Oliver was most likely born on Goshen Farm in 1871. He is the son of Henry Anderson and Sarah Tydings. He moved to Chicago and became a dentist.
Sources
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN3Y-9NQ : 15 August 2017), Henry T Anderson in household of H Sellman Anderson, District 3, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district ED 22, sheet 114D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,494.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3KJ-TKH : accessed 1 November 2019), Oliver S Anderson in household of Edwin A Gorsuch, Precinct 3 Baltimore city Ward 15, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 191, sheet 5B, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,614.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ND-7P1 : accessed 1 November 2019), Oliver S Anderson, Baltimore Ward 12, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 192, sheet 23A, family , NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 556; FHL microfilm 1,374,569.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6Q6-HKK : accessed 1 November 2019), Oliver S Anderson, Baltimore Ward 27, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, United States; citing ED 452, sheet 23A, line 38, family 474, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 669; FHL microfilm 1,820,669.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7XY-7SR : 28 July 2019), Oliver S Anderson, Ward 27, Baltimore City, Baltimore City, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-790, sheet 7A, line 4, family 131, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1539.
The Caper, February 2016 Issue, Pg 8.
The Andersons: From The Great Fork of Patuxent. Compiled by Cora Anderson DuLaney. Pg 51.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oliver by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Laird Anderson :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-S6000, FTDNA kit #SI16965 +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-M269
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oliver: