BCHC ID NUMBER: 18454

CEMETERY: Our Savior's Lutheran

PERSON BURIED: Cleng PEERSON         NAME AS ENGRAVED ON MARKER: Cleng PEERSON

BIRTH DATE: 17 May 1782        

DEATH DATE: 16 Dec 1865        

MARKER INSCRIPTION (FRONT): Denforste Norske induandrer til Amerika Fodt I Norge, Europa, Den 17 Mai, 1782 Kom til Amerika I 1821 Dode I Texas den 16 Dec. 1865 Taknemelige Landsmaend I Texas Reiste Ham Dette Minde

NOTES: Translation: The pioneer of Norse Emigration to America. Born in Norway, Europe 5-17-1782, Landed in America in 1821, Died in Texas 12-16-1865. Grateful countrymen in Texas Erected this to his memory.

PLOT LOCATION INFO (1985): E-13

PLOT LOCATION INFO (2017): B

BCHC 1985 CEMETERY BOOK: Vol. II, pg. 87, line #17

FIND-A-GRAVE ENTRY: 6484407

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