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The Anderson Farm

 

John W. Anderson, father of A. R. Anderson, was born in Sweden in 1842.  He married Anna Bengtsdotter and came to the United States in 1869.  His wife followed him in 1871. He went to work for A. I. Wilcox in Wilcox , Pennsylvania . After some time he was offered some land as pay for his work. He had offers for land near Bradford or a farm near Clermont.  He chose the farm in Clermont.  Their son, Albert R. Anderson, was born in Wilcox on February 3, 1873 and came to the farm in Clermont with his parents in 1874 or 1875.

From left to right are: Anna( Bergtsdaller) Anderson, Albert Richard Anderson( known as A. R.), John W. Anderson, and Sigrid Anderson( A. R. ‘s  sister).

 John W. went to work for A. I. Wilcox in Wilcox, Pennsylvania . After some time John was offered some land as pay for his work. A.I. Wilcox offered him some land near Bradford or a farm near Clermont.  John W.  chose the farm in Clermont.  Their son, Albert R. Anderson, was born in Wilcox on February 3, 1873 and came to the farm in Clermont with his parents in 1874 or 1875.

The A. R. Anderson farm is located just east of the former schoolhouse on Route 146. It is still owned by descendents of A. R. Anderson. Some of the original buildings are still evident on the farm as seen here:

 

A. R. Anderson House and Garage

 

A.    R. Anderson machine shed where farm machinery was stored. There was a local man who worked around the Anderson farm. His name was Happy Hudson . This is a photo of him.

This is a picture of the former horse barn. Wendell’s son has converted it into a house or camp.

 

According to Marshall Anderson, a son of A. R. Anderson, this building on the A. R. Anderson farm was called the Hall.  It originally was a store located across from the “Patch”.  It was cut into sections and hauled by a team of horses to the farm and re-assembled. The bottom section was used as a granary and also served as a store where Marshall ’s grandfather sold farm implements such as milk separators. The upstairs was used as a lodge hall and also as a dance hall.  There was also a sheep barn between the barn and machine shed but was torn down years ago.

This is a view from the other side of the A. R. Anderson house.

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