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Ida Peterson (Benson) was born in Chicago on October 20, 1898 of Norwegian and Swedish parents.
Erik Peterson was born in Sweden on October 4 1889 and come to America in 1910, arriving in New York on December 20th. He proceeded to Chicago and on March 3, 1913 he filed a Declaration of Intention for citizenship.
He served in the U. S. Army from February 23, 1918 until his discharge on June 18, 1919.
On September 2, 1919 he became a citizen of the United States.
On February 21, 1920, Ida and Erik were married.