PETERSEN, ROSCOE
Department Head Bettendorf Co; b Davenport, Iowa Dec 23, 1883; s of John W Petersen-Ella Dow; ed Davenport Business Coll; m Edna C fisher Dec 20. 1904 Davenport; s Robert D; d Frances, Jean; Feb 1902 with Moline engineering Co; Dec 1904 with Kuhner Machine Co, East Davenport; - engr Robert Root-Vandervoert Co, East Moline Ill; 1907- with Bettendorf Co, now dept head; 1925-35 P M, Bettendorf; mayor, Bettendorf; off & res Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1102.