Uncle Peter

Peder Simmert Gregers 24 Nov 1877 - 4 June 1948

Uncle Pete settled in North Dakota and was a farmer, according to Dad's book. I have been able to find very little documentation about him.

If he is the one in the 1910 census record mentioned in my previous post, then he must have come to America with Jens in 1894 and later gone back to bring the youngest brother John over (that makes a lot of sense, actually).

On the ship's list he is named Gregers and John is "Johannes." (Lines 19 and 20) Their father's name is given as Peter Jensen of Ryde, Denmark. The next page says that Gregers was in the United States before, in 1907. This makes me think that my hunch about the 1910 census record may be correct. Their destination is Alden, Minnesota (also makes sense, as Uncle John and Uncle Hans are living there).

Unlike the other brothers, I can find no record that he registered for the draft for WWI.

He is also buried at Lakeview Cemetery (PG - 116 - 5).