Gustaf Anderson & Unnie Svora Anderson

Gustaf Anderson was born March 25, 1854 in Vermland, Sweden.  He came to America in 1872 and made his home in Gowrie, Iowa until moving to Lanesboro, Minnesota.  Unnie Svori Anderson was born April 16, 1860 in Filmore County, Minnesota.  She and Gustaf Anderson were married in 1878.  In 1903, they, and their ten children, came to Griggs County and began farming in Romness Township on the Ivar Udgaard farm.  In 1910 they moved to S1/2 of Section 33 in Lenora Township.

The children in the family were: 

Carrie (Mrs. Jack McCann), Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

Andrina (Mrs. Jens Lobland), Hibbing, Minnesota

Lavina, died in infancy

Amanda (Mrs. Andrew Herberg), Aneta, North Dakota

Andrew, Aneta, North Dakota

Lavina (Mrs. Andrew Brudvig), Aneta, North Dakota

Ole, Cooperstown

Josephine (Mrs. Walter Ramsey), Kent, Washington

John, Sharon, North Dakota

Ulrick, Aneta, North Dakota

and Nels, Omaha, Nebraska.  All the children are deceased except: 

Ole, Josephine, and Nels.

Unnie Anderson died March 24, 1932 and Gustaf died March 29, 1935.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976  Page 336