Peter owned South Half of the South West Quarter of Section 17 on 23 Aug 1867 in Stockholm Twp, Crawford Co, Ia. Peter entered into a contract for these 80 acres in the south west quarter of section 17 in what is now known as Stockholm township. After he died, a "J. Peter Johnson" apparently assumed the contract and continued living and making the payments as he recieved a warranty deed to the property on 23 Oct 1875. This looks like the same J. P. Johnson who owns the cemetery lot where Peter was buried.
Peter appeared on the census on 1 Jul 1870 in Jackson Twp, Boyer River Post Office, Crawford Co, Iowa. On page 5 of the 1870 census schedule for Jackson Township at dwelling 37 was the family of Peter Peterson, age 42, male, white, a farmer, born in Sweden, and having a real estate value of $800 and personal estate of $391; and his wife Frederica G. , age 28, female, white, keeping house, and born in Sweden. Neither of them could write.
Peter died on 14 Apr 1871 in Stockholm Twp, Crawford Co, Ia. Peter Peterson is the 8th person buried in the Kiron Cemetery. His was the only grave in the South half of lot 21 which the cemetery has listed to J. P. Johnson estate. The connection between the two individuals is not known.
The probate record can be found on page 72 of the Crawford County records which lists Andrew Norelius as executor and Hans Hallander as surety. Hans and Peter came together from Swede Bend in August 1867 and bought adjoining 80 acre parcels. (No further mention is made of Peter in any of the histories that have been passed down. Future researchers may want to check the Kiron church records, the lot ownership records of the cemetery, and the records at Swede Bend for further information as to whether he was a married or single man. J. P. Johnson could conceivably be a second husband. He was buried about 16 Apr 1871 in Kiron Cemetery, Kiron, Iowa. Very little was recorded in the Kiron cemetery register about Peter. His name is Peter Peterson. He is a white male. Burial date is between November 1870 and September 1871 with a notation of 1870 written in the column. No cause of death or informant or physician is listed. He is the 8th decedent to be buried in the cemetery and his grave site is in the south half of lot 21.)
Peter was married to Fredricka G. Peterson-Nylen
before 1870. Fredricka G. Peterson-Nylen was born in 1842
in Sweden. She was living in 1870 in Stockholm Twp, Crawford
Co, Ia. She appeared on the census on 1 Jul 1870 in Jackson
Twp, Boyer River Post Office, Crawford Co, Iowa.
She also appeared on the census in 1885 in Stockholm Twp, Crawford
Co, Ia. The 1885 census for the family at the Jonas P. Johnson
home in the SWSE section 9 lists: Jonas P. Johnson, age
40, male, married, farmer, and born in Sweden; his wife
Fredricka, age 42, female, married, born in Sweden; their
son Edward, age 8, male, born in Iowa; their daughter Hilma, age
6, female, born in Iowa; their son William, age 1, male, and born
in Iowa. Also, living with them was Charlie Berglund, age
23, male, single, farmer, and born in Sweden. Fredericka,
Fredricka, Peterson, Nylen, Nygen, are various ways her name has
been recorded.