John M. Anderson

As printed in 1914

JOHN M. ANDERSON.

John M. Anderson is a representative business man of Boone, being the senior partner in the firm of Anderson & Haleen, who are engaged in general blacksmithing, repair work and the manufacture of wagons and carriages. Mr. Anderson was born November 30, 1866, in Sweden. He is a son o-f Anders and Johanna Anderson and a grandson of Peter Anderson. The latter followed farming throughout life in his native country, where he passed away In earlier years he served in the Swedish army. He had the following children: John; Swan; Christine; Annie; Mattie; and Anders, the father of our subject. The last named also followed farming throughout life and died in Sweden in September, 1869. His widow subsequently married John Johnson, who died two years later. In 1887 she and two of her sons, Andrew and Emit, sailed from Gottenborg, Sweden, to New York and thence made their way to Boone county, where her two daughters, Josephine and Annie, had preceded them. In Boone, Mrs. Johnson married John Aim, who is also deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Anders Anderson the following children were born: Matilda, who married John Anderson and died in Sweden in 1909; Josephine, who married in Princeton, Illinois, and is now a widow residing in Boone: Annie, who married Augus Alt, of Boone; John M. of" this review; Andrew, of Chicago, who married Matilda Wenstrom; and Emil, who died in Fort Dodge, Iowa. By the subseijuent marriages of the rriother no children were born.

John M. Anderson attended the public schools in Sweden until fourteen years of age and then spent three years in a military institution. He came to the United States in 1888, one year after his mother's arrival here. He located in Boone and worked for the Northwestern Railway as bridge foreman. Then he learned blacksmithing and wagon making in the employ of Thompson & Peterson, with whom he remained for eighteen years, gaining valuable experience of a practical kind and also thoroughly acquainting himself with the business end in connection with such an enterprise. In February, 1913, he formed a partnership with Mr. Haleen in the establishment of the firm of Anderson & Haleen, who are now doing an extensive and most profitable business. They are known as reliable, punctual and trustworthy, and it may be said that no piece of work ever leaves their shops unless it is of the very best workmanship.

In October, 1893, Mr. Anderson married, in Boone, Miss Annie Edling, of Dayton, Iowa, a daughter of John and Christina Edling. To Mr. and Mrs. Anderson the following children were born: Clarence, who is an electrician in the employ of a coal mine in Ogden; Fred, a lineman on the interurban road, residing at home; Esther, at home: Harold, now six years old; Mary, deceased; and Oscar. The parents are members of the Christian church and helpfully interested in its work, while politically Mr. Anderson is independent, giving his support to the candidates whom he considers best fitted for the office to which they aspire, irrespective of party affiliation. Fraternally he is a Modern Woodman, a Domestic Worker of the World and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. He is a distinct factor in the development of Boone and has contributed to its growth by pursuing his private affairs. He is ever ready to give his support to public enterprise and can be found in the front ranks of those men who have at heart the welfare and betterment of the city.

As printed in History of Boone County, Iowa (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.