Fisher Family Genealogy

ANDERSON, Andrew Gustaf

Male 1848 - 1916  (68 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name ANDERSON, Andrew Gustaf 
    • To be fully vetted: Andrew Gustaf "Gus" Anderson was born Andrew Gustaf Swenson. He left Swenden when he was about 19 years old. He was a sailor for four years until his ship docked in Port Madison, Washington in 1873 and he decided he didn't want to leave. He changed his name to Andrew Gustaf Anderson and wore a long beard so that he wouldn't be caught for jumping ship. It was quite common for men to jump ship at Port Blakely and "Gus" Anderson's son Ralph wrote that over the years his father let dozens of men hide at his place until their ships sailed again. Gus Anderson was first employed on the George Meig farm. He used his gardening experience to raise produce for the cookhouse at the mill in Port Madison. In 1873 Gus Anderson filed a claim on an 80 acre homestead. His homestead was about a half mile south of Island Center. The lumber for the Anderson house was brought from the Port Madison mill to Winslow on a raft and then brought by oxen over the old Skid Road from Eagle Harbor to Island Center. That first house became the first story of the southern end of the eventually completed Anderson house. He added onto the house between 1873 and 1876. Gus's son Ralph Waldo Anderson lived in this house at Route 4, Box 4693 on Bainbridge Island until his own death in 1979. In 1879, Andrew Gus Anderson married Ida Laurel Hoskinson, daughter of Riley M. and Martha (Fisher) Hoskinson, pioneer settlers of Bainbridge Island. Ida was born March 10, 1854 in Rushville, Illinois and died May 24, 1936 in Manette, Washington. Gus Anderson was the biggest chicken farmer on Bainbridge Island. He had 3,000 chickens, and also raised hogs, cattle and other livestock. Gus also supplied produce that he grew to the Port Blakely and Port Madison cookhouses. Andrew Gus Anderson died of heart failure. He dropped dead on a path near his house on Bainbridge Island. Mr. Anderson's funeral was held at the hall at Island Center and was attended by nearly all the residents of the Island. His tombstone reads as follows: Andrew G. Anderson born Jan. 3, 1847 died May 18, 1916 Ida L. Anderson born 1854 died 1936. Andrew Gus and Ida Laurel (Hoskinson) Anderson had four children: Roland "Rollie" Anderson (born Aug. 10, 1881-died after 1938); Theodore Anderson (Feb. 24, 1883-died between 1916 and 1938); Ethel Eunice Anderson (April 20, 1886-April 5, 1938), wife of Emil B. Olsen; and Ralph Waldo Anderson (Dec. 26, 1887-June 21, 1979). Ralph W. Anderson contributed information about his parents to the Bainbridge Island Historical Society and Museum and the the book "Kitsap County History".  
    Birth 3 Jan 1848  Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    CENSUS 5 Jun 1880  Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Ida's sister Edith Garrison and brother David Hite living with Ida and husband Andrew Anderson.
    • Occupation: gardener
    1880 US Census: Port. Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA, p 7
    1880 US Census: Port. Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA, p 7
    CENSUS Feb 1883  Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Occupation: farmer
    • Someone named L. Griffin, woodsman, living with Andrew and wife Ida.
    1883 Washington State Census: Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA, p 16
    1883 Washington State Census: Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA, p 16
    CENSUS Feb 1885  Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Occupation: farmer
    1885 Washington State Census: Kitsap Co., WA
    1885 Washington State Census: Kitsap Co., WA
    CENSUS 1889  Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Occupation: farmer
    1889 Washington State Census: Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA
    1889 Washington State Census: Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA
    CENSUS 14 Jun 1900  Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Naturalized 1863, 36 yrs in the US
      Occupation: farmer
      Can read and write
      Own farm, mortgaged
    1900 US Census: Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA, sht 14A
    1900 US Census: Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA, sht 14A
    CENSUS 29 Apr 1910  Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Naturalized 1872 (note different date vs 1900 census)
      Occupation: farmer, poultry farm, owner
      Can read and write
      Own farm, free of mortgage
    1910 US Census: Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA, sht 10A
    1910 US Census: Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA, sht 10A
    Death 18 May 1916  Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Name listed as Andrew Gusta Anderson
      Occupation: rancher
      Cause: Aortic insufficiency with myocarditis, about 2 yrs
      Informant: Ralph Anderson (son), Port Blakely, RFD
    Death certificate: Andrew Gustaf Anderson 1916
    Death certificate: Andrew Gustaf Anderson 1916
    Burial 21 May 1916  Island Center Cemetery, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Burial location on death certificate listed as Fletchers Bay Cemetery
      Undertaker: Home Undertaking Co., Seattle
    Headstone: Andrew and Ida L. (Hoskinson) Anderson
    Headstone: Andrew and Ida L. (Hoskinson) Anderson
    EVENT 6 Oct 1946  Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Andrew and Ida Hoskinsin house 1946
    Andrew and Ida Hoskinsin house 1946
    "OLD HOUSES are hard to find on Bainbridge. Andrew Anderson, a Swedish sailor who "jumped ship" and settled on the island in early days, and his wife, Ida Hoskinson Anderson, daughter of the "weather man," carried the boards for this home on their backs more than four miles from the head of Eagle Harbor to Island Center. Their son, Ralph, still lives in the house and uses the original well, which once had sweep and an oaken bucket."
    Person ID I1228  Main
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2023 

