Hans Anderson

As printed in 1910

HANS ANDERSON (1881), farmer and landowner of Enterprise township, is a native of Norway ami was born August.5, 1841. His parents, who are both dead, were Anders and Oleana (Larson) Ulrickson.

Mr. Anderson lived in Norway until he was forty years of age. He received a common school education, and after growing up engaged in farming. He came to the new world in 1881, and in October of that year arrived in Jackson county. The first four years he lived on section 18. Wisconsin township. Two years after his arrival he took as a tree claim the north half of the southeast quarter of section 20, Enterprise township, and in 1886 moved onto that place, where be has ever since resided. He now owns 120 acres on that section.

In April. 1871, Mr. Anderson was married to Andrena Anderson, was was born September 4, 1845, and died December 10, 1887. Seven children were born to this union, as follows: Alma C., born September 19. 1872: Lena, born May 20. 1875; John and Andrew (twins), born April 17, 1878; Hans, born October 28, 1880; Arthur and Enery (twins), born May 10, 1885. Mr. Anderson and children are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church of Belmont.

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.