Anderson, Irwin T.

ANDERSON

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Date: 6/26/2021 at 14:45:10

History of Warren County, Iowa from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin, Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908, p.536

IRWIN T. ANDERSON
Irwin T. Anderson, deceased, was born in Madison County, Iowa, on the 19th of April 1866, a son of William and Nancy (Irwin) Anderson. The former, a native of Ohio, was an early settler of Madison County and was prominently connected with agricultural pursuits, but is now deceased. His wife was a daughter of William Irwin, who in an early day located in Virginia Township, Warren County.
Irwin T. Anderson acquired a common-school education and subsequently engaged in teaching for several years. He afterward became a farmer, and was successfully connected with agricultural interests until the time of his demise on the 27th of January 1895.
Mr. Anderson was united in marriage to Miss Minnie E. Sayre, a daughter of Enoch Sayre, deceased, and unto them were born two children, Enoch and Aural, both of them reside with their mother. The latter was born on the Sayre homestead, where she now makes her home, this being her share of her father’s estate. She here owns one hundred and twenty acres on section 31, Virginia Township, and likewise has one hundred and sixty acres in Madison County. Since her husband’s death she has managed the property and in recent years has rented the land, being a lady of excellent business qualifications and good judgment.
In his political views Mr. Anderson was a strong Republican and was serving as township assessor at the time of his death. His religious faith was indicated by his membership in the Baptist church, while his widow is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church at New Virginia. Mrs. Anderson is well known and highly esteemed resident of the community, her many good traits of heart and mind having gained her an extensive circle of friends.