(NOTE: David H. Anderson probably never sat for a portrait prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. However, during the 10 months he was stationed in and around Nashville, Tennessee in 1862 and 1863, like most of the boys, he almost certainly sat for a portrait,which came in one of two forms. There were the older style which were referred to as "tin types" and then there was a new fangled process of paper picture, which was called a "CDV". A CDV was a paper picture glued to a heavier cardboard material about the size of a modern day baseball card and the boys usually had many copies made, not only to send home to their loved ones, but also to swap among their messmates and tentmates.
David then survived the war and lived into the 20th century. During the years after the war, David probably had his picture taken dozens and dozens of times. I would love to see a copy of his CDV or tin type, if he had one made, be added to his Find A Grave Memorial. However, at this point, I would just be thrilled to see ANY pictures of him, even ones of him as an older man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private DAVID H. ANDERSON, Co. D, 86th Illinois
David H. Anderson was born August 24, 1837 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. David H. Anderson is believed to have been the son of David Anderson, who was a Cooper by trade, and Mary Magdalene Kackley, the daughter of Abraham Kackley. David Anderson's father is believed to have been John Anderson. Abraham Kackley and his family resided near Back Baer Creek and Timber Ridge, Virginia (now West Virginia).
David Anderson and Mary Magdalene Kackley were married on July 25, 1820 in Frederick County, Virginia. Their children were:
1. Robert Ferguson Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__ (c. 1826/27) in Virginia. Susan __________, who helped me immensely with the Anderson's is descended from this family.
Robert F. Anderson was married to Martha North c. 1846/47 in Virginia. Their children are believed to include;
A. Mary E. Anderson, born c. 1848/49 in Virginia.
B. John W. Anderson, born c. January __, 1850 in Pendelton County, Virginia.
C. Charles Anderson, born c. 1852/53 in Virginia.
D. Anna Anderson, born c. 1854/55 in Virginia. Anna married L.D. Fletcher, of Yates City, Illinois.
They were the parents of 3 daughters;
a. Martha Fletcher was Susan's grandmother. Susan grew up on a farm in NE that L.D. had purchased. My older brother now spends summers there.
E. Sally Anderson, born c. 1856/57 in Illinois.
F. Loretta Anderson, born c. 1859/60 in Illinois.
At the time of the 1850 census, Robert Anderson and his family are found in Pendleton county, Virginia, where he was a Miller;
Robert F Anderson M 25 Virginia
Martha Anderson F 22 Virginia
Mary E Anderson F 1 Virginia
John W Anderson M 4/12 Virginia
Robert F. Anderson is believed to be the Robert Anderson we find in Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census;
Robt Anderson M 33 Virginia
Martha Anderson F 32 Virginia
Mary Anderson F 11 Virginia
John Anderson M 9 Virginia
Charles Anderson M 7 Virginia
Anna Anderson F 5 Virginia
Salley Anderson F 3 Ills
Loretta Anderson F 0 Ills
Emily North F 34 Virginia
Martha (North) Anderson died c. 18__ of Typhoid Fever. Robert then went back east and married Martha's sister, ____________ North.
2. John Henry Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__. John Henry Anderson family lived at Trivoli for many years...he had 9 sons, but there don't seem to be any of that Anderson family left in the area.
3. Margaret Anderson (Bean)
4. Mary Jane Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__. Mary Jane was married to __________ Dunn.
They are known to have had at least two sons. David the father and Mary Jane and her two little boys are buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery just outside Trivoli. There is a relatively new, very nice gravestone for David and Mary Jane. As I stood looking at it, I felt something hard under my feet so I pulled aside the grass and started digging and found a very old tombstone, broken in two that listed the two little boys. I think Mary Jane and her sons died of typhoid fever and her father died soon after.
5. Emily Anderson (Fisher)
6. David H. Anderson, born August __, 1837 in Virginia. See his biography below.
7. Sarah Anderson (Smith)
Mary Magdalene (Kackley) Anderson is believed to have died in 1849 in Virginia and David Anderson moved his family west to Illinois shortly after that, settling in Peoria County in the early 1850's.
David Anderson died on ____________ __, 18__ and his mortal remains were laid in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois near those of his daughter, Mary Jane (Anderson) Dunn.
David H. Anderson came west to Illinois c. 1855/56. It is not known if anyone came with him. At the time of the 1860 census of Illinois, David H. Anderson is found working as a farmhand on the farm of Andrew and Mary Tuttle in Logan Township. Their Post Office is Trivoli, Illinois. Note, there were 7 other Andersons from VA in Trivoli. Perhaps they were siblings;
1846 Tuttle Andrew 39 M farmer 8,000 3,250 NY
1846 Tuttle Mary 26 F OH
1846 Tuttle Lyman 11 M IL
1846 Tuttle Charles 9 M IL
1846 Tuttle Frances 7 M IL
1846 Tuttle Mary 5 F IL
1846 Tuttle Sarah 4 F IL
1846 Anderson David 22 M farmhand 350 VA
David H. Anderson was married on __________ __, 18__ (c. 1861/62) to Sarah Amanda Veeder on January 5, 1862 in Stark County, Illinois. Sarah was born on January __, 1844 at __________, Michigan, the daughter of __________ Veeder and __________ (__________) Veeder. Five children were born to David and Sarah, four of whom were still living in 1900. Their children were;
1. Claude Anderson (daughter), born c. 1866
2. Willard E. Anderson, born November __, 1870 in Illinois. Willard E. Anderson was married to Nola Presnell on January 21, 1899 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Willard is believed to be the Willard E. Anderson, who was born in 1871 and who died in 1952 and who was married to Alma M. ___________ and whose earthly remains were laid to rest in the Chillicothe City Cemetery in Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1900 census, Willard and his family are found in Ward 1 of the city of Peoria, living on N. Monroe;
332 Anderson Willard E. Head Nov 1870 29 M 2 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
332 Anderson Nola Wife Feb 1873 27 M 2 Illinois Maryland Indiana
It appears that Nola died shortly after this census was taken. There is a Nola Anderson, who was born in 1873 and who died in 1900 buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. See her Find A Grave Memorial #82129185.
Willard was married 2nd to Alma M. Hahn in the 1910's. At the time of the 1920 census, Willard E. Anderson and his family are found in Ward 2 of the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois;
Williard E Anderson Head M 48 Illinois
Alma M Anderson Wife F 38 Illinois
Harold V Anderson Son M 14 Illinois
Sarah A Anderson Mother F 76 Michigan
Alma M. (Hahn) Anderson was born in 1881 and died on 30 Oct 1949 and her mortal remains were laid in the Chillicothe City Cemetery in Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois. Willard E. Anderson then died on ____________ __, 1952 and his mortal remains were beside those of Alma's in the Chillicothe City Cemetery.
