Peter H. Van Hoven ^{1 2}

  In his life:

• He immigrated from Holland in 1874. ^{1 4}

• He was naturalized a US citizen. ¹

• From 1890 to 1891 Peter lived at 289 Cliff Street in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ⁵

• He worked, from 1890 to 1891, as a vice president of Twin City Packing Company in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. ^{5 6} At 119 1st Avenue North.

• In 1900 Peter lived at 289 Cliff Street in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹

• He worked, in 1900, as a president of a meat packing plant in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹ The census data is barely legible; this is an educated guess at what it says.

• Peter was counted in the 1900 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ¹ ED 98, SD 131, Sheet 7B, ward 5.

Also enumerated in his household is Anna Ziegler, a boarder, born Nov. 1821, in Germany, a widow. Listed as the mother of 5 children of whom 3 survive. Presumably this is Augusta's mother. According to the Minnesota Historical Society Death Index, she died 20 August 1907 in Ramsey County (CertID# 1907-58-1237).

• In 1910 he lived at 680 Stewart Avenue in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ⁷

• Peter worked, in 1910, as a president, board of public works in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ⁷

• He was counted in the 1910 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ⁷ ED 73, SD 4, Sheet 12A, ward 5, precinct 13.

• In 1920 Peter lived at 1094 St. Clair Street in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ⁴

• He was employed in 1920 in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ⁴ His occupation was listed as "rendering".

• He was counted in the 1920 US census for St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota. ⁴ ED 56, SD 159, Sheet 10B, ward 5, precinct 11.

Peter married Augusta Ziegler on 16 June 1881 in Ramsey County, Minnesota.^{1 2} (Augusta Ziegler was born in March 1857 in Wisconsin ¹ and died on 15 August 1950 in St. Louis County, Minnesota ⁸.)