Brief Life History of John
When John Anderson was born on 3 December 1886, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, John Hyrum Anderson, was 22 and his mother, Anna Charlotte Eliason, was 20. He married Coila Montrose on 17 March 1909, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Providence, Cache, Utah, United States in 1910 and River Heights, Cache, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 17 May 1968, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- John Anderson, "United States 1950 Census"
- John Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- John Anderson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1891 · The Logan Tabernacle is Dedicated
The Logan Tabernacle was dedicated by Wilford Woodruff in 1891 and has been a center piece of Logan since then. In the late 1980's, the Tabernacle underwent a restoration project that restored all the original pioneer designs. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John and Coila Anderson
John & Coila Anderson taken from Short Biography of John Anderson: “Memories of My Father,” 20 July, 1978 for Anderson Reunion by daughter, Luella A. Shipley; “Coila Montrose Anderson, also by Luella; …
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