Cranfills Gap. Personal life Peerson married the Swedish-born widow Ane Cathrine Saelinger (1749–1831) in 1807. He later married Maria Charlotta Dahlgren (1809 – ca. 1849) who had emigrated from Sweden in 1846. Legacy In 1947 and 1975, Cleng Peerson was featured on Norwegian postage stamps. During 1982, King Olav V of Norway visited Texas in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Cleng Peerson. Cleng Peerson Research Library and Cleng Peerson Institute are both located in Clifton, Texas. Tysvær municipality has announced plans for the Cleng Peerson Center. In literature The True Saga Of Cleng Peerson are novels written by Alfred Hauge (translated by John Weinstock and Turid Sverre. foreword by Carl W. W. Sorenson. Special Projects Committee, Norwegian Society of Texas; 1982) about the life and times of Cleng Peerson. The three volume series were published in Norwegian between 1961 and 1965 by Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. References Other sources De Pellis, Mario S. Cleng Peerson and the Cummunitarian Background of Norwegian Immigration (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 2I: Page 136) Lovell, Odd S. (2015) Across the Deep Blue Sea: The Saga of Early Norwegian Immigrants (Minnesota Historical Society Press) External links The Sloopers - Pioneers in Norwegian Emigration. Norway-Heritage The Sloopers. Norwegian Emigration Center Scandinavian Settlement in Bosque County, Texas Cleng Peerson Research Library Cleng Peerson Cabin at C P Farm Sons of Norway Cleng Peerson Lodge 1783 births 1865 deaths People from Tysvær Norwegian emigrants to the United States People from Bosque County, Texas