John ANDERSON ³

  General Notes:

With the caveat that one must be somewhat wary of the recollections of Albert Slayton Anderson (see discussion in Notes for Richard Anderson and also see comment below), note the following per family records of John Q. Anderson:

"A. S. Anderson said that his Uncle John Anderson was a refined and fairly well educated man for his day. Uncle John had been a soldier stationed at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and had seen the good land west in Indian Territory. He went to Missouri [Arkansas?] and brought his family back and settled for a time near Wilburton. Eventually he returned to Missouri [Arkansas?] and never wrote. He was said to have family records."

"Columbus Anderson, son of Uncle John Anderson and Dad's [A. S. Anderson] cousin, lived for a time near Wilburton in Indian Territory. He also went back to Missouri [Arkansas?] to live."

"John Anderson was a Deputy U. S. Marshal in Indian Territory. One night several men rode up to his yard gate and called for him. When they would not come in, he walked toward the gate. A shot rang out, and he was badly wounded but was not killed. He never did know who the men were." [It appears Martha Esther (Anderson) Shinn was the source for the quote.]

[I suspect the references to Uncle John Anderson are at least in part references to John H. Anderson, son of John Anderson. Since John Anderson was the oldest son of Richard and Martha Anderson, perhaps John H. Anderson was considered more of an uncle by his younger cousins, such as A. S. Slayton. Columbus Anderson, aka Milburn Columbus Anderson, was a son of John H. Anderson. This is the line of LeRoy Anderson, who participated in the Anderson DNA Project on behalf of our Anderson line. His father was Milburn Columbus Anderson. LeRoy's e-mail address is lande38493@aol.com, should one desire more information about his line.]

Per family records of Helen Hill, John Anderson [which one?] was also a minister. ^{4 7}

  Research Notes:

There were two John Andersons in Lawrence Co., MO that have been confused with each other. The confusion is due to the fact only one John Anderson appears in the 1850 census for Lawrence Co., MO, that being the John Anderson who was the oldest son of Richard and Martha, and only one John Anderson appears in the 1860 census for Lawrence Co., MO. Some descendants of Richard and Martha Anderson, who are unaware that their son John moved to Sebastian Co., AR before 1860, assert that the 1860 Lawrence County John Anderson is the son of Richard and Martha. This assertion leads to the further assertion that John also married Delila Foster on 21 Aug 1851, for that is the listed wife for the 1860 Lawrence County John Anderson. But, obviously, Delila Foster could not have been the first wife if she is shown as the 1860 wife.

The 1860 Lawrence County John Anderson was John F(ranklin) Anderson. Just as some descendants of Richard and Martha thought the 1860 Lawrence County John Anderson was the oldest son of Richard and Martha, so did some descendants of John F. Anderson, primarily because Richard and Martha's John is the only John in the 1850 census for Lawrence County. Barbara Anderson Strang, a descendant of John F. Anderson, has been immensely helpful in sorting out these two John Andersons. It was the confirmation that Richard and Martha's son, John, had moved to Sebastian Co., AR before 1860, that convinced her John F. was not the son of Richard and Martha. (A coincidence that also seemed to connect Richard Anderson and John F. Anderson was that at Richard's estate sale in 1858, a blind horse was sold to John Anderson and in the 1888 estate inventory for John F. Anderson a blind horse appears. But, while horses do live for more than 30 years, I expect Richard's horse was already of an advanced age in 1858.) Although Barbara does not know who John F. Anderson's parents were, family records suggest a connection to Peyton Anderson of Lawrence County, but probably as a nephew and not as a son since Peyton had a son named John M. Anderson who married Matilda Gaw on 7 May 1863 in Lawrence County. Those interested in this line should contact Barbara Anderson Strang for more information. Her e-mail address is BARBSTRANG@aol.com. Her postal address is 6614 Ivy Hill Dr., McLean, VA 22101.

