Benjamin Anderson

Benjamin Anderson was born on 16 Jun 1841 as the fourth child of Anders Persson and Ingeborg Ephraimsdotter in Rakåsa Mellomgården, Fölene, Älvsborgs lån, Västergötland, Sweden. He had six siblings, namely: Lasse, Johanna, Samuel, Maja-Stina, Andrew Peter Anderson, and Britta Stina. He died on 03 Feb 1911 in Carver County, MN. When he was 36, he married Johanna Randahl (Olson), daughter of Hans Olson and Britta Stina Andersdotter, in Jul 1877. 

Benjamin Anderson was buried on 08 Feb 1911 in West Union Cemetery.

Johanna Randahl (Olson)

Johanna Randahl (Olson) was born on 08 Nov 1848 in Lekåsa, Skaraborgs slän Vastergotland, Sweden as the second child of Hans Olson and Britta Stina Andersdotter. She had five siblings, namely: Maja Stina Randahl, Johannes Randahl, Anders Randahl, Anna Maja, and Swante Randahl. She died on 16 May 1920 in West Union. When she was 28, she married Benjamin Anderson, son of Anders Persson and Ingeborg Ephraimsdotter, in Jul 1877.

Johanna Randahl (Olson) emigrated in 1858. She was buried on 20 May 1920 in West Union Cemetery.

Benjamin Anderson and Johanna Randahl (Olson) had the following children:

  1. Johann Gottfrid Anderson was born on 20 Sep 1878. He died on 08 Jan 1880.
  2. Estoria Elisabeth Anderson was born on 16 Apr 1882. She died on 04 Jun 1882.
  3. Emma Victoria Anderson was born on 21 Jul 1883 in San Francisco Twsp, Carver CO, MN. She died on 06 May 1977 in At her home, West Union. She married Gerhard Vitalis Mellgren on 31 Dec 1917 in West Union Lutheran Church, Carver County.
  4. John Alvin Anderson was born on 15 May 1886. He died on 08 Apr 1970. He married Wilhelmina Albertina Eastlund on 27 Apr 1913.
  5. John Alvin Anderson was born on 15 May 1886. He died on 08 Apr 1970. He married Wilhelmina Albertina Eastlund on 27 Apr 1913.
Benjamin Anderson 1911