MINNIE ESTELLA FOLDEN ANDERSON
Mrs.Anderson Funeral Services Sunday
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church in Union for Mrs. Minnie Anderson, 88, who died Dec. 26, 1945, at the home of her son, Frank Anderson, in Union.
Rev. T. Porter Bennett, pastor of the First Methodist churches in Plattsmouth and Union, officiated. He spoke from the Twenty-third Psalm at the request of Mrs. Anderson. Frank Cloidt sang two of her favorite hymns, "Jesus Savior Pilot Me" and "Have Thine Own Way, Lord." Mrs. L. G. Todd, of Union, served as his accompanist.
Pall bearers were grandsons of the deceased lady and included Ben Anderson of Union, Vern Fleshman, Kenneth Fleshman and Herman Anderson of Ogallala, Albert Kraeger of Mynard and Vernon T. Arn, Jr., of Plattsmouth. Interment was made in the West Union cemetery.
Minnie Folden Anderson was born in Plattsmouth Oct. 20, 1857, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Folden. She was married Oct. 4, 1877, to Andrew J. Anderson of Ashland by her father who was the pastor of the First Methodist Church of that city. Mr. Anderson died Nov. 19, 1916.
She is survived by six sons, Charles and Arthur Anderson of Brule, Louis Anderson of Oxnard, CA, Ernest Anderson of Santa Cruz, CA, Amos Anderson of Sprakeds, NY, and Frank Anderson of Union and three daughters, Mrs. Mable Sands of Santa Ana, CA, Mrs. Lela Fleshman of Ogallala and Mrs. Vernon T. Arn, St., of Plattsmouth. One daughter preceded her in infancy. There are also twenty-eight grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren.
Plattsmouth Journal, Plattsmouth, NE, 7 Jan 1946, p. 4 col. 8.
Tell of Early Days
Mrs. Minnie Anderson, who is a native born Cass county pioneer, having been born at Plattsmouth on October 16, 1856, reached her 80th birthday last October, and is able to recount many incidents of early Cass county history, having resided in the county throughout the years of her life. Her parents were Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Folden, the father being an early day circuit riding minister, who made the rounds of his parishioners on horseback, preaching in homes and pioneer schoolhouses. Mrs. Anderson well recalls the days when Indians were plentiful about Plattsmouth and over-land trains were being outfitted there to make the trip to California, where gold had been discovered.
She is happily located in a small apartment in the east part of town, where she does her own housekeeping. She has made brief visits outside the county and lived for a short time in California, but to her, Cass county is and always has been home. She likes it here better than anywhere else she has ever been and is happy and contented among the old time friends and acquaintances of this vicinity.
ARTICLE PRINTED IN THE NEWSPAPER REGARDING INDIAN WOMAN ADOPTED AT 18 MTS.
ANXIUUS
Union Woman Wants to Know if
Legislature Changed Her Name
When Young.
A.J. Anderson of Union called at the office of the secretary of state this forenoon to examine territorial legislation and in the hope of finding verification of the report that his wife's name had been changed by an act of the legislature at a time when the legislature of Nebraska has such power. This power is now vested in district courts.
Mr. Anderson married the adopted daughter of Rev. A. L. Folden, a pioneer Methodist preacher who died recently at Nebraska City. Mr. Anderson alleges that his wife was the only legally adopted child of Rev. Mr. Folden and he desires to prove that she is heir to the small amount of property he left.
Mrs. Anderson was known as Minnie Folden. She was born in 1857 and was adopted when she was eighteen months old. Rev. Mr. Folden at that time lived at the village of Wyoming, Otoe County.
Investigation of the legislative acts disclose two acts changing names, but none has yet been found changing the original name of Minnie Folden. Mrs. Anderson does not know her original name and is anxious to discover it.
SOURCE: "LINCOLN EVENING NEWS (LINCOLN NEBRASKA) 12/28/1911
Family history states that Minnie was a Sioux Indian Girl.
