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Carl Daniel "Dan" Andersen was born on June 18, 1907 in Boelus, Nebraska in Howard County. He was raised among Baptists, and served in the Belgian Congo with his wife Martha. At some juncture, they joined with the open brethren (OB), then joined the TW's (EB) in 1948 after a disagreement with A.P. Gibbs about reception at Greenwood Hills Conference Center at a missions conference. He became a laboring brother among the TW's.

Dan was the son of Paul Andersen (b. 1883 Dannebrog, Howard, NE - d. 1975 Des Moines, IA) & Hulda Marie Danielsen Andersen (b. 1888 Council Bluffs, IA - d. 1978 Des Moines, IA). In 1920, the family was living in nearby Loup Fork.

He had a younger sister, Rosa Viola Andersen Doane (b. 1912 Howard Co., NE - d. 1996 Portland, Multnomah, OR, who relocated to Portland in 1937 for nurses' training at Emanuel Hospital, where she eventually retired as an anesthetist. in 1949, she married Lewis Leslie Doane (b. 1915 Cornelius, Washington, OR - d. 1991 Portland, OR).

Lewis owned and operated Doane's Shoe Store for 17 years, and was noted as a Bible teacher for Northwest churches, clubs and senior citizen centers. He was also a member of the Christian Businessmen's Council, and of Grace & Truth Chapel. Her memorial service was at Grace Bible Fellowship. Lewis was a son of Leslie Lewis Doane (b. 1886 Baker City, Baker, OR - d. 1971 Multnomah Co., OR) & Emma A. Krause Doane (1889-1937 Cornelius, OR). Lewis' father's 2nd wife was Lela Leona Peterson Doane (b. 1887 Clay Center, Clay, KS - d. 1972 Forest Grove, Washington, OR).

Dan attended Moody Bible Institute in preparation for the mission field in Africa, joined by Martha Carolyn Andersen, who would become his wife in 1929. Dan studied at Moody 1926-1928, then a year at Des Moines University. Martha studied 1926-1927 at Moody, returning home due to illness.

Martha Carolyn Andersen was born on May 6, 1907 in Dannebrog, Nebraska, in the same county as Dan's birthplace, Howard County. She was a daughter of Maurits Christian Andersen (b. 1863 Rodding, Denmark - d. 1944 Dannebrog, NE) & Ananea Mortine Kirstine Christensen Andersen (b. 1869 Rodding, Denmark - d. 1942 Dannebrog, NE). Maurits' family emigrated to the U.S. in 1887, and Ananea's family in 1893, they were married in Rodding in 1893. Maurits was self-employed as early as 1900 as a shoemaker.

Dan and Martha were married in 1929 at at the Dannebrog Baptist Church in Howard Co., NE and lived with Dan's parents at Loup Fork until leaving for the Congo in 1930, their passport issued June 20 of that year. The family returned to the U.S. (via Antwerp, Belgium and NYC) in Oct. 1934 for a furlough. In 1938, their nurse in the DRC was Miss Maude Hogeland of the Unevangelized Tribes Mission (UTM) in Panzi, Kikwit, Kwilu, DRC, where they were serving with the Rogers and Whitaker families from 1930-1940 until joining the open brethren, then in 1948 joining with the TW's.

In 1940, they were furloughing at Dan's sister's in Canby, Clackamas, Oregon, and they relocated to Brazil, then Africa. In 1950, they resided in Topeka, breaking bread at the Kansas City Meeting Room in KCMO.

Joyce Estella Leonard Hjelm (b. 1930 White City, Morris, KS - d. 2013 Englewood, Arapahoe, CO) and her elder sister Lois Nadine Leonard Neal (b. 1925 White City, KS) resided with the Andersen family in Topeka in 1950. Joyce was employed as a secretary at National Bank, and Lois as a bookbinder. Joyce & Lois were daughters of George Gilbert Leonard (b. 1895 Alexis, Warren, IL - d. 1985 Junction City, Geary, KS) & Estella Alberta Becker Leonard (b. 1898 White City, KS - d. 1966 Salina, Saline, KS), and raised Lutheran.

Estella's paternal grandfather Paul Henry Becker, Sr. (b. 1813 Wintersheim/Beikenheison, Mainz-Bingen, Germany - d. 1901 White City, KS) was regarded as a pioneer resident of White City, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1871, his wife and children followed later in 1873 on the S.S. Vaderland] via Philadelphia. Paul initially settled in Peoria, Illinois, and at Clarks Creek, near White City in Morris Co., Kansas by 1880. Paul's wife was Catharine Becker (b. 1817 Wintersheim/Beikenheison, Germany - d. 1881 White City, KS).

By 1951, the Andersen family had relocated to Lawrence, KS still with the KCMO meeting. By 1953, Dan & Martha were in fellowship with the Des Moines Meeting Room. In March of 1959, Dan ministered in Trinidad. In April of 1962, he ministered in Barbados.

At some juncture, Dan & Martha relocated to Tampa, Florida, then in 1990 to Altona, Manitoba where they lived the duration of their lives near one of their daughters. Dan was promoted to Glory on Dec. 29, 1990, Martha followed on May 22, 1994.

Children:

• Rachel A. Andersen Reeves (b. 1933 Panzi, DRC) - see Reeves family @ Des Moines Meeting Room.
• David Paul Andersen (b. 1935 Boelus, NE - d. 1962 Des Moines, IA).
• Marilyn M. Andersen Perry (b. 1938 Panzi, DR)
• Carolyn K. Andersen Harman (b. 1938 Panzi, DRC)
• Donald L. "Don" Andersen (b. 1942 OR). In 1963, Don was employed with the Cowles Media Co., and in 1965 in the dietary dept. of Iowa Methodist Hospital.
• Daniel D. "Dan" Andersen (b. 1944 Howard Co., NE)
• Timothy J. Andersen

Sources

• Ancestry.com
• Findagrave.com
• EB/TW AAB's 1953-1962