C. N. Anderson

ANDERSON

Posted By: Peter Gausmann (email)
Date: 1/6/2010 at 04:37:49

C. N. ANDERSON

C. N. Anderson, living on section 17, Twin Lake township, Hancock county, belongs to that class of substantial citizens that Norway has furnished to Iowa. He was born in the land of the midnight sun May 20, 1867, a son of Nels and Bertha Anderson, who were also natives of that country. It was in 1871 that the father came to the United States, reaching Chicago about the time of the great fire. He had been a resident of this country about two years when he was joined by his family, for he had determined to make America his permanent place of abode. From 1874 until 1880 they were residents of Mitchell county, Iowa, and when six years had passed they came to Hancock county in 1880. Here the father purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land situated on section 17, Twin Lake township, and bent his energies to the development and improvement of the farm.

C. N. Anderson largely acquired his education in Mitchell county, Iowa. He was but a young lad when brought by his mother to the new world and he afterward attended the district schools until he reached the age of thirteen years when his textbooks were put aside that he might give his entire attention to the task of assisting his father in the work of the fields. Following his father's death he purchased the interest of the other heirs in the old homestead, to which he acquired title in 1907. It is a tract of one hundred and sixty acres which he has carefully developed and improved, and in addition to carrying on general farming he holds stock in the Farmers Cooperative Creamery, in the Farmers Elevator and in the Farmers Telephone Company. His business affairs are" all wisely and carefully directed and in their management he displays sound judgment and keen sagacity.

Mr. Anderson votes with the republican party, which he has supported since age granted him the right of franchise. He filled the office of township assessor for eight years and was township trustee for one year. He has also been secretary of the school board and he is interested in all those forces which work for the betterment and upbuilding of his community. He belongs to the Norwegian Lutheran church and is one of the respected and valued residents of this section where he has now lived for thirty-seven years, remaining throughout the entire period upon the farm which is still his home.

Source: History of Winnebago County and Hancock County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Vol. II. Pioneer Publishing Company (Chicago), 1917. p. 417-418.