Bergman, Hans.  "History of Scandinavians in Tacoma and Pierce County with brief
history of Tacoma and early settlement."  Tacoma, WA, 1926. p. 93.

Carl Edward Anderson

was born in Hallasjomala, Vissefjarda, Smaland, Sweden, January 26, 1860. He
emigrated to America in May, 1884, and came to Holdrege, Neb., and secured farm
work at $12.00 per month. Next year he went to Menominee, Mich., where he had
same kind of work, and later was employed on a railroad. He bought 80 acres of
land in this vicinity, taking out the timber there, in which he did well. In
May, 1888, he went to Tacoma, and after having been in employ if the city for
some time , secured employment as waiter in the Tacoma Hotel and worker there
for eight years. Worked one year for the street car company, after which he went
to Spokane and stayed there for two years. Coming back to Tacoma, he secured
employment in the Helma Cafe, where he stated 16 years continuously. He is now
living retired, his health not having been very good of late. Anderson married
to Thilda Amelia Hendrickson, who died here Oct., 16, 1904. There is one
daughter, Emma Amelia, born in 1902. Anderson belongs to Cooks and Waiters Union
and the Valhalla Society. He is the owner of considerable property and resides
in his own home at 810 Sheridan Avenue.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios. Project in September 2005 by Teressa Lenkey.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.