Peter was raised on his parent's farm north of Climax, Minnesota, and completed high school in Climax. In 1918 he received a B.A. in Business from the Crookston College and then served in the U.S. Navy from 1918 to 1920.
He married Alma Theresa Evenson at Climax on June 12, 1920 and they raised four children: Adeline, Milton, Fay and Janice.
Peter's job history was varied. In 1921 he served as a bank teller at Oslo, Minnesota, and later, in 1925, was a retail clerk and bookkeeper in Crookston. The family then moved to Pontiac, Michigan, where Peter was a part time employee with the U.S. Post Office in 1929 and where he also farmed and ran a grocery store. He worked as a technical writer for the experimental division of General Motors in Pontiac. He later worked full time with the postal service in Pontiac and continued as a postal employee after the family moved to South Pasadena, California.
Peter's youngest daughter, Janice, says this about her father: "Peter was a participatory sports enthusiast (all sports except perhaps fishing), bibliophile, crossword puzzle fan, gadget-of-the-month club member, game player (whist, monopoly, checkers, etc.), hat collector, pocket knife collector, camera buff, seafood enthusiast, active member and officer of the Postal Employees Association, decisive individual (he married Alma after a one-month courtship), active church member, and a nice, loving man with a great sense of humor."
Peter died May 7, 1960 at South Pasadena shortly before his 62nd birthday. He is buried at Glendale, California.
Norwegian Roots to American Branches, Harlow Thompson, 1983
Peter was raised on his parent's farm north of Climax, Minnesota, and completed high school in Climax. In 1918 he received a B.A. in Business from the Crookston College and then served in the U.S. Navy from 1918 to 1920.
He married Alma Theresa Evenson at Climax on June 12, 1920 and they raised four children: Adeline, Milton, Fay and Janice.
Peter's job history was varied. In 1921 he served as a bank teller at Oslo, Minnesota, and later, in 1925, was a retail clerk and bookkeeper in Crookston. The family then moved to Pontiac, Michigan, where Peter was a part time employee with the U.S. Post Office in 1929 and where he also farmed and ran a grocery store. He worked as a technical writer for the experimental division of General Motors in Pontiac. He later worked full time with the postal service in Pontiac and continued as a postal employee after the family moved to South Pasadena, California.
Peter's youngest daughter, Janice, says this about her father: "Peter was a participatory sports enthusiast (all sports except perhaps fishing), bibliophile, crossword puzzle fan, gadget-of-the-month club member, game player (whist, monopoly, checkers, etc.), hat collector, pocket knife collector, camera buff, seafood enthusiast, active member and officer of the Postal Employees Association, decisive individual (he married Alma after a one-month courtship), active church member, and a nice, loving man with a great sense of humor."
Peter died May 7, 1960 at South Pasadena shortly before his 62nd birthday. He is buried at Glendale, California.
Norwegian Roots to American Branches, Harlow Thompson, 1983
Family Members
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Bertha Thompson Hanstad
1886–1969
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Thea Thompson Peterson
1888–1980
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Magda Thompson Moen
1890–1979
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John Fredrick Thompson
1892–1977
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Olaf Thompson
1896–1975
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Hans Thompson
1900–1962
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Elvin Thompson
1902–1990
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Marcus Thompson
1905–1973
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Esther Josephine Thompson Rarick
1907–1988
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Mable Thompson Benson
1909–2011
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Palmer Thompson
1911–1997
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