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Born 1870
From History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916)
RICHARD ANDERSON.
Born in Carver county. Minnesota, January 9, 1870, Richard Anderson, a well-known farmer of Compton township, this county, is the son of Olaus and Anna Anderson, both of whom were natives of Sweden. Olaus Anderson came to America in 1871, after his marriage, and upon landing in New York City, he moved to Carver county, Minnesota. Seven months later he was joined by his wife and children, and there rented land for seven years, when they came to Compton township. Otter Tail county. Here they homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres in section 20, Compton township, and here Olaus Anderson lived until his death. He was a member of the Lutheran church and had been a farmer in his native country.
There were born to Olaus and Anna Anderson eight children: Mary, Alfred, Beda, Augusta. August, Ida. Richard and John. Of these children. Mary resides at Grantsburg, in Burnett county, Wisconsin. John lives at Wadena, Minnesota. August is deceased, The remainder of the children live in Otter Tail county.
When the family settled m Otter Tail county their homestead farm was all wild land, but il has been cleared of its timber The Anderson home farm included, al the time of Mr. Anderson's death, two hundred and forty acres, which had been very greatly improved.
Since his father's death, Richard Anderson has had charge of the home farm. Mr. Anderson himself owns one hundred and twenty acres of land
454 OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOl in section,y_'. of Compton township, and has owned this farm for the past thirteen years. There are, however, no buildings on the farm. With Mr. Anderson are his sister. Augusta, and his mother, and they all live together on the home place Mr. Anderson lias made a very great success in raising Polled Angus cattle The Anderson family are all members of the Lutheran church and take an active interest in religious matters in their home community.
As printed in History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota : its people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families (1916). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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