3. Walter D. Anderson, born March __, 1874. Walter was married to Maude ____________.
At the time of the 1900 census, Walter and his family reside on N. Monroe in Ward 1 of the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois;
335 Anderson Walter D. Head March 1874 26 M 3 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Clerk
335 Anderson Maud Wife Dec. 1878 21 M 3 1 1 Ohio Ohio Ohio
335 Anderson Horace Son Nov. 1899 6/12 S Illinois Illinois Ohio
At the time of the 1920 census, Walter and his family are found in Venice, Los Angeles, California;
Walter D Anderson Head M 45 Illinois
Maude Anderson Wife F 41 Ohio
Horace B Anderson Son M 20 Illinois
4. Burt Anderson, born c. 1875/76.
5.
On August 13, 1862, David H. Anderson volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. David listed Trivoli as his place of residence at the time he volunteered.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name ANDERSON, DAVID H
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 25 Height 5' 10 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity ROCKINGHAM CO, VA
Service Record
Joined When AUG 13, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Private David H. Anderson, were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Four weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
After the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where the 86th would go into winter camp. The men of the 86th would remain in the Nashville area through the spring and summer of 1863.
During the next two years, Private David H. Anderson served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, David was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averasboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June of 1865, the surviving members of the 86th were back with the families in Central Illinois.
On July 8, 1870 David and his family are shown in the 1870 census in Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. His occupation is teamster. Besides David there is:
Amanda, wife, age 26, b. MI
Claudia, dau, 4, IL
On June 12, 1880 the Anderson family are shown as residents of Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. His occupation was shown as "restauraunt". The rest of the family;
Sarah A. wife, age 36, b. MI
Claude dau, 14, IL
Willard son, 8, IL
Walter son, 6, IL
Burte son, 4, IL
At the time of the 1900 census, David and Sarah Anderson are found residing on N. Monroe Street in the 1st Ward, 4th Precinct, of Peoria Township in the City of Peoria, Illinois. Their son and daughter-in-law, Willard and Nola, reside with them. Living three doors down is their son, Walter D. Anderson, and his wife and son.
331 Anderson David H. Head Aug 1837 62 M 38 W. Virginia W. Virginia Virginia Spring (Mfg.)
331 Anderson Sarah A. Wife Jan 1844 56 M 38 5 4 Michigan New York New York
332 Anderson Willard E. Head Nov 1870 29 M 2 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
332 Anderson Nola Wife Feb 1873 27 M 2 Illinois Maryland Indiana
335 Anderson Walter D. Head March 1874 26 M 3 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Clerk
335 Anderson Maud Wife Dec. 1878 21 M 3 1 1 Ohio Ohio Ohio
335 Anderson Horace Son Nov. 1899 6/12 S Illinois Illinois Ohio
David H. Anderson died on July 5, 1902 in the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were returned to Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, where they were laid to rest in the Henry city cemetery. The Thursday, July 10, 1902 edition of THE HENRY REPUBLICAN newspaper, of Henry, Illinois carried the following obituary;
"DAVID H. ANDERSON
Another former resident has passed away and his remains brought to Henry for interment. D. H. Anderson, who was a resident for many years, but who has lived in Peoria since 1892, died in that city on Saturday last. He sustained a stroke of paralysis some three years of so ago, since which time he has been almost helpless and much of the prostrate, a patient sufferer until the change came.
David Hamilton Anderson was born in West Virginia, August 24, 1837. He came to Illinois in 1857, and later found a life companion in Miss Sarah Amanda Veeder, the marriage taking place at Wyoming, Ill. Jan. 3, 1862. This union was blessed with five children, the widow and three children surviving - (Claudia, Mrs. Tim Wood Jr., of Henry; Walter, of Denver, Colo.; and Willard, who resides at home.
His residence in Henry dates to 1870, where he opened a restaurant, afterwards a wood and coalyard, etc. At Peoria he engaged in the upholster business with son, Willard, and also was the inventor of a door spring which had a large sale for a time.
He was a soldier of the civil war, a member of Co. D, 86th Ill., enlisted in 1862 and serving three years. Mr. Anderson was quite compassionable, a pusher in whatever he undertook, had a large acquiantance and many friends. He was a member of the G. A. R. and held a policy in the Woodmen of $2000, which will be paid to the widow. He also drew a pension from the government, a solace indeed to the brave soldier in his long wasting sickness.
The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church in Henry, Rev. R. L. Campbell officiating. The floral tributes were elegant. The pall bearers were from the two orders - G. A. R. and Woodmen - J. A. Melick, Wm. German and A. Daniels, of the G. A. R. and A. V. Goltra, F. A. Raymond and Jacob Noil from the Woodmen. Both orders participated in the rites at the grave."
At the time of the 1910 census, Sarah resides at 264 Armstrong Avenue in Peoria, Illinois with her son, Willard. The date of April 26, 1910 is given in the Transcribers Notes in the census for Sarah. It is not known for certain what this date is, but, it may be the date she was widowed, that David H. Anderson died;
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Willard Head 38 M2 5 Illinois West Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Alma Wife 28 M1 5 1 1 Illinois Pennsylvania England
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Harold Son 4 S Illinois Illinois Illinois
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Sarah A. Mother 65 WD 5 3 Michigan New York New York April 26, 1910
The database for the 1929 Roll of Honor lists the following information about David H. Anderson;
ANDERSON, DAVID H., CIVIL, Co. D, 86 IL INF, Vol. 2, Page 233, MARSHALL Co., HENRY Cemetery
ANDERSON, DAVID H., CIVIL, Co. D, 86 IL INF, Vol 2, Page 345, PEORIA CO., SPRINGDALE Cemetery
David H. Anderson is not listed as being buried in Springdale Cemetery in the 1956 Illinois Honor Roll.
I have never been able to find anything about David H. Anderson being buried in Springdale Cemetery and neither has any Find A Grave volunteer. However, David H. Anderson does have a marker in the Henry Cemetery in Henry, Illinois in Marshall County and I believe this is where he is actully buried.
Sarah Amanda Anderson is believed to have died in Peoria in 1922 and her earthly remains were buried in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois which made me wonder if there was ever even a marker for David H. Anderson in Springdale Cemetery, but has never been located. I still wonder where that 1929 information came from.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Susan _____________, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose email address is [email protected]
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Anderson family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on David H. Anderson and the Anderson family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of David H. Anderson that may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
David then survived the war and lived into the 20th century. During the years after the war, David probably had his picture taken dozens and dozens of times. I would love to see a copy of his CDV or tin type, if he had one made, be added to his Find A Grave Memorial. However, at this point, I would just be thrilled to see ANY pictures of him, even ones of him as an older man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private DAVID H. ANDERSON, Co. D, 86th Illinois
David H. Anderson was born August 24, 1837 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. David H. Anderson is believed to have been the son of David Anderson, who was a Cooper by trade, and Mary Magdalene Kackley, the daughter of Abraham Kackley. David Anderson's father is believed to have been John Anderson. Abraham Kackley and his family resided near Back Baer Creek and Timber Ridge, Virginia (now West Virginia).
