John Dennis Anderson (1884 - 1980)

Born 2 Oct 1884 in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Post) Anderson — married 21 Dec 1905 in Craig, Oklahoma, USA

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1980 at age 95 in Fort Gibson, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

When John Dennis Anderson was born on October 2, 1884, in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, his father, Albert, was 27 and his mother, Louisa, was 18. He married Margaret Post on December 21, 1905, in Craig, Oklahoma. He died on February 8, 1980, in his hometown at the age of 95, and was buried in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.^[1]

Narrative from Findagrave.com:^[2]

Son of Albert Anderson and Louisa Cordery.

John "Dennis" Anderson (Cherokee) was born in the Ft. Gibson bottom. He moved to Cherokee Co. after his marriage to Margaret Post (Cherokee) of Woodall and returned to Ft. Gibson in the 1940's.

They had 8 children: twins who died and Vendetta who drowned (all 3 buried at this cem.); Carrieretha Anderson Dause and Evadene Anderson Dause (both buried at Citizens Cem., Ft. Gibson, OK); William Albert, Willis (buried at Holland Cem., Cherokee Co., OK), and Charles E. Anderson (buried at Citizens Cem., Ft. Gibson, OK).

He was a farmer and worked for the Highway Department. He had diabetes and had lost one leg before he died. He was part Cherokee and he and Margaret were metioned in C. W. West's Book, "Fort Gibson, Gateway to the West."

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260105576201/facts
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5755037/john-dennis-anderson

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 15, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1845; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1241845

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Nash, Muskogee, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1263; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1375276

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Park Hill, Cherokee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1451; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 1026

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Park Hill, Cherokee, Oklahoma; Roll: 1897; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 246.0; FHL microfilm: 2341631

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Crittenden, Cherokee, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3282; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 11-5

• Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995; Spouse Margaret Post, Film Number 001290348

• U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; child Willis Allen Anderson

• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Birth Place Ft Gibson Mu, Oklahoma

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; State (Year) SSN issued Oklahoma - Before 1951; Last Residence Fort Gibson, 74434, Muskogee, Oklahoma

• The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Oklahoma; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147