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Olaf "Motor Ole" Peterson

Olaf "Motor Ole" Peterson

Male 1880 - 1957  (77 years)

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  • Name Olaf "Motor Ole" Peterson 
    Born 7 Jun 1880  Pembina, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 29 Dec 1957  Mountain, Pembina County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Vang Lutheran Cemetery, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00049  All
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2010 

    Father Ole "Olaf" Pederson,   b. 7 Sep 1833, Gulliksrud farm, Gran parish, Hadeland district, Oppland County, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1924, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Karen | Caroline Nilsdotter | Hanson,   b. 07 Jul 1840, Ausen farm, Sørum parish, Akershus County, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1917, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1864  Frogner church, Sørum parish, Akershus County, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Photos
    Children of Olaf Pederson and Caroline Hanson
    Children of Olaf Pederson and Caroline Hanson
    Nellie Caroline Peterson front centre with crutches. Siblings:

    Freddie, Adolph, Ole, Peter, Charlie, Seward, Ida, Sadie.
    Family ID F0011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Dec 1957 - Mountain, Pembina County, North Dakota Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Vang Lutheran Cemetery, Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Family of Olaf and Caroline Pederson about 1900
    Family of Olaf and Caroline Pederson about 1900
    Ole Peterson
    Ole Peterson
    Ole Peterson 1880-1957
    Ole Peterson 1880-1957

    Documents
    1910 census Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota - Quale, Peterson and others
    1910 census Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota - Quale, Peterson and others
    The census 1910 shows Sarah Peterson, her spouse, children and two of her brothers residing together in Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota.
    Family of Ole Peterson in 1880
    Family of Ole Peterson in 1880
    In the census of 1880, Ole Peterson, age 50, and his wife, Caroline, age 38, are farming in Pembina, Dakota Territory. Eight of their children are residing with them.
    1900 US census Hope Township Cavalier County North Dakota - Page 2 of 2
    1900 US census Hope Township Cavalier County North Dakota - Page 2 of 2
    Numerous families listed.
    1920 US census Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota
    1920 US census Hope Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota
    Numerous families listed

  • Notes 
    • In an excerpt from "From Norway to North America: The Descendants in Canada and the United States of Olaf and Caroline Pederson" by Jean E. Peterson, 1981, Viola Redick, a niece of Ole Peterson's, relates the following:

      I can recall her [Nellie Peterson, Ole's sister] and Uncle Ole Peterson arguing about how to make coffee. Our place was his second home. He had built a cabin in the Big Pembina Coulee. I remember him coming winter time with skiis on his feet and snow shoes strapped on his back. These he used when the snow was soft. He would make his own leather jacket with fringe on the sleeves, and leather trousers. Sometimes he used Mother's Singer. When he was in his cabin he would sew on a machine that he operated by hand. He had a beautiful leather vest, which he wore in the winter. The front was covered with bead work. He had received this and a pair of moccasins from Indians in Canada. I still recall in the late fall he would say, "It's about time to go to the Northwest."

    • Newspaper clipping possibly from the Cavalier County Republican

      Ole Peterson, 77, of Vang Vicinity Dies

      Ole Peterson, 77, of Vang vicinity died Sunday, December 29, 1957, at Mountain, North Dakota. Mr. Peterson, who was born in Pembina County June 7, 1880 but lived most of his lifetime in the Vang vicinity, had been in poor health for a number of years and had lived in the Pioneer Memorial Home at Mountain.

      Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, at 2:00pm at the Vang Lutheran Church with the Rev. Karl Xavier of Walhalla officiating. Burial will be in the Vang cemetery. Survivors include a brother Charles of Vang, and two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Quale of Brinsmade and Mrs. Phoebe Braaten of Oxnard, California. A complete obituary will be print in the next issue of the Republican.





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