ANDERSON, GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Avery; born in 1814 in Jefferson Co., Ind.; in 1839, came to Iowa; in March, 1840, returned to Indiana; in 1841, came to Washington Co., Iowa; in 1843, come to Monroe Co., Iowa. He was one of the first white settlers in this county; owns 230 acres of land. Married Mary Dennison February, 1848; she was born Nov. 16, 1817. in Washington Co., Penn.; had five children, three living — John S., Martha C. and Nancy A.; two died in infancy. Mrs. A. had two children by a former marriage — Lucy J. and Dennison; lost James S. in infancy. Mr. A. enlisted in 1861 in Co. I, 15th Iowa V. I.; in the Spring of 1862 was transferred to Co. K. 17th Iowa V. I.; served about nine months; was discharged on account of disability. Member of Associate Presbyterian Church.
SOURCE: The History Of Monroe County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1878, p. 480
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