Contains biographical and historical sketches, photographs, family documents, and a genealogy that chronicles the family history of Oscar C. Anderson, son of William E. Anderson and Phebe Kelly who was born in 1881 in Elm River, Wayne County, Illinois and settled in Athelstane, Marinette County, Wisconsin. The paternal ancestry goes back to Edward Anderson born 1810 in North Carolina, and the maternal ancestry spans numerous lineages, many coming from original proprietors of Hartford and other Connecticut communities and also connecting to Agnes Harris, a gateway ancestor to royalty.