William Bach Anderson

Brief Life History of William Bach

When William Bach Anderson was born on 10 August 1916, in Ramona, Washington, Oklahoma, United States, his father, William Bach Anderson, was 23 and his mother, Maude M Nickerson, was 21. He married Mildred Jean Kovall on 28 September 1949, in Indiana, United States. He registered for military service in 1941. He died in February 1989, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Bach Anderson
1916–1989
Dorothy Mae Allen
1923–1991
Marriage: 4 February 1953

Sources (13)

  • William Bach Anderson Stuart in household of James Richard Stuart, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • William Bach Anderson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • William Bach Anderson, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1917 · The Green Corn Rebellion

A farmer’s revolt known as the Green Corn Rebellion resulted due to frustration toward landowners and local authorities. A small group of wealthy landowners obtained property by fraudulent means which forced many Oklahoma farmers into a tenancy in 1917. Many farmers joined the Working Class Union who became hostile toward county officials. Hundreds of men gathered on the farm of John Spears in Sasakwa where they planned to march to Washington to repeal the draft act and end the war. Their plan included eating green corn and beef along the way, which gave the rebellion its name. An informer alerted authorities and their effort was halted as several groups collided with the rebels, firing shots into the air. The men scattered, three were killed, over 400 were arrested, and 150 were convicted and received federal prison sentences.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

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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