Pekin, North Dakota
was born in Bo on July 1, 1849 and emigrated to America in 1867 to Dodge County Minnesota. He lived there for three years and then moved to Chippewa County, Minnesota. He came to Nelson County in 1881. He took a homestead and lives on the farm that this time. He is unmarried. His mother, Aslaug Gisla, lived with him until her death in 1911.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 116