Julia Paulson Anderson 1863-1944

ANDERSON, PAULSON, OUDES

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 5/6/2013 at 00:21:50

Mrs. A.J. Anderson

Mrs. Julia Anderson, 81, mother of Mrs. John Oudes and Miss Odella Anderson, died suddenly of a heart attack, Friday [September 1, 1944] morning, at her home in High Lake township. Mrs. Anderson had had a similar attack three years ago but had recovered and her death was unexpected.

Born Julia Paulson, October 7, 1863, in Wisconsin, she came to Emmet county with her parents as a babe of one year. They homesteaded a place in High Lake township and Julia resided there after her marriage to Albert J. Anderson on June 12, 1888, and until her death. Mr. Anderson passed away Nov. 4, 1933, and two daughters preceded their mother in death. Mrs. Anderson is the last member of her immediate family.

Funeral services were held at the Immanuel Lutheran church of which the deceased was a member on Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. L.G. Hinderaker officiated and interment was made in the Wallingford cemetery. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, September 7, 1944)

Funeral Rites of Mrs. Anderson to Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Anderson, who died at her home yesterday morning, have been tentatively set for Tuesday afternoon. They will be held at the Anderson home in High Lake township at 1:30 and at the Immanuel Lutheran church at 2 o’clock. The Rev. L.G. Hinderaker will officiate. Burial will be in the Wallingford cemetery.

Julia Paulson was born in Wisconsin Oct. 7, 1863. The Paulson family arrived in Emmet county by covered wagon the summer following Julia’s birth.

She attended the rural schools of High Lake and worked for six years in Emmetsburg for the E.B. Soper family. June 12, 1888, she was united in marriage with Albert J. Anderson who died Nov. 4, 1933. The couple lived in Emmet county on the Paulson homestead in High Lake township.

Two daughters preceded their mother in death. She is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. John Oudes of Estherville and Miss Odella Anderson at home.

Mrs. Anderson, the last member of her family, had been active and quite well although she had hardening of the arteries for the past several years. She suffered a heart attack about three and one-half years ago but recovered. Her death was sudden and unexpected.

Mrs. Anderson is a member of the Immanuel Lutheran church. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, September 2, 1944)