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Birth	:	8 May 1868 Arhus Kommune, Midtjylland, Denmark
Death	:	11 Sep 1910 Ringsted, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Ringsted, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.3120000, -94.4620000
Plot	:	Block 44 W1/2, Grave Q
Description	:	ROBERT P. PETERSON Robert P. Peterson was for many years identified with the development of Denmark township, of which his father was one of the first settlers, and his life was so ordered that he won the respect and the warm regard of those who were brought into close contact with him. A native of Denmark, he was born May 8, 1867, and he was a son of Morton Peterson, who removed with his family to the United States in 1870 and located in Manistee, Michigan, where the home was maintained for three years. It was there that the wife and... Read More	ROBERT P. PETERSON Robert P. Peterson was for many years identified with the development of Denmark township, of which his father was one of the first settlers, and his life was so ordered that he won the respect and the warm regard of those who were brought into close contact with him. A native of Denmark, he was born May 8, 1867, and he was a son of Morton Peterson, who removed with his family to the United States in 1870 and located in Manistee, Michigan, where the home was maintained for three years. It was there that the wife and mother died. Subsequently the father and children lived in Chicago for two years and then resided in Clinton, Iowa, for a time, but in 1883 came to Denmark township, Emmet county, becoming the first of the Danish settlers of the township. The father purchased the southwest quarter of section 1, which he farmed until 1902, when he retired and took up his residence in Ringsted, where he passed away in 1912. In 1878, in Clinton, he was married a second time, choosing as his wife Anna Petersen, also a native of Denmark, where her parents passed their entire lives. She survived him for two years, dying in1914, and is buried by his side in St. Paul's cemetery. By each of his two marriages he had three children. Robert P. Peterson was brought to the United States when a child and received his education in the public schools of this country. He gave his father the benefit of his labor until he was twenty-four years of age and then purchased the northeast quarter of section 12, Denmark township, to the cultivation and improvement of which he devoted his time and attention until 1910. Everything about his place was kept in good repair and he used up-to-date methods in his work with the result that as the years passed his resources increased. He was still actively engaged in farming at the time of his death in 1910. Mrs. Peterson continued to reside upon the farm until 1912, when she retired and removed to Ringsted, where she erected a fine residence. It was in 1891 that Mr. Peterson was united in marriage to Miss Kirsten Jensen, a daughter of Peter and Marie (Andersen) Jensen, natives of Denmark, where they lived and died. To Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were born eight children: Anna, now Mrs. J. E. Hansen, of Crystal Lake, Iowa; Marie, the wife of O. E. Olsen, of Comfrey, Minnesota; Martin H., a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work; Walter, who is living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Ella, Dora, Eugene and Edna, all at home. Mr. Peterson supported the candidates and measures of the republican party at the polls but never had time to be an active participant in political affairs. He held membership in St. Paul's Danish Lutheran church and contributed to the support of its work. His was a life of unrelaxing effort and his death was not only the occasion of great sorrow to his family and friends but was also deeply regretted by the community at large as he was recognized as a man of sterling worth and as a public-spirited citizen. From the History of Emmet County and Dickinson County, Iowa : a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement, Chicago, Ill.: Pioneer Pub. Co., 1917, page 300.

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Robert Peter Petersen death on 11 Sep 1910 in Ringsted, Emmet County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.3120000
Longitude: -94.4620000

Family Members:

Parent

Morten Peterson

(1841 - 1912)

Spouse

Kiersten Jensen Petersen

(1870 - 1948)

Siblings

Kristina Karen Pedersen Petersen

(1863 - 1948)

Peter Wilhelm Petersen

(1878 - 1954)

Marie Louise Matite Petersen Nelson

(1882 - 1966)

Children

Martin H Petersen

(1894 - 1980)

Dora Gladys Petersen Gustafson

(1901 - 1992)

Lawrence Eugene Petersen

(1907 - 1984)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Ringsted, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3120000, -94.4620000

2. Memorial Cemetery
Ringsted, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3009070, -94.4814670

3. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
Ringsted, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3004080, -94.4812520

4. Seneca Township Cemetery
Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3198000, -94.4186000

5. Blakjer Lutheran Church Cemetery
Seneca, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2795000, -94.4039000

6. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Armstrong, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3850000, -94.5028000

7. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Fenton, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2239000, -94.4289000

8. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Armstrong, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3980000, -94.5048000

9. Armstrong Grove Cemetery
Armstrong, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3985696, -94.5041425

10. Swea Township Cemetery
Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3957500, -94.3842000

11. Fenton United Methodist Cemetery
Fenton, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2052994, -94.4262009

12. Lutheran Cemetery
Swea City, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4182000, -94.3547000

13. Fenton Township Cemetery
Lone Rock, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1977997, -94.3535995

14. North Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
Independence Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1696281, -94.5077438

15. Swan Lake Township Cemetery
Maple Hill, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3850746, -94.6381378

16. Harrison Township Cemetery
Swea City, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4070273, -94.3051968

17. Saint Luke's Lutheran Cemetery
Fairfield Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1545000, -94.4723000

18. Center Township Cemetery
Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3608000, -94.6790000

19. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Lotts Creek, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1627000, -94.3630000

20. Vernon Township Cemetery
Vernon Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1840000, -94.6185000

21. High Lake Jack Creek Cemetery
Wallingford, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3006500, -94.7000620

22. Greenwood Cemetery
Bancroft, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2844009, -94.2249985

23. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Dolliver, Emmet County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4441986, -94.6204987

24. Saint Johns Cemetery
Bancroft, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2831001, -94.2221985