Andrew Anderson was born at Stevens Point, Wisconsin in 1850. His wife, Alice Mae (Fenton) was born at Wauposa, Wisconsin in 1858. She was the daughter of a Methodist Minister, also a Chaplain in the Civil War.
Andrew and Alice came to Barnes County in 1882 and homesteaded the Southwest quarter of Section 11, Ashtabula Township, and called their farm the "Meadow View Farm."
Since their farm was near the old Sibley Trail, Indians traveling between Fort Totten and Sisseton, South Dakota, passed their home frequently in the early days, causing some problems with feeding them.
Andrew Anderson died in 1921 and Mrs. Anderson continued farming with the help of her children. She taught Sunday School in the Ashtabula School. Her children were as follows: Helen (1887) (Mrs. George Mayer), Loren (1889), Bessie (1891) (Mrs. Benjamin Westerberg), George (1894) married Sarah Nolan, lives in Valley City, Dora (1896), Ralph, Edwin (1900) and Lucille (1901) (Mrs. Selmer H. Borg).
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 16