Peterson, Oliver Larsen, 1879-1955.
Biographical notes:
Oliver Larsen Peterson was born in Logan, Utah in 1879 to Mary and Peter Peterson. Oliver, or O. L. as he was known, and his twin brother Edward were the first of seven children. Shortly after their birth, they moved from Logan to the family dry farm in Petersboro, Utah. This farm, established by their father between 1875 and 1878, was a large dry farm and cattle ranch located on the west side of Cache Valley directly north of Mendon, Utah. It was here that O. L. spent his life as a rancher and farmer, and as an astute observer of daily life. On October 2, 1913 O. L. married Navieve Haws of Logan and they later had eight children. O. L. Peterson died April 7, 1955.
From the guide to the Oliver L. Peterson : diaries, 1895-1951, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives)
Oliver Larsen Peterson was a dry land farmer in Petersboro, Utah.
From the description of Oliver L. Peterson : diaries, 1895-1951. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 18235158
Dry land farmer in Petersboro, Utah.
From the description of Diary, 1895-1951. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 122480612
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- Mendon (Utah) (as recorded)
- Utah--Petersboro (as recorded)
- Cache Junction (Utah) (as recorded)
- Cache Valley (Utah) (as recorded)
- Cache Junction (Utah) (as recorded)
- Black Rock (Cache County, Utah) (as recorded)
- Petersboro (Utah) (as recorded)
- Logan Canyon (Utah) (as recorded)
- Utah (as recorded)
- Bear River (Utah) (as recorded)
- Cache Junction (Utah) (as recorded)
- Utah--Petersboro (as recorded)
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) (as recorded)
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) (as recorded)
- Utah--Logan Canyon (as recorded)
- Logan River (Utah) (as recorded)
- Cache County (Utah) (as recorded)
- Little Logan River (Utah) (as recorded)
