Emory Esta, the second son of Catherine Ann and Peter Peterson, was born Feb. 23, 1878 in Washington Co., Kansas. He married Mary Harvey near Forsyth, Mont., Nov. 11, 1904. Their one child, Jessie Peterson as born October 18, 1906. Esta Peterson was a farmer and stockman and owner of a large tract of land, he also handled a great many sheep near rosebud, Mont.