Dawson County NeArchives Biographies.....Andersen, Frederick William 1882 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 March 17, 2015, 9:06 pm Source: Nebraskana Author: See below Frederick William Andersen Born at Fremont, Nebraska, March 18, 1882, Frederick William Andersen is the son of Hans and Elese Jacobenne (Jorgensen) Andersen. His father, born in Sillin, Denmark, January 29, 1843, and who died at Cozad, Nebraska, April 16, 1928, was the first farmer to introduce and grow alfalfa in Dawson County; he came to America in 1873. His mother was born in Lollin, Denmark, July 31, 1851. Mr. Andersen worked as a clerk in Helmers & Jensens general store at Cozad, for a year, 1906-07, and a few years later bought out both partners. He is now president of Andersen’s Department Store, is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator Company and the Co-operative Oil Company, is vice president of the Cozad Mutual Telephone Company, and is active in civic and political affairs. A Democrat, he served as city councilman 1916-24, was a member of the State Board of Education from 1928 to 1930, and is now secretary of the latter board. He is the author of The Miracle Merchant, published in 1925. In 1918 he became a life member of the Red Cross, and since 1928 has been chairman of the City Park Commission. He is president of the Cozad Volunteer Fire Department, is a director of the Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Retailers, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. He has been selected as one of Nebraska’s citizens to be represented in the 1932 edition of Who’s Who in Government. In 1932 he was chosen a Master Merchant of Nebraska, receiving a medal at Lincoln on May 12, 1932. Mr. Andersen is affiliated with the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Cozad, is a Mason, Shriner and Odd Fellow, and since 1921 has been civic chairman of the Cozad Cemetery Association. He was united in marriage with Cora May Wallace, at Cozad, June 19, 1907. Mrs. Andersen, who is the daughter of Lieutenant Theobald Scheibel, was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 30, 1881. Two children were born to the marriage: Mary Ann, born July 10, 1910, who died July 11, 1910; and Berniece May, born May 2o! 1915. Residence: Cozad. Additional Comments: Extracted from Nebraskana Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin The Baldwin Company Hebron, NE 1932 Photo: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/dawson/photos/bios/andersen77gbs.jpg File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dawson/bios/andersen77gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb