Peter Abrahamson was born at Bredaryd, Sweden, on April 15, 1874, the son of Britta and Abraham Peterson. He sailed for America on April 24, 1893 and upon arriving here, found work in the logging industry, on farms and railroads for some three years.
In 1896 he filed on land north of Leal, North Dakota, in Barnes County. On May 26, 1905 his claim was settled for the Southeast ΒΌ of Section 8, Edna Township. His sister Othelia also came to Barnes County and married Herman Martinson near Leal.
Peter married Anna Augusta Nilassen, born on August 30, 1881 also at Bredaryd, Sweden. She had arrived in America April 23, 1903. They were married December 2, 1905 at Valley City. To this union of Peter and Anna were born four children: Paul, Alver, Mayme and Ruth.
In 1918 the farm was rented and Peter and Anna returned to their house in Leal but soon returned to the farm. In the 1940s they finally retired and their sons, Paul and Alver formed a partnership to operate the farm for over twenty years. In 1954 a modern farm home was built to keep up with all of the other modern improvements on the home farm property. Augusta passed away on October 9, 1953 and Peter followed October 31 ,
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 13