Contra Costa County CA Archives Biographies.....Anderson, Ludwig 1825 - 
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Author: W. A. & Slocum & Co. (1882)

LUDWIG ANDERSON.—This descendant of the ancient Norse Vikings, whose portrait
will be found in this history, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 26, 1825,
and there resided until his sixteenth year. At this period of his life, he
adopted the sea as a profession, and at the end of six years' voyaging found
himself in New York in 1848, whence he came to Callao and Lima in 1849, in the
latter part of which year he took passage on board the bark Ellitta,, and sailed
for California, arriving in the harbor of San Francisco in August, 1850. From
here he made his first trip to Panama on board the steamer Oregon, in the same
year, returning in her when she brought the first tidings of California being
admitted into the Union. He then entered the coasting trade, and continued in it
until the year 1860. Prior to this date, however, Captain Anderson had
penetrated many of the inner waters of the coast of California, and often those
of Contra Costa, and saw the capabilities of several of the then prominent
business points. Pacheco, at the period of which we write, was one of the most
nourishing; here, therefore, our subject determined to cast his lot. In that
year he opened a lumber-yard, which he still conducts, having also branched out
in that particular trade in Martinez. By an unflinching integrity and
indomitable perseverance Mr. Anderson has acquired considerable possessions in
different portions of the county, while the benefits derived therefrom he now
reaps with satisfaction alike to his neighbors and himself. Married in San
Francisco November 23, 1858, to Miss Honora Troy, a native of Ireland, and has
seven children living, viz: Marie Carolina, Louis D., Nora Augusta, Mary
Margaret, Annie M., Jence Jepson, Elisabeth Theresa.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.


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