Henry Anderson was born in Preston Township in Ransom County. His parents were Cart August and Anne Marie (Eliason) Anderson. Carl was born in Sweden on April 25, 1868. Anna Marie was born in Norway March 4, 1875. She came to Lisbon and married Carl in 1896. Carl died in 1933 and Anna Marie died in 1966.

Henry Anderson came to Valley City in 1923. Myrtle Eleanor Olson, better known as "Babe" was born in Fillmore County, Minnesota, and came to Lisbon with her folks, Ole H. and Emma Josephine Olson. Here she met Henry Anderson when she, too, came to Valley City in 1923. They were married October 18, 1924.

William (Billy), the son of Henry and Babe Anderson was born October 30, 1925 and is married to Marilyn Wallace. They have three children: Terry, married to Julie Forsberg. They live in Fargo and have three children: Terry works at the First National Bank of Fargo. Kerry lives in Valley City. Katherine attends Junior High School.

Jane Arleen was born October 4, 1933. She is married to Donald Bridell and lives at Rockford, Illinois. They have two children, Donald and Barbara, both in elementary school.

Henry has been a building contractor as well as a fine cabinet maker for quality homes for nearly fifty years and is a highly respected member of the building industry.

Henry and Babe have been members of the First Lutheran Church of Valley City for forty-seven years.

Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 17