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 1IJ STORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY 963 when he left his native land and emigrated to America, landing at Quebec August 3. He went to Chicago, where he stopped two days, then went to Michigan and was employed in the copper mines for nine months, after which he came to Red Wing, where he was employed as stone mason from 1865 to 1867. He then removed to Leon township, and six months later purchased eighty acres of wild land in Belle Creek township, which he improved, erecting a house, barn and outbuildings. He now does general farming and raises Cylde horses and Shorthorn cattle, owning in addition to his farm seventeen acres of timber land in Vasa township. Mr. Anderson was married June 1, 1868, to Betsy Johnson, daughter of Olaf and Margaret (Paulson) Johnson, natives of Sweden, who came to America in 1858, locating in St. Peter, Minn., where he pre-empted land, and in 1862 was forced by the Indians to leave, losing everything, and he and his family barely escaping with their lives. They then settled in Belle Creek township, where the father died in 1900, the mother having passed away in 1881. Andrew M. and Betsy Anderson had four children : Julia A., married to John Ander- son, a business man of Red Wing; Anton F., of Red Wing; Lawrence G., living at home ; Arthur A., of Red Wing. February 6, 1889, the mother of these children died, and in the fall of 1894 Mr. Anderson married Hilma Josephine Swanson, daughter of Swan and Lizzie (Larson) Swanson, natives of Sweden, Avhere they were farmers. The father died April 22, 1909, and the mother died December 25, 1904. To this marriage three children were born : Hattie Josephine, Nancy Julia and Clarence Gerhard, all living at home. Mr. Anderson is an independent 'voter. He has served as town supervisor for nine years, also treasurer for school district 38 for the long period of eighteen years, and road overseer. The family faith is that of the Swedish Lutheran church. Anton V. Anderson was born in Vasa October 31, 1873, son of John and Hannah (Hanson) Anderson, natives of Sweden, who came to America in 1868 and located in Vasa township, where they purchased eighty acres of improved land and carried on general farming until 1875, w r hen they sold, removed to Belle Creek township and bought 120 acres of land, where the subject of this sketch now lives. Here the father built a home and other buildings and carried on farming until his death, December 11, 1882. In 1888 the mother was married to P. M. Ljungren. Anton V. received his education in the public schools of Belle Creek, and afterward took a course at Beeman's Business College, of Red Wing. He also attended the State Agricultural School in 1903 to 1906. During this time, in 1905, he took up farming on the old homestead. He has since continued agricultural opera-