Pekin, North Dakota
is a farmer. He was born in Grytten on October 22, 1863 and emigrated to America in 1886 to Big Rapids, Michigan. He moved that same year to Nelson County North Dakota and took a homestead in Osego Township and has lived there since as a farmer.
His wife, Gusta Dyste, is from Toten and emigrated to America in 1905. They have three sons and a good home a half mile from Pekin, North Dakota.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 53