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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco (sp) County, Mich.
containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and
representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and
biographies of all the governors of Michigan and of the presidents
of the United States: also containing a complete history of the county,
from its earliest settlement to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1884

Transcribed by Linda Talbott

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Page 263
PETERSON, Nelson
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Nelson Peterson, Postmaster and druggist, at Woodville, was born in
Denmark, Dec. 24, 1850.  He is the son of Mads and Christina (Swartz)
Peterson, also natives of Denmark.  In his native country Mr. Peterson was
a member of the farming community, to which his parents belonged, and when
he was 20 years old he came to the United States and settled at Big
Rapids, in 1870.  In 1876 he came to Woodville and established himself in
the drug trade, which he has since prosecuted.

He is a Republican, and was appointed Postmaster in 1878.  In 1873 he was
married to Christina Benson, by whom he has three children.--Maggie, Peter
and Mabel.

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