Hans Peter Nielsen was born 3 February 1862 in Gerley, Sofo, Denmark to Niels Nielsen (1831-1913) and Karen Olesdatter (1825-1866) and died 6 June 1899 Chester, Sanpete County, Utah of unspecified causes. He married Margaret Bridget Allred (1866-1934) 14 February 1884 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Hans Peter Nielsen was born 3 Feb 1862 in Gerlev, Denmark, son of Niels Nielsen and Karen Olsen. His mother died in Denmark when he was 4. His father remarried--his mother's sister. The family joined the LDS Church in 1870 and immigrated to Utah. They had 3 children when they left Denmark.
Niels and family settled in Spring City, Utah where Niels Peter grew up. In 1883 James Willard Munson (1843-1928) leased a farm in Chester, Utah & hired Hans Peter to work for him. He was married to Margaret Bridget Allred (1866-1934), James Munson's wife's sister whom they had raised, in 1884. They were married in Salt Lake's Endowment House, making the trip with Thomas Hayward and Eliza Bridget Munson. After the marriage Hans Peter worked for James Munson for a while then in 1888 he leased the Niels Thompson farm in Chester, living there for about 5 years then moving to Spring City. They again leased the Thompson farm in 1897. By this time they had 5 children. Hans Peter a few years later became very ill with pneumonia and died 7 June 1899. He is buried in the Spring City Cemetery.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hans Arnold Nielsen (1885-1887) | |||
| Carrie Eliza Nielsen (1887-1966) | |||
| Enid Diantha Nielsen (1890-1983) | |||
| Margaret Junetta Nielsen (1892-1974) | |||
| Arvold Hackley Nielsen (1895-1979) | |||
| Alton Peter Nielsen (1897-1987) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ane Marie Nielsen (1852-1925) | |||
| Hans Nielsen (1853-1853) | |||
| Maren Kirstine Nielsen (1857-1857) | |||
| Rasmus Nielsen (1858-1863) | |||
| Hans Peter Nielsen (1862-1899) | 3 February 1862 Gerley, Sofo, Denmark | 6 June 1899 Chester, Sanpete County, Utah | Margaret Bridget Allred (1866-1934) |
| Daughter Nielsen (1864-1864) | |||
| Daughter Nielsen (1865-1865) | |||
| Baby Nielsen (1866-1866) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Karen Christine Nielsen (1865-1929) | 22 October 1865 Denmark | 12 August 1929 Spring City, Sanpete County, Utah | Brigham Young Allred (1862-1949) |
| Ane Sophie Nielsen (1869-1869) | |||
| Anna Sophia Nielsen (1871-1949) | |||