Bio: Peterson, Ole (1836 - ?)
Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Peterson, Ingebreght, Ilenibre, Hendrickson, Fladaas
----Source: Biographical History of, Clark and Jackson Counties Wisconsin, Lewis Publishing Company., Chicago, 1891.
OLE PETERSON, of section 35, Warner Township, Clark County, Wisconsin.
was horn in central Norway, July 14, 1836, the son of Peter Olson,
deceased, a native of the same country. Ole Peterson came to the United
States in 1873, settling in Greenwood, Wisconsin where he worked in the
woods two years, and during that time worked on a farm in the summers.
He settled on his present farm of forty acres in 1875, and has since
cleared the entire tract.
He was married in Norway in 1863, to Ingebor Ingebreght, and by this
marriage were born four children, three of whom still survive: Carl,
Mary and Olive. Mary married Alex. Hendrickson, of this county; Olive
married Iver Ilenibre, of Beaver Township. Tile mother died, and the
father afterward married Marit Fladaas, who was born in Norway, and came
to the United States in 1882. Mr. Peterson is a member of the Lutheran
Church, and is a Republican politically.
1880 Warner Twp. Plat Map showing the Ole Peterson Farm
1880 Federal Census, Warner, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, pg. 476
Ole Peterson, white, married, American male
spouse's name : Ingabor Peterson, parents. b. Norway
spouse's birthplace : Norway
father's birthplace : Norway
mother's birthplace : Norway
Household Members
self Ole Peterson M 43 Norway
wife Ingabor Peterson F 41 Norway
daughter Mary Peterson F 12 Norway
daughter Olivia Peterson F 10 Norway
son Carl Peterson M 8 Norway
1900 Federal Census, ED 31 Warner & Mead township, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, page 5, family 87
Olaf Peterson, white, married, male
father's birthplace: Norway
mother's birthplace: Norway
years married: 14
estimated marriage year: 1886
immigration year: 1873
head Olaf Peterson M 64 (Jul 1836 Norway)
wife Maril Peterson F 66 (Apr 1834 Norway), 3 children, 3 living,
parents b. Norway
son Carl Peterson M 28 (Oct 1872 Norway)
1910 Federal Census, Warner, Clark, Wisconsin, family 48, page 5
Ole Peterson, white, married, male
immigration year: 1873
father's birthplace: Norway
mother's birthplace: Norway
Household Members
self Ole Peterson M 74y Norway
wife Mary Peterson F 76y Norway, parents b. Norway