This may be Minnie before her adoption into the Folden Family
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary C Watson
Age in 1860: 3 - Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1860: Cass, Nebraska Territory
Gender: Female
Post Office: Three Grove
*Household Members: Name Age
A L Foldin 36
E J Foldin 30
Philip Steel 12
Mary C Watson 3 may be Minnie name before her adoption
John Steine 31 laborer
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie A Folden
Birth Year: abt. 1858 -Age in 1870: 12
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1870: Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska
Gender: Female
Post Office: Tecumseh
Household Members: Name Age
A T Folden 46
Elizabeth J Folden 46
Minnie A Folden 12
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Home in 1880: Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska
Age: 24 - Birth Year: abt 1856 - Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter-in-law
Spouse's Name: Andrew J. - Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: At Home - Marital Status: Married
Race: White - Gender: Female
*Household Members: Name Age
Amos Anderson 76
Mary Anderson 69
David L. Anderson 38
Andrew J. Anderson 27
Minnie Anderson 24
Ora Anderson 1
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Home in 1900: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Age: 42 - Birth Date: Oct 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: White - Ethnicity: American - Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother: number of living children: 8
Mother: How many children: 9
Spouse's Name: Andrew J
Marriage Year: 1878
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 22
Residence: Union Village, Cass, Nebraska
*Household Members: Name Age
Andrew J Anderson 48
Minnie Anderson 42
Charles Anderson 21
Mabel Anderson 19
Frank Anderson 16
Loyd Anderson 13
Flora Anderson 11
Earnes Anderson 7
Arthur Anderson 4
Lela Anderson 1
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1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Age in 1910: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Alaska
Mother's Birth Place: Alaska
Spouse's Name: Andrew
Home in 1910: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Anderson 58
Minnie Anderson 53
Frank Anderson 26
Gertie Anderson 24 - daughter-in-law
Flora Anderson 21
Arthur Anderson 14
Lela Anderson 11
Amos Anderson 7
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1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie E Anderson
Home in 1920: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Age: 62 years - Birth Year: abt. 1858
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: West Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White - Sex: Female
Home owned: Own
Able to read/write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Minnie E Anderson 62
Arthur D Anderson 24
Amos W Anderson 17
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1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie E Anderson
Home in 1930: Santa Ana, Orange, California
Age: 74 - Birth Year: abt. 1856
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
*Household Members: Name Age
Henry H Sands 50
Mabel J Sands 49
Naomi M Sands 12
Minnie E Anderson 74
Union Ledger;
excerpts from a 1905 issue (exact date unknown)
Mrs.Anderson Funeral Services Sunday
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church in Union for Mrs. Minnie Anderson, 88, who died Dec. 26, 1945, at the home of her son, Frank Anderson, in Union.
Rev. T. Porter Bennett, pastor of the First Methodist churches in Plattsmouth and Union, officiated. He spoke from the Twenty-third Psalm at the request of Mrs. Anderson. Frank Cloidt sang two of her favorite hymns, "Jesus Savior Pilot Me" and "Have Thine Own Way, Lord." Mrs. L. G. Todd, of Union, served as his accompanist.
Pall bearers were grandsons of the deceased lady and included Ben Anderson of Union, Vern Fleshman, Kenneth Fleshman and Herman Anderson of Ogallala, Albert Kraeger of Mynard and Vernon T. Arn, Jr., of Plattsmouth. Interment was made in the West Union cemetery.
Minnie Folden Anderson was born in Plattsmouth Oct. 20, 1857, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Folden. She was married Oct. 4, 1877, to Andrew J. Anderson of Ashland by her father who was the pastor of the First Methodist Church of that city. Mr. Anderson died Nov. 19, 1916.
She is survived by six sons, Charles and Arthur Anderson of Brule, Louis Anderson of Oxnard, CA, Ernest Anderson of Santa Cruz, CA, Amos Anderson of Sprakeds, NY, and Frank Anderson of Union and three daughters, Mrs. Mable Sands of Santa Ana, CA, Mrs. Lela Fleshman of Ogallala and Mrs. Vernon T. Arn, St., of Plattsmouth. One daughter preceded her in infancy. There are also twenty-eight grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren.
Plattsmouth Journal, Plattsmouth, NE, 7 Jan 1946, p. 4 col. 8.
Tell of Early Days
Mrs. Minnie Anderson, who is a native born Cass county pioneer, having been born at Plattsmouth on October 16, 1856, reached her 80th birthday last October, and is able to recount many incidents of early Cass county history, having resided in the county throughout the years of her life. Her parents were Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Folden, the father being an early day circuit riding minister, who made the rounds of his parishioners on horseback, preaching in homes and pioneer schoolhouses. Mrs. Anderson well recalls the days when Indians were plentiful about Plattsmouth and over-land trains were being outfitted there to make the trip to California, where gold had been discovered.
