History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa . Chickasaw county was in a wild and undeveloped region Peter Johnson tookup his abode within its borders and now follows farming on section 27, Jacksonvilletownship. He was born in Norway, January 25, 1844, and is a son of John and Julia(Peterson) Johnson, who came to the United States in 1847, when their son Peter wasbut three years of age. They settled in Dane county, Wisconsin, where the father pur-chased a farm of eighty acres and built thereon a log cabin in the midst of the at once proceeded to clear away the timber and developed
History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa . Chickasaw county was in a wild and undeveloped region Peter Johnson tookup his abode within its borders and now follows farming on section 27, Jacksonvilletownship. He was born in Norway, January 25, 1844, and is a son of John and Julia(Peterson) Johnson, who came to the United States in 1847, when their son Peter wasbut three years of age. They settled in Dane county, Wisconsin, where the father pur-chased a farm of eighty acres and built thereon a log cabin in the midst of the at once proceeded to clear away the timber and developed his fields, and as timepassed on he purchased other land and became the owner of two hundred and forty acres,constituting one of the excellent farms of that district. There he and his wife resideduntil called to their final rest, the death of Mr. Johnson occurring when he was aboutninety years of age, while his wife reached the very advanced age of ninety-two years Peter Johnson was educated in the primitive country schools of that early period. WILLIAM W. MILES IF ? 1 1 1 ? ^^^^^^^^ ?1 ? M^^ ^^^B 3tl f|^| v^ ,* pB M ^ *• 3ta| ^^^^^Hb*^<(«^« n i*^jn ^^^^Hfl ^^^91 ? ^ 3^H ^^^K/^^ Ifw^ b^ I wM ^^K^ W^ 9 ^B ^^H ? H^. ?P^P*W ^^^^B^Wl^ ^« 1 1 ^^ 1 Vol. 11—13 SONS OF WILLIAM W. MILES CHICKASAW AND HOWARD COUNTIES 203 and remained upon the home farm until October 1, 1864, when at the age of twentyyears he enlisted in response to the call of his adopted country for military aid. Hebecame a member of Company B, Fifteenth Wisconsin Regiment, which was whollycomposed of Norwegians. The command went south and served under Sherman, tak-ing part in the celebrated march from Atlanta to the sea. Mr. Johnson received hisdischarge April 1, 1865, and returned to his home in Wisconsin, where he spent thesucceeding four years. In December, 1869, he removed to Chickasaw county, Iowa,driving through with team and wagon. He was accompanied by his brother Tollifand together they purchased two
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