Charles Anderson

As printed in 1910

CHARLES ANDERSON ( 1872). Delafield township farmer, has spent all except the first year of his life in Delafield township. He was born at Hastings, Minnesota, March 22, 1871, the son of Lars and Maria (.Johanson) Anderson. His father was born in Sweden in 1837, came to the United States in the spring of 1870, and located at Hastings. He came to Jackson county in the spring of 1872, homesteaded the west half of the southwest quarter of section 20, Delafield, and resided upon that farm until his death, August 30, 1902. The mother of our subject died in Delafield township when Charles was nine years of age.

The subject of this biography came to Jackson county with his parents in March, 1872, when one year old. He secured a country school education and until he was seventeen years of age, worked on his father's farm. At the age of seventeen he went to Windom, where he lived three years, working in a hotel. When he was twenty years of age diphtheria attacked the family and carried off two brothers, one sister and two half sisters. This disaster necessitated his return home to take the management of the farm. After his father's death Charles rented the home farm, which now consists of the south half of the south half of section 20, and he has since conducted it to his own account. He also rents 25 acres of land adjoining.

Mr. Anderson was married at Jackson June 14, 1905. to Gertie Danielson, daughter of Daniel Hoog and Christina (Hokanson) Hoog- The former resides in Sweden, the latter is dead. Mrs. Anderson was born in Sweden April 23, 1874, and came to America in 1895. To Mr. and Mrs. Anderson has been born one child, [name withheld], born September 27, 1909. The family are members of the Free Mission church of Windom.

As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.