Obit of Petersen, Claus Henry - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 10 Jun 2007 Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::White Rose Cemetery--Reydon OK Surnames: Petersen, Frahm, Hutchen, Vincent Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/8405/mb.ashx Claus Henry Petersen was born in Schleswig, Holstein, Denmark. Noveember 29, 1854, was married to Maria L. Frakm in 1880, and they came to America in 1888 with their four boys, Henry H., John N., Will H., and Thomas M., landing in New York on March 26; and settling near West Point, Nebraska where they lived four years. Next moving to Oklahoma City livng there eleven years before homesteading in 1933, three and one-half miles west of Rankin. Nearly two years ago he moved into Rankin where he died Wednesday night May 11, 1921, aged 66 years, 5 months and 12 days. Mr. Petersen followed blacksmithing all his life until a stroke of paralysis in 1898, while living in Oklahoma City ended his active labor, but not his work. He was able to get around with a crutch, and when not suffering he was a good shoe-cobbler, always cheerful and helpful to those about him. Besides his widow and four boys mentioned above, he leaves to mourn his death, three daughters, Mrs. Anna Hutehans, Mrs. Maggie Vincent and Miss. Augusta Petersen, and fourteen grandchildren, living in and around Rankin, and three brothers and one sister living in Nebraska. In early life he acknowledged Christ as his Saviour, becoming a member of the Lutheran Church. Burial took place at the Rank cemetery. (now White Rose) Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 19-May-1921 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Oklahoma County Archives: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/oklahoma/oklahoma.html