    Family HOSKINSON, Ida L.,   b. Abt 1853, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1936, Manette, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1879  Seattle, King Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Married at Methodist Episcopal Parsonage by Isaac Dillion, Pastor
      Witnessed by Ida's brother Stewart Hoskinson and John B. Bangs
    Marriage Certificate: Andrew Anderson and Ida L. Hoskinson 1879
    Marriage Certificate: Andrew Anderson and Ida L. Hoskinson 1879
    Sworn statement by S. F. Hoskinson re marriage of Andrew Anderson and Ida L. Hoskinson 1879
    Sworn statement by S. F. Hoskinson re marriage of Andrew Anderson and Ida L. Hoskinson 1879
    Sworn statement by (brother) S. F. Hoskinson that Andrew Anderson and (sister) Ida L. Hoskinson are residents of Washington Territory, of lawful age, and have no impediments to marriage.
    Children 
     1. ANDERSON, Rolland Arthur,   b. 10 Aug 1881, Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     2. ANDERSON, Theodore,   b. Apr 1883, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. ANDERSON, Ethel Eunice,   b. 20 Apr 1886   d. 5 Apr 1938 (Age 51 years)  [Birth]
     4. ANDERSON, Ralph Waldo,   b. 26 Dec 1886, Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1979, Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jan 1848 - Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Feb 1879 - Seattle, King Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 5 Jun 1880 - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - Feb 1883 - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - Feb 1885 - Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1889 - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 14 Jun 1900 - Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 29 Apr 1910 - Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 May 1916 - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 May 1916 - Island Center Cemetery, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 6 Oct 1946 - Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S725] Washington State Death Records, 1883-1960, (Ancestry,com), 3 Jun 1916, File No. 1110 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S142] 1880 US Census, Washington, (Ancestry.com), 5 Jun 1880, p 7 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S144] 1883 Washington State Census, (Ancestry.com), Feb 1883, Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., p 16 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S145] 1885 Washington State Census, (Ancestry.com), Feb 1885 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S146] 1889 Washington State Census, (Ancestry.com), 1889, Port Blakely, Kitsap Co. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S747] 1900 US Census, Washington, (Ancestry.com), 14 Jun 1900, Eagle Harbor, sht 14A (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S520] 1910 US Census, Washington , (Ancestry.com), 29 Apr 1910, Eagle Harbor, sht 10A (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S749] News articles: The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle WA , (The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle WA ), 6 Oct 1946, The Sunday Times Rotogravure, p 6 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S576] Washington State Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Ancestry.com), 10 Feb 1879, Cert No. 334 (Reliability: 3).