David Anderson and Mary Magdalene Kackley were married on July 25, 1820 in Frederick County, Virginia. Their children were:
1. Robert Ferguson Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__ (c. 1826/27) in Virginia. Susan __________, who helped me immensely with the Anderson's is descended from this family.
Robert F. Anderson was married to Martha North c. 1846/47 in Virginia. Their children are believed to include;
A. Mary E. Anderson, born c. 1848/49 in Virginia.
B. John W. Anderson, born c. January __, 1850 in Pendelton County, Virginia.
C. Charles Anderson, born c. 1852/53 in Virginia.
D. Anna Anderson, born c. 1854/55 in Virginia. Anna married L.D. Fletcher, of Yates City, Illinois.
They were the parents of 3 daughters;
a. Martha Fletcher was Susan's grandmother. Susan grew up on a farm in NE that L.D. had purchased. My older brother now spends summers there.
E. Sally Anderson, born c. 1856/57 in Illinois.
F. Loretta Anderson, born c. 1859/60 in Illinois.
At the time of the 1850 census, Robert Anderson and his family are found in Pendleton county, Virginia, where he was a Miller;
Robert F Anderson M 25 Virginia
Martha Anderson F 22 Virginia
Mary E Anderson F 1 Virginia
John W Anderson M 4/12 Virginia
Robert F. Anderson is believed to be the Robert Anderson we find in Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census;
Robt Anderson M 33 Virginia
Martha Anderson F 32 Virginia
Mary Anderson F 11 Virginia
John Anderson M 9 Virginia
Charles Anderson M 7 Virginia
Anna Anderson F 5 Virginia
Salley Anderson F 3 Ills
Loretta Anderson F 0 Ills
Emily North F 34 Virginia
Martha (North) Anderson died c. 18__ of Typhoid Fever. Robert then went back east and married Martha's sister, ____________ North.
2. John Henry Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__. John Henry Anderson family lived at Trivoli for many years...he had 9 sons, but there don't seem to be any of that Anderson family left in the area.
3. Margaret Anderson (Bean)
4. Mary Jane Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__. Mary Jane was married to __________ Dunn.
They are known to have had at least two sons. David the father and Mary Jane and her two little boys are buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery just outside Trivoli. There is a relatively new, very nice gravestone for David and Mary Jane. As I stood looking at it, I felt something hard under my feet so I pulled aside the grass and started digging and found a very old tombstone, broken in two that listed the two little boys. I think Mary Jane and her sons died of typhoid fever and her father died soon after.
5. Emily Anderson (Fisher)
6. David H. Anderson, born August __, 1837 in Virginia. See his biography below.
7. Sarah Anderson (Smith)
Mary Magdalene (Kackley) Anderson is believed to have died in 1849 in Virginia and David Anderson moved his family west to Illinois shortly after that, settling in Peoria County in the early 1850's.
David Anderson died on ____________ __, 18__ and his mortal remains were laid in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois near those of his daughter, Mary Jane (Anderson) Dunn.
David H. Anderson came west to Illinois c. 1855/56. It is not known if anyone came with him. At the time of the 1860 census of Illinois, David H. Anderson is found working as a farmhand on the farm of Andrew and Mary Tuttle in Logan Township. Their Post Office is Trivoli, Illinois. Note, there were 7 other Andersons from VA in Trivoli. Perhaps they were siblings;
1846 Tuttle Andrew 39 M farmer 8,000 3,250 NY
1846 Tuttle Mary 26 F OH
1846 Tuttle Lyman 11 M IL
1846 Tuttle Charles 9 M IL
1846 Tuttle Frances 7 M IL
1846 Tuttle Mary 5 F IL
1846 Tuttle Sarah 4 F IL
1846 Anderson David 22 M farmhand 350 VA
David H. Anderson was married on __________ __, 18__ (c. 1861/62) to Sarah Amanda Veeder on January 5, 1862 in Stark County, Illinois. Sarah was born on January __, 1844 at __________, Michigan, the daughter of __________ Veeder and __________ (__________) Veeder. Five children were born to David and Sarah, four of whom were still living in 1900. Their children were;
1. Claude Anderson (daughter), born c. 1866
2. Willard E. Anderson, born November __, 1870 in Illinois. Willard E. Anderson was married to Nola Presnell on January 21, 1899 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Willard is believed to be the Willard E. Anderson, who was born in 1871 and who died in 1952 and who was married to Alma M. ___________ and whose earthly remains were laid to rest in the Chillicothe City Cemetery in Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1900 census, Willard and his family are found in Ward 1 of the city of Peoria, living on N. Monroe;
332 Anderson Willard E. Head Nov 1870 29 M 2 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
332 Anderson Nola Wife Feb 1873 27 M 2 Illinois Maryland Indiana
It appears that Nola died shortly after this census was taken. There is a Nola Anderson, who was born in 1873 and who died in 1900 buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. See her Find A Grave Memorial #82129185.
Willard was married 2nd to Alma M. Hahn in the 1910's. At the time of the 1920 census, Willard E. Anderson and his family are found in Ward 2 of the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois;
Williard E Anderson Head M 48 Illinois
Alma M Anderson Wife F 38 Illinois
Harold V Anderson Son M 14 Illinois
Sarah A Anderson Mother F 76 Michigan
Alma M. (Hahn) Anderson was born in 1881 and died on 30 Oct 1949 and her mortal remains were laid in the Chillicothe City Cemetery in Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois. Willard E. Anderson then died on ____________ __, 1952 and his mortal remains were beside those of Alma's in the Chillicothe City Cemetery.
3. Walter D. Anderson, born March __, 1874. Walter was married to Maude ____________.
At the time of the 1900 census, Walter and his family reside on N. Monroe in Ward 1 of the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois;
335 Anderson Walter D. Head March 1874 26 M 3 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Clerk
335 Anderson Maud Wife Dec. 1878 21 M 3 1 1 Ohio Ohio Ohio
335 Anderson Horace Son Nov. 1899 6/12 S Illinois Illinois Ohio
At the time of the 1920 census, Walter and his family are found in Venice, Los Angeles, California;
Walter D Anderson Head M 45 Illinois
Maude Anderson Wife F 41 Ohio
Horace B Anderson Son M 20 Illinois
4. Burt Anderson, born c. 1875/76.
5.
On August 13, 1862, David H. Anderson volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. David listed Trivoli as his place of residence at the time he volunteered.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name ANDERSON, DAVID H
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 25 Height 5' 10 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity ROCKINGHAM CO, VA
Service Record
Joined When AUG 13, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Private David H. Anderson, were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Four weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
After the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where the 86th would go into winter camp. The men of the 86th would remain in the Nashville area through the spring and summer of 1863.
