Pekin, North Dakota
is a farmer. He was born in Grytten on March 7, 1861 and emigrated to America in 1888 to Cooperstown, North Dakota. He took a homestead near Pekin, North Dakota in 1892 and has lived there since as a farmer.
His wife, Eli Bjorli, is from Lesjeskogen. They have eight children.
Source: Norwegians and Norwegian Homes in America by Hans Jervell - 1916 - Page 53