Obit of Marcus Calhoun Anderson (a536) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Lillian Cotten 31 Aug 2001 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Surnames: Anderson, Lawson, Fanning The Carnegie Herald, Wednesday, December 2, 1915 Marcus Calhoun Anderson M.C. Anderson was born in South Carolina, November 7, 1841, and died at the home of his son, Rube Anderson, north of Carnegie, Sunday, November 28, aged 74 years and 21 days. At his old home in South Carolina on February 27 he was married to Sarah Lawson, who survives him. To this union were born 15 children, 13 of whom are still living, and all except one were present at the funeral, which was conducted by Rev. P.R. Hackleberry at Alfalfa Monday. In 1881 he was converted and joined the Church of Christ and was a member of that church at the time of his death. He was a loving kind and affectionate father; a faithful, true and considerate husband, living a clean Christian life. After several changes of locations, he moved to Oklahoma in 1906 and lived in the Alfalfa vicinity until about a year ago when he moved to a farm near Neola. During the civil war he joined the Confederate army, serving in the 48th Alabama regiment. He was a member of Camp Madison Campbell U.C.V. of Carnegie. Thanksgiving day he had the good pleasure of celebrating that day of thankfulness in a loving family reunion at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Olive Fanning, in Carnegie, with all of his family, except one daughter. At that time he said this great blessing seemed to be arranged especially for him that it might be his privilege to enjoy a visit with his family once more before he was called home. He said there was no cloud no uncertainty, nothing at all between him and God and he seemed only to be awaiting the summon from on high.