The Ohio Connection

Born in Camden, Ohio, on September 13, 1876, and spent his formative years in Clyde—upon which he would later base his novel, Winesburg, Ohio.
In 1900, He attended Wittenberg Academy (now Wittenberg University) in Springfield, Ohio.
In 1904, Anderson moved to Elyria. Ultimately, Anderson lived in Ohio about half of his life.
In 1904, he married Cornelia Lane of Toledo, Ohio.
At various points in his life, he worked as a warehouse laborer, as an advertising copywriter, as the president of two companies, and in the mail-order paint business.
In 1912, Anderson experienced a psychological breakdown in Elyria, Ohio.
On November 28, 1912, Anderson “left business for literature,” walking out of his office as president of the Anderson Manufacturing Company in Elyria, Ohio.
In 1919, Anderson rewrote several short stories and collected them as Winesburg, Ohio.