Pete Petersen, and his four sons: (left to right) Jurgen, Emil, Henry, & Bernhard.
*Note from Norma Petersen Hanrahan (dau of Emil): " I remember when they bought that big breeding bull, his name was DON and at that time they paid $5,000.00 for him which was a lot of money."
Peter William Petersen was born on November 6, 1882 at Hayes Township, Crawford, Iowa, USA to Jurgen Peter Petersen and Adeline Christina (Lorenzen). He married Hulda (Brockmann) on August 18, 1902, and had a child Elsie Irene (Petersen). Peter Petersen died at age 80 years old on June 17, 1963 at Denison, Crawford, Iowa, USA, and was buried at Morgan Cemetery in Schleswig, Crawford County, Iowa USA.
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