During the next two years, Private David H. Anderson served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, David was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averasboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June of 1865, the surviving members of the 86th were back with the families in Central Illinois.
On July 8, 1870 David and his family are shown in the 1870 census in Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. His occupation is teamster. Besides David there is:
Amanda, wife, age 26, b. MI
Claudia, dau, 4, IL
On June 12, 1880 the Anderson family are shown as residents of Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. His occupation was shown as "restauraunt". The rest of the family;
Sarah A. wife, age 36, b. MI
Claude dau, 14, IL
Willard son, 8, IL
Walter son, 6, IL
Burte son, 4, IL
At the time of the 1900 census, David and Sarah Anderson are found residing on N. Monroe Street in the 1st Ward, 4th Precinct, of Peoria Township in the City of Peoria, Illinois. Their son and daughter-in-law, Willard and Nola, reside with them. Living three doors down is their son, Walter D. Anderson, and his wife and son.
331 Anderson David H. Head Aug 1837 62 M 38 W. Virginia W. Virginia Virginia Spring (Mfg.)
331 Anderson Sarah A. Wife Jan 1844 56 M 38 5 4 Michigan New York New York
332 Anderson Willard E. Head Nov 1870 29 M 2 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
332 Anderson Nola Wife Feb 1873 27 M 2 Illinois Maryland Indiana
335 Anderson Walter D. Head March 1874 26 M 3 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Clerk
335 Anderson Maud Wife Dec. 1878 21 M 3 1 1 Ohio Ohio Ohio
335 Anderson Horace Son Nov. 1899 6/12 S Illinois Illinois Ohio
David H. Anderson died on July 5, 1902 in the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were returned to Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, where they were laid to rest in the Henry city cemetery. The Thursday, July 10, 1902 edition of THE HENRY REPUBLICAN newspaper, of Henry, Illinois carried the following obituary;
"DAVID H. ANDERSON
Another former resident has passed away and his remains brought to Henry for interment. D. H. Anderson, who was a resident for many years, but who has lived in Peoria since 1892, died in that city on Saturday last. He sustained a stroke of paralysis some three years of so ago, since which time he has been almost helpless and much of the prostrate, a patient sufferer until the change came.
David Hamilton Anderson was born in West Virginia, August 24, 1837. He came to Illinois in 1857, and later found a life companion in Miss Sarah Amanda Veeder, the marriage taking place at Wyoming, Ill. Jan. 3, 1862. This union was blessed with five children, the widow and three children surviving - (Claudia, Mrs. Tim Wood Jr., of Henry; Walter, of Denver, Colo.; and Willard, who resides at home.
His residence in Henry dates to 1870, where he opened a restaurant, afterwards a wood and coalyard, etc. At Peoria he engaged in the upholster business with son, Willard, and also was the inventor of a door spring which had a large sale for a time.
He was a soldier of the civil war, a member of Co. D, 86th Ill., enlisted in 1862 and serving three years. Mr. Anderson was quite compassionable, a pusher in whatever he undertook, had a large acquiantance and many friends. He was a member of the G. A. R. and held a policy in the Woodmen of $2000, which will be paid to the widow. He also drew a pension from the government, a solace indeed to the brave soldier in his long wasting sickness.
The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church in Henry, Rev. R. L. Campbell officiating. The floral tributes were elegant. The pall bearers were from the two orders - G. A. R. and Woodmen - J. A. Melick, Wm. German and A. Daniels, of the G. A. R. and A. V. Goltra, F. A. Raymond and Jacob Noil from the Woodmen. Both orders participated in the rites at the grave."
At the time of the 1910 census, Sarah resides at 264 Armstrong Avenue in Peoria, Illinois with her son, Willard. The date of April 26, 1910 is given in the Transcribers Notes in the census for Sarah. It is not known for certain what this date is, but, it may be the date she was widowed, that David H. Anderson died;
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Willard Head 38 M2 5 Illinois West Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Alma Wife 28 M1 5 1 1 Illinois Pennsylvania England
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Harold Son 4 S Illinois Illinois Illinois
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Sarah A. Mother 65 WD 5 3 Michigan New York New York April 26, 1910
The database for the 1929 Roll of Honor lists the following information about David H. Anderson;
ANDERSON, DAVID H., CIVIL, Co. D, 86 IL INF, Vol. 2, Page 233, MARSHALL Co., HENRY Cemetery
ANDERSON, DAVID H., CIVIL, Co. D, 86 IL INF, Vol 2, Page 345, PEORIA CO., SPRINGDALE Cemetery
David H. Anderson is not listed as being buried in Springdale Cemetery in the 1956 Illinois Honor Roll.
I have never been able to find anything about David H. Anderson being buried in Springdale Cemetery and neither has any Find A Grave volunteer. However, David H. Anderson does have a marker in the Henry Cemetery in Henry, Illinois in Marshall County and I believe this is where he is actully buried.
Sarah Amanda Anderson is believed to have died in Peoria in 1922 and her earthly remains were buried in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois which made me wonder if there was ever even a marker for David H. Anderson in Springdale Cemetery, but has never been located. I still wonder where that 1929 information came from.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Susan _____________, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose email address is [email protected]
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Anderson family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on David H. Anderson and the Anderson family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of David H. Anderson that may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
(NOTE: David H. Anderson probably never sat for a portrait prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. However, during the 10 months he was stationed in and around Nashville, Tennessee in 1862 and 1863, like most of the boys, he almost certainly sat for a portrait,which came in one of two forms. There were the older style which were referred to as "tin types" and then there was a new fangled process of paper picture, which was called a "CDV". A CDV was a paper picture glued to a heavier cardboard material about the size of a modern day baseball card and the boys usually had many copies made, not only to send home to their loved ones, but also to swap among their messmates and tentmates.
David then survived the war and lived into the 20th century. During the years after the war, David probably had his picture taken dozens and dozens of times. I would love to see a copy of his CDV or tin type, if he had one made, be added to his Find A Grave Memorial. However, at this point, I would just be thrilled to see ANY pictures of him, even ones of him as an older man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private DAVID H. ANDERSON, Co. D, 86th Illinois
David H. Anderson was born August 24, 1837 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. David H. Anderson is believed to have been the son of David Anderson, who was a Cooper by trade, and Mary Magdalene Kackley, the daughter of Abraham Kackley. David Anderson's father is believed to have been John Anderson. Abraham Kackley and his family resided near Back Baer Creek and Timber Ridge, Virginia (now West Virginia).
David Anderson and Mary Magdalene Kackley were married on July 25, 1820 in Frederick County, Virginia. Their children were:
1. Robert Ferguson Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__ (c. 1826/27) in Virginia. Susan __________, who helped me immensely with the Anderson's is descended from this family.
