Max Anderson(sic) was born near Schleswig, Germany January 23, 1854. Here he was baptized in infancy and at the age of fifteen was confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He came to this county in the spring of 1880. After spending three years in Tama county, he came to O'Brien county in the spring of 1883.
Two years after coming to this county he was employed by the firm of Kirchhof and Jens. In the fall of 1890 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Faust. To this union three children were born, John A, now of Primghar, Iowa; Otto who died in 1900 at the age if 2 years; and one other child dying in infancy.
In the spring of 1891 he moved to his farm six and one-half miles northwest of Sutherland at which place he resided until June 1914 when he moved to the residence in Sutherland where he passed away Sunday morning, Feb 8th, 1931 at the age of 77 years, 2 weeks and 2 days.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, his son John and wife and their three children Hazel, Doris and Geraldine, one sister and one brother in Germany and one brother in Long Beach, Calif.
Sutherland Courier 12 Feb 1931
Max Anderson(sic) was born near Schleswig, Germany January 23, 1854. Here he was baptized in infancy and at the age of fifteen was confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He came to this county in the spring of 1880. After spending three years in Tama county, he came to O'Brien county in the spring of 1883.
Two years after coming to this county he was employed by the firm of Kirchhof and Jens. In the fall of 1890 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Faust. To this union three children were born, John A, now of Primghar, Iowa; Otto who died in 1900 at the age if 2 years; and one other child dying in infancy.
In the spring of 1891 he moved to his farm six and one-half miles northwest of Sutherland at which place he resided until June 1914 when he moved to the residence in Sutherland where he passed away Sunday morning, Feb 8th, 1931 at the age of 77 years, 2 weeks and 2 days.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, his son John and wife and their three children Hazel, Doris and Geraldine, one sister and one brother in Germany and one brother in Long Beach, Calif.
Sutherland Courier 12 Feb 1931
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