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John Anderson 1720

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William Anderson
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William Anderson

Anderson Coat of Arms, Family Crest Origin of Image Displayed: Scottish Other Origins: Swedish, Danish, Scottish. German On the western coast of Scotland and on the Hebrides islands the Anderson family was born among the ancient Dalriadan clans. This name comes from the given name Andrew, which is itself derived from the Greek name Andreas, meaning man or manly. Spelling variations include: Anderson, Andison, Andersonne, Andersoun, Andirsoone, Andresoun, Androson, Andirston, Andrewson and many more. First found in the Great Glen and Strathspey, where the Anderson family was seated from ancient times. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Thomas Anderson, who settled in Virginia in 1634; as did Joseph Anderson and Richard Anderson in 1635; Alester Anderson, who came to New England in 1652. The Motto Translated: Stand Sure

              William Anderson

                1st half of photo Date: Sat, Feb-25-2006 4:28 PM Subject: Re: Anderson Photo 1909 Hello, Bob! I just opened your e-mail. I believe the photo was taken much earlier than 1909. The young boy in the lower right who is looking to the sky is my grandfather John S. Anderson. He was born in 1881. My guess is that he appears to be a boy in his early teens in this photo. That would make the date more around ca. 1895 or so. I could be wrong. In the first photo (left-hand portion) there is a man with his hands on the shoulders of the man in front of him. The two men to the right of him in the photo are (we think- we being Anna Koontz, Dr. Howard Anderson, and myself) Thomas Anderson and his brother Sam Anderson. Sam is Howard's grandfather and Thomas and Sam are the brothers of my great grandfather James Anderson( 1850-1919). I have a photo of James, Samuel, and Thomas which was taken ca. 1915. Thomas lost his left arm in a saw mill accident. The mill was owned by James. If you look closely in the 1895 photo it almost looks as if the taller of the two could be missing his left arm. You will need a good magnifying glass. I wish I could pick out James in this photo but can't seem to match faces with the photos that I have. Howard has a copy of the large photo and may be of more help in identifying people than I could be. This is such a wonderful photo....... if only someone had written names. Sincerely, Jim Anderson

              William Anderson was born in Waive McNaughter, County Derry, Ireland and died in Bealsville, Ohio. He is burried in the Old Methodist Cemetery.

              William Anderson Married Mary Haggerty in Ireland.

                Not sure if this image reflects to the above photograph or not. If someone comes across this clipping and recognizres it, please let me know.


              Mary Haggerty was born in Waive McNaugher, Co. Derry, Ireland and died in Parkwood, PA. William and Mary came to the US between 1825 and 1830. They lived on son John`s farm near Taylorsville, PA., and then to son William`s farm near Parkwood (Stewartsville), PA Cemetery stone says that William Anderson died 1838. Notes from [Broderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree # 0066, Date of Import: Sep. 25, 1998.[108018.GED]

              William Anderson and Mary Haggerty Anderson came to the United States of America between 1825 and 1830. They lived on son John's farm near Taylorsville, PA and then to son William's farm near Parkwood (Stewartsville), PA.

              Cemetery stone reads that William Anderson died 1838. 6

              For more on sources see: Records of Great Aunt Mary Anderson . . . 7

              Some sparce informaton about the main photo on this page. See source #8