William Richard Anderson

William Richard Anderson
(1852-1933)

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William Richard Anderson ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: 17 Aug 1852, Peterborough, Ontario ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷
Marriage: Elizabeth Wood on 26 Jan 1887 in Park River, N. Dakota ¹
Died: 4 Feb 1933, Hoople, Walsh County, North Dakota aged 80 ¹⁶ ¹⁸

bullet General Notes:

William Anderson and wife Elizabeth Woods still alive in 1920 ref the 1920 census for Hoople two, Walsh County, N. Dakota., and in the 1930 census, still showing them both in Hoople Village of N. Dakota along with Elizabeth's brother John Wood, age 80.
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Grafton News, ND, 1930
WILLIAM ANDERSON OF HOOPLE, HAS BEEN A SUBSCRIBER FOR 49 YEARS

William Anderson of Hoople has been a subscriber to the Grafton News and Times for 49 years, since Sept 22, 1881, when the Acton News was moved to Grafton and became the Grafton News. Mr. Anderson said the other day, while being interviewed at his home in Hopped, that his subscription started with the first issue of the paper at Grafton.

Mr Anderson arrived in Walsh County in the fall of 1879, coming here from Casselton, ND where he, together with his five brothers, had spent the summer. The boys came from Peterboro County, Ontario, where he was born August 17, 1852. The left home in 1878, spending the first year away from home at Winnipeg, where they were employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and going by boat to Casselton the following spring. That fall they decided to take up land and become farmers. All six of them piled into the stage running between Fargo and Pembina. They knew where they were going and east of Glenwood Township they left the stage and walked to Sweden, which was located close to where Nash is now located. All the land containing timber, along rivers and creeks, was already taken up, Mr Anderson said, most of the settlers being either Norwegians or Swedes. Mr. Anderson was the first to settle on the open prairie in that district.

The following year he had 40 acres in crop, practically all of it in wheat. The grain was hauled either to Acton or Grand Forks, the round trip to the latter place taking four days, while Acton took two days. All the hauling was done by oxen, as there were very few horses in the country at that time. The average load was from 50 to 50 bushels and the price paid per bushel that year was about 80 cents.

The average yield of wheat during the early years was 40 bushels per acre. One fall he was unable to get his wheat threshed and had to wait with this operation until the following spring. However, the yield was still 40 bushels.

His five brothers filed on homesteads close by.

The social activities of the district the first few years were many and varied. Outside of working like slaves during the spring and harvest seasons, the principal occupation of the average settler was to create as much fun as possible. There was a continual visiting among neighbors and there was hardly a dull moment, Mr. Anderson says.

Acquires More Land
Mr. Anderson was a great believer in Walsh County land. He had only farmed a few years when he was able to acquire another quarter. Later on he bought two more and when he quit farming 14 years ago and moved to Hoople to reside, he had over a section of the finest agricultural land in the world, which he still owns.

In 1887 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Woods, the wedding ceremony taking place in Park River, January 26. The couple have three children living, Wilford W. Anderson and Frank, who runs the old homestead, and Mrs. Greta Ann Anderson of Hoople.

All of his brothers, with the exception of Joe, who died at Nash a few years ago, have left the settlement, Richard resides in Seattle and the other three are in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Interesting Experience
Pioneering in Glenwood Township was an interesting experience, Mr. Anderson said. It had its hardships at times, but on the whole life among the settlers was pleasant. None had any money to speak of, during the earlier years, but that did not stop them from enjoying life to the utmost. the shacks they lived in during the first years were not palatial mansions like some have now, but for hospitality and friendliness, the present day residences can not equal them. "Yes, pioneering in Glenwood Township was an interesting experience. If I had my choice, I would do it over again," he said.

"I wonder," Mr. Anderson asked, "if the young fellows of today with their expensive cars have as much pleasure and fun as we had driving our oxen and later our 2 horses and buggies. I doubt it."

