Bio of ROCKSTAD, Anfin (b.1877), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol III, pg 586-589
A. ROCKSTAD (Anfin Rockstad)
A. Rockstad is one of the successful younger business men of Minneapolis who are
contributing so much to the city's commercial development. He is a native of
Minnesota, his birth having occurred at Blooming Prairie on September 27, 1877.
His early boyhood, however, was spent at Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he
attended the public schools. At the age of fourteen he undertook the study of
pharmacy and it is the drug industry that has been his chief interest ever
since.
In 1906 Mr. Rockstad came to Minneapolis and opened a drug store at the corner
of Twenty-ninth avenue and Washington avenue North, where he remained for one
and one-half years, and then moved to Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue
South, where he conducted a prosperous business for twelve years. In 1917 he
moved to his present location at the corner of Franklin avenue and Fourth avenue
South. In this drug store, of which he is the sole proprietor, Mr. Rockstad
carries a remarkably com­plete line of drugs and medical supplies. It is
thoroughly up-to-date in every respect and is an establishment deserving of the
generous patronage that it receives. Mr. Rockstad is also greatly interested in
the Felix Girard Company of manufacturing chemists, in which he holds the office
of president. The concern prepares all kinds of insecticides, which are
distributed all over the country, and the company is the greatest manufacturer
of rodent exterminators in the United States. The factory is located at No. 2013
Fourth avenue South.
Mr. Rockstad was married in 1906 to Miss Zella Davis of Anoka, Minnesota, and
they have two sons, Carl and Donald. The republican party claims Mr. Rockstad's
vote. His religious faith is that of the Norwegian Lutheran church and he is
identified with the Masonic order, belonging to Joppa Lodge, F. & A. M., and to
the Scottish Rite Masons. He finds his recreation in motoring and is a member of
the Auto Club of Minneapolis. He also belongs to the Civic & Commerce
Association and the Franklin Avenue Business Men's Association. As secretary of
the latter organization he is giving much of his time and energy to the
furthering of matters of civic interest.