Pekin, North Dakota
was born in Sjaak (Skiaker) on December 24, 1884 and emigrated to America in 1907 to Duluth, Minnesota. He moved back to Norway in 1911,. He came over again in 1912 and has since lived in Stroget around Pekin, North Dakota where he has operated as a mason and cement worker. He is unmarried, is subdued and a good fellow.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 42