Biographical Sketch of Peter Christianson - Andrew County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888

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Peter Christianson, proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel, Savannah,
Andrew County, MO., was born in Glucksburn, North Germany, on July 24,
1847.  He is the son of Christian C. and Anna M. (Burgdorf) Christianson,
both natives of Glucksburg, Germany.  The father was the son of Amos
and Ida (Puck) Christianson.  Amos was born in Denmark, and was a
farmer by vocation.  Ida was also of Danish birth, and was the daughter
of a distinguished member of the Danish navy.  The father was born in
1819, and was a merchant tailor by trade.  He died in 1861.  His wife
was born in 1825, and is now a resident of her native town.  She is the
mother of four sons and two daughters, the former all being in America.
Peter was reared in the town of his birth, where he learned the
carriage-maker's trade.  The portion of the country in which he lived
then belonged to Denmark, which, however, was ceded to Germany in 1864;
hence he was educated in the Danish schools.  Upon attaining his
majority he immigrated to America, landing in New York, July 1, 1867.  
He soon went to Cincinnati, thence to Indiana, and from there to Missouri,
following various pursuits until 1879, when he took charge of the St.
Charles Hotel at Savannah, one of the leading hotels in Northwest Missouri.
He purchased a farm near Savannah in 1872, and carries on farming in
connection with his hotel.  On February 21, 1875, he married Jennie Cobb,
daughter of Johnathan Cobb, of Andrew County, MO.  They have two sons:
Carl and Harry.  Mr. Christianson is a member of the Lutheran Church.