Charles Peter Anderson, better known as Charley or C. P. , " was born in Trondhjem, Norway on October 26, 1876 and came to the United States with his parents when six years old. The family settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota where his father became a policeman. When " C. P. " was a young man he worked in a sash and door factory in Minneapolis. About 1900 he came to Cooperstown, was married January 12, 1907 to Jorgina (Gina) Watne. She too was born in Norway, in Stavanger, on January 26, 1874, came to America in 1888 with her parents, and worked at the Cooper Ranch. Later she was employed at the Palace Hotel, in Cooperstown, as second cook.
After their marriage the Andersons lived in Cooperstown where he worked as a drayman for a short time and then for the Standard Oil Company hauling oil with a small tank and four-horse team between Cooperstown and McHenry. He was a member of the fire department and played the bass drum in the town band.
In 1909 they rented a farm two miles north of Cooperstown. In 1913 they bought a half Section of land near Revere:
This was their home the rest of their lives.
Gina passed away November 22, 1945 and " C. P. on June 30, 1955. They were the parents of nine children. Three died in infancy, Millard when two years old and Iver in 1949 at the age of thirty-three. The surviving children are:
Ronald of Guthrie, Oklahoma. Mrs. Arthur Johnson (Maria) of Barrett, Minnesota. Mrs. Clara Eide of Cooperstown and Mrs. Grace Walker of San Francisco, California.
Submitted By Mrs. Clara Eide
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 310