George W Anderson (1835 - 1888)

Born 10 Dec 1835 in Portage, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Campbell) Bechtel — married 23 Mar 1856 in Huntington, Indiana, United States

Husband of Priscilla (Harrison) Anderson — married 15 Jan 1865 in Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1888 at age 52 in Barkley Township, Jasper, Indiana, United States

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Robinson-Peasley Family History

Biography

George W Anderson was born to Warren Anderson and Sarah Labaw in 1835.^[1]

In 1865, George married Priscilla Harrison.^[2][3][4]

1. Alice Melissa b. 1865^[3][4][5][6]
2. Arthur Judson b. 1870^[3][4][6][7]
3. James Hudson b. 1873^[4][6][8]
4. George Ferris b. 1876 d. 1965^[4][6]
5. Frederic Omer b. 1879 d. 1923^[4][9][6]
6. Claude Earl b. 1881^[6][10]

George died in 1888.^[11]

DNA Statements

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Frances (Peasley) Robinson and Diane (Titterington) Mercer, her 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are George Anderson and Priscilla Harrison, the great grandparents of both Frances (Peasley) Robinson and Diane (Titterington) Mercer. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins, based on sharing 340 cM across 17 segments.

Research Notes

His cousin is George B Anderson (1835-) and some family trees conflate the two. Robinson-27225 21:27, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJD-5Q5 : 19 December 2020), George Anderson in household of Warren Anderson, Shawnee Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRQQ-84T : 10 December 2017), George Anderson and Priscilla Harrison, 15 Jan 1865; citing Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004839015.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFQ-YG4 : 12 April 2016), George Anderson, Indiana, United States; citing p. 10, family 83, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,831.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9Z-WLV : 7 September 2017), George Anderson, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 59, sheet 257A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0286; FHL microfilm 1,254,286.
5. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HMXH-88T2 : 3 August 2022), Geo Anderson in entry for Charles A McColly, 1884.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} "Obituary" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) Chicago Heights Star (Chicago, Illinois) March 29, 1923; Page Ten Newspapers Clip: 113962296
7. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQHN-BPG : 9 March 2018), George Anderson in entry for Arthur J. Anderson, 27 Jan 1940; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,831,898.
8. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR2-39RB : 1 March 2021), George Anderson in entry for James H Anderson, 1935.
9. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8Z1-D1G : 18 August 2022), George Anderson in entry for Fred O Anderson and Marie M Beatty, 1914.
10. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M6-XPSW : 18 March 2018), George Andersen in entry for Claud E Andersen, 12 Mar 1940; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
11. ↑ Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ7P-2T4 : 3 December 2014), George Anderson, 15 Jul 1888, Barkley Township, Indiana; from "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." County Health Office, Rensselaer.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 February 2019), memorial page for George Anderson (10 Dec 1835–15 Jul 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #78323282, citing Prater Cemetery, Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Pam Pavot (contributor 47040266).