Rufus E Anderson

Brief Life History of Rufus E

When Rufus E Anderson was born in November 1897, in West Virginia, United States, his father, Edward Anderson, was 31 and his mother, Flora Addilee Williams, was 29. He lived in Williamsburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States in 1900 and Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1910. He died in 1948, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

Edward Anderson
1866–
Flora Addilee Williams
1868–1923
Florence J. Anderson
1887–1936
Azor Elezar Anderson
1890–1963
Faran A Anderson
1891–
Esrom A. Anderson
1892–
Rexie P Anderson
1893–
Rufus E Anderson
1897–1948
Luther Aaron Anderson
1899–1985

Sources (4)

  • Rufus E Anderson in household of Flora A Anderson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Rufus Anderson, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Rufus E. Anderson, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

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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