Polk County NeArchives Biographies.....Anderson, August P. 1873 - ************************************************ 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, 2:25 am Source: Nebraskana Author: See below August P. Anderson Born in Sweden, May 22, 1873, August P. Anderson is the son of Andrew and Sophie (Janson) Samuelson. His father, a farmer, was born in Sweden, in 1828, and died there in 1882. Sophie Samuelson was born in Sweden in 1832, and died in 1886. Coming to Nebraska in 1889, he married Anna Johnson, April 22, 1900, at Malmo, Nebraska. To this union four children were born: Elmer, who is married to Mary LaFollette; Herman, who is married to Evelyn Johnson; Selma; and Anna. Elmer is a college graduate of agricultural engineering; Herman has had three years of college and is now a farmer; Selma is a graduate nurse; and Anna has graduated from high school. Mr. Anderson is a successful farmer where he has resided for forty-three years. He is treasurer of the Polk County Fair Board, is president of the Farmers Elevator and a number of the other Nebraska state elevator associations, is a member of the board of county commissioners and is a bank director. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, the Odd Fellows, and since 1912 of the school board. Residence: Osceola. 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/polk/bios/anderson92gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb