Marvel Elijah Anderson was born on a farm near Pierce City, MO. Marvel's Father's name was Franklin Anderson and his Mother's maiden last name was Foster. There were six children born to Marvel's parents. First born was William, b. 1856; Anna, b. 1858; Marvel, b. 1868; Julia, b. 1871; and twins Maynard and Elbert, b. 1880. After Marvel's Mother's death from Typhoid fever, Marvel worked on the family farm until his Father remarried. Marvel's stepmother had several children from a previous marriage. Marvel took Julia to his older sister, Anna's home, and Marvel started West working as a miner and prospector in Silverton, Leadville, and Cripple Creek, CO. Marvel ended up in Telluride, CO where he worked prospecting, placering, and working in Telluride, Sawpit, and Placerville. Marvel met Mary Olive Imes in Sawpit and they were married in Delta, CO in 1903. Marvel Elijah and Mary Olive had eight children. The family moved to Mesa, AZ in 1915. Theodore, Mary and Marvel's youngest child, was born in Mesa, AZ in 1919. Marvel Elijah was a farmer in Mesa and grew cotton, maize, and cantelopes on the family farm and on other rented land. The family farm had citrus trees, home grown tomatoes, fruit and vegetables, and chickens. It was not uncommon for family members to bake bread every other day in an iron range, and can 400 quarts of fruits and vegetables for the family to use.
Marvel Elijah Anderson was born on a farm near Pierce City, MO. Marvel's Father's name was Franklin Anderson and his Mother's maiden last name was Foster. There were six children born to Marvel's parents. First born was William, b. 1856; Anna, b. 1858; Marvel, b. 1868; Julia, b. 1871; and twins Maynard and Elbert, b. 1880. After Marvel's Mother's death from Typhoid fever, Marvel worked on the family farm until his Father remarried. Marvel's stepmother had several children from a previous marriage. Marvel took Julia to his older sister, Anna's home, and Marvel started West working as a miner and prospector in Silverton, Leadville, and Cripple Creek, CO. Marvel ended up in Telluride, CO where he worked prospecting, placering, and working in Telluride, Sawpit, and Placerville. Marvel met Mary Olive Imes in Sawpit and they were married in Delta, CO in 1903. Marvel Elijah and Mary Olive had eight children. The family moved to Mesa, AZ in 1915. Theodore, Mary and Marvel's youngest child, was born in Mesa, AZ in 1919. Marvel Elijah was a farmer in Mesa and grew cotton, maize, and cantelopes on the family farm and on other rented land. The family farm had citrus trees, home grown tomatoes, fruit and vegetables, and chickens. It was not uncommon for family members to bake bread every other day in an iron range, and can 400 quarts of fruits and vegetables for the family to use.
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