Robert F. Anderson was married to Martha North c. 1846/47 in Virginia. Their children are believed to include;
A. Mary E. Anderson, born c. 1848/49 in Virginia.
B. John W. Anderson, born c. January __, 1850 in Pendelton County, Virginia.
C. Charles Anderson, born c. 1852/53 in Virginia.
D. Anna Anderson, born c. 1854/55 in Virginia. Anna married L.D. Fletcher, of Yates City, Illinois.
They were the parents of 3 daughters;
a. Martha Fletcher was Susan's grandmother. Susan grew up on a farm in NE that L.D. had purchased. My older brother now spends summers there.
E. Sally Anderson, born c. 1856/57 in Illinois.
F. Loretta Anderson, born c. 1859/60 in Illinois.
At the time of the 1850 census, Robert Anderson and his family are found in Pendleton county, Virginia, where he was a Miller;
Robert F Anderson M 25 Virginia
Martha Anderson F 22 Virginia
Mary E Anderson F 1 Virginia
John W Anderson M 4/12 Virginia
Robert F. Anderson is believed to be the Robert Anderson we find in Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census;
Robt Anderson M 33 Virginia
Martha Anderson F 32 Virginia
Mary Anderson F 11 Virginia
John Anderson M 9 Virginia
Charles Anderson M 7 Virginia
Anna Anderson F 5 Virginia
Salley Anderson F 3 Ills
Loretta Anderson F 0 Ills
Emily North F 34 Virginia
Martha (North) Anderson died c. 18__ of Typhoid Fever. Robert then went back east and married Martha's sister, ____________ North.
2. John Henry Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__. John Henry Anderson family lived at Trivoli for many years...he had 9 sons, but there don't seem to be any of that Anderson family left in the area.
3. Margaret Anderson (Bean)
4. Mary Jane Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__. Mary Jane was married to __________ Dunn.
They are known to have had at least two sons. David the father and Mary Jane and her two little boys are buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery just outside Trivoli. There is a relatively new, very nice gravestone for David and Mary Jane. As I stood looking at it, I felt something hard under my feet so I pulled aside the grass and started digging and found a very old tombstone, broken in two that listed the two little boys. I think Mary Jane and her sons died of typhoid fever and her father died soon after.
5. Emily Anderson (Fisher)
6. David H. Anderson, born August __, 1837 in Virginia. See his biography below.
7. Sarah Anderson (Smith)
Mary Magdalene (Kackley) Anderson is believed to have died in 1849 in Virginia and David Anderson moved his family west to Illinois shortly after that, settling in Peoria County in the early 1850's.
David Anderson died on ____________ __, 18__ and his mortal remains were laid in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois near those of his daughter, Mary Jane (Anderson) Dunn.
David H. Anderson came west to Illinois c. 1855/56. It is not known if anyone came with him. At the time of the 1860 census of Illinois, David H. Anderson is found working as a farmhand on the farm of Andrew and Mary Tuttle in Logan Township. Their Post Office is Trivoli, Illinois. Note, there were 7 other Andersons from VA in Trivoli. Perhaps they were siblings;
1846 Tuttle Andrew 39 M farmer 8,000 3,250 NY
1846 Tuttle Mary 26 F OH
1846 Tuttle Lyman 11 M IL
1846 Tuttle Charles 9 M IL
1846 Tuttle Frances 7 M IL
1846 Tuttle Mary 5 F IL
1846 Tuttle Sarah 4 F IL
1846 Anderson David 22 M farmhand 350 VA
David H. Anderson was married on __________ __, 18__ (c. 1861/62) to Sarah Amanda Veeder on January 5, 1862 in Stark County, Illinois. Sarah was born on January __, 1844 at __________, Michigan, the daughter of __________ Veeder and __________ (__________) Veeder. Five children were born to David and Sarah, four of whom were still living in 1900. Their children were;
1. Claude Anderson (daughter), born c. 1866
2. Willard E. Anderson, born November __, 1870 in Illinois. Willard E. Anderson was married to Nola Presnell on January 21, 1899 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Willard is believed to be the Willard E. Anderson, who was born in 1871 and who died in 1952 and who was married to Alma M. ___________ and whose earthly remains were laid to rest in the Chillicothe City Cemetery in Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1900 census, Willard and his family are found in Ward 1 of the city of Peoria, living on N. Monroe;
332 Anderson Willard E. Head Nov 1870 29 M 2 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
332 Anderson Nola Wife Feb 1873 27 M 2 Illinois Maryland Indiana
It appears that Nola died shortly after this census was taken. There is a Nola Anderson, who was born in 1873 and who died in 1900 buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. See her Find A Grave Memorial #82129185.
Willard was married 2nd to Alma M. Hahn in the 1910's. At the time of the 1920 census, Willard E. Anderson and his family are found in Ward 2 of the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois;
Williard E Anderson Head M 48 Illinois
Alma M Anderson Wife F 38 Illinois
Harold V Anderson Son M 14 Illinois
Sarah A Anderson Mother F 76 Michigan
Alma M. (Hahn) Anderson was born in 1881 and died on 30 Oct 1949 and her mortal remains were laid in the Chillicothe City Cemetery in Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois. Willard E. Anderson then died on ____________ __, 1952 and his mortal remains were beside those of Alma's in the Chillicothe City Cemetery.
3. Walter D. Anderson, born March __, 1874. Walter was married to Maude ____________.
At the time of the 1900 census, Walter and his family reside on N. Monroe in Ward 1 of the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois;
335 Anderson Walter D. Head March 1874 26 M 3 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Clerk
335 Anderson Maud Wife Dec. 1878 21 M 3 1 1 Ohio Ohio Ohio
335 Anderson Horace Son Nov. 1899 6/12 S Illinois Illinois Ohio
At the time of the 1920 census, Walter and his family are found in Venice, Los Angeles, California;
Walter D Anderson Head M 45 Illinois
Maude Anderson Wife F 41 Ohio
Horace B Anderson Son M 20 Illinois
4. Burt Anderson, born c. 1875/76.
5.
On August 13, 1862, David H. Anderson volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. David listed Trivoli as his place of residence at the time he volunteered.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name ANDERSON, DAVID H
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 25 Height 5' 10 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity ROCKINGHAM CO, VA
Service Record
Joined When AUG 13, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Private David H. Anderson, were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Four weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
After the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where the 86th would go into winter camp. The men of the 86th would remain in the Nashville area through the spring and summer of 1863.
During the next two years, Private David H. Anderson served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, David was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averasboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June of 1865, the surviving members of the 86th were back with the families in Central Illinois.
