Porter County Vidette
March 29th, 1916
Joseph Anderson, 75 years old, Civil War veteran, Odd Fellow, retired farmer, and for thirteen years superindedent of the 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 began early in the winter.
Mr. Anderson was one of the best known men in this secton of the county. Nearly all his life he had lived here. He formerly owned a farm west of this 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 unitl two years ago, when he retired and came here to live. His Odd Fellow membership was with Megenta Lodge at Wheeler, but he belonged to the local Rebekah Lodge.
Mr. Anderson was twice married. After the 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 Kas.; 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.