LARSON, Andrew Johannesen 1862-1900

LARSON, LARSEN, ANDERSDATTER, PIKE

Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 7/26/2014 at 09:02:04

Andrew Johannesen Larson was born October 8, 1862, at Otranto, Mitchell county, Iowa, to Johannes Bastian Larson (April 1, 1828 Norway - 1896 Otranto, Mitchell, Iowa) and Anna Marie Andersdatter (March 26, 1833 Norway - 1883 Otranto, Iowa), the second of their ten (or eleven) children.

Found in the 1870 - 1885 censuses living on his father's farm near Otranto, Mitchell, Iowa:
1870: Johanna Larsen 45, Anna Larsen 35, Lau Larsen 12, Bitsal Larsen 13, Andrew Larsen 10, Margaret Larsen 6, Benj Larsen 5, Peter Larsen 4, Anna Larsen 2.

1880: John Larson 52, Anne Larson 47, Betsy Larson 22, Andrew Larson 17, Margarethe Larson 15, Bernt Larson 14, Petter Larson 11, Gurine Larson 9, Johanne Larson 7, Hellene Larso 5, Antanette Larson 3.

1885: John Larsen 56, Maggie Larsen 20, Birney Larsen 18, Peter Larsen 16, Anna Larsen 14, Josie Larsen 12, Helen Larsen 10, Elizabeth Larsen 8, Andrew Larsen 21.

Andrew married Edith Lucinda Pike on February 22, 1888 at Worth, Iowa.

The couple had 7 children:
Lucinda (1888 - 1970);

Annie May (1889 - 1904);

Emily Alice (b 1891 - );

Katie Diana (b 1893 - );

Ernest (b 1895 - );

Ruby Edith (1897 - 1974) and

Lawrence Joel (1899 - 1900).

Andrew J Larson died May 5, 1900 at Worth County, Iowa and was buried at the Ogden Cemetery, Otranto, Mitchell, Iowa.

There is a memorial for him at FindaGrave #18813388.

Believe that he used the name A. J. Larson as an adult.