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Maybe I am assuming wrong then. Just thought they would be related in some manor.
I searched some more and found a number of Petersons who were early land owners in Montgomery County, Indiana.
Original land owners in Sugar Creek Township
Peterson Jr., John
Peterson Sr., John
Peterson, David
Peterson, Jonas
Peterson, Saloma
Peterson, Silas
Peterson, Solomon
Early Land Owners
John PETERSON 7 80 2-18-1830 20 224
John PETERSON 7 80 10-28-1829 --
John PETERSON 18 80 5-31-1831 --
John PETERSON 18 80 10-28-1829 --
John PETERSON 19 80 10-28-1829 --
John PETERSON, Jr. 4 80 2-18-1830 128 539
John PETERSON, Jr. 5 40 5-4-1835 146/593 45/333
John PETERSON, Jr. 7 46.4 5-4-1835 45 363
John PETERSON, Jr. 16 40 9-30-1830 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 4 80 11-11-1830 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 4 160 11-3-1829 20 519
John PETERSON, Sr. 5 63.8 12-30-1833 114 377
John PETERSON, Sr. 6 80 11-7-1831 178 359
John PETERSON, Sr. 7 94 6-13-1835 114 146
John PETERSON, Sr. 7 80 5-21-1830 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 7 46.4 6-10-1837 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 8 80 5-25-1830 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 9 80 10-20-1832 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 10 80 11-3-1829 154 51
John PETERSON, Sr. 11 80 11-14-1831 156 376
John PETERSON, Sr. 15 80 5-18-1830 157 246
John PETERSON, Sr. 16 40 9-30-1830 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 16 40 9-30-1831 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 17 80 10-11-1830 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 29 40 12-30-1833 --
John PETERSON, Sr. 31 80 11-17-1832 -42
Jonas PETERSON 11 80 5-19-1830 156 461
Jonas PETERSON 14 80 5-19-1830 156 375
Jonas PETERSON 14 80 5-19-1831 --
Solomon PETERSON 7 80 10-30-1829 29 472
Solomon PETERSON 11 80 5-21-1830 8 190
Solomon PETERSON 15 80 5-21-1830 --
Solomon PETERSON 18 80 12-2-1830 20/2 20/230
Solomon PETERSON 18 90 11-10-1830 20 190
Solomon PETERSON 18 80 11-2-1831 20 551
Solomon PETERSON 18 170.82 10-11-1830 31/277 50/411
Solomon PETERSON 19 80 10-30-1829 29 471
Solomon PETERSON 19 80 5-25-1830 15/532 20/468
Solomon PETERSON 19 92.53 8-27-1831 170 260
Solomon PETERSON 19 80 5-21-1830 20 543
Solomon PETERSON 19 80 10-30-1829 20 543
Solomon PETERSON 19 80 5-31-1831 20 469
Solomon PETERSON 19 46.46 11-4-1833 --
Solomon PETERSON 29 80 5-21-1830 31 388
Silas Peterson, farmer and stock raiser, Potato Creek, was born in Greene County, Ohio, in 1825. His parents were Solomon and Wilhelmina Peterson. The former was a native of Virginia, the latter of Germany. They were married in Virginia and emigrated to Ross County, Ohio, in 1802, then to Greene County, then to Montgomery County, Indiana, and settled in Sugar Creek township in 1830, where they died, the father in 1851, aged sixty-one years, his mother in 1831, aged forty-five. Silas Peterson's grandfather, John Peterson, was born in Virginia, and first moved to Ross County, Ohio, in 1831. He came to Montgomery County, Indiana, where he died in 1839, aged seventy-one years. His great grandfather, Martin Peterson, an early pioneer of old Virginia, was captured by the Indians while working in the field, and held a captive by them for three years. The Peterson family were originally from Switzerland. S. Peterson was married in 1848 to Lourinda Dain, daughter of Casson and Ester Dain. By this marriage he had seven children: John Q., Clara (deceased), Wilhemina P., Ester J., Charles C. and Wilson M [this is not a mistake- the book listed only six names]. Mr. Peterson and wife are members of the Christian Church in Darlington. In politics he has ever been democratic. In 1870 he was elected real estate appraiser of Montgomery County, and twice elected to the state senate (in 1856 to fill a vacancy, in 1876 for a full term), which position he filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. He now has a farm of 1,200 acres, after deeding away to his children nearly 300; it is well improved and stocked with cattle and sheep principally. He takes great interest in
behalf of education. Among the leading farmers of Montgomery County he ranks high, and not less is his reputation among his immediate neighbors, and all know him for integrity and honesty.
