Andrew Anderson

As printed in 1912

ANDREW ANDERSON (1890) is the owner of the southwest quarter of section 27, Coon Creek township, where he has resided for twenty-two years. He was born in Sweden December 5, 1851. His parents are Peter and Ellen (Olson) Anderson, with whom he resided in the old country until 1882) attending school and learning the cabinetmaker's and housebuilding trades, which he followed several years.

In 1882 Mr. Anderson came to the United States and located in Chicago, where he worked eight years for the Pullman Car Company. In 1890 he immigrated to Lyon county, having purchased the southwest quarter of section 27, Coon Creek township, in 1884. He has made all the improvements on the place and has a very comfortable home. He raises a great number of cattle and hogs and has stock in the Farmers Elevator Company and Farmers Telephone Company of Russell. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Swedish Baptist church.

Mr. Anderson was married in Sweden March 6, 1874, to Elna Nelson, a daughter of Pehr Nelson and Hanna Nelson. Mrs. Anderson was born September 9, 1850, and died in 1900. To Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were born five children: Peter, John, Emily, Olive and Hattie.

G. J. 1NHOFER (1906) is a merchant and manager of the Western Grain Elevator at Ghent, He is a native of the Gopher State and was born in Nicollet county July 8, 1870. The parents of our subject are George and Agnes (Michels) Inhofer, natives of Germany, the former of Bavaria and the latter of Saxony. They came to the United

States in 1856. The father resided in New- York two years and in 1858 moved to Nicollet county, where he settled on railroad land and was married. They farmer until 1910, when they retired and moved to New Ulm. They are the parents of the following children: George, of this sketch; Joseph and Louis, of Nicollet county; John, of Brown county; William, Mary and Annie, of New Ulm. Two sons, Michael and Charles, are deceased.

Our subject grew to manhood on his father's farm in Nicollet county and later farmer in that county for himself. In November, 1906, he came to Lyon county and settled at Ghent, where he formed a partnership with W. C. Hess in the general merchandise business. They carry dry goods, groceries, men's furnishings and shoes. Mr. Inhofer has been manager of the Western Grain Elevator since August, 1909. He is village recorder and was a member of the Village Council one term. He is a member of the Catholic church and of St. Joseph's Benevolent Society of Minnesota.

Mr. Inhofer was married in Nicollet county February 22, 1895, to Annie Huelskamp, a native of that county. Mr. and Mrs. Inhofer are the parents of the following children: Raymond, Alice, Agnes, Mildred and Beatrice.

As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.