Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Berg, James Peter 1844 - 
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   JAMES PETER BERG, of Acton township, is a native of Denmark, and was born on the
29th of December, 1844. His parents were Hans Peter and Mary Berg; the father died
in Denmark in 1870 and the mother is still living in his native land. James Peter
came to the United States in 1865, and first stopped at Chicago, where he was
employed in a lumber yard for several weeks. He then went to Dakota county, Minn.
where he remained until the spring of 1867, and then settled in Acton township,
Meeker county, having previous to this time taken a homestead on section 34, in that
township, where he still lives. He was a poor man when he came to America, in fact
was almost penniless, but by thrift and economy he has accumulated a fine property.
He now has 172 acres of land and a great deal of it is under a high state of
cultivation. He has excellent farm buildings, an abundance of farm machinery, and
has considerable valuable stock gathered about him.

   Mr. Berg was married on the 23d of October, 1869, to Miss Helena Sophia Maria
Thompson, a native of Denmark, born April 10, 1850. She came to Meeker county, in
1869, with Nels K. Brown and worked for different parties until her marriage. Her
parents came to the United States in 1877 and are now living in Big Stone county,
Minn. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Berg has been blessed with the following named
children: Hansina Maria, born October 12, 1870; Thomas, born March 27, 1873;
Karoline, born June 13, 1875; Jennie Sophia, born February 13,1878 ; Hans Peter,
born June 15, 1880; Dagmar Anneta, born February 13, 1883; and Rose Marinda, born
August 15, 1885. The family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church. In
political matters, Mr. Berg acts independent of party lines or party ties.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from
Illustrated Album of Biography
Meeker and McLeod Counties, Minnesota
1888


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