Andrew Anderson

As printed in 1916

ANDREW ANDERSON.

Among those men of Swedish birth residing in Buse township, Otter Tail county, Minnesota. Andrew Anderson, the subject of this sketch, is well known. Mr. Anderson was born in the southern portion of that country on June 11. 1871, son of John and Hannah (Isaacson) Anderson. Both parents were born in the same locality, where they were engaged in farming until the father came to America in 1891. This was two years after his son, Andrew, had crossed the water. John Anderson located in Illinois, and three years after he had emigrated, his family joined him and all lived there until 1904, when they came to Otter Tail county and rented a farm in Western township. There they lived until the death of the father, on July 13, 191 1. at the age of sixty-six years. The mother died in the spring of 1014. at the age of sixty-seven years. Both were reared in the Lutheran faith and lived honest and useful lives.

Andrew Anderson is the eldest of a family of nine children, all (if whom are now citizens of the United States. Hannah is the wife of Carl Olson and lives in Millelacs county, this state. Carl lives in Montana, where he is engaged in farming. Emma is the wife of John Larson, of Vikind. this state, and Louisa, who is Mrs. Louie Hanson, resides in Martin county. John is a ranchman and farmer in Montana, and both August and Edward are farmers in Western township, of this county. Clara, the youngest of the family and the wife of Charles Hanson, also lives in the same township. Andrew was educated in the public schools of his native land and in [889 came to America and settled in Illinois, where be remained until 1804. when he came to this slate aid located in Martin county. He purchased a farm of eighty an-, and mad: I his home until [902, when he became a citizen of this county. Me purchased one hundred and si\t\ acres in Westem township, where he lived until the spring of [915, when he sold out and bought a tract of like size in Ruse township, intending to make that his permanent home.

Mr. Andersoi ed on November 3, toot, to Cecelia Johnson, also horn in Sweden daughter of John Peterson, -till living in his native land. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson arc the parents of four children, namely: Allien, Oscar, Arthur and Hilda, and both are members of the Swedish Lutheran church, to the support of which they give generously of their mean. Mr. Anderson votes independently in politics, and inasmuch as he is interested in all that makes for the welfare of the community, he bids fair to become one of the highly esteemed citizens of his township.

As printed in History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.