In the early 1920's Cleave Peterson came up to this country threshing. It wasn't too many years later that his brothers George and Ben also came. George, who was born in Beecher City, Illinois, found Mary Fiebiger, daughter of Edward F. and Mary Zimprich Fiebiger. They were married in 1927. They lived on the place that is now Fred Arndt's Farm, then on the place that is now Bernard Trost's place, and in fall of 1939 they bought the farm now occupied by George Peterson from Moe.
They had a family of two. George F. farms the Peterson land. Marie is married to Erling Skaufel they farm the Thorn place in Addie Township. They have two children Allen and Julie.
Mary lives in Cooperstown.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 458