Otto Pearson
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1905 Payroll and 1904 St. Paul City Directory. Otto Pearson worked as a laborer on the Capitol. He was born in Sweden in 1866 and emigrated in 1884.
Individual Stories
Ignatius Pepra
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Ignatius Pepra was born in Poland in 1865 and came to America in 1885. He raised a large family and died in St. Paul in 1939.
William Perkins
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1903 City Directory. William Perkins worked on the Capitol as a carpenter.
Christian Peterfeldt
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1902 Christian Peterfeldt was born in Germany in 1860 and came to America in 1888. Herman Lender also lived here.
Algot Peterson
1902 City Directory. Algot Peterson was born in Sweden in 1850 and emigrated in 1881. He lived at this address with his wife Ellen. Alogot died in 1935 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Maplewood, MN, according to Find a Grave.
August Peterson
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August Peterson was born in Sweden in 1871 and came to America in 1887. He worked as a laborer on the Capitol in 1900 but he lists his occupation as a carpenter in the 1900 Census. His brother, fellow Capitol worker Herman, also lived here in 1900.
Axel Peterson
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Axel Peterson was born in 1865 in Sweden and emigrated in 1893. He was hired in 1900 by Butler-Ryan as a laborer. He became a hoisting engineer and was active in the Union. His name is also found in the Payroll records of 1904-5.
Charles Peterson
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Charles Peterson, the younger brother of John Peterson, also worked as a stone sawyer for Butler-Ryan in 1900. Charles was born in 1876 and came over in 1893.
Ernest Peterson
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1902 City Directory. Ernest Peterson was n apprentice when he worked at the Capitol. Hans Johnson also lived at this address.
Gustaf Peterson
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Gustaf Peterson was born in Sweden in 1871 and emigrated in 1890.