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From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
JOHN A. ANDERSON (188C) is a solicitor for the Woodmen Casualty company and resides at Lakefield. He was born in Norway October 6, 1800, and is the next youngest child in the family of Andrew Johnson and Catherine (Peterson) tJolinson. The other children of the family are Jennie, of Belvidere, Illinois, and Johannes and Peter, who still reside in the old country.
John was educated in his native land and resided on his father's farm until twenty years of age. lie came to America in 188G and located in the village of Jackson. Five years later he became a resident of Lakefield. where he has since made his home. During the first eight years of his residence in the new world and in Jackson county Mr. Anderson worked on the railroad. Then he started a restaurant and confectionery store in Lakelicld, which he conducted until July, 1908. Selling out at that time, lie took a )Osition with the Woodmen Casualty company, and has since been engaged in securing members for the order. He has served two terms as a member of the Lakefield village council and holds membership in the following fraternal orders: I. O. 0. v., M. W. A., Royal Neighbors, Encampment and Rebekafis.
Mr. Anderson was married in Lakefield Februray 22, 1803, to Nellie Hauge, a native of that village. To them have been born two children, Gertie and Myrtle.
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.
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