Willard Richards Anderson

27 June 1855–26 September 1918 (Age 63)
Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark

The Life Summary of Willard Richards

When Willard Richards Anderson was born on 27 June 1855, in Tårs, Børglum, Hjørring, Denmark, his father, Anders Jensen Anderson, was 42 and his mother, Mariane Jensdatter, was 40. He married Rachel Richey on 21 December 1883, in Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Overton, Humboldt, Nevada, United States in 1870. He died on 26 September 1918, in Brooklyn, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willard Richards Anderson
1855–1918
Rachel Richey
1864–1940
Marriage: 21 December 1883
Willard Robert Anderson
1886–1959
Don Carlos Anderson
1889–1965
Hildred Andersen
1892–1966
Valerie Ann Anderson
1896–1908
Andrew Richey Andersen
1899–1908
Afton Frank Anderson
1902–1969
Luie Rachel Anderson
1906–1997

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 December 1883Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
    Age 4
    The Copenhagen Waterworks was the first waterworks in Denmark and served the community until 1951. It was one of the first buildings to be built outside Copenhagen's old city walls.
    1863
    Age 8
    Historical Boundaries: 1863: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1865: Sevier, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sevier, Utah, United States
    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 17
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Andrew

    Story Highlight

    1859: Robert F. Neslen Co. Anders Jensen, wife Mariane Nielsdatter and children in this company

    Transcript for Pedersen, Lars Christian, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1919], 3-4: On Monday the 6th of June a portion of our company was organized on the campground a little south of the City, into a …

    Sources (33)

    • Richard Anderson in entry for Luie Rachel Anderson, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
    • Richd Jansen in household of Jansen, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Richard Anderson in entry for Afton F Anderson and Kathrene Winn, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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