Mr. and Mrs Anderson are both in the best of health. (1930 Grafton News, ND)
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WILLIAM ANDERSON, 80, DIES AT HOOPLE

Pioneer Farmer Came to County in 1879; served On Township and School Boards

William Anderson, who came to Walsh County in 1879 as a lad of 17 with his pioneer parents, passed away Saturday at his home in Hoople after an illness extending over more than a week.
Mr. Anderson's death was due to an accident when he took poison which he mistook for medicine. Every effort was made to save his life when the mistake was discovered, but proved unavailing and he passed away Saturday morning.
Mr. Anderson was born in Peterboro, Ontario, August 17, 1852, the son of Scotch parents. He came to Walsh County in 1879 and located on a homestead in Glenwood Township. He owned this homestead at the time of his death.
During the first few years of his residence in this new country Mr. Anderson and his family experienced all of the hardships which usually befall the pioneer. Friends have heard him recall that 40 acres of wheat were seeded the first year, that a hail storm came along in mid-summer and destroyed the entire crop, except a small portion of about ten acres. The next year, after the crop was seeded and well started, a few nights of cold weather froze most of it out. During the first two years the family lived here their marketing was done in Grand Forks. Mr. Anderson recalls that they paid 20 cents per bushel to have their grain hauled to Grand Forks by team and wagon.
Mr. Anderson was a man who took an active and intelligent interest in all public affairs. For more than 30 years he was a members of his township board and during much of that time served on the school board. About ten years ago he retired from active life and moved to Hoople where he has since lived.
On January 26, 1887, Mr. Anderson was married to Miss Elizabeth Woods, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Woods, another pioneer family. His wife, one daughter and two sons survive him. The sons are Frank and Wilford, both of Hoople, and Mrs. A. Rustan of Nash. Four brothers also survive. They are Alex of Carmen, Man.; James of Preeceville, Sask.; John of Plenty, Sask.; and Richard of Seattle, Wash.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon and were in charge of Rev. Walter Jardine of Cando. Interment was made in the Hoople cemetery. Pallbearers were Nels Tweten, Gust A. Johson, Gust Johnson, Henry Larson, Andrew Patterson and John Paulson.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Residence, 1885, Walsh County, N. Dakota. ¹⁴

• Residence: Glenwood Township, 1910, Walsh County, N. Dakota. ²⁰

• Residence, 1920, Hoople, ND. ²¹

• Residence, 1930, Hoople, ND. ¹⁵

William married Elizabeth Wood, daughter of William Wood and Ann, on 26 Jan 1887 in Park River, N. Dakota.²² (Elizabeth Wood was born on 22 Jul 1861 in Ontario ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ²⁰ ²³ ²⁴ and died on 26 Nov 1934 in Hoople, Walsh County, North Dakota ¹⁶ ²⁵.)

1 Anderson, Elizabeth (Wood) , obituary, Obituary, Elizabeth (Wood) Anderson,, "She was married to William Anderson in Park River, January 26, 1887". :
MRS. ANDERSON DIES IN HOOPLE

Veteran Glenwood Township Woman Came to Walsh County in 1881

Mrs. William Anderson, 73, since 1881 a resident of Glenwood township in Walsh County, died at 8:30 a.m., Monday in her home in Hoople following a lingering illness of several years' duration. A cold contracted a week ago and heart disease prompted her death.
The funeral was conducted yesterday in the Woodmen Hall in Hoople with Walter Jardine officiating. Burial was in the Hoople cemetery.
Born Elizabeth Wood in Ontario, Canada, July 22, 1861, Mrs Anderson spent her early life and was educated in that vicinity before coming to North Dakota. She resided for a time in Pembina County before coming to Walsh in February, 1881. Her parents were William and Ann Wood. She was married to William Anderson in Park River, January 26, 1887. Children surviving are Wilford and Frank Anderson, Hoople, and Mrs. Al Rustan, Nash. One brother, Jack Wood, Hoople and two sisters Mrs. John Rylance, Langdon, and Mrs. G. F. Bennett, Rhinelander, Wisconsin also survive. Five brothers are dead.

2 A Family Tree of some of the Descendents of Alexander Anderson and Catherine Kennedy, Hazel Anderson of Toronto Ontario, A Family Tree of some of the Descendents of Alexander Anderson and Catherine Kennedy (revision 1976).

