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| Birth: | 8 Sep 1800 in Berkley Co., CA |
| Death: | 16 Jun 1882 in Spring Valley Twp., Green Co., OH |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | John Peterson b. Jun 1767 in Hardy Co. VA |
| Mother: | Mary Harper b. Jun 1770 |
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From: "History of Greene County, Ohio", by R. S. Dills, published by Odell & Mayer, Dayton, OH, 1881, pgs. 874-877
Jonas came to this state with his parents, and shared in all the hardships incident to the wild state of the country. His schooling was neglected to a great extent; in fact, when he first went to school he was so Dutch in his language that his schoolmates could not understand him, so he had to learn English before he could advance at all in his studies. But even after that his education was slow, as the schools were kept up by subscription, and the terms were necessarily short, as the patrons of them were, as class, poor. He drove team when he was less than fifteen years old to Cincinnati, and hauled flour, etc. When he was thirteen years of age, he and a companion named James Shepherd, were sent out with horses to bring in some sick soldiers. They had very little money with them, and had to go futher than they expected, and had to go without food themselves so as to procure food for their horses. They rode thus maore than ninety miles before they got anything to eat at all. It shows considerable energy and endurance in one so young. But a greater feat yet he performed when he killed a mad dog when he was eight years of age. Jonas learned the blacksmith trade my working after night, and became quite an artist in his line. When he was out of iron, he would take the team and go to the iron works and haul long enough to earn a load of iron, and would then come home and work it up.
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