BIOGRAPHIES:  A. Eric ANDERSON, Stockholm, Pepin Co., WI

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A. Eric Anderson, farmer, P. O. Stockholm, Pepin county, was born in
Carlskoga, Sweden, April 9, 1846, and is the only son of Eric and
Catherine (Olson) Anderson, who also had one daughter, Caroline (Mrs.
I. Newman).  In 1854 the family immigrated to America and were seven
weeks in crossing from Liverpool to Quebec in a sailing vessel.  Upon
their arrival at Hamilton, Ont., the cholera broke out among the party
to which they belonged, and many died on the way, before reaching Rock
Island, Ill.  All of Mr. Anderson's family escaped, however, and they
continued the journey to Stockholm, and there preempted a farm.  After
their arrival they were troubled more or less with ague, but in other
respects were blessed with health and prosperity.  Mrs. Anderson died
in 1879 and Mr. Anderson in 1890.  Our subject grew up on the farm and
received but little schooling, but managed to pick up a good knowledge
of business, and at the age of twenty years purchased his present farm.
The following year he built the house, and May 23, 1867, he married
Miss Ena, daughter of John Peterson.  They are the parents of eleven
children, namely:  Orlando, Rosena Amelia (Mrs. E. T. Josephson),
Caroline Louisa, John Reuben, Anton, Hgelmer, Annie, Clarence Levi
(deceased), Orvin, Edgar and Clarence Winfred.  Mr. Anderson now owns a
well improved farm of 280 acres.  He is a republican, and has served
the town as treasurer, assessor and supervisor, and for several years
was chairman of the board.  He was reared in the Lutheran faith, but is
not at present a member of the church.  His judgment and reliability
commands general respect.

-Transcribed from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the
Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin, 1891-2," pages 725-726.




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