Wiig, Ole Peter, 1854-1957,

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Born at Lillehammer, Norway, son of Peter Wiig. Worked as a farm laborer on various farms, including those of Henry Richards and General Thomas Walker. Wed Martha Brudervold Siverston in 1890. Became farm manager for General Walker, Mrs. Wiig was hired as a cook. Later, they purchased a farm near the Minnesota side of the Red River, sold out three years later to purchase a hotel in Perley, Minn. They moved to Moorhead, Minn. in 1919. He died in California and was buried at Moorhead, Minn.

From the description of Collection, 1950, 1954-1957. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 30378531

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creatorOf Wiig, Ole Peter, 1854-1957,. Collection, 1950, 1954-1957. North Dakota State University Library
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associatedWith Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971, person
associatedWith Walker, Thomas McCormick, 1834- person
associatedWith Wiig, Martha person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Lake Park (Minn.)
Perley (Minn.)
Richards Farm (Minn.)
Minnesota
Moorhead (Minn.)
Subject
Farm life
Frontier and pioneer life
Hotels
Norwegian Americans
Occupation
Agricultural laborers
Hotelkeepers
Women cooks
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Birth 1854

Death 1957

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