3 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, T625_1342, sheet 4A, and 9A. :
sheet 4A
family 54
Rutherford, Joseph, Head, male, white, age 44, married, born Canada, father born Canada, mother born Canada, Farmer
Rutherford, Lizzie, wife, female, white, age 39, born No. Dakota, father born Norway, mother born Norway
Rutherford, Milford, son, male, white, age 19, born No. Dakota, father born Canada, mother born No. Dakota, laborer, farming
Rutherford, Russell, son, male, white, age 10, born No. Dakota, father born Canada, mother born No. Dakota
Rutherford, Clinton, son, male, white, age 7, born No. Dakota, father born Canada, mother born No. Dakota
Hanson, Henry, father-in-law, male, white, age 78, immigration 1867?, naturalized 1873?, born Norway, father born Norway, mother born Norway, occupation: retired

family 57
Anderson, Joseph, Head, male, white, age 49, married, immigration 1880, born Canada, father born Canada, mother born Canada, Farmer
Anderson, Orpha, wife, female, white, age 40, married, born Minnesota, father born England, mother born Wisconsin
Anderson, Lois, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born No. Dakota, father born Canada, mother born Minnesota
Anderson, Lynn, son, male, white, age 11, single, born No. Dakota, father born Canada, mother born Minnesota
Anderson, Eva, daughter, female, white, age 3?, single, born No. Dakota, father born Canada, mother born Minnesota
Anderson, Vernon, son, male, white, age 3/12, single, born No. Dakota, father born Canada, mother born Minnesota

family 61,
Parkins, Thomas, Head, owner, male, white, age 43, married, born Minnesota, father born England, mother born Wisconsin, Farmer, Farming
Parkins, Anna, wife, female, white, age 36, married, born Canada, father born Canada, mother born Canada
Parkins, Walter, son, male, white, age 11, single, born No. Dakota, father born Minnesota, mother born Canada
Parkins, Orin, sone, male, white, age 9, single, born No. Dakota, father born Minnesota, mother born Canada

sheet 9A, Glenwood Twp, City of Hoople N.D.
family 15
Anderson, William, Head of family, owner, owned free, male, white, age 67, married, year of immigration : 1880, naturalized: 1887, attending school: no, able to read and write: yes, born Canada, mother tongue:English, father born: Canada, English, mother born Canada, English, able to speak English: yes, occupaton: Retired Farmer

Anderson, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 59, married, naturalized, born Canada, father born Canada, mother born Canada, occupation: none

Woods, John, brother in law, male, white, age 70, single, born Canada, father born Canada, mother born Canada, occupation: Retired Farmer

sheet 9B
family 28
Parkins, Angline, Head of family, owner, female, white, age 68, widow, born Wisconsin, father born New York, mother born New York , occupation: none
Parkins, Ada, daughter, female, white, age 35, born No. Dakota, father born England, mother born Wisconsin, occupation: Telephone Operator
Parkins, Leo, son, male, white, age 37, widower, born No. Dakota, father born England, mother born Wisconsin, occupation: Laborer, farming
Parkins, Bernice, Daughter, female, white, age 9, born No. Dakota, father born No. Dakota, mother born No. Dakota
Parkins, Merla?, daughter, female, white, age 7, born No. Dakota, father born No. Dakota, mother born No. Dakota
Parkins, Wilmer, son, male, white, age 6, born No. Dakota, father born No. Dakota, mother born No. Dakota

4 1880 census, Pembina County, N. Dakota, 1880 United States Census, National Archives Film # T9-0114, LDS FHL film # 1254114, page 84C. :
1880 census, Pembina County, ND, National Archives Film # T9-0114, LDS FHL film # 1254114, page 84C

Duncan Anderson, occupation farming, married, Race W, age 56, born Canada, father and mother b. Scotland
Ann Anderson, married, wife, age 50, born Canada, father and mother b. Scotland

Wlliam Anderson, occ farming, son, single, age 28, born Canada, parents b. Canada
Richard Anderson, occ farming, son, single,age 26, born Canada
Alexander Anderson, occ farming, son, single, age 24, born Canada
John Anderson, occ farming, son, single, age 22, born Canada
James Anderson, occ at home, son, single, age 12, born Canada
Joseph Anderson, son, age 10, born Canada

