Louis Anderson (1886-1959) was the oldest of ten children. He came to North Dakota in 1909, at the age of 23, living around the Courtenay area. He returned to his home in Minnesota for a short visit, coming back with a sister, Regina (1891-). This time he settled around the Cooperstown area, doing farm work for Andrew Berg.
In the spring of 1910, Louis' parents, Andrew L. Anderson (1864-1948) and Martha Hoium Anderson (1868-1921) joined him, with the rest of the children. As the children grew and left home to make their own way, most stayed close in the area:
Mrs. Regina Hedquist, Arthur M. Anderson (1895-1966), Walter Anderson (1901-), Carl Anderson (1904-), Sidney Anderson (1907-1969). Edward Anderson (1893-1959) lived in the area for a long time but eventually left. Three of the girls married and moved away:
Mrs. Betsy Bonnewell (1897-1966), Mrs. Josephine H. Johannson (18981968), and Mrs. Myrtle Howden (1911-), Myrtle returning to the Hannaford area recently.
In the winter of 1910, Louis married Ida Walen (1892-1959). They made their living as farmers in Foster county but doing most of their business in Cooperstown, retiring there in 1947. They had four children:
Leonard, Manvil, Alfred, and Irene.
Leonard Anderson (1913-) married Sara Hadey (1919-) in 1937. They made their home in the winter in Cooperstown and in the summer on a farm southwest of Sutton. They had three children:
Marcella, DuWayne, and Ronald. Marcella (1938-) married Donald Fors (1935-) in 1955, in Cooperstown. They and their two children, Sharon (1955-) and Steven (1959-) live on a farm near the area. Ronald (1943-) married Joyce Fritz in 1962, and with their two children, Pamela (1962-) and Kieth (1965-) made their home in Washington. DuWayne (1940-) married Elan Lund (1940-) in 1959, and with their two daughters, Brenda (1962-) and Lynnette (1965-) live on the farm and farms with his father.
Manvil Anderson (1914-) married C. Marie Pewe (1918-) in Cooperstown in 1936. They made their home on a farm south of Sutton. They had four children:
Lyle (1944-1952), Mary Carol (1947-1952), Renee (1954-), and Ruth (1957-). Renee married Bart Bevis in 1974 and they are making their home in Florida.
Alfred Anderson (1916-1972) married Joan Morris (1923-) in St. Johns, Newfoundland, while serving in the army, in 1943. They lived on in Foster County until 1957, when moving to Cooperstown for the winter months and back to the farm for the summer. Alfred retired from farming in 1968 because of a kidney ailment. Later he had his kidneys removed and had the first home artificial kidney unit in the state of North Dakota in 1969. They had four children:
Douglas, Wayne, Richard, and Judy. Douglas (1945-) married Berniece Wunder (1949-) in 1968 and they have made their home on the family farm. Wayne (1946-) married Diane Reese (1948-) in 1965, and have made their home, with their three children:
Loran (1965-), Kurtis (1973-), and Terri (1974-) in Cooperstown. Wayne started his own business in 1971, Anderson's Texaco. Richard (1949-) married Linda Kurtti (1948-) in 1968, and they are making their home in Fargo. Judy (1950-) married David Zimprich (1945-) in 1970, and with their son, Chad (1972-) are making their home just west of Cooperstown.
Irene Anderson (1917-1938) married Wallace Topp in 1938. They made their home in Grace City.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 354