  Burial Notes:

This cemetery was added to the cemetery listings at the USGenWeb website for Sebastian County, Arkansa in 2008. The website contains directions to the cemetery, as well as many photographs of tombstones. In the case of John Anderson, his tombstone confirms his dates of birth and death.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census: 1840, Barry County, Missouri. ⁸

Household of Richard Anderson: Presumed to be one of the male children in the 5-10 age range.

2. Census: 1850, Lawrence County, Missouri. ³

Household of Richard Anderson: John, 20, M, Farmer, TN

3. Deed: 1854, Lawrence County, Missouri. ⁹

By Deed dated 26 Oct 1854, Richard and Martha Anderson conveyed 80 acres (E1/2 of NE1/4 of Sec. 17, Range 25, Twp 27) to John Anderson for $100.

4. Court: 1853, Lawrence County, Missouri. ¹⁰

21 Oct 1853
State of Missouri vs. John Anderson
Indictment for betting on an election. Plead guilty. Fined $5.00.
(But, which John Anderson?)

5. Deed: 1858, Lawrence County, Missouri. ¹¹

By Deed dated 17 Aug 1858, John Anderson conveyed land to John Bingerman. Deed also signed by Mary Anderson. This deed has not been examined for the details as to property description and sales price.

6. Deed: 1859, Lawrence County, Missouri. ¹²

By Deed dated 17 Sep 1859, John Anderson conveyed land to Neil McNeil. Deed also signed by Mary Anderson. This deed has not been examined for the details as to property description and sales price.

7. Census: 1860, Sebastian County, Arkansas. ¹³

John Anderson, 28, M, Farmer, $300/$1300, TN, Illiterate
Mary Anderson, 25, F, TN
James Anderson, 5, M, MO
Fairnetta (?), 3, F, MO
John H. Anderson, 1, M, MO

8. Military Service: 1864, Lawrence County, Missouri. ¹⁴

On 30 Apr 1864, a John Anderson was enrolled as a Private in Co. A, 76th Regt., E.M.M. There is a question whether this is John Anderson, son of Richard and Martha, who had moved to Sebastian Co., AR prior to 1860, or the unrelated John F. Anderson who appears in the 1860 Census for Lawrence Co., MO. I suspect he is the son of Richard and Martha because both Green B(erry) Anderson and Zacharia T(aylor) Anderson were also in Company A, the latter being enrolled on the same day as John. These were the only Lawrence County Andersons in Company A. I speculate that after the Civil War began, John returned to Lawrence County to be with his family.

9. Census: 1870, Sebastian County, Arkansas. ¹⁵

Anderson, John, 41, M, W, Farmer, $800/$1275, TN, Can't Read or Write
Anderson, Mary, 37, F, W, Keep House, TN, Can't Write
Anderson, James, 15, M, W, At Home, MO, Attended School
Anderson, Adalina, 14, F, W, At Home, MO, Attended School, Can't Write
Anderson, John H., 13, M, W, At Home, MO, Attended School, Can't Write
Anderson, Ellen, 11, F, W, At Home, AR, Can't Read or Write
Anderson, Mary, 9, F, W, At Home, AR
Anderson, Martha, 60, F, W, At Home, KY, Can't Read or Write
Adams, Elizabeth, 22, F, W, MO

John married Mary Ann ADAMS on 12 Jun 1853 in Lawrence County, Missouri.¹ (Mary Ann ADAMS was born before 2 Sep 1831 in Tennessee,^{6 13 15} died on 2 Sep 1895 in Hacket, Sebastian County, Arkansas ^{4 6} and was buried in Unnamed Cemetery on Walter Block Farm, Sebastian County, Arkansas ⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

Note that the family records of Helen Hill show that John and Mary were married on 7 Sep 1853. ⁴

John next married Susan LANE on 5 Aug 1896 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (Gilmore, Le Flore County, Oklahoma).⁴

  Marriage Notes:

The family records of Helen Hill identify her as Mrs. Susan Lane, indicating she was a widow at the time of her marriage to John.

The author cannot locate Gilmore, OK. ⁴