John Anderson

As printed in 1912

JOHN ANDERSON (1877), Coon Creek township farmer, is a native of Winona county, Minnesota, where he was born November 19, 1874. His parents are Nels and Magdalena (Erickson) Anderson, with whom he makes his home. When three years of age he accompanied his parents to Lyon county, and he has resided here continuously since.

John attended school in Island Lake and Coon Creek townships until sixteen years of age. He then was a student in Marshall for some time, after which he taught school in district No. 70 several terms. He then took up his labors on the farm with his father and has continued that work since. In addition to farming, our subject raises a great deal of stock, among other breeds, Duroc- Jersey hogs, Jersey cattle, Shropshire sheep and Plymouth Rock chickens. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Island Lake Presbyterian Church, of which he is treasurer and an elder. He is a member of the Workmen lodge and holds stock in the Farmers Independent Elevator Company of Russell and the Farmers Mutual Telephone Company. He is also a stockholder in the Independent Harvester Company of Piano, Illinois, and is the owner of the southeast quarter of section 33, Island Lake township.

During Mr. Anderson's long residence in Lyon county he has been called upon to serve several times in an official capacity. He formerly held the following offices: Assessor of Coon Creek township four years, justice of the peace several years, road overseer several years. He was secretary of the Farmers Independent Elevator Company of Russell two years, superintendent of the Sunday School of the Island Lake Presbyterian Church several years and secretary and treasurer of the Island Lake Cheese Company seven years. Mr. Anderson is now secretary of the Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, secretary and treasurer of the Island Lake Cemetery Association and solicitor for the Hope Mutual Insurance Company of Tyler, his territory being Coon Creek and Island Lake townships. Mr. Anderson has been very successful in his undertakings.

As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.