Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 4. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 714.
 
ANDREW ANDERSON

     is the owner of a valuable farm three and one half miles up the Coquille
river from Coquille, Oregon, and is bringing to its cultivation a well seasoned
knowledge of agriculture the acquirement of which had its beginning when he
labored as a boy upon his father's farm. He was born in James county, Iowa,
September 6, 1866, and is a son of Thomas and Eliza (Barnard) Anderson, the
former a native of Scotland and the latter of England. The parents were married
in Canada and lived in that country for a number of years before they removed to
Iowa. In that state the father bought land and carried on an agricultural
enterprise until 1873 when he removed to Arkansas and followed farming for seven
years. In 1880 he moved to Kansas and six years later to Oregon where he bought
land on the Coquille river and was active in its development and operation until
his death, March 14, 1908. He had survived his wife for seventeen years, her
death occurring in 1891. They were the parents of a number of children, four of
whom are still living: Annie, the wife of Mr. Gambol, of Canada; William, of
Coos county; Thomas, who resides in Bandon, Oregon; and Andrew, the subject of
this sketch.
     Andrew Anderson received his education in the public schools of Kansas and
Coos county, Oregon. He lived with his parents until after his father's death
and was identified with agricultural pursuits from early boyhood. When he grew
to maturity he entered into partnership with his father in the operation of the
home farm and came into sole ownership of the homestead when his father died.
The farm comprised at that time one hundred and twenty acres and to its
improvement and development Mr. Anderson gave his entire time and attention. He
has since added eighty adjoining acres and is thus the proprietor of two hundred
acres of the most fertile and productive land in Oregon. His holdings are
located three and one half miles above Coquille on the Coquille river.
     Andrew Anderson is a democrat, giving a general allegiance to the party,
but he reserves the right of following his individual judgment in all political
issues. He is a member of Coquille Lodge, No. 53, I. O. O. F. His record in
agriculture is commendable. He has shown himself thoroughly conversant with the
details of general farming, and his life has been honorable and happy because it
has been useful and upright.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in August 2007 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.