James Marion Anderson

Brief Life History of James Marion

When James Marion Anderson was born on 21 March 1871, in Cedar, Missouri, United States, his father, John William Anderson, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Young, was 24. He married Leota Mae Sheeks on 23 August 1894, in Cedar, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Washington Township, Cedar, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Linn Township, Cedar, Missouri, United States in 1910. He died on 31 March 1944, in Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Hominy, Osage, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Marion Anderson
1871–1944
Leota Mae Sheeks
1878–1908
Marriage: 23 August 1894
Eugene Joseph Anderson
1895–1966
Marie Anderson
1897–1990
Orville Clyde Anderson
1900–1971
Hermit G Anderson
1906–1977

Sources (7)

  • Maron Anderson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Marion Anderson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Marion Anderson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

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.

1889

The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889

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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