Brief Life History of James Alfred
When James Alfred Anderson was born on 28 February 1885, in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, his father, James Anderson, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Kershaw, was 28. He married Hulda Cathrine Hofer on 24 March 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Garden City, Rich, Utah, United States in 1900 and United States in 1930. He died on 10 April 1945, in Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Sources (22)
- J A Anderson in entry for Elbert James Anderson, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- James Alfred Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- James A. Anderson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1885–1945 Male
1886–1968 Female
Children (2)
1911–2008 Female
1918–1990 Male
Parents and Siblings
1850–1924 Male
1856–1931 Female
Siblings (9)
1879–1906 Female
1881–1961 Female
1883–1977 Female
1885–1945 Male
1887–1887 Female
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World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
Age 11
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 16
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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