BIOGRAPHIES: Sewell A. PETERSON, Menomonie, Dunn County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Schwartz 22 October 2000 ==================================================================== Sewell A. Peterson, Register of Deeds, Menomonie. Was born in Norway in 1851. His father, Ole Peterson, came to this country with his family in 1865, and settled in the town of Grant, Dunn County. The parents of Mr. Peterson died in that town in 1873, their deaths occurring during the same week. They left six children; had lost two. Five of the children are residents of Dunn County, the other, of Polk County, Minn. At the time of his election to his present position, Mr. Peterson was a resident of the town of Grant. He taught school in that town for several terms, and was treasurer of the town for two years. He was first elected to the office of County Treasurer in the fall of 1875; has served in that capacity since January 1876. -- From "History of Northern Wisconsin, An Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources; an Extensive Sketch of its Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages." Volume 1. Chicago: the Western Historical Company, A.T. Andreas, Proprietor, 1881, page 287