Ansedel John Peter Anderson

Född 1869-12-25 i Högsta, Gudmundrå (Y) 1 .
Död 1930-10-14 i Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
Föddes som Jonas Petter HöglinUr "A HISTORY OF The Swedish-Americans OF MINNESOTA":John P. Anderson, superintendent of the shops of the Northern Pacific Railway Company, was born near Hernosand, Bjorstad socken, Norrland, Aldermans Lan, Sweden, December 25, 1869. He attended the public school of his native town until ten years of age, and in 1880 came to the United States, locating first in Minneapolis. Here he continued his education, and later went to Brainerd, where for five years he was an apprentice in the Northern Pacific Railway shops, as machinist. He spent several years traveling in the employ of various railroad companies, and in 1899 returned to Brainerd and again entered the employ of the Northern Pacific Railway Company, as journeyman. He was soon promoted to the position of erecting foreman, later to that of general foreman, and after eleven months was made superintendent of the shops, which position he has since held. He is an able machinist, and has under his supervision eleven hundred men, engaged in repairing locomotives etc., for the entire Northern Pacific system, east of Billings, Montana, also manufacturing repair parts for outside points, etc.Mr. Anderson is a public-spirited citizen, and takes an active interest in public affairs and improvements. He is a Republican in his political views. He served some time as chairman of the water and light commission of Brainerd. He is affiliated with the Masonic order and the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Anderson was married, May 24, 1898, to Christine Erickson (May 1876 Norway - 21 Feb 1948 Hennepin Minnesota), daughter of John Erickson, comptroller of the city of Superior, Wisconsin, and they have three children, namely: Eleanor Gurine, born March 11, 1898; Leah, died at the age of two years; John Henry, born May 3, 1908. Mr. Anderson attends the Swedish Lutheran church.