This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it. Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography: Petersen, Weber, Clementz, HANS C. PETERSEN has been a resident of Gary for many years, a quiet and efficient citizen and businessman, and well deserves the sincere esteem in which he is held. He was born in Denmark, September 9, 1868. His parents, Hans and Loraine (Weber) Petersen, lived all their lives in Denmark. His father was a contractor. They are buried at Home, on the Island of Fyn, Denmark. In their family of eight children Hans C. was sixth. Mr. Petersen attended school in Denmark, getting a substantial general education and also, in 1890, received a diploma from the University of Copenhagen, so that he was well equipped for a life of usefulness when he arrived in America in 1891. The first year in this country was spent at Omaha. At Chicago he became clerk in a drug store, and later entered business of his own as a chemical manufacturer. In 1901 he sold out his interests in Chicago and spent the next seven years in the far North, in the gold mining regions of Alaska, but in 1902 his sojourn in the North was interrupted by a few months in Denmark. In 1908 he returned to Chicago, again became connected with the drug business and in 1910 moved to Gary, where for twenty years his store has been one of the recognized institutions of the city. He took his degree as a registered pharmacist from the State Board of Pharmacy in Illinois in 1891. His store is at the corner of Eleventh and Roosevelt streets, and he owns other valuable property in the city. Mr. Petersen was for fifteen years, until 1927, clerk in charge of the Tolliston branch post office. He is a Master Mason, being affiliated with Ben Hur Lodge No. 118, A. F. and A. M., in Chicago. He is a member of the Lincoln Hill Country Club, is a Republican and of the Lutheran faith, though he attends the Presbyterian Church in Gary. Mr. Petersen married at Chicago, April 15, 1893, Miss Lucca S. F. Clementz, who was born in Iceland and was reared in Denmark. Part of her education was acquired in private schools in Chicago. She is a Presbyterian, a member of the Eastern Star and White Shrine of Jerusalem. They have two children, Charles C. and Esther. The son, Charles, attended public schools of Gary, graduated from the Hammond High School and is now with the J. C. Kramer Music Company of Gary. He is married and he and his wife, Sadie, have two daughters, Charlotte and Esther. Miss Esther Petersen graduated from the Emerson High School in 1927 and from the Gary Business College, and is now clerk in the treasurer’s office. Mr. Petersen during the World war, because of his connection with the branch post office, had much to do with the promotion of the Savings Stamp drive and was also interested in the Liberty Loan campaigns.