She is happily located in a small apartment in the east part of town, where she does her own housekeeping. She has made brief visits outside the county and lived for a short time in California, but to her, Cass county is and always has been home. She likes it here better than anywhere else she has ever been and is happy and contented among the old time friends and acquaintances of this vicinity.
ARTICLE PRINTED IN THE NEWSPAPER REGARDING INDIAN WOMAN ADOPTED AT 18 MTS.
ANXIUUS
Union Woman Wants to Know if
Legislature Changed Her Name
When Young.
A.J. Anderson of Union called at the office of the secretary of state this forenoon to examine territorial legislation and in the hope of finding verification of the report that his wife's name had been changed by an act of the legislature at a time when the legislature of Nebraska has such power. This power is now vested in district courts.
Mr. Anderson married the adopted daughter of Rev. A. L. Folden, a pioneer Methodist preacher who died recently at Nebraska City. Mr. Anderson alleges that his wife was the only legally adopted child of Rev. Mr. Folden and he desires to prove that she is heir to the small amount of property he left.
Mrs. Anderson was known as Minnie Folden. She was born in 1857 and was adopted when she was eighteen months old. Rev. Mr. Folden at that time lived at the village of Wyoming, Otoe County.
Investigation of the legislative acts disclose two acts changing names, but none has yet been found changing the original name of Minnie Folden. Mrs. Anderson does not know her original name and is anxious to discover it.
SOURCE: "LINCOLN EVENING NEWS (LINCOLN NEBRASKA) 12/28/1911
Family history states that Minnie was a Sioux Indian Girl.
This may be Minnie before her adoption into the Folden Family
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary C Watson
Age in 1860: 3 - Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1860: Cass, Nebraska Territory
Gender: Female
Post Office: Three Grove
*Household Members: Name Age
A L Foldin 36
E J Foldin 30
Philip Steel 12
Mary C Watson 3 may be Minnie name before her adoption
John Steine 31 laborer
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie A Folden
Birth Year: abt. 1858 -Age in 1870: 12
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1870: Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska
Gender: Female
Post Office: Tecumseh
Household Members: Name Age
A T Folden 46
Elizabeth J Folden 46
Minnie A Folden 12
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Home in 1880: Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska
Age: 24 - Birth Year: abt 1856 - Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter-in-law
Spouse's Name: Andrew J. - Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: At Home - Marital Status: Married
Race: White - Gender: Female
*Household Members: Name Age
Amos Anderson 76
Mary Anderson 69
David L. Anderson 38
Andrew J. Anderson 27
Minnie Anderson 24
Ora Anderson 1
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Home in 1900: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Age: 42 - Birth Date: Oct 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: White - Ethnicity: American - Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother: number of living children: 8
Mother: How many children: 9
Spouse's Name: Andrew J
Marriage Year: 1878
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 22
Residence: Union Village, Cass, Nebraska
*Household Members: Name Age
Andrew J Anderson 48
Minnie Anderson 42
Charles Anderson 21
Mabel Anderson 19
Frank Anderson 16
Loyd Anderson 13
Flora Anderson 11
Earnes Anderson 7
Arthur Anderson 4
Lela Anderson 1
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1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Age in 1910: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Alaska
Mother's Birth Place: Alaska
Spouse's Name: Andrew
Home in 1910: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Anderson 58
Minnie Anderson 53
Frank Anderson 26
Gertie Anderson 24 - daughter-in-law
Flora Anderson 21
Arthur Anderson 14
Lela Anderson 11
Amos Anderson 7
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1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie E Anderson
Home in 1920: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Age: 62 years - Birth Year: abt. 1858
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: West Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White - Sex: Female
Home owned: Own
Able to read/write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Minnie E Anderson 62
Arthur D Anderson 24
Amos W Anderson 17
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1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie E Anderson
Home in 1930: Santa Ana, Orange, California
Age: 74 - Birth Year: abt. 1856
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
*Household Members: Name Age
Henry H Sands 50
Mabel J Sands 49
Naomi M Sands 12
Minnie E Anderson 74
Union Ledger;
excerpts from a 1905 issue (exact date unknown)
MINNIE ESTELLA FOLDEN ANDERSON
Mrs.Anderson Funeral Services Sunday
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church in Union for Mrs. Minnie Anderson, 88, who died Dec. 26, 1945, at the home of her son, Frank Anderson, in Union.
