Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Peterson, Edwin F 
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Author: History of Grundy County, 1914

Peterson, Edwin F. - One of the prosperous farmers of Saratoga Township is 
Edwin F. Peterson, who belongs to that practical class of agriculturalists who 
keep fully abreast of the times and conduct their farms with the same care as 
a merchant buys and sells goods. Farming is no longer a haphazard proposition. 
He was born in his present township, September 16, 1870, a son of Wier and 
Anna (Thompson) Peterson. After going through school in his own district, Mr. 
Peterson took a year’s course at Northwestern college, at Naperville, and 
coming home assisted his parents on the farm until his marriage, January 25, 
1894, at which time he rented land and operated it for a year in Saratoga 
Township. He then went to Mazon Township and continued to rent land for two 
years, then moved back to Saratoga Township and rented for seven years more. 
In 1904 he bought 120 acres of land in Saratoga Township, upon which he still 
resides. His is a fine property and he devotes it to grain growing.

On January 25, 1894, Mr. Peterson married Bertha Nelson, born in Norway, a 
daughter of Ole and Sarah (Thompson) Nelson, who came to Grundy County in 
1891. Mr. Nelson is now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have had children as 
follows: Sadie, born March 13, 1895; Ralph, born July 5, 1897; Winnie, born 
December 21, 1898; Nora, born September 13, 1900; Fern, born November 15, 
1903; Howard, born May 28, 1905, and Darwin, born April 10, 1907, all of whom 
are at home. The Lutheran Church holds Mr. Peterson’s membership, and benefits 
from his generosity. He is a Republican and has served as school director and 
road commissioner, giving entire satisfaction in both offices, for he is as 
competent a public official, as he is a farmer, and considering his success, 
that is saying a good deal.

pages 882-883

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Source:  History of Grundy County, Illinois, Chicago: Munsell Publishing Co. 
Publishers; 1914

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