Hans Anderson was born April 5, 1901 in Denmark. He came to the United States with his foster parents Niels and Marie Andersen in 1911. He married on December 21, 1939 at Las Vegas, Nevada, Myrtle Anderson who was born January 19, 1909 in Logan County.
The couple farmed in Rolling Prairie Township until 1959 when they retired to Carrington.
Mrs. Anderson was a legal secretary for the States Attorney of Foster County for over twenty years. She also held this position before she moved into town.
Hans Anderson served in both World War I and World War II.
He died October 13, 1981. He is buried at Glenfield.
Mrs. Anderson continues to live in Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 95B