Charles L Anderson

11 April 1846–10 December 1909

Charles L Anderson was born on 11 April 1846 in Viken, Sweden, to Anders and Kajsa Anderson. He moved to Utah Territory with his family in 1862. He was a farmer and stock raiser, and he also had interests in mining. On 16 March 1867, he married Ellen Britta Akerberg, and they had eight children. He was active in civic affairs, serving as both a city councilman in Grantsville, Utah Territory, and as mayor of the town. He also served as a representative in the Utah legislature and was in the Tooele Stake presidency for twenty years. Anderson died on 10 December 1909 and was buried in Grantsville.[1]

  1. [1] Calle [Charles] Andersson, christening record, 12 Apr. 1846, “Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records, 1642–1897; index 1681–1860,” database with images, FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYMS-NYZ?i=136&cc=1978773; “Anderson, Charles L.,” in Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History, 1901), 544; Orson F. Whitney, History of Utah (Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon and Sons, 1904), 4:392–393; “Charles L. Anderson,” Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity (Chicago: National Historical Record, 1902), 409; “Charles L Anderson,” Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele Co., UT, Find a Grave, posted 28 Oct. 2008 (memorial no. 30940341), accessed 3 July 2019, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30940341/charles-l-anderson.