Brief Life History 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 Nielsdatter, 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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Sources (34)
- 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"
Spouse and Children
1855–1918 Male
1864–1940 Female
Children (7)
1886–1959 Male
1889–1965 Male
1892–1966 Female
1896–1908 Female
1899–1908 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1812–1884 Male
1815–1896 Female
Siblings (12)
1834–1914 Male
1836–1909 Male
1838–1920 Female
1840–1919 Male
1844–1913 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1859 · Copenhagen Waterworks
Age 4
1863
Age 8
1872 · The First National Park
Age 17
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.
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 …
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