Thron ANDERSON Obituary Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Joe Waddell. Submitted by Debbie Barrett , Monday, May 21, 2001 ======================================================== USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the written consent of the contributor or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent ======================================================== Surname: Anderson, Foldshaugmoen, Jacobson, Hogenson Spring Valley Sun, May 31, 1923 Thron Anderson The death of Thron Anderson, one of the old settlers of Spring Lake, came as a great shock to the whole community. Last Wednesday morning, May 23, he died as is told in another place in the paper. The funeral was held from the home and the Spring Lake Lutheran Church Saturday, May 26, 1923. Rev. Berven officiating, burial made in Spring Lake Cemetery. He was born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Foldshaugmoen December 21, 1840, at Foldalen, Norway. He came to this country in July 1870, settling at first in Menomonie. Nov. 15, 1880, he bought a farm in Spring Lake Township, and moved there in June of the following year. About a month prior to this he married Marit Jacobson. [Marriage was in March 1879 - RHW] To them six children were born, of whom four survive, Albert and Louie at home; Milton, married to Clara Hogenson and at present living with her mother on their old home farm in Spring Lake; and Selmer, who lives in Minneapolis. All were present at the funeral. Besides these he is survived by his wife and four grandchildren. From same issue of Spring Valley Sun: Old Man Killed in Fall from a Fence Thron Anderson, aged 84, who lived with his sons Albert, Milton and Louis in Spring Lake, was killed last Wednesday, probably by falling from a fence. That morning he had expressed a desire to walk to Elmwood, a distance of about a mile in a straight line over the hill. Because of his feeble condition his sons objected. However, as soon as they were at work he started, going over the hill and reaching town all right. When he started back, he felt shakey and told someone that he was afraid he couldn't get back that same way. So he walked up the Spring Valley road as far as the old place, then started up the hill, and was never seen alive again. He didn't come home, and his sons telephoned. A number of Elmwood men went to search for him, but failed to find him. Finally, his sons found him dead. He was lying near a fence, which it is thought he tried to climb, but fell off among some stones. His nose was battered into his head, one hand was badly battered, and the ground was torn up and disturbed as if by a struggle. Mr. Anderson has been feeble for some time, but was able to be about; he was also somewhat childish, but always knew what he was doing; he was not lost at the time of the accident. The way he tried to go is one which he had not used for years, and would make a man half his age dig in to climb.