Peter A WATTERUD

Notes:

His draft registration card and the SSDI show his date of birth as 10 Dec 1896. The North Dakota death index shows his date of birth as 10 Dec 1895.

He and his father lived in Larson, North Dakota, at the time of Peter’s draft registration on June 5, 1918, in Burke County, North Dakota. At that time, Peter would have been either 21 or 22 depending on whether he was born in December of 1895 or December of 1896. He was shown as 21 which would favor 1896 as his birth year. Peter was of medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair.

Died:
last residence Columbus, Burke County, North Dakota

Notes:

Married and living next door to Peter and Kari in the 1900 census.

Anton married Marthe about 1894. Marthe was born in Oct 1870 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christopher married Kari WATTERUD. Kari (daughter of Anders Iverson Gunstad WATTERUD and Johanne Johnsdatter HAGA) was born on 21 Jan 1844 in Norway; died on 25 Aug 1923 in Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota; was buried in Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery, Rothsay, Otter Tail County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1880 census, Kari appears to be a 36 year-old widow (as Kary Vaterud) living in Trondjem Twp with her mother and 7 children. Since her 12 year-old had been born in Norway and her 7 year-old in Minnesota, it appears that she and Christopher came to the U.S. between 1868 and 1873.

By the 1900 census, she had married Petter. According to that 1900 census, Kari had had 8 children, 6 still living, and had come to the U.S. in 1870. In the 1910 census, it looks like 9 children, 5 or 6 still living, and 1869.

Died:
Find A Grave says 29 August

Anders married Johanne Johnsdatter HAGA. Johanne was born on 4 Jan 1822 in Jevnaker, Hadeland, Oppland, Norway; died on 17 Feb 1912 in Esmond, Benson County, North Dakota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]