Margaret Alvira (Doty) ANDERSON

ANDERSON, DOTY, VANHORN, QUEARY, DOREN, RHINER, OLDSON, BOGARD, BAESSLER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/18/2007 at 12:44:19

Eagle Grove Eagle, ca. May 1941

Margaret Alvira Anderson, daughter of Jacob L. Doty and Jane VanHorn was born April 6, 1855 at Lowden Iowa, and died at the home of her son Ed L. Anderson on Wednesday May 28, 1941 having attained the advanced age of 86 years, 1 month and 22 days. She was the eldest of a family of twelve children, of whom the only surviving one is a brother, Lewis J. Doty, of Birchwood, Wis. When Margaret was 14 years of age she came with her parents and other members of the family, from the home in eastern Iowa to Goldfield, IA making the then long trip in a prairie schooner, and arriving in these parts on May 19, 1869. She grew to young Womanhood receiving such schooling as was possible in those early days of the frontier. On December 9, 1875 she was united in marriage to John Anderson. The new home was made on a farm west of what is now Eagle Grove until 1897. In that year they moved northward and secured a farm not far from where the town of Hardy, IA is located and later for several years near Luverne, IA. About 4 years ago She came with her Son, Ed to Goldfield, IA which has since been her home.

Mrs. Anderson was the mother of twelve children, all of whom are living except one Daughter, Minnie [Mrs. Ed R. Queary] who passed away April 14, 1913. Her Husband preceded her in death, having died August 21,1916. Her living children are: Mrs. Peter Dorem, Mrs. C.E. Rhiner, and Mrs. Elmer Oldson of Eagle Grove; William and Ralph Anderson of Renwick; Mrs Claud Bogard and James Anderson of Corwith; Mrs. Frank Baessler, of Livermore; and Ed L. and Jesse Anderson of Goldfield. These all together with 27 Grandchildren, 16 Great Grandchildren and other relatives and many friends are in grief and loneliness at her passing.

It is noteworthy that Mrs. Anderson and her son Ed have been Homemates for 50 years, first, Ed with her in the parental Home, and then with Ed in His home. They never have been separated more than a few weeks at any time. Mrs. Anderson was a fine Woman in every way, a Noble mother, a careful and successful homemaker, and a highly esteemed neighbor and friend. She was an attendant in Sunday school and Church, for the most part the Methodist Church, as opportunity afforded, and manifested by her Life and character the essential graces of the Christian Life. For four-score years she lived and loved and served; Now She rests from her labors and has gone to her eternal reward.