Lewis Anderson

Birth and Death
Birth	17 Jun 1853	Norway
Death	6 Apr 1908	Soldiers Grove, Crawford County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial	Forest Hill Cemetery, Soldiers Grove, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Parent	Granthe Anderson		Norway
Parent	Annie L		Norway
Family
Marriage	14 May 1874	Kickapoo, Wisconsin
Spouse	Malina Salmonsen	23 Apr 1854	Norway	24 Aug 1912	Wisconsin
Children	Anna Galena Anderson	7 Mar, 1875	Wisconsin	16 Apr, 1953	Wisconsin
	Martha O Anderson	30 Oct 1877	Wisconsin	21 Apr 1945	Wisconsin
	Emma S Anderson	Nov 1882	Wisconsin	2 Mar 1918	Wisconsin
Notes	Groom's name Louis Anderson Groom's birthplace Norway Bride's name Melinda Salmunson Marriage date 14 May 1874 Marriage place Kickapoo, Wisconsin Groom's father's name Granthe Anderson Groom's mother's name Annie L. Anderson Bride's father's name Ole Salmunson Bride's mother's name Marthe Olson Groom's race White Bride's race White Indexing project (batch) number M00337-7 System origin Wisconsin-EASy Source film number 1275579 Reference number 259

Notes

• In 1900, he had been in the U.S. for 36 years.
• Birth: Jun. 17, 1853, Norway
  Death: Apr. 6, 1908
  Soldiers Grove
  Crawford County
  Wisconsin, USA
  Lewis Anderson was born in Norway in 1853. He immigrated from Norway in 1864 at the age of 11. In 1874 he Married Melina Salmonsen. Of this union there were three daughters born Anna, Martha and Emma. Lewis farmed until 1893 and then went into the machinery business. He first operated his business in Soldiers Grove, then moved it to Viroqua. He returned to Soldiers Grove in 1904.
  Lewis is survived by his wife; three daughters Anna (Mrs Robert) York, Martha (Mrs Mont) Nelson and Emma (Mrs Elbert) Wilkinson; three sisters Mrs Martha (James) Barrett of Gladstone, MI; Mrs Ellen (Knute) Knutson of Mt Sterling; Mrs Katy Olson of North Dakota and one brother, Tom Anderson of Soldiers Grove. He was preceded in death by his parents.
  Funeral Card
  In Loving Remembrance of
  Lewis Anderson
  Died April 6, 1908
  Age 54 years
  Gone but not forgotten
  A precious one from us has gone,
  A Voice we loved is stilled;
  A place is vacant in our home,
  Which never can be filled.
  God in His wisdom has recalled,
  The boon his love had given,
  And though the body slumbers here,
  The soul is safe in Heaven.
  
• Lewis Anderson settled on his present farm in 1874. It is located on the ridge on section 1, town 11, range 4, and contains 155 acres. He is a native of Norway, born June 17, 1853. He came to America with his parents in 1864, set tling in Clayton, Crawford county, where he received a liberal education in the public schools. He was married in 1874 to Melina Salmonson. Her parents were early settlers of Vernon county. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have three children: Annie, Martha and Emma. He has taken great interest in public affairs, and is a member of the town board, elected in April, 1888.
• In the 1870 census, he is living in the home of "Tirand" Oleson. Based on the census records, he is only a couple of farms away from the Salmonsen's, whose daughter Malinda he will marry 4 years later.

Documents

1870 U.S. Census

Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin in the home of Tirand Oleson. Example of Scandinavian names.

1880 U.S. Census

Kickapoo, Vernon, Wisconsin

1900 U.S. Census

Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin

Ancestors