5 1885 Census, N. Dakota, Walsh County, State of N. Dakota, 1885 Census, 1885 N. Dakota census, County of Walsh, Enumeration District 4, Page 89. :
Anderson, William, white, male, age 39, Head, single, Farmer, b. Ontario, parents b. Canada
Moncrief, John, white, male, age 26, Head, married, Laborer, b. Canada, parents b. Ireland
Moncrief, Catherine, white, female, 26, Homemaker, married, b. Canada, parents b. Canada
Moncrief, Albert, male, 5, son, b. Canada, parents b. Canada
Moncrief, Joseph, male, 3, son, b. Canada, parents b. Canada

Anderson, Richard, white, male, age 28, Head, married, Farmer, b. Canada, parents b. Canada
Anderson,Jenney, white, female, age 23, wife, married, b. Canada, parents b. Canada
Anderson, Albert, white, male, age 1, son, single, b. Dakota, parents b. Canada

Anderson, Alex, white, male, age 26, Head, single, Farmer, b. Canada, parents b. Canada

Anderson, Duncan, white, male, age 60, Head, married, Farmer, b. Canada, parents born Scotland
Anderson, Ann, white, female, age 55, wife, married, b. Canada, parents b. England
Anderson, John, white, male, age 25, son, single, Farmer, b. Canada, parents born Canada
McIver, Rachael, white, female, age 22, servant, single, Servant, b. Ireland, parents b. Ireland
Anderson, James, white, male, age 16, son, single, laborer, b. Canada, parents b. Canada
Anderson, Joseph, white, male, age 15, son, single, laborer, b. Canada, parents b. Canada

and further down the page...in the home of Charles and Sarah Wright..

Weston, Mary, white, female, age 24, Servant, single, b. Canada, father, b. Canada, mother b. Ireland... (note .. likely a sister to Jennie, wife of Richard Anderson)

6 1930 census, Hoople Village, Walsh County, N. Dakota, Earl born Jan 1899 age 1. :
page 1A, family 4
Anderson, William, head, owner of house, value $2000, male, white, age 77, married at age 26, birthplace Canada, parents born Canada, immigration datea 1880, occupation: none

", Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 69, married at 18, birthplace Canada, parents born Canada, immigration date 1880
Wood, John, brother- in -law, male, white, age 80, single, birthplace Canada, parents born Canada, occupation: none

7 1910 census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, North Dakota. :
Sheet 7b, family 112
Anderson, William, Head, male, white, age 56, married 23 years, born Canada English, father born Canada, mother born Canada, immigration 1879, Farmer, General Farm
--, Elizabeth, wife, female, white, age 50, married 23 years, 6 children, 3 still alive, born Canada English, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, immigration 1880,
--, " , Wilford, son, male, white , age 20, single, born North Dakota, father born Canada, mother born Canada, laborer
--, ", Franklin, son, male, white, age 18, single, born North Dakota, father born Canada, mother born Canada, laborer
-- ", Greta, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, born North Dakota, father born Canada, mother born Canada

8 Death Indexes, North Dakota, N. Dakota Dept. of Health, on-line death indexes. :

Name (Last, First Middle), Date of Death, County of Death, Gender, Age, Date of Birth, State of Residence, County of Residence
ANDERSON, DUNCAN, 01/16/1905 ,Walsh, MALE, 53 Year,s 99/99/9999, North Dakota Walsh
ANDERSON, JOSEPH R ,05/08/1921, Walsh, MALE, 51 Years, 02/19/1870, North Dakota Walsh
ANDERSON, WILLIAM, 02/04/1933, Walsh, MALE, 81 Years ,08/17/1851, North Dakota Walsh
ANDERSON, ELIZABETH, 11/26/1934, Walsh, FEMALE, 73 Years, 07/22/1861, North Dakota ,Walsh
ANDERSON, WILFORD W ,09/29/1961, Walsh, MALE, 71 Years, 01/28/1890, North Dakota, Walsh
ANDERSON, ORPHA M, 10/14/1969 ,Walsh, FEMALE, 90 Years, 08/00/187,9 North Dakota, Walsh

RUTHERFORD, HAZEL, 04/04/1907, Walsh, FEMALE, 4 Years, 99/99/9999, North Dakota, Walsh
RUTHERFORD, ETHEL L, 04/08/1911, Walsh , FEMALE, 24 Years, 09/05/1886, North Dakota, Walsh
RUTHERFORD, LETITIA, 12/29/1926, Walsh, FEMALE , 79 Years, 02/26/1847, North Dakota, Walsh