Rev. T. Porter Bennett, pastor of the First Methodist churches in Plattsmouth and Union, officiated. He spoke from the Twenty-third Psalm at the request of Mrs. Anderson. Frank Cloidt sang two of her favorite hymns, "Jesus Savior Pilot Me" and "Have Thine Own Way, Lord." Mrs. L. G. Todd, of Union, served as his accompanist.
Pall bearers were grandsons of the deceased lady and included Ben Anderson of Union, Vern Fleshman, Kenneth Fleshman and Herman Anderson of Ogallala, Albert Kraeger of Mynard and Vernon T. Arn, Jr., of Plattsmouth. Interment was made in the West Union cemetery.
Minnie Folden Anderson was born in Plattsmouth Oct. 20, 1857, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Folden. She was married Oct. 4, 1877, to Andrew J. Anderson of Ashland by her father who was the pastor of the First Methodist Church of that city. Mr. Anderson died Nov. 19, 1916.
She is survived by six sons, Charles and Arthur Anderson of Brule, Louis Anderson of Oxnard, CA, Ernest Anderson of Santa Cruz, CA, Amos Anderson of Sprakeds, NY, and Frank Anderson of Union and three daughters, Mrs. Mable Sands of Santa Ana, CA, Mrs. Lela Fleshman of Ogallala and Mrs. Vernon T. Arn, St., of Plattsmouth. One daughter preceded her in infancy. There are also twenty-eight grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren.
Plattsmouth Journal, Plattsmouth, NE, 7 Jan 1946, p. 4 col. 8.
Tell of Early Days
Mrs. Minnie Anderson, who is a native born Cass county pioneer, having been born at Plattsmouth on October 16, 1856, reached her 80th birthday last October, and is able to recount many incidents of early Cass county history, having resided in the county throughout the years of her life. Her parents were Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Folden, the father being an early day circuit riding minister, who made the rounds of his parishioners on horseback, preaching in homes and pioneer schoolhouses. Mrs. Anderson well recalls the days when Indians were plentiful about Plattsmouth and over-land trains were being outfitted there to make the trip to California, where gold had been discovered.
She is happily located in a small apartment in the east part of town, where she does her own housekeeping. She has made brief visits outside the county and lived for a short time in California, but to her, Cass county is and always has been home. She likes it here better than anywhere else she has ever been and is happy and contented among the old time friends and acquaintances of this vicinity.
ARTICLE PRINTED IN THE NEWSPAPER REGARDING INDIAN WOMAN ADOPTED AT 18 MTS.
ANXIUUS
Union Woman Wants to Know if
Legislature Changed Her Name
When Young.
A.J. Anderson of Union called at the office of the secretary of state this forenoon to examine territorial legislation and in the hope of finding verification of the report that his wife's name had been changed by an act of the legislature at a time when the legislature of Nebraska has such power. This power is now vested in district courts.
Mr. Anderson married the adopted daughter of Rev. A. L. Folden, a pioneer Methodist preacher who died recently at Nebraska City. Mr. Anderson alleges that his wife was the only legally adopted child of Rev. Mr. Folden and he desires to prove that she is heir to the small amount of property he left.
Mrs. Anderson was known as Minnie Folden. She was born in 1857 and was adopted when she was eighteen months old. Rev. Mr. Folden at that time lived at the village of Wyoming, Otoe County.
Investigation of the legislative acts disclose two acts changing names, but none has yet been found changing the original name of Minnie Folden. Mrs. Anderson does not know her original name and is anxious to discover it.
SOURCE: "LINCOLN EVENING NEWS (LINCOLN NEBRASKA) 12/28/1911
Family history states that Minnie was a Sioux Indian Girl.
