Kjerstina “Christina” Larsdotter Anderson (1867-1953)

Kjerstina “Christina” Larsdotter Anderson

Birth

27 Sep 1867

Osteraker, Vingåkers kommun, Södermanlands län, Sweden

Death

26 Jan 1953 (aged 85)

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Burial

Lyman City Cemetery

Lyman, Uinta County, Wyoming, USA Add to Map

Plot

RR-36

Memorial ID

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Wife of Jonas Anderson; Daughter of Lars Andersson and Kjerstin Jansdotter.

The Unita County Herald (Thursday Jan 30,1953)

Christina L Anderson Dies:

-Christina Larson Anderson, a native of Sweden, died early Monday morning at her home, 2596 S. 9th East street in Salt Lake City. She was 85 years old.

-Born Sept. 27, 1867, in Sweden, she came to Utah at the age of 15 as a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was married to Jonas Anderson in the Logan Temple on Oct. 27, 1887. He preceded her in death.

-Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Emma Daniels and Clifford Anderson, both of Superior, Wyo.; Mrs. Annie (Victoria) Hansen, Bountiful; Edwin H. Anderson, Sandy; Joseph W. Anderson, Magna; Mrs. Rachel Kimball and Mrs. Mary Thompson, both of Salt Lake City; Mrs Myrtle Foster, Olatha, Colo.; Eldon Anderson, Lyman, Wyo.; 35 grandchildren and 38 great grandchildren.

-In June, 1897, she and her family were among the first settlers in Lyman, Wyo.

-Funeral services were held on Wednesday noon at 2:60 E. So. Temple str. Burial was in Lyman, Wyo.

Three children died young, unknown burial locations:

Lily Esther Anderson 1894-1894 (1 month) buried in Big Cottonwood Cem (Holladay Memorial Park)

Lars Anderson 1902-1902 (infant twin)

Lawrence Anderson 1902-1902 (infant twin)