Obrien County IA Archives Biographies.....Anderson, William J. 1842 - 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/iafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 2, 2006, 10:52 pm Author: Geo. W. Schee and O. H. Montzheimer (1909) Anderson, William J. Born February 27, 1842, at Clayton, N. Y., a son of John and Lucinda S. Anderson, his father being born in Jefferson County, N. Y., and mother in Fuller County, N. Y. Married Francilia A. Gould July 26, 1865; children: Jennie M., and Herbert W. Enlisted August 27, 1861, at Watertown, N. Y., Company F, First New York Light Artillery. Entered army as private and mustered out as First Lieutenant, having been successively Corporal and Second Lieutenant; discharged June 17, 1865, at Elmira, N. Y. Settled in county 1881, at Sheldon. Died June 8, 1902, at Pasadena, Cal. Member Masonic Lodge and G. A. R. Post at Sheldon, serving one year as Commander of latter. Additional Comments: Extracted from: BIOGRAPHICAL DATA AND ARMY RECORD OF OLD SOLDIERS Who Have Lived in O'Brien Co. Iowa COMPILED BY Geo. W. Schee and O. H. Montzheimer Published Privately PRIMGHAR, IOWA 1909 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/obrien/bios/anderson20nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/iafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb