Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Anderson, Marcus April 11, 1840 - 
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MARCUS ANDERSON, dry goods merchant; was born near Christiania, Norway, April 
11, 1840. Here he received a common-school education, and at the age of 18 
came to America and located at La Crosse; he commenced business as a clerk for 
John Servis in a clothing store, and continued there two years; was afterward 
employed by Joseph Gutman as salesman in dry goods and clothing store, which 
position he held for eight years. At the expiration of this time, in 1868, Mr. 
Anderson, in company with B. O. Daley, opened a millinery and fancy-goods 
store at Decorah, Iowa; here he remained but one year, when he returned and 
resumed his position with Gutman Bros. In the fall of 1870, he opened a dry 
goods store in the Esperson Block, under the firm name of Marcus Anderson & 
Co.; at that time, he employed but four clerks. In 1873 he rented his present 
location, corner of Main and Third streets, where he has since carried on the 
retail dry goods business; he now employs eleven hands in the different 
departments. Mr. Anderson's strict integrity and business ability have 
established for himself an enviable reputation, and rendered his dry goods 
house one of the leading retail institutions in the Northwest. Mr. Anderson 
was married April 11, 1863, to Emelie Hoffstron, of La Crosse. The fruits of 
this union have been two children - Douglas, who died in infancy, and Oscar F. 
Mr. Anderson is a member of the Lutheran Church and Norden Society.


Additional Comments:
From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 733.

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