Lars Anderson is a native of Norway, born Oct. 8, 1843. He emigrated to the United States in 1869, and came at once to Marion Township, Clayton County, where he has been engaged in farming since. He owns a finely cultivated farm of 84 acres, and is classed with the substantial farmers of the county. He was married to Toren Gunmanson in 1869. She is a Norwegian, born in 1848. The fruit of this union is five children - Anton, Gustav, Gusthelena, Marie and Eddie. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church. source: History of Clayton
County, Iowa, 1882, p. 928-929 |