On July 8, 1870 David and his family are shown in the 1870 census in Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. His occupation is teamster. Besides David there is:
Amanda, wife, age 26, b. MI
Claudia, dau, 4, IL
On June 12, 1880 the Anderson family are shown as residents of Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. His occupation was shown as "restauraunt". The rest of the family;
Sarah A. wife, age 36, b. MI
Claude dau, 14, IL
Willard son, 8, IL
Walter son, 6, IL
Burte son, 4, IL
At the time of the 1900 census, David and Sarah Anderson are found residing on N. Monroe Street in the 1st Ward, 4th Precinct, of Peoria Township in the City of Peoria, Illinois. Their son and daughter-in-law, Willard and Nola, reside with them. Living three doors down is their son, Walter D. Anderson, and his wife and son.
331 Anderson David H. Head Aug 1837 62 M 38 W. Virginia W. Virginia Virginia Spring (Mfg.)
331 Anderson Sarah A. Wife Jan 1844 56 M 38 5 4 Michigan New York New York
332 Anderson Willard E. Head Nov 1870 29 M 2 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
332 Anderson Nola Wife Feb 1873 27 M 2 Illinois Maryland Indiana
335 Anderson Walter D. Head March 1874 26 M 3 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Clerk
335 Anderson Maud Wife Dec. 1878 21 M 3 1 1 Ohio Ohio Ohio
335 Anderson Horace Son Nov. 1899 6/12 S Illinois Illinois Ohio
David H. Anderson died on July 5, 1902 in the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were returned to Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, where they were laid to rest in the Henry city cemetery. The Thursday, July 10, 1902 edition of THE HENRY REPUBLICAN newspaper, of Henry, Illinois carried the following obituary;
"DAVID H. ANDERSON
Another former resident has passed away and his remains brought to Henry for interment. D. H. Anderson, who was a resident for many years, but who has lived in Peoria since 1892, died in that city on Saturday last. He sustained a stroke of paralysis some three years of so ago, since which time he has been almost helpless and much of the prostrate, a patient sufferer until the change came.
David Hamilton Anderson was born in West Virginia, August 24, 1837. He came to Illinois in 1857, and later found a life companion in Miss Sarah Amanda Veeder, the marriage taking place at Wyoming, Ill. Jan. 3, 1862. This union was blessed with five children, the widow and three children surviving - (Claudia, Mrs. Tim Wood Jr., of Henry; Walter, of Denver, Colo.; and Willard, who resides at home.
His residence in Henry dates to 1870, where he opened a restaurant, afterwards a wood and coalyard, etc. At Peoria he engaged in the upholster business with son, Willard, and also was the inventor of a door spring which had a large sale for a time.
He was a soldier of the civil war, a member of Co. D, 86th Ill., enlisted in 1862 and serving three years. Mr. Anderson was quite compassionable, a pusher in whatever he undertook, had a large acquiantance and many friends. He was a member of the G. A. R. and held a policy in the Woodmen of $2000, which will be paid to the widow. He also drew a pension from the government, a solace indeed to the brave soldier in his long wasting sickness.
The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church in Henry, Rev. R. L. Campbell officiating. The floral tributes were elegant. The pall bearers were from the two orders - G. A. R. and Woodmen - J. A. Melick, Wm. German and A. Daniels, of the G. A. R. and A. V. Goltra, F. A. Raymond and Jacob Noil from the Woodmen. Both orders participated in the rites at the grave."
At the time of the 1910 census, Sarah resides at 264 Armstrong Avenue in Peoria, Illinois with her son, Willard. The date of April 26, 1910 is given in the Transcribers Notes in the census for Sarah. It is not known for certain what this date is, but, it may be the date she was widowed, that David H. Anderson died;
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Willard Head 38 M2 5 Illinois West Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Alma Wife 28 M1 5 1 1 Illinois Pennsylvania England
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Harold Son 4 S Illinois Illinois Illinois
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Sarah A. Mother 65 WD 5 3 Michigan New York New York April 26, 1910
The database for the 1929 Roll of Honor lists the following information about David H. Anderson;
ANDERSON, DAVID H., CIVIL, Co. D, 86 IL INF, Vol. 2, Page 233, MARSHALL Co., HENRY Cemetery
ANDERSON, DAVID H., CIVIL, Co. D, 86 IL INF, Vol 2, Page 345, PEORIA CO., SPRINGDALE Cemetery
David H. Anderson is not listed as being buried in Springdale Cemetery in the 1956 Illinois Honor Roll.
I have never been able to find anything about David H. Anderson being buried in Springdale Cemetery and neither has any Find A Grave volunteer. However, David H. Anderson does have a marker in the Henry Cemetery in Henry, Illinois in Marshall County and I believe this is where he is actully buried.
Sarah Amanda Anderson is believed to have died in Peoria in 1922 and her earthly remains were buried in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois which made me wonder if there was ever even a marker for David H. Anderson in Springdale Cemetery, but has never been located. I still wonder where that 1929 information came from.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Susan _____________, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose email address is [email protected]
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Anderson family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on David H. Anderson and the Anderson family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of David H. Anderson that may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
David then survived the war and lived into the 20th century. During the years after the war, David probably had his picture taken dozens and dozens of times. I would love to see a copy of his CDV or tin type, if he had one made, be added to his Find A Grave Memorial. However, at this point, I would just be thrilled to see ANY pictures of him, even ones of him as an older man. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Baxter)
Private DAVID H. ANDERSON, Co. D, 86th Illinois
David H. Anderson was born August 24, 1837 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. David H. Anderson is believed to have been the son of David Anderson, who was a Cooper by trade, and Mary Magdalene Kackley, the daughter of Abraham Kackley. David Anderson's father is believed to have been John Anderson. Abraham Kackley and his family resided near Back Baer Creek and Timber Ridge, Virginia (now West Virginia).
David Anderson and Mary Magdalene Kackley were married on July 25, 1820 in Frederick County, Virginia. Their children were:
1. Robert Ferguson Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__ (c. 1826/27) in Virginia. Susan __________, who helped me immensely with the Anderson's is descended from this family.
Robert F. Anderson was married to Martha North c. 1846/47 in Virginia. Their children are believed to include;
A. Mary E. Anderson, born c. 1848/49 in Virginia.
B. John W. Anderson, born c. January __, 1850 in Pendelton County, Virginia.
C. Charles Anderson, born c. 1852/53 in Virginia.
D. Anna Anderson, born c. 1854/55 in Virginia. Anna married L.D. Fletcher, of Yates City, Illinois.
They were the parents of 3 daughters;
a. Martha Fletcher was Susan's grandmother. Susan grew up on a farm in NE that L.D. had purchased. My older brother now spends summers there.
