A Rose By Any Other Name ...
What’s In A Name? Actually, quite a bit. I want you to meet Andrew A. Dahl, from Danetown, Santiago Township, Sherburne County, Minnesota. He was born in Denmark, in 1857. His father was Anders Jorgenson Dahl. As was the custom in Denmark, Andrew’s last name then became Anderson. Andrew immigrated to the United States in 1879 and quickly settled in Sherburne County. All of this back story is important because Andrew and his wife Mary settled in Danetown. There was an abundance of Andersons living in the area. So much so, that produce checks from the Minneapolis markets to the farmers often got mixed up and delivery became very confused. The story goes: Andrew, in an effort to simplify his life and insure that he received his produce checks, legally changed his name to Dahl. This name change occurred sometime after 1900. The court record continues for a generation when at least one of his four surviving children had to agai...