In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. A few names of people born after 1905 are withheld for privacy. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1878
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
JOHN M. ANDERSON (1882), of Enterprise township, has lived in that precinct since he was a child. He was born in Norway April 17, 1878, the son of Hans and Andrena Maria
Anderson. His mother died about twenty years ago; his father lives in Enterprise township.
Our subject was only two and one-half years of age when the family came to America. Tluy resided in DeSmct, South Dakota, one year and came to Jackson county in 1882. John grew to manhood in Enterprise township, where the family home was made. For five years he lived with his parents on section 18, Wisconsin township; then his father took as a tree claim the north half of the southeast quarter of section 20, Enterprise, and there our subject resided with his father until 1001. That year he married and began farming and has ever since made his home on the farm. He has engaged in threshing eleven years in addition to his farming operations. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church.
Mr. Anderson was married January 14, 1901, to Sena Nelson, wOio was born in Illinois September 8, 1876. To them have been born the following named four children: Clara A., born Novembor 2, 1!)02; Hans A., born May 12, 1!)04; ClilTord born May 28, 190. [name withheld], born January 11, 1909.
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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