E. Sally Anderson, born c. 1856/57 in Illinois.
F. Loretta Anderson, born c. 1859/60 in Illinois.
At the time of the 1850 census, Robert Anderson and his family are found in Pendleton county, Virginia, where he was a Miller;
Robert F Anderson M 25 Virginia
Martha Anderson F 22 Virginia
Mary E Anderson F 1 Virginia
John W Anderson M 4/12 Virginia
Robert F. Anderson is believed to be the Robert Anderson we find in Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois at the time of the 1860 census;
Robt Anderson M 33 Virginia
Martha Anderson F 32 Virginia
Mary Anderson F 11 Virginia
John Anderson M 9 Virginia
Charles Anderson M 7 Virginia
Anna Anderson F 5 Virginia
Salley Anderson F 3 Ills
Loretta Anderson F 0 Ills
Emily North F 34 Virginia
Martha (North) Anderson died c. 18__ of Typhoid Fever. Robert then went back east and married Martha's sister, ____________ North.
2. John Henry Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__. John Henry Anderson family lived at Trivoli for many years...he had 9 sons, but there don't seem to be any of that Anderson family left in the area.
3. Margaret Anderson (Bean)
4. Mary Jane Anderson, born ____________ __, 18__. Mary Jane was married to __________ Dunn.
They are known to have had at least two sons. David the father and Mary Jane and her two little boys are buried in Pleasant Grove cemetery just outside Trivoli. There is a relatively new, very nice gravestone for David and Mary Jane. As I stood looking at it, I felt something hard under my feet so I pulled aside the grass and started digging and found a very old tombstone, broken in two that listed the two little boys. I think Mary Jane and her sons died of typhoid fever and her father died soon after.
5. Emily Anderson (Fisher)
6. David H. Anderson, born August __, 1837 in Virginia. See his biography below.
7. Sarah Anderson (Smith)
Mary Magdalene (Kackley) Anderson is believed to have died in 1849 in Virginia and David Anderson moved his family west to Illinois shortly after that, settling in Peoria County in the early 1850's.
David Anderson died on ____________ __, 18__ and his mortal remains were laid in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Trivoli, Peoria County, Illinois near those of his daughter, Mary Jane (Anderson) Dunn.
David H. Anderson came west to Illinois c. 1855/56. It is not known if anyone came with him. At the time of the 1860 census of Illinois, David H. Anderson is found working as a farmhand on the farm of Andrew and Mary Tuttle in Logan Township. Their Post Office is Trivoli, Illinois. Note, there were 7 other Andersons from VA in Trivoli. Perhaps they were siblings;
1846 Tuttle Andrew 39 M farmer 8,000 3,250 NY
1846 Tuttle Mary 26 F OH
1846 Tuttle Lyman 11 M IL
1846 Tuttle Charles 9 M IL
1846 Tuttle Frances 7 M IL
1846 Tuttle Mary 5 F IL
1846 Tuttle Sarah 4 F IL
1846 Anderson David 22 M farmhand 350 VA
David H. Anderson was married on __________ __, 18__ (c. 1861/62) to Sarah Amanda Veeder on January 5, 1862 in Stark County, Illinois. Sarah was born on January __, 1844 at __________, Michigan, the daughter of __________ Veeder and __________ (__________) Veeder. Five children were born to David and Sarah, four of whom were still living in 1900. Their children were;
1. Claude Anderson (daughter), born c. 1866
2. Willard E. Anderson, born November __, 1870 in Illinois. Willard E. Anderson was married to Nola Presnell on January 21, 1899 in Fulton County, Illinois.
Willard is believed to be the Willard E. Anderson, who was born in 1871 and who died in 1952 and who was married to Alma M. ___________ and whose earthly remains were laid to rest in the Chillicothe City Cemetery in Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois.
At the time of the 1900 census, Willard and his family are found in Ward 1 of the city of Peoria, living on N. Monroe;
332 Anderson Willard E. Head Nov 1870 29 M 2 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
332 Anderson Nola Wife Feb 1873 27 M 2 Illinois Maryland Indiana
It appears that Nola died shortly after this census was taken. There is a Nola Anderson, who was born in 1873 and who died in 1900 buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. See her Find A Grave Memorial #82129185.
Willard was married 2nd to Alma M. Hahn in the 1910's. At the time of the 1920 census, Willard E. Anderson and his family are found in Ward 2 of the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois;
Williard E Anderson Head M 48 Illinois
Alma M Anderson Wife F 38 Illinois
Harold V Anderson Son M 14 Illinois
Sarah A Anderson Mother F 76 Michigan
Alma M. (Hahn) Anderson was born in 1881 and died on 30 Oct 1949 and her mortal remains were laid in the Chillicothe City Cemetery in Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois. Willard E. Anderson then died on ____________ __, 1952 and his mortal remains were beside those of Alma's in the Chillicothe City Cemetery.
3. Walter D. Anderson, born March __, 1874. Walter was married to Maude ____________.
At the time of the 1900 census, Walter and his family reside on N. Monroe in Ward 1 of the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois;
335 Anderson Walter D. Head March 1874 26 M 3 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Clerk
335 Anderson Maud Wife Dec. 1878 21 M 3 1 1 Ohio Ohio Ohio
335 Anderson Horace Son Nov. 1899 6/12 S Illinois Illinois Ohio
At the time of the 1920 census, Walter and his family are found in Venice, Los Angeles, California;
Walter D Anderson Head M 45 Illinois
Maude Anderson Wife F 41 Ohio
Horace B Anderson Son M 20 Illinois
4. Burt Anderson, born c. 1875/76.
5.
On August 13, 1862, David H. Anderson volunteered to serve in a company which was being raised in Trivoli, Illinois by James S. Bean for service in the Union Army. David listed Trivoli as his place of residence at the time he volunteered.
ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR DETAIL REPORT
Name ANDERSON, DAVID H
Rank PVT Company D Unit 86 IL US INF
Personal Characteristics
Residence TRIVOLI, PEORIA CO, IL Age 25 Height 5' 10 Hair LIGHT
Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status MARRIED Occupation FARMER
Nativity ROCKINGHAM CO, VA
Service Record
Joined When AUG 13, 1862 Joined Where TRIVOLI, IL
Joined By Whom J S BEAN Period 3 YRS
Muster In AUG 27, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL
Muster In By Whom N/A Muster Out JUN 6, 1865
Muster Out Where WASHINGTON, DC Muster Out By Whom LT SCROGGS
Remarks N/A
On the afternoon of August 15th, Bean led about 90 Trivoli volunteers into Peoria, where they went into camp at Camp Lyon, near present day Glen Oak Park. On August 27, 1862, 83 of those Trivoli volunteers, including now Private David H. Anderson, were mustered in as Company D of the 86th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. James S. Bean, who was elected by the men of Co. D to be their Captain, was elected and promoted to Major of the entire regiment, so the men of Co. D then elected Frank Hitchcock to be their Captain.
On September 7, 1862, the men of the 85th & 86th Illinois marched out the gates of Camp Lyon, through the streets of Peoria, with much fanfare, and boarded a train bound for Camp Joe Holt, Jeffersonville, Indiana. Four weeks later, the men of the 85th & 86th were in the field in Kentucky as part of Col. Daniel McCook's Brigade, chasing Confederate troops in Kentucky. On Oct. 8, 1862, the men of McCook's Brigade were engaged with those troops in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the 86th Illinois suffering their first casualties. There would be many more in the years to come.
