Nels Anderson

As printed in 1912

NELS ANDERSON (1877). One of the old and highly respected residents of Coon Creek township is Nels Anderson, who has lived in Lyon county for the past thirty-five years. He is a native of Jemtland, Sweden, and was born February 1, 1838, a son of Anders Jonson. Both his parents are deceased.

Nels received his schooling in the land of his birth and was a student until sixteen years of age. He then assisted his father with the work on the farm until he was twenty-one years of age. For the next ten years he worked out at farm labor and in the pineries.,

In 1869 Mr. Anderson immigrated to the United States, locating in Winona county, Minnesota. There he purchased land, which he later sold, and in 1877 he moved to Lyon county. He homesteaded the north half of the southwest quarter of section 2, Coon Creek township. In 1889 he purchased sixty acres on section 3, of the same township, and in 1892 purchased 160 acres on section 2, making him the owner of 300 acres of fine land.

Our subject is a member of the Swedish Lutheran church. He is a very successful firmer and stock raiser. His son, John, now has charge of the place.

Magdalena Erickson became the wife of Mr. Anderson early in 1869. She is the daughter of Erick and Christina (Halvorson) Erickson, both deceased, and was born March 26, 1843, in Jemtland, Sweden. She has three brothers and two sisters: Carrie (Mrs. Martin Hammerberg), of Barron county, Wisconsin; Christine (Mrs. Christine Skold). Erick Erickson, Halvor Erickson and Nels Erickson, all of Jemtland, Sweden. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of the following named three children: Andrew, born October 17, 1869; Christine, born September 16, 1871, died in August, 1872, John, born November 19, 1874. Andrew and John both reside in Coon Creek township.

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.