Brief Life History of Elam Henry
When Elam Henry Anderson was born on 10 June 1875, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, James Anderson, was 32 and his mother, Hannah Matilda Cheney, was 26. He married Caroline Elizabeth Petersen on 11 April 1900, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States for about 5 years and Fairview Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 10 May 1955, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Sources (48)
- Elam H Anderson in entry for Melba Anderson, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Elmer Anderson, "United States Census, 1940"
- E. H. Anderson in entry for Elam De Mar Anderson and Florence Lilliam Kennedy, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1875–1955 Male
1880–1967 Female
Children (8)
1901–1963 Male
1903–1988 Female
1905–1987 Male
1907–2002 Female
1909–1980 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1842–1922 Male
1849–1940 Female
Siblings (9)
1866–1951 Male
1869–1944 Female
1871–1957 Female
1873–1955 Male
1875–1955 Male
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 1
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
Age 1
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 21
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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Life of James Anderson
By Loren Asceal Anderson In writing the story of my father's life, it is not intended to occupy any center of interest for myself, however, it might be of interest to the reader to know the circumsta …
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