Peterson Mads02

Waupaca Post

March 19, 1908

MARRID FIFTY YEARS

Last Thursday, March 12, at the Danes Home hall occurred the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Mads D. Peterson, celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary and Mr. Peterson’s seventy-fifth birthday.

Mrs. Peterson was born in Thurslund, Denmark, Dec. 22, 1883. Mr. Peterson was born in Tugl, Denmark, and they were married in Taarup, Laaland, March 12, 1858, and settled in Thurslund, where five children were born, the two eldest dying there. After remaining there ten years they came to America April 2, 1868, settling in Neenah, where they lived for four years, then coming to Waupaca county where they have resided on their farm three miles west of the city for thirty years, one child being born to them here. Besides the four children, Ms. C.J. Miller and fred D. Peterson of this city, Peter Peterson of Elderon and Mrs. Ben Penney of Farmington, there are eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Mr. and Mrs. Peterson received many beautiful and valuable presents and among them $94.00 in gold, a gold clock, a $20 gold piece, the age of their marriage, 1858, also several presents from foreign countries and a telegram from Pasadena, Cal.

The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peterson and children of Elderon, Hans Olson of Fond du Lac and Mr. Lang of Chicago.