Beckham County, OK - Obits: Mitchell A. Anderson, 1925 29 July 2007 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ ANDERSON, MITCHELL A. or H. (26 Feb 1925, Thursday, Texola Tribune, Texola, Beckham Co, OK): Mitchell A. Anderson, one of the pioneer citizens of Beckham County died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Garth Hamon, Feb. 20, at the age of sixty nine years. Mr. Mitchell and family came to Oklahoma about 20 years ago and settled near Doxey where the family have resided since. Funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Hammon (sic) and interment was had at the Doxey-Sayre cemetary (sic) Saturday afternoon. (Research: 1900 Census, Oklahoma, Roger Mills Co, Elk Twp, ED 205, pg 14B, #282/282 (T623-1341): Mitchel Anderson, age 44, b Oct 1855, Ga; father/mother b Ga; farmer/owns prop; married 19 years; "Vica" Anderson, wife, age 42, b Sep 1857, Ga; father/mother b Ga; married 19 yrs; 10 children born, 8 living; Garret Anderson, son, age 18, b Dec 1881, Ga; Hattie Anderson, dtr, age 16, b May 1884, Ga; Mollie Anderson, dtr, age 14, b Feb 1886, Ga; Hollie Anderson, dtr, age 9, b Jun 1890, Ga; "Dah" Anderson, son, age 7, b Dec 1892, Tx; Bonnie Anderson, dtr, age 6, b May 1894, Tx; Florence Anderson, dtr, age 2, b Mar? 1897, Tx; Mc Anderson, son, age 8 mos, b Sep 1899, Tx. Marriages: Bonnie Anderson to G. R. Hammon, 27 Nov 1912, Beckham Co, OK, Bk 2, pg 494.)