the 1850 census of Indep Co ark has a family of William Anderson 45 blacksmith born Tn with wife Elizabeth and at least 9 chilren and one of them is a girl named Fanny..since this is 1850 your John could belong to them in 1854. They are in Black river Township. Have you tried the 1860 census to see if this family is there C Smith ----- Original Message ----- From: Elmer T. Anderson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 12:50 PM Subject: [AR IND.] John W. Anderson > Have hit a brick wall researching data for my great grandfather JOHN > WASHINGTON ANDERSON. Have no birth certificate and Little Rock says > there is no death record. Hopefully, someone can help. > > John Anderson was born about 1854 and grew up in the Cord, AR area. He > had two brothers (names unknown) and one sister. Fannie Anderson. She > married a Mr. Miller and, after his death, married a Mr. Donahoe. This > information is from the family Bible of one of John's daughters. It also > states that he married Ellen C. Thornton on 27 July 1879 in > "Independence." > > John moved to Alicia or Cord, AR (without his wife) around 1916 or so. > The same Bible lists his death as June 1, 1927, then changed to 1930. > He is believed to be buried in an unmarked grave at Arnold Cemetery in > Swifton (Jackson Co.). > > Any information will help. All I have is an 80 year old photo with > "John W. Anderson; Cord, Arkansas" written on the back. Have very > detailed records for his wife, Ellen. > > Thanks very much. Thurman Anderson. > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >