dimarcolene on Family Tree Circles

Per Petersen (1865 - 1939) came to USA around 1881 on a boat in Philadelphia and supposedly might have married Elizabeth! They supposedly had a daughter, Cecilie and according to a letter he sent to his father, they had another child coming. His letter to his father has the following info on it:

6 Apr 1894
68 Vermont Str, Cleveland, OH

notes says he died 7 Jan, 1939
Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, USA

His name might have been written as Per Petersen, Per Pedersen, Peter Petersen or any other variant of it. He is my grandfather's uncle and I would love to find out what happened to him and his family

My 2nd great grandfather was Petter Edvard Pettersen, born 6 Apr 1826 in Berg Sogn, Ostfold, Norway - died 9 Apr 1894 and is buried in Fredrikshald / Halden, Ostford, Norway.

Petter was married to Trine Marie Cecilie Andersen, born 31 Dec 1829 in Halden, Ostfold, Norway - died 5 Apr 1886 in Halden, Ostfold, Norway

They had 8 children,

PETRINE HELENE PEDERSEN 1853 – 1862
ANDREA KIERSTINE PEDERSEN 1855 – 1884
THRINE SOPHIE PEDERSEN 1858 – 1858
PETER EDVARD PETERSEN 1859 – 1894
THRINE SOFIE PEDERSEN 1862 –
PER PETERSEN 1865 – 1939
PETRINE HELENE PEDERSEN 1868 – 1868
AUGUST FERDINAND PETERSEN 1871 – 1948

Per Petersen (1865 - 1939) came to USA around 1881 on a boat in Philadelphia and supposedly might have married Elizabeth! They supposedly had a daughter, Cecilie and according to a letter he sent to his father, they had another child coming. His letter to his father has the following info on it:

6 Apr 1894
68 Vermont Str, Cleveland, OH

notes says he died 7 Jan, 1939
Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, USA

His name might have been written as Per Petersen, Per Pedersen, Peter Petersen or any other variant of it. He is my grandfather's uncle and I would love to find out what happened to him and his family