Montgomery County, Indiana
Solomon PETERSON, the father of our subject, was born in Virginia in 1790, and was therefore about sixteen years of age when the family emigrated to the Buckeye State. He married in Ross County, Ohio, at a very early age, Miss Elizabeth BOWERS, who became the mother of five children, all of whom lived to mature years. These sons and daughters were, William; Samuel; Mary, wife of Gustin IRWIN; Maria, who married William STRONG, and moved to Keokuk, Iowa, and still resides there; and Martin, the youngest. The mother of these children having died, the father married Miss Wilmena WALTERNUT, who emigrated from Germany to this county with her parents. By this union Mr. PETERSON became the father of Silas, our subject; Phoebe, who married Thomas GRAY; and John. A third marriage added two more children to the family. These children were Solomon and Margaret, who married Louis CAVE, who served bravely as a Union Soldier in the late war. The tow children born after Solomon PETERSON´S
Fourth marriage were Martha, now deceased, who married G. W. WILSON; and David.
Silas PETERSON when five years old came with his parents to Montgomery County in the year 1830, and received an education in the public schools, which in those early days were primitive in their method and limited in number. When Silas PETERSON was twenty-five years old, he married Miss Lorinda DAIN, a lady highly esteemed by all who knew her. The husband´s possessions were limited to a small tract of land, but through close application to his business, and excellent management, his property increased until he owned at one time two thousand acres of land. In 1888, when he had already served two terms as State Senator, he was nominated again by the Democrats, and was defeated only by the redistricting of the district.
Four children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. PETERSON: John Q., a young and prosperous farmer; Wilmena, wife of George SEYBOLD, a hardware merchant of Waveland; Esther, wife of Rev. W. B. SLUTZ, a Methodist minister located at Frankfort; and Charles P., a farmer near the old homestead. Mr. PETERSON has been identified in the past with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He and his wife are valued members of the Disciples Church at Darlington. He has always wielded a powerful influence in behalf of religion and morality, and is strongly opposed to the liquor traffic. Mr. PETERSON is widely know as a man of broad intelligence, just and generous in his views, and deeply interested in local and national affairs. He has always been specially zealous in all educational matters toward progress.
© Copyright 9-9-2007 Karen Zach
HTML By: Blacksheep Genealogy
Citation: The Indiana GenWeb Project, Copyright ©1997-2007, Montgomery County Website http://ibssg.org/montgomery/
Peterson Marriages
PETERSON MARGARET BOWERS ADONIJAH April 11, 1839
PETERSON DAVID ERMANTROUT MARY J April 11, 1849
PETERSON JESSE SUMMERS SARAH A August 15, 1843
PETERSON MARTIN ARRAHOOD SARAH December 26, 1841
PETERSON SILAS DAIN LORINDA February 1, 1850
PETERSON MARIAH STRONG WILLIAM February 14, 1833
PETERSON MARY A GRAY JOHN June 23, 1846
PETERSON PHEBE GRAY THOMAS June 4, 1846
PETERSON SOLOMON COONROD MARY March 20, 1842
PETERSON MARY LANUM THOMAS March 26, 1846
PETERSON SUSANNA DOSS ELISHA March 6, 1839
PETERSON SAMUEL SMITH EMILY JANE May 23, 1836
PETERSON JOHN HORNEY ESTHER May 26, 1833
PETERSON SARAH SMITH GEORGE November 26, 1833
PETERSON SOLOMON WISEHART SUSAN November 29, 1832
PETERSON JAMES DORSEY HANNAH November 7, 1850
PETERSON WILLIAM CONRAD ELIZA J October 1, 1848
PETERSON MARY IRWIN GUSTIN October 17, 1833
PETERSON DELILA COINER JOHN D (CLINTON CO) October 8, 1836
PETET MOSES WYMORE ELIZABETH April 15, 1830
PETRO PAUL GOODWAIN LOUISA J January 25, 1847
PETRO GEORGE C COPE ELIZABETH March 28,
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Steven Russell
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