson

Immigration

In the 1885 Nebraska Census, Carl's 19 year old son Alcott is listed as born in Sweden, but his 16 year old daughter Emma is listed as born in Illinois. This means the family immigrated from Sweden to Illinois between 1866 and 1869.

In the same census, Carl's 12 year old son Victor is born in Illinois, but his 8 year old son Luther was born in Nebraska. This means the family moved from Illinois to Nebraska between 1873 and 1877.

Researching Carl's Children

Darlene Doane lists two different sets of children[6].

  • Children of Carl J. Peterson and Maria Sophia are:
    • Emily Peterson, b. 1868, d. 1958.[7]
    • Arthur Peterson, b. 1881, d. 1967.[8]
    • Oscar Peterson, b. 1881, d. 1967. Possible:[9]
      • Oscar Peterson (son of Carl J. Peterson and Maria Sophia) was born 1881, and died 1967. He married Elizabeth on 1895 in Kearney, NE. (Four of their children are buried[10] in Platte Valley Cemetery: Albin, Hilbert O, Infant, and Arthur E)
  • 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 S (born c. 1855) - Maria Sophia Peterson (married A.J. Vaughn)
  • Abby (c. 1859) - ?
  • Charles (c. 1861) - same as Charles, below
  • Mary (c. 1863) -- possible match: Mary Johnson's gravestone[11]
  • Peter (c. 1867)

and in the 1880 census:

  • Charles Peterson (c. 1862) - same as Charles, above, presumably
  • Selma Peterson (c. 1864) - same as Mary, above?
  • Albert Peterson (c. 1867) - same as Alcott, below?
  • Emily C. Peterson (c. 1869) - gravestone[12]
  • Osgar Peterson (c. 1871) - gravestone[13]
  • Emanuel Peterson (c. 1873) - same as Victor, below?
  • Luther Peterson (c. 1877) - same as Luther, below

and in the 1885 census:

  • Alcott (son, 19, born in Sweden c. 1866) - same as Albert above? gravestone[14]
  • Emma (daughter, 16, born in Illinois c. 1869) - same as Emily, above, presumably
  • Oscar (son, 14, born in Illinois c. 1871) - same as Oscar, above
  • Victor (son, 12, born in Illinois c. 1873) - same as Emanuel?
  • Luther (son, 8, born in Nebraska c. 1877) - same as Luther, above
  • Arthur (son, 3, born in Nebraska c. 1882) - gravestone[15]

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.)
    • Alcott (male, 19, son, farmer)


Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Peterson&GSfn=Carl&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=31&GScnty=1872&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=36507101&df=all&
  2. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/a/Darlene--J--Doane/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0404.html
  3. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Peterson&GSfn=Carl&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=31&GScnty=1872&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=36507101&df=all&
  4. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Peterson&GSfn=Carl&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=31&GScnty=1872&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=36507101&df=all&
  5. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Peterson&GSfn=Carl&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=31&GScnty=1872&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=36507101&df=all&
  6. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/o/a/Darlene--J--Doane/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0404.html
  7. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=101139&GRid=36507138&
  8. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=101139&GRid=36507144&
  9. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=101139&GRid=36505571&
  10. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Peterson&GSiman=1&GScid=101139&GRid=36505508&
  11. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=101139&GRid=36501982&
  12. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=101139&GRid=36507138&
  13. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GScid=101139&GRid=36505571&
  14. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Peterson&GSiman=1&GScid=101139&GRid=36507127&
  15. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Peterson&GSiman=1&GScid=101139&GRid=36507144&
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