Daniel Anderson

As printed in 1916

DANIEL ANDERSON.

Born in Sweden. March 31, [854, Daniel Anderson, a prosperous farmer of Compton township, is the son of A. I Sutter and Christina Nelson, who were natives of Sweden. Mr. Anderson's paternal grandfather was also Daniel Anderson by name, who died in Sweden, where be was a farmer 1>\ occupation and where he owned a large tract of land, lie was a member of the Lutheran church.

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Educated in the public schools of the old country, Daniel Anderson came to America in 1881 and, after landing at Philadelphia, came direct to Minnesota. Two years later he purchased land in Compton township, this county

Mr. Anderson began his career as a tanner in Compton township with eighty acres in section 21, which Iksubsequently increased to two hundred acres. but-dine of it lias been divided among his suns, lie gave eighty acres of his farm to his son. A. 1). Anderson, and eighty acreto his sun. W. 1'. Anderson.

On March jo. [880, Daniel Anderson was married to Christine Xorden, a native of Sweden, and to them have been horn seven children, Andrew. John, William, Benjamin (deceased), Ella, Manna and Amanda.

Air. and Mrs. Daniel Anderson are members of the Mission church. Mr. Anderson has served as supervisor of Compton township fur six years, but is no longer serving in this office. He also served as school treasurer for one term in Compton township. Daniel Anderson is a prosperous farmer, a useful citizen and is popular among all of the people in the community where he resides and by whom he is well known.

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.