Karl Mathias Pederson (1885 - 1978)

Born 29 Mar 1885 in Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Died Jan 1978 at age 92 in Ward, North Dakota, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Karl Mathias Pederson was born on March 29, 1885 in Minnesota, USA. ^[1]

Karl ("Charley") Pederson can be found in the household of his parents, Mikal Pederson and Maren Mikkelsdatter on the 1885 Minnesota state census for Irving Twp., Kandiyohi, County, Minnesota, where Karl (or Charley) can be found at one month of age along with his brothers and sisters.

Michael Pederson 37 M W Norway 1 1

Mary Pederson 35 F W Norway 1 1

Marcus Pederson 11 M W Minn 1 1

Peter M. Pederson 9 M W Minn 1 1

Anna Pederson 6 F W Minn 1 1

Minda Pederson 4 F W Minn 1 1

Arent Pederson 2 M W Minn 1 1

Charley Pederson 1/12M W Minn 1 1^[2]

Karl Pederson can be found again at the age of 15 on the 1900 US census for Irving Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, USA, with his parents, Mikal and Maren Pederson, and four of his siblings. According to the census, his parents had been married for 28 years, and Maren had given birth to 9 children, 8 of whom were still alive when the 1900 census was taken. Karl's father, Mikal, had immigrated from Norway to the US in 1867, and his mother in 1871. They were married around 1872.

Karl (Carl) can be found at the age of 20 living with some of his family on the 1905 US census for Irving Twp., Kandiyohi, County, Minnesota.

Anna Pederson Female 25 White Minnesota 1880 Norway Norway

Mickal Pederson Male 57 White Norway 1848 Norway Norway

Carl Pederson Male 20 White Minnesota 1885 Norway Norway

Laura Pederson Female 17 White Minnesota 1888 Norway Norway

Melancton Pederson Male 15 White Minnesota 1890 Norway Norway

Minda Pederson Female 12 White Minnesota 1893 Norway Norway^[4]

Carl Mathias Pederson registered for the draft for World War 1 on September 12, 1918 in Ward County, Minnesota. He was 34 years old. His date of birth was given as March 29, 1884, in the United States. His residence at that time was Plaza, Ward County, North Dakota. His nearest relative was given as "Lizzie Pederson", of Plaza, Ward County, North Dakota.^[5]

Carl Pederson ("Peterson") can be found at the age of 34 on the 1920 US census for Lund, Ward County, North Dakota with his wife, Elise ("Lizie"), their daughters, Mildred and Edna Pederson ("Peterson"), and Elise's mother, Anna Iverson.

Carl Pederson ("Peterson") can be found at the age of 45 on the 1930 US census for Lund Twp., Ward County, North Dakota, with his wife, Elise ("Lizzie"), their three daughters (the youngest, Hildur ("Hildor") mistakenly identified as a son, and their son, Arnold Pederson ("Peterson"). According to the census, Elise immigrated to the US from Norway in 1908.

Carl Pederson can be found at the age of 55 on the 1940 US census for Lund Twp., Ward County, North Dakota, with his wife, Lizzie, and their son, Arnold Pederson.

According to his Findagrave Memorial page, which can be viewed at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101151196/carl-mathias-pederson, Carl Mathias Pederson died in January of 1978 at the age of 92 and was buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA. Family members whose Findagrave memorial pages are linked from Carl Pederson's page:

Spouse: Elise A Pederson (1893–1970)

Children: Mildred Juliet Pederson Stoa (1913–1985); Edna C Pederson Juergens (1915–1968); Hildur J Pederson Kane (1920–2006)

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 April 2020), memorial page for Carl Mathias Pederson (29 Mar 1885–Jan 1978), Find a Grave Memorial no. 101151196, citing Sunset Memorial Gardens, Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Herb Schwede (contributor 46530188) .
2. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DBB7-6LV?cc=1503044&wc=M8S1-W49%3A66188401%2C66268201 : 21 May 2014), Kandiyohi > Irving > image 3 of 7; State Library and Records Service, St. Paul.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SS9-LGG?cc=1325221&wc=9B7R-MJG%3A1031098701%2C1033570601%2C1033597501 : 5 August 2014), Minnesota > Kandiyohi > ED 75 Irving Township > image 6 of 15; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YSYD-VJ7?cc=1503056&wc=M8SL-CWR%3A67004101%2C67125901 : 21 May 2014), Kandiyohi > Irving township > image 8 of 18; State Library and Records Service, St. Paul.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-L17T-7BN?cc=1968530&wc=9FH1-829%3A928309901%2C928505101 : 9 September 2019), North Dakota > Ward County; K-Z > image 2015 of 4227; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RFW-37Z?cc=1488411&wc=QZJT-NFF%3A1036474101%2C1038067701%2C1036787401%2C1589334833 : 13 September 2019), North Dakota > Ward > Lund > ED 227 > image 4 of 6; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RC4-9ZM?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-T7M%3A648803501%2C650432001%2C648994501%2C1589282487 : 8 December 2015), North Dakota > Ward > Lund > ED 34 > image 3 of 6; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-TWJX?cc=2000219&wc=QZFM-GBP%3A790103701%2C797762601%2C796686601%2C797857102 : accessed 11 April 2021), North Dakota > Ward > Lund Township > 51-35 Lund Township (Township 153 Range 87) > image 1 of 5; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.