Charles C. Peterson was the owner of a valuable farm of 350 acres in the town of Rutland. He was born in Denmark and came to America when he was 8 with his parents, Peters and Caroline Christenson.
Peter Christenson and Caroline were born and married near Maribo, Denmark. In 1869, they came with their young family to Wisconsin and lived on a 60-acre farm in the town of Rutland. Peter and Caroline had 4 children. Charles was the oldest followed by Christiana who married Martin Mason of Oregon, Wisconsin. The third child, Augusta, married Peter Oleson of Rutland. The baby of the family was Hannah who married Reinholt Rasmunson of Oregon.
Charles C. Peterson was born on the farm near Maribo, May 4, 1861 and attended school at Rutland and worked on the family farm. When he was 16, Charles began to work on other farms and later rented land to farm.
The first property he owned was an 80 acre farm about a mile west of Brooklyn and he worked it for four years, selling at a good profit. He then bought a 193 acre farm in section 32, known as the Allsop farm. Over the years it grew, until in 1906 it was 353 acres.
Mr. Peterson was married August 30, 1883 to Miss Katie Hansen, a native of Denmark and daughter of Hans J. and Anna Marie Hansen. Mr. Hansen died in Denmark and his wife was married a second time, her husband being Andrew Ibesen. They came to Wisconsin in 1879 and lived in Rutland.
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson had 10 children: Leslie, Arthur W., Victor, Holley, Clara Louise, Mabel Caroline, Harvey, and H. Marie. Clara Louise died in 1905 and two children died in infancy.
The family attended the Danish Lutheran church in Rutland.
Mr. Peterson was a Republican and took and active interest in everything which concerns the welfare of the community. He was interested in school affairs and served on the school board several times. He was also associated with the chapter of Modern Woodmen at Brooklyn.
Sources referenced:
1906 History of Dane County, Wisconsin, p. 704-705 accessible at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010978738