372                 HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY

life October 5, 1851. He married Elizabeth McGan, who was born Sep-
tember 23, 1783. She survived him a number of years.
    Vincent Anderson, the Lieutenant’s father, was born in Kentucky,
July 26, 1813, and was named for his uncle, Vincent Anderson, who was
killed in the war of 1812. But an infant when he was brought by his
parents to this state, he received his education in the pioneer schools of
Monroe and Owen counties, and early becarne familiar with the various
branches of agriculture. In 1845 he purchased a tract of land in Wash-
ington township, where he resided six years. Selling out in 1851, he
started with his wife and four children for Iowa, making an overland
journey to Lucas county, where he entered government land about seven
miles east of the county-seat and he built a log house. Iowa at that time
was very sparsely settled, and there were no railways in the state. Four
years later he sold out and moved to Chariton, where he was for awhile
employed in teaming to Eddyville, a town twenty miles down the river.
During his residence in Iowa, Mr. Anderson made three trips to Minne-
sota, each time going with a drove of cattle. Returning in 1861 to Wash-
ington township, Clay county, he was here employed in tilling the soil
until 1864, when he enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth In-
diana Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the close of the war.
Receiving his honorable discharge, he returned to Clay county and after
farming for a time in Staunton settled in Dick Johnson township, and
was here a resident until his death, December 31, 1885. He married Mary
Lyon, who was born in Kentucky, a daughter of Valentine and a Miss
(Payne) Lyon. She survived him ten years, dying November 7, 1895.
She reared seven of her children, namely: William Thomas, Lucretia,
James F., Charles E., Anna Maria, George F. and Julia E.
    An active lad of seven years when his parents made the removal to
Iowa, William T. Anderson made the journey on horseback, driving
stock. He assisted his father in his various enterprises in Iowa, and
returned with the family to Clay county in 1861. In August of that year
he enlisted in Company A, Forty-third Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and
was with his regiment in nearly all of its marches, campaigns and battles,
veteranizing in 1863. In March, 1864, however, he was detached and
sent home to get recruits. In April, a month later, he went to Little Rock,
Arkansas, to join his command, and found that the greater part of his
regiment had been captured. With his remaining comrades he returned
to Indianapolis to guard the prisoners of war there confined. In the
meantime he had been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant, and in the
absence of the captain had full charge of his company. In June, 1865,
after serving bravely for three years and ten months, Lieutenant Ander-
son was honorably discharged from the service. Returning home, he re-
sumed his former occupation as a farmer at Bowling Green, remaining
there until his marriage. He then settled on his present place in Dick
Johnson township, and has since been engaged in general farming and
stock-raising, in his operations meeting with satisfactory results.
    On September 22, 1866, Lieutenant Anderson married Artemicia
Shattuck, who was born in Vigo county, Indiana, June 30, 1842, and
before her marriage was a school teacher. Her father, Benjamin Frank-
lin Shattuck, was born in New York state June 4, 1813, a son of Dr.
Eliphalet Shattuck. Coming from York state to Indiana at an early day,
Dr. Shattuck was a pioneer of Vigo county. He located on the present
site of Middletown at a time when that section of the county was mostly