Merced-Stanislaus-Fresno County CA Archives Biographies.....Andersen, Andrew 1885 - 
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Author: John Outcalt (1925)

ANDREW ANDERSEN

   Notwithstanding hardships and discouragements, of which he has experienced
not a few, Andrew Andersen, by persistency of purpose and perserving industry,
has risen to a position of influence among the business men of Gustine, where
for the past twelve years he has been the agent of the Buick automobile and in
connection therewith operates a modern garage with a good stock of accessories.
He was born at Marstal, Denmark, January 28, 1885, a son of Hans R. and Agnes
(Christensen) Andersen, both natives of the same country. The father, Hans R.
Andersen, is a blacksmith by trade and with his wife is still living in Denmark.

   Andrew Andersen received his education in the public schools of Denmark and
learned the blacksmith's trade with his father. At the age of nineteen he left
home and came to California, locating at Newman, Stanislaus County, where he
worked on ranches for Simon Newman & Company for two and a half years; he then
worked for about six months in the blacksmith shop owned by Mr. Jefferson in
Newman. Following this he engaged in the blacksmith business for himself in
Gustine, where he had bought a lot and built a shop on it. In 1912 he sold a
half interest in the business to Peter E. Petersen. Mr. Andersen then made an
extended trip to his home in Denmark and upon his return to California in 1914,
built a modern garage building and became the distributor for the Buick
automobiles, the firm being Andersen and Petersen. In 1919, Gilbert Kerr bought
Mr. Petersen's interest in the garage and the firm is now Andersen and Kerr.  
In 1923 Mr. Andersen sold the blacksmith business to Mr. Petersen. In 1924 he
made another trip back to his old home, taking his wife and children, to attend
the golden wedding anniversary of his parents' marriage.

   At Fresno, Cal., on October 6, 1914, Mr. Andersen was married to Miss Volberg
C. Petersen, also born in Denmark, daughter of Rasmus Petersen. Mr. and Mrs.
Andersen are the parents of three children: Jane, Richard, and Virginia. In 1910
Mr. Andersen received his United States citizenship papers and since that time
has voted the Democratic ticket; he has served as deputy constable of Gustine
and also as trustee of the city. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Dania
Lodge and Romero Lodge No. 413, I. O. O. F., of Gustine.


Additional Comments:
From:

HISTORY OF
MERCED COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
WITH A
Biographical Review
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
JOHN OUTCALT

ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1925


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