This may be Minnie before her adoption into the Folden Family
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary C Watson
Age in 1860: 3 - Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1860: Cass, Nebraska Territory
Gender: Female
Post Office: Three Grove
*Household Members: Name Age
A L Foldin 36
E J Foldin 30
Philip Steel 12
Mary C Watson 3 may be Minnie name before her adoption
John Steine 31 laborer
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie A Folden
Birth Year: abt. 1858 -Age in 1870: 12
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1870: Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska
Gender: Female
Post Office: Tecumseh
Household Members: Name Age
A T Folden 46
Elizabeth J Folden 46
Minnie A Folden 12
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Home in 1880: Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska
Age: 24 - Birth Year: abt 1856 - Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter-in-law
Spouse's Name: Andrew J. - Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: At Home - Marital Status: Married
Race: White - Gender: Female
*Household Members: Name Age
Amos Anderson 76
Mary Anderson 69
David L. Anderson 38
Andrew J. Anderson 27
Minnie Anderson 24
Ora Anderson 1
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Home in 1900: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Age: 42 - Birth Date: Oct 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: White - Ethnicity: American - Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother: number of living children: 8
Mother: How many children: 9
Spouse's Name: Andrew J
Marriage Year: 1878
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 22
Residence: Union Village, Cass, Nebraska
*Household Members: Name Age
Andrew J Anderson 48
Minnie Anderson 42
Charles Anderson 21
Mabel Anderson 19
Frank Anderson 16
Loyd Anderson 13
Flora Anderson 11
Earnes Anderson 7
Arthur Anderson 4
Lela Anderson 1
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1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Age in 1910: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Alaska
Mother's Birth Place: Alaska
Spouse's Name: Andrew
Home in 1910: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Anderson 58
Minnie Anderson 53
Frank Anderson 26
Gertie Anderson 24 - daughter-in-law
Flora Anderson 21
Arthur Anderson 14
Lela Anderson 11
Amos Anderson 7
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1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie E Anderson
Home in 1920: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Age: 62 years - Birth Year: abt. 1858
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: West Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White - Sex: Female
Home owned: Own
Able to read/write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Minnie E Anderson 62
Arthur D Anderson 24
Amos W Anderson 17
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1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie E Anderson
Home in 1930: Santa Ana, Orange, California
Age: 74 - Birth Year: abt. 1856
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
*Household Members: Name Age
Henry H Sands 50
Mabel J Sands 49
Naomi M Sands 12
Minnie E Anderson 74
Union Ledger;
excerpts from a 1905 issue (exact date unknown)
Mrs.Anderson Funeral Services Sunday
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church in Union for Mrs. Minnie Anderson, 88, who died Dec. 26, 1945, at the home of her son, Frank Anderson, in Union.
Rev. T. Porter Bennett, pastor of the First Methodist churches in Plattsmouth and Union, officiated. He spoke from the Twenty-third Psalm at the request of Mrs. Anderson. Frank Cloidt sang two of her favorite hymns, "Jesus Savior Pilot Me" and "Have Thine Own Way, Lord." Mrs. L. G. Todd, of Union, served as his accompanist.
Pall bearers were grandsons of the deceased lady and included Ben Anderson of Union, Vern Fleshman, Kenneth Fleshman and Herman Anderson of Ogallala, Albert Kraeger of Mynard and Vernon T. Arn, Jr., of Plattsmouth. Interment was made in the West Union cemetery.
Minnie Folden Anderson was born in Plattsmouth Oct. 20, 1857, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Folden. She was married Oct. 4, 1877, to Andrew J. Anderson of Ashland by her father who was the pastor of the First Methodist Church of that city. Mr. Anderson died Nov. 19, 1916.
She is survived by six sons, Charles and Arthur Anderson of Brule, Louis Anderson of Oxnard, CA, Ernest Anderson of Santa Cruz, CA, Amos Anderson of Sprakeds, NY, and Frank Anderson of Union and three daughters, Mrs. Mable Sands of Santa Ana, CA, Mrs. Lela Fleshman of Ogallala and Mrs. Vernon T. Arn, St., of Plattsmouth. One daughter preceded her in infancy. There are also twenty-eight grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren.
Plattsmouth Journal, Plattsmouth, NE, 7 Jan 1946, p. 4 col. 8.
Tell of Early Days
Mrs. Minnie Anderson, who is a native born Cass county pioneer, having been born at Plattsmouth on October 16, 1856, reached her 80th birthday last October, and is able to recount many incidents of early Cass county history, having resided in the county throughout the years of her life. Her parents were Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Folden, the father being an early day circuit riding minister, who made the rounds of his parishioners on horseback, preaching in homes and pioneer schoolhouses. Mrs. Anderson well recalls the days when Indians were plentiful about Plattsmouth and over-land trains were being outfitted there to make the trip to California, where gold had been discovered.
