JOHN E. ANDERSON, Cleveland, Ohio.
John E. Anderson was born in Warren, Ohio, on February 17, 1858, where he attended school until he was 13 years of age. At this time his father, a wholesale grocer and confectioner, failed in business, and the young man was compelled to start out for himself. When he left home his father gave him a $2 bill, all he possessed, as a starter, and $1.20 of that went to pay railroad fare to Akron. Here he secured a situation as news agent on the Atlantic & Great Western, and so well did he do in this business that he followed it until July, 1878, when he went to firing on the Erie. After firing two years he became dissatisfied and went to the Wheeling & Lake Erie, but not finding things there as represented, he returned to the Erie, being promoted to engineer on April 16, 1886. Mr. Anderson soon began to pull freight, but was injured in a wreck near Aurora, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered, and this is the reason he, though one of the best freight engineers on the division, is running a yard engine at Cleveland. Mr. Anderson was married on June 20, 1890, to Miss Emma L. Heppner, and they have one daughter, Ruth. He has been a member of Lodge 167, B. of L. E., for the past twelve years, and takes an active interest in the workings of the order.

Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.

From the December, 1935 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
Mahoning Division engineer John E. Anderson of Cleveland was recently placed on the special allowance payroll and retired at age 78 after 52 years, 10 months of service.

From the June, 1936 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
John E. Anderson, 78, retired Erie engineer, died May 15th (1936) at his home, 1670 Elvur Avenue, Lakewood, OH, and was buried at Warren, his former home. Many engineers accompanied the body from Cleveland. He is survived by his wife, Emma.