After the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the Confederates withdrew from Kentucky and the men of McCook's Brigade marched on to Nashville, Tennessee, where the 86th would go into winter camp. The men of the 86th would remain in the Nashville area through the spring and summer of 1863.
During the next two years, Private David H. Anderson served faithfully in Co. D as the men of the 86th served in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. During this time, David was witness to and a participant in numerous battles and skirmishes, some of the bloodiest fighting in the Western Theatre of the war, including the Battles of Chickamauga, Georgia; Resaca, Georgia; Rome, Georgia, Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia; Jonesboro, Georgia; Averasboro, North Carolina; and Bentonville, North Carolina, to name a few, and marched with Sherman to the Sea.
After the war came to a close, the men of McCook's Briagde marched on to Washington, D.C. where on the 24th day of May, 1865, they marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. on the 2nd day of the Grand Review. The surviving members of the 86th were finally mustered out of the service on June 6, 1865 in Washington and soon they were on a train bound for Chicago where they received their final pay and were discharged. By the end of June of 1865, the surviving members of the 86th were back with the families in Central Illinois.
On July 8, 1870 David and his family are shown in the 1870 census in Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. His occupation is teamster. Besides David there is:
Amanda, wife, age 26, b. MI
Claudia, dau, 4, IL
On June 12, 1880 the Anderson family are shown as residents of Henry, Marshall County, Illinois. His occupation was shown as "restauraunt". The rest of the family;
Sarah A. wife, age 36, b. MI
Claude dau, 14, IL
Willard son, 8, IL
Walter son, 6, IL
Burte son, 4, IL
At the time of the 1900 census, David and Sarah Anderson are found residing on N. Monroe Street in the 1st Ward, 4th Precinct, of Peoria Township in the City of Peoria, Illinois. Their son and daughter-in-law, Willard and Nola, reside with them. Living three doors down is their son, Walter D. Anderson, and his wife and son.
331 Anderson David H. Head Aug 1837 62 M 38 W. Virginia W. Virginia Virginia Spring (Mfg.)
331 Anderson Sarah A. Wife Jan 1844 56 M 38 5 4 Michigan New York New York
332 Anderson Willard E. Head Nov 1870 29 M 2 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
332 Anderson Nola Wife Feb 1873 27 M 2 Illinois Maryland Indiana
335 Anderson Walter D. Head March 1874 26 M 3 Illinois W. Virginia Michigan Clerk
335 Anderson Maud Wife Dec. 1878 21 M 3 1 1 Ohio Ohio Ohio
335 Anderson Horace Son Nov. 1899 6/12 S Illinois Illinois Ohio
David H. Anderson died on July 5, 1902 in the city of Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois and his mortal remains were returned to Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, where they were laid to rest in the Henry city cemetery. The Thursday, July 10, 1902 edition of THE HENRY REPUBLICAN newspaper, of Henry, Illinois carried the following obituary;
"DAVID H. ANDERSON
Another former resident has passed away and his remains brought to Henry for interment. D. H. Anderson, who was a resident for many years, but who has lived in Peoria since 1892, died in that city on Saturday last. He sustained a stroke of paralysis some three years of so ago, since which time he has been almost helpless and much of the prostrate, a patient sufferer until the change came.
David Hamilton Anderson was born in West Virginia, August 24, 1837. He came to Illinois in 1857, and later found a life companion in Miss Sarah Amanda Veeder, the marriage taking place at Wyoming, Ill. Jan. 3, 1862. This union was blessed with five children, the widow and three children surviving - (Claudia, Mrs. Tim Wood Jr., of Henry; Walter, of Denver, Colo.; and Willard, who resides at home.
His residence in Henry dates to 1870, where he opened a restaurant, afterwards a wood and coalyard, etc. At Peoria he engaged in the upholster business with son, Willard, and also was the inventor of a door spring which had a large sale for a time.
He was a soldier of the civil war, a member of Co. D, 86th Ill., enlisted in 1862 and serving three years. Mr. Anderson was quite compassionable, a pusher in whatever he undertook, had a large acquiantance and many friends. He was a member of the G. A. R. and held a policy in the Woodmen of $2000, which will be paid to the widow. He also drew a pension from the government, a solace indeed to the brave soldier in his long wasting sickness.
The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church in Henry, Rev. R. L. Campbell officiating. The floral tributes were elegant. The pall bearers were from the two orders - G. A. R. and Woodmen - J. A. Melick, Wm. German and A. Daniels, of the G. A. R. and A. V. Goltra, F. A. Raymond and Jacob Noil from the Woodmen. Both orders participated in the rites at the grave."
At the time of the 1910 census, Sarah resides at 264 Armstrong Avenue in Peoria, Illinois with her son, Willard. The date of April 26, 1910 is given in the Transcribers Notes in the census for Sarah. It is not known for certain what this date is, but, it may be the date she was widowed, that David H. Anderson died;
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Willard Head 38 M2 5 Illinois West Virginia Michigan Upholsterer
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Alma Wife 28 M1 5 1 1 Illinois Pennsylvania England
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Harold Son 4 S Illinois Illinois Illinois
Armstrong 264 ANDERSON Sarah A. Mother 65 WD 5 3 Michigan New York New York April 26, 1910
The database for the 1929 Roll of Honor lists the following information about David H. Anderson;
ANDERSON, DAVID H., CIVIL, Co. D, 86 IL INF, Vol. 2, Page 233, MARSHALL Co., HENRY Cemetery
ANDERSON, DAVID H., CIVIL, Co. D, 86 IL INF, Vol 2, Page 345, PEORIA CO., SPRINGDALE Cemetery
David H. Anderson is not listed as being buried in Springdale Cemetery in the 1956 Illinois Honor Roll.
I have never been able to find anything about David H. Anderson being buried in Springdale Cemetery and neither has any Find A Grave volunteer. However, David H. Anderson does have a marker in the Henry Cemetery in Henry, Illinois in Marshall County and I believe this is where he is actully buried.
Sarah Amanda Anderson is believed to have died in Peoria in 1922 and her earthly remains were buried in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois which made me wonder if there was ever even a marker for David H. Anderson in Springdale Cemetery, but has never been located. I still wonder where that 1929 information came from.
by Baxter B. Fite III and Susan _____________, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose email address is [email protected]
(Baxter would love to hear from anyone, especially descendants of the Anderson family, who might be able to add to the biographical material that we have on David H. Anderson and the Anderson family. Baxter would also love to see copies of any photographs of David H. Anderson that may have survived the years, especially any showing him in uniform from his days in the service, added to his Find A Grave site for all to see.)
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