She is happily located in a small apartment in the east part of town, where she does her own housekeeping. She has made brief visits outside the county and lived for a short time in California, but to her, Cass county is and always has been home. She likes it here better than anywhere else she has ever been and is happy and contented among the old time friends and acquaintances of this vicinity.
ARTICLE PRINTED IN THE NEWSPAPER REGARDING INDIAN WOMAN ADOPTED AT 18 MTS.
ANXIUUS
Union Woman Wants to Know if
Legislature Changed Her Name
When Young.
A.J. Anderson of Union called at the office of the secretary of state this forenoon to examine territorial legislation and in the hope of finding verification of the report that his wife's name had been changed by an act of the legislature at a time when the legislature of Nebraska has such power. This power is now vested in district courts.
Mr. Anderson married the adopted daughter of Rev. A. L. Folden, a pioneer Methodist preacher who died recently at Nebraska City. Mr. Anderson alleges that his wife was the only legally adopted child of Rev. Mr. Folden and he desires to prove that she is heir to the small amount of property he left.
Mrs. Anderson was known as Minnie Folden. She was born in 1857 and was adopted when she was eighteen months old. Rev. Mr. Folden at that time lived at the village of Wyoming, Otoe County.
Investigation of the legislative acts disclose two acts changing names, but none has yet been found changing the original name of Minnie Folden. Mrs. Anderson does not know her original name and is anxious to discover it.
SOURCE: "LINCOLN EVENING NEWS (LINCOLN NEBRASKA) 12/28/1911
Family history states that Minnie was a Sioux Indian Girl.
This may be Minnie before her adoption into the Folden Family
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary C Watson
Age in 1860: 3 - Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1860: Cass, Nebraska Territory
Gender: Female
Post Office: Three Grove
*Household Members: Name Age
A L Foldin 36
E J Foldin 30
Philip Steel 12
Mary C Watson 3 may be Minnie name before her adoption
John Steine 31 laborer
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie A Folden
Birth Year: abt. 1858 -Age in 1870: 12
Birthplace: Nebraska
Home in 1870: Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska
Gender: Female
Post Office: Tecumseh
Household Members: Name Age
A T Folden 46
Elizabeth J Folden 46
Minnie A Folden 12
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Home in 1880: Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska
Age: 24 - Birth Year: abt 1856 - Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of Household: Daughter-in-law
Spouse's Name: Andrew J. - Father's birthplace: Indiana
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: At Home - Marital Status: Married
Race: White - Gender: Female
*Household Members: Name Age
Amos Anderson 76
Mary Anderson 69
David L. Anderson 38
Andrew J. Anderson 27
Minnie Anderson 24
Ora Anderson 1
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Home in 1900: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Age: 42 - Birth Date: Oct 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: White - Ethnicity: American - Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother: number of living children: 8
Mother: How many children: 9
Spouse's Name: Andrew J
Marriage Year: 1878
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 22
Residence: Union Village, Cass, Nebraska
*Household Members: Name Age
Andrew J Anderson 48
Minnie Anderson 42
Charles Anderson 21
Mabel Anderson 19
Frank Anderson 16
Loyd Anderson 13
Flora Anderson 11
Earnes Anderson 7
Arthur Anderson 4
Lela Anderson 1
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1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie Anderson
Age in 1910: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Alaska
Mother's Birth Place: Alaska
Spouse's Name: Andrew
Home in 1910: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Anderson 58
Minnie Anderson 53
Frank Anderson 26
Gertie Anderson 24 - daughter-in-law
Flora Anderson 21
Arthur Anderson 14
Lela Anderson 11
Amos Anderson 7
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1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie E Anderson
Home in 1920: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska
Age: 62 years - Birth Year: abt. 1858
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: West Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White - Sex: Female
Home owned: Own
Able to read/write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Minnie E Anderson 62
Arthur D Anderson 24
Amos W Anderson 17
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1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Minnie E Anderson
Home in 1930: Santa Ana, Orange, California
Age: 74 - Birth Year: abt. 1856
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
*Household Members: Name Age
Henry H Sands 50
Mabel J Sands 49
Naomi M Sands 12
Minnie E Anderson 74
Union Ledger;
excerpts from a 1905 issue (exact date unknown)
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