Dawson County NeArchives Biographies.....Anderson, Derlmar Scott 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 18, 2015, 1:03 pm Source: Nebraskana Author: See below Delmer Scott Anderson Delmar Scott Anderson, leading Dawson County farmer, was born in Dawson County, Nebraska, October 3, 1882, of pioneer parentage. His father, James Anderson, was born in Denmark, March 21, 1848, and came to the United States in 1868, settling in Illinois. In 1869 he removed to Laramie, Wyoming, where he was connected with the railroad for a short time. He later took a claim near Laramie. He left this claim and moved to Dawson County where he took a homestead in 1877. He made his home in Dawson County until the time of his death at Lexington, September 18, 1927. Mary Ellon Grafton, wife of James Anderson, was born in Pulaski, Iowa, January 16, 1852, and died at Lexington, June 1, 1930. A devoted wife and mother, she, in later years, devoted much time and effort to community service. Mr. Anderson attended common school, and has since engaged in farming. He was married to Clara Marion Gregory at Lexington, on November 9, 1904, and to them three children were born: Francis, September 8, 1905, married Lowell Sarnes; Zelda, born August 12, 1908, is a teacher; and Glenrose, born July 4, 1912, is in school. Mrs. Anderson, who has been honored as a Master Homemaker, was born at Seneca, Kansas, June 31, 1883. Additional Comments: Extracted from Nebraskana Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin The Baldwin Company Hebron, NE 1932 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dawson/bios/anderson100gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb