Descendants of Ole Andreas Peterson

Descendants of Ole Andreas Peterson

Buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery Generation One

1. Peder¹ Pedersen, b. 1791.

He married Sara Olsen, married 24 MAI 1825 in Bamble, Telemark, Norway, b. 1803.

Children:

i. Peder² Pedersen, b. 23 FEB 1826 in Bamble, Telemark, Norway.

2. ii. Ole Andreas Peterson b. 22 JUL 1831.

iii. Hans Peder Pedersen, b. 29 NOV 1833 in Bamble, Telemark, Norway.

Generation Two

2. Ole Andreas² Peterson, (Peder¹ Pedersen) b. 22 JUL 1831 in Bamble, Telemark, Norway, d. 1920 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR2-27-2-7, immigrated 1863, resided 1870 - 1920 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.

He married Karen Olethe Pederson, married 24 JAN 1861 in Bamble, Telemark, Norway, b. 06 JUN 1837 in Bamble, Telemark, Norway, (daughter of Peder Bjørn Olsen (b. 21 Feb 1811) and Kari Isaksen) d. 1906 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, resided 1870 - 1906 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR2-27-2-8.

Children:

3. i. Sophie Caroline³ Peterson b. 23 MAR 1861.

ii. Johanne Elise Peterson, b. 15 AUG 1863 in Bamble, Telemark, Norway, d. in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.

4. iii. Peter Peterson b. Apr 1866.

5. iv. Anna Peterson b. 26 NOV 1868.

v. Abraham Peterson, b. 1871 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, d. 1891 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR1-B-18-5.

vi. John Peterson, b. 12 SEP 1874 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, d. 1952 in Kalkaska, Michigan, buried in Evergreen Cemetery, resided 1920 - 1952 in Kalkaska, Michigan.

He married Kittie B Cook Leatherby, married 3 JAN 1919 in Gaylord, Michigan, b. Aug 1868 in Wyandotte, Michigan, d. 1964 in Kalkaska County, Michigan, buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

vii. Josephine Peterson, b. APR 1876 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.

6. viii. Oscar Peterson b. 1880.

Generation Three

3. Sophie Caroline³ Peterson, (Ole Andreas², Peder¹ Pedersen) b. 23 MAR 1861 in Bamble, Telemark, Norway, d. 1941 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR2-27-2-4, resided in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, resided 1930 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

She married Hans Petter Knutson, married 19 DES 1884 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, b. 3 DES 1858 in Langesund, Telemark, (son of Hans Christian Knutson and Gunhild Carine Brynilsen) d. 1 DES 1923 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR2-27-2-3, immigrated in 1864.

Children:

7. i. Christian Walter⁴ Knutson b. 25 JAN 1888.

ii. Oletta Knutson, b. 1 DES 1889 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.

She married Harry C Forbes, b. 1892 in Nebraska, USA.

iii. Jenorous Ole Knutson, b. 14 SEP 1885 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, d. 26 MAI 1948 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR3-D-65-5.

He married Ethel Ann Dell, b. 6 JUN 1886 in Michigan, (daughter of Basnett Dell and Emma Jane Gibbs) d. 17 OKT 1970 in Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR3-D-65-4.

iv. Mabel Sofia Knutson, b. 18 JUL 1892 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, d. 1917 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR2-27-2-2.

v. Carlton Oscar Knutson, b. 14 AUG 1900 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.

vi. Helen Knutson, b. 1903 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, d. 1904 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR2-27-2-1.

4. Peter³ Peterson, (Ole Andreas², Peder¹ Pedersen) b. Apr 1866 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, resided 1880 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.

He married (1) Berdina Brink, b. 1872 in Saugatuck, Michigan.

Children:

i. Irvin⁴ Peterson, b. Jul 1892 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, d. 22 MAR 1950 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot PH3-B-89-6.

He married Blanche, b. 1903 in Illinois.

He married (2) Emilia Mayers Goldering, b. JUL 1869 in Germany, resided 1880 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.

Children:

ii. Charlotte Peterson, b. 18 JUL 1899 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, resided 1880 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.

5. Anna³ Peterson, (Ole Andreas², Peder¹ Pedersen) b. 26 NOV 1868 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, d. 20 NOV 1951 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot PH3-C-42-5, resided 1900 in Pentwater, Michigan.

She married Paulus Bernhard Pearson, married 16 AUG 1899 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, b. 11 OCT 1870 in Gjerpen, Telemark, Norway, (son of Hans Jacob Pearson and Bertha Oline Brynildsen) immigrated 16 JUN 1873 in New York, plot PH3-C-42-6, d. 8 AUG 1956 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery.

Children:

i. Stanley Bernard⁴ Pearson, b. 18 MAY 1900 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, d. 24 SEP 1986 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot PH3-E-6-8.

He married Paulene, b. 1906, d. 4 MAY 1989 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot PH3-E-6-7.

8. ii. Arlene S Pearson b. 3 AUG 1906.

6. Oscar³ Peterson, (Ole Andreas², Peder¹ Pedersen) b. 1880 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, resided 1953 in Chippewa Point, Michigan, d. 3 DEC 1971 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot PH3-C-42-1.

He married Winnifred May Dole, married 2 OCT 1907 in Saugatuck, Michigan, b. May 1878 in Saugatuck, Michigan, (daughter of James K Doyle and Jane Brouwmaster) d. 2 OCT 1953 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot PH3-C-42-2.

Children:

i. Winona⁴ Peterson, b. 1911 in Michigan, resided 1953 in East Lansing, Michigan, d. 12 MAY 1959 in Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot PH3-C-42-3.

She married Everett M Elwood, married 12 SEP 1952 in East Lansing, Michigan, b. 1908 in Ida, Monroe, Michigan, resided 1953 in East Lansing, Michigan.

Generation Four

7. Christian Walter⁴ Knutson, (Sophie Caroline³ Peterson, Ole Andreas², Peder¹ Pedersen) b. 25 JAN 1888 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, d. 28 AUG 1970 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR3-D-65-3.

He married Kate Steketee, married 27 JAN 1913 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, b. 17 MAR 1890 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, (daughter of Anthony Steketee and Dena Kamperman) d. Apr 1986 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, buried in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, plot GR3-D-65-2.

Children:

9. i. Nina Jean⁵ Knutson b. Mai 1915.

ii. Charles Robert Knutson, b. 1921 in Michigan.

8. Arlene S⁴ Pearson, (Anna³ Peterson, Ole Andreas², Peder¹ Pedersen) b. 3 AUG 1906 in Pentwater, Michigan, d. 8 JAN 2007 in Monticello, Piatt, Illinois, buried in Monticello Cemetery, Piatt County, resided in Indianapolis, USA.

She married Richard N Potter, married 5 APR 1930 in Pentwater, Michigan, b. 04 MAI 1908, d. 8 JUN 1991 in Illinois, buried in Monticello Cemetery, Piatt County, resided in Indianapolis, USA.

Children:

i. Mary Kay⁵ Potter, resided 1948 in Urbana, Illinois.

ii. Jane Potter.

Generation Five

9. Nina Jean⁵ Knutson, (Christian Walter⁴, Sophie Caroline³ Peterson, Ole Andreas², Peder¹ Pedersen) b. Mai 1915 in Holland, Ottawa, Michigan.

She married Eugene Chapin Whitney

, b. 26 AUG 1913.

Children:

i. Margaret Sue⁶ Whitney.

ii. James Nelson Whitney.

iii. Alan Lawrence Whitney

Contributed by: Stine Kvistad
Created: 3 February 2009