The Porter County Vidette

March 29th, 1916

Joseph Anderson, 75 years old, Civil War veteran, Odd Fellow, retired famer, and for thirteen years superintendent of Porter County infirmary and poor farm, died this morning shortly after 9'o'clock in his home at the corner of Pearl and Napoleon streets, from pneumonia that developed ten days ago following a general decline that begun early in the winter.

 

Mr. Anderson was on of the best known men in this section of the county. Nearly all his life he had lived there. He formerly owned a farm west of the city, and left it to take the poor farm responsibilities. He later sold it and bought a fine farm north of the city, where he lived until tow years ago, when he retired and came here to live. His Odd Fellows membership was with Magenta Lodge at Wheeler, but he belonged to the local Rebekah Lodge.

 

Mr Anderson was twice married. After he death of his first he, twenty-five years ago, married Miss Louise Steinberg, who survives, besides one daughter, Mrs. Ed Tofte, of Pearl Street. He was a brother of Martin Anderson, Coffeyville Kansas,; Mrs. G.H. Mennel, New Buffalo; Mrs. Sarah Norris, Benton Harbor, and Mrs. John Daugherty, St. Joseph, all in the state of Michigan, and Mrs. Lyle Canton, Redkey Indiana.

 

Since the death of Peter A. Marquart, Mr. Anderson held the distinction of being Porter County's oldest Odd Fellow. The two men were close friends, and at one time celebrated their anniversaries together. For his good service during the Civil War, Mr. Anderson received a pension. He was a native of Jasper County, but came here in early life.