Anderson Booker (abt. 1842 - 1926)

Born about 1842 in Florida

Died 25 Nov 1926 at about age 84 in Bexar, Texas, United States

Biography

Anderson Booker is a part of US Black heritage.

Anderson Booker served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 34th Regiment, U.S. Colored Troops

Anderson was born about 1842 in Florida. He was a farmer on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina^[1] before enlisting in the Union Army during the Civil War. He served with the 34th U.S. Colored Infantry and later was a Buffalo Soldier with Company H of the 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment.

Anderson settled in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas after his military service. By 1880 he had married to wife Carrie Jackson and had one child. He was listed in the San Antonio directory as a City Engineer, employed by the city. In 1887 he filed for an invalid pension based on his military service. By 1900 Anderson and Carrie had seven children and he was listed as a surveyor in the Federal census. He passed away in Bexar County, Texas in 1926 and was buried in San Antonio National Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ According to "African American Doctors of World War I: The Lives of 104 Volunteers", by W. Douglas Fisher and Joann H Buckley, McFarland, Nov 2015

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: 1291; Page: 59C; Enumeration District: 012
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #40332313 (accessed 18 December 2021)
  Anderson Booker (29), married self (head), Laborer, in household of Anderson Booker (29) in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA. Born in Florida. With wife Cally, 1 child.

• 1891 City Directory: "San Antonio, Texas, U.S., City Directories, 1891-1894"
  Ancestry Record 4492 #1113 (accessed 18 December 2021)
  Name: Anderson Booker; Residence Date: 1891; Residence Place: San Antonio, Texas, USA; Business Address: 319 N San Marcos; Occupation: Employe City Engineer.

• 1887 Civil War Pension: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
  The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 42
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #4791674 (accessed 18 December 2021)
  Name: Anderson Booker; Gender: Male; Unit: H. 9" U.S. Cav.; H 34 U.S.C. Infantry; Filing Date: 20 Aug 1887; Place Filed: Texas, USA; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Carrie Booker; Roll number: 42. (Widow pension filed 3 Jan 1926)

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1241611
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #43021694 (accessed 18 December 2021)
  Anderson Booker (58), married, Surveyor, head of household in San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas. Born in Florida, USA. Owns house. With wife Carrie, 7 children.

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T624_1531; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 1375544
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #27685300 (accessed 18 December 2021)
  Anderson Booker, married, Chain Man, head of household in San Antonio Ward 3, Bexar, Texas, USA. Born in Virginia. With wife Carrie, 5 children, 1 grandson.

• 1926 Death Registration: "Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4876 #5874554 (accessed 18 December 2021)
  Anderson Booker death 25 Nov 1926.

• 1926 Interment: "U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962"
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2590 #2074809 (accessed 18 December 2021)
  Name: Anderson Booker; Death Date: 25 Nov 1926; Cemetery: San Antonio National Cemetery; Burial Location: San Antonio, Texas.Pvt, Co H, 9th Regmt, US Cav.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #3060567 San Antonio National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas

• "African American Doctors of World War I: The Lives of 104 Volunteers", by W. Douglas Fisher and Joann H Buckley, McFarland, Nov 2015. See Section on Arthur Booker, p. 40-44