James William Anderson

Brief Life History of James William

When James William Anderson was born on 28 February 1875, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Archibald Adamson Anderson, was 38 and his mother, Caroline Andersson, was 44. He married Martha Amelia Allred on 2 April 1897, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1917 and Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 11 October 1945, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James William Anderson
1875–1945
Martha Amelia Allred
1877–1963
Marriage: 2 April 1897
Beulah Amelia Anderson
1898–1971
James Clair Anderson
1900–1971
Vernon Hazen Anderson
1903–1964
Alton Boyd Anderson
1905–1965
Alma Owen Anderson
1909–1987
Eva Maurine Anderson
1913–1994
Mary Marjorie Anderson
1918–1995

Sources (57)

  • James William Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • James W Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • James W Anderson, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn

An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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