Biographical Sketch of W. B. Anderson, Greene County, Missouri, Wilson
Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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W. B. Anderson is the son of William H. and Asenath (McCorkle) Anderson,
and was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, March 6, 1820.  When he was
about fourteen years of age his parents moved to Greene County, Ill.,
where they lived three years, removing thence to Bond County, in which
the family resided till 1841.  They then came to Greene County, Mo., 
and entered land on what is now known as the "McCracken place," in Clay
township.  They sold out there in 1855, and went to California, where
both the parents of W. B. died.  The subject of this sketch entered the
land of his homestead from the government, and at this writing owns 
about 492 acres in this county, and 200 acres in Christian County.  He
was reared upon the farm, and has always followed farming as a vocation,
with the exception of two years spent in California in mining.  In July,
1855, Mr. Anderson married Miss Caroline Murphy, of Greene County, a 
native of Tennessee.  Eleven children have been born to them, eight of
whom still survive.  Both Mr. Anderson and wife are members of the Cum-
berland Presbyterian church at Springfield.  He has always been a Demo-
crat, and votes in accordance with the principles of that party.

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