TX Family Groupsheet for Otto PETERSON Family Submitted by: DeAnn Aleen PETERSON Email address: Husband: Otto PETERSON Birthdate: 23 July 1881 Birthplace: Resville, Sweden Death date: 29 October 1938 Place of death: Olivia, Texas Father: Carl PETTER Mother: Ingegard JOHANSEN Marriage date: 12 March 1913 Marriage place: Olivia, Texas Wife: Mabel Magnolia CAVALLIN Birthdate: 22 September 1884 Birthplace: Wayne, Kansas Death date: 28 February 1958 Place of death: Olivia, Texas Father: Malcolm Ludwig CAVALLIN Mother: Kristina Beata LARSON CHILDREN Child No. 1: Arvid Verner PETERSON Sex: M Birthdate: 10 October 1915 Birthplace: Olivia, Texas Death date: 17 November 1998 Place of death: Rio Grande City, Texas Marriage date: 14 June 1940 Marriage place: Pharr, Texas Spouse's name: Dorothy Faye RUSK Child No. 2: Edwin Ludwig PETERSON Sex: M Birthdate: 4 September 1917 Birthplace: Olivia, Texas Death date: 1 December 1976 Place of death: Houston, Texas Marriage date: 19 May 1945 Marriage place: Olivia, Texas Spouse's name: Mary Alice WORTHAM Documentation: Arvid Verner PETERSON is my paternal grandfather. He was a native Texan. He was born and raised in Olivia, Texas; he went to college at Texas A&M University, then A&M College of Texas (Class of 1938); he taught Agriculture in Pharr, Hidalgo County, Texas, and married there; and, he was a self-employed farmer in Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas (Starr Produce Company). My great-grandfather, Otto PETERSON, came to America with two of his brothers, Charles and Lenus, in 1906 and settled in Olivia, Texas, where he resided until his death in 1938. My great-grandmother, Mabel M. CAVALLIN, moved with her family from Wayne, Kansas, to Olivia, Texas, in 1892. Malcolm Ludwig CAVALLIN's family was one of the first Swedish families to settle in Olivia, Texas. My great-great grandfather Malcolm Lugwig CAVALLIN served his community as County Commissioner for 22 years and as School Trustee for 24 years. ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb representative with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ *************************************************************************