Brief Life History of Wilford Ephriam
When Wilford Ephriam Anderson was born on 6 August 1872, in Hyrum, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Andrew Arne Anderson, was 36 and his mother, Johanna Hogensen Andersdotter, was 30. He married Martha Dille on 9 October 1896. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 1, Washington, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 20 April 1954, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States.
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- Wilfred E Anderson in entry for Anderson, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"
- Wilford Ephriam Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Wilford E. Anderson in entry for George A. Anderson, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Marriage Records, 1906-1968"
Spouse and Children
1872–1954 Male
1877–1956 Female
Children (6)
1904–1991 Male
1906–1977 Female
1908–1981 Female
1910–1977 Female
1912–1912 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1836–1915 Male
1841–1911 Female
Siblings (4)
1871–1871 Female
1872–1954 Male
1876–1946 Male
1878–1943 Male
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 3
1888
Age 16
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 24
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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Andrew Andersen, from Nancy Ashcroft, sources cited, Horace Ralph was a main source
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