The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 651

ANNEUS A. GRUNDEN.

Anneus A. Grunden, who is engaged in the raising of apples in the lower Naches,
was born in Norway on the 1st of October, 1853, a son of Arndt and Annie
Grunden, who in the year 1891 became residents of Kittitas county, Washington,
where the father took up a homestead claim. He afterward removed to Yakima in
1902 and lived retired throughout his remaining days, enjoying the fruits of his
former toil. Both he and his wife have now passed away.

Their son, Anneus A. Grunden, acquired a public school education in the land of
the midnight sun, where the days of his boyhood and youth were passed. He carne
to the United States in 1887 and for a few months was a resident of Minneapolis,
Minnesota. He then made his way to the Pacific coast, arriving in Kittitas
county, after which he worked for eight years in the mines. He was next employed
on his father's ranch and contributed to its successful development and
improvement until the family left the farm and removed to Yakima. Mr. Grunden
afterward was employed by others until 1908, when he invested his savings in
nine acres of land on the Naches. Of this he has four acres planted to apples,
while the remainder is devoted to the raising of hay and potatoes. His place is
well cultivated and his crops bring to him a substantial annual income.

On the 5th of March, 1902, Mr. Grunden was married to Miss Clara Curtis, who was
born in Montana, a daughter of Irvine Curtis. They have become parents of six
children: Irvine, deceased; Esther; Glora; Andrew; Bessie; and Iva.

Mr. Grunden has never had occasion to regret his decision to make America his
place of residence. In this country he found the opportunities which he sought
and in the improvement of the advantages offered him, he has gained a place
among the substantial citizens of the community. There have been no spectacular
phases in his life. Ills course has been a quiet one and the substantial worth
of his character and his business ability have gained for him the creditable
place which he occupies in a business way and in the regard of his fellow
townsmen.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
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