9 Anderson, Duncan, Certification of Death, 1905, North Dakota Department of Health. :
North Dakota Department of Health, Bismark, North Dakota
CERTIFICATION OF DEATH

Name: Duncan Anderson
Place of Death: Walsh County, North Dakota
Date of Death: January 16, 1905
Sex: Male
Age: 53 years
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Place: Scotland
Father's Name: Alex Anderson
Father's birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Name: Isabelle Anderson
Mother's birthplace: Scotland
Filing Date: March 10, 1905
Certificate Number: 133-05-001395
Date Issued: August 20, 2009

(signed): D. J. Meschke, State Registrar of Vital Statistics

[ lots of errors here.. Isabelle was Alexander's second wife and not the mother of Duncan. Also, Duncan would have been about 83 years old. not 53., He was also born in Upper Canada , not born in Scotland.. jca]

10 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, T625_1342, sheet 4A, and 9A, sheet 0401. father of Wilford Anderson born in Canada.

11 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, T625_1342, sheet 4A, and 9A, sheet 9B, Hoople twp. William age 67, born Canada.

12 Obituary, William Anderson, age 80, Hoople, N. Dakota, Obituary, William Anderson, age 80, Hoople, N. Dakota, "Mr. Anderson was born in Peterboro, Ontario, August 17, 1852".

13 1880 census, Pembina County, N. Dakota, 1880 United States Census, National Archives Film # T9-0114, LDS FHL film # 1254114, page 84C.

14 1885 Census, N. Dakota, Walsh County, State of N. Dakota, 1885 Census, 1885 N. Dakota census, County of Walsh, Enumeration District 4, Page 89.

15 1930 census, Hoople Village, Walsh County, N. Dakota, Earl born Jan 1899 age 1.

16 Death Indexes, North Dakota, N. Dakota Dept. of Health, on-line death indexes.

17 Anderson, Duncan, Certification of Death, 1905, North Dakota Department of Health.

18 Obituary, William Anderson, age 80, Hoople, N. Dakota, Obituary, William Anderson, age 80, Hoople, N. Dakota, "William Anderson, 80, Dies At Hoople".

19 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, T625_1342, sheet 4A, and 9A.

21 1930 census, Lemon Cove twp, Tulare County, California, District 28, sheet 1A. :
family 3
Hamilton, Roy T., Head of family, renting, monthly rental $7.50, not on a farm, male, white, age 42, married, age at first marriage: 25, attending school: No, read and write: Yes, Place of birth: Canada English, father: Canada English, mother: Canada English, native language: English , year of immigration to US: 1926, naturalization: No, occupation: Laborer, Farm

-, Ruby A, wife, female, white, age 34, married, married first time age 18, attending school: No, read and write: Yes, Place of birth: N Dakota, father: Canada English, mother: Iowa, occupation: none
- , Thomas R., son, male, white, age 15, single, attending school, place of birth: Canada English, father: Canada English, mother: N. Dakota, immigration date: 1926, occupation: none
- , James A., son, male, white, age 13, single, attending school, place of birth: Canada English, father: Canada English, mother: N. Dakota, immigration date: 1926, occupation: none
- , Myrtle, daughter, female, white, age 12, single, attending school, place of birth: Canada English, father: Canada English, mother: N. Dakota, immigration date: 1926, occupation: none

22 Anderson, Elizabeth (Wood) , obituary, Obituary, Elizabeth (Wood) Anderson,, "She was married to William Anderson in Park River, January 26, 1887".

23 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, 1920 Census, Glenwood twp, Walsh County, N. Dakota, T625_1342, sheet 4A, and 9A, Elizabeth age 59, born Canada, brother John age 70 also in household..
note family of Robert Woods, age 48 at top of this page..likely to be relatives.

24 Anderson, Elizabeth (Wood) , obituary, Obituary, Elizabeth (Wood) Anderson,, "Born Elizabeth Wood in Ontario, Canada, July 22, 1861".

25 Anderson, Elizabeth (Wood) , obituary, Obituary, Elizabeth (Wood) Anderson,.

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