Benjamin Franklin Anderson was the son of John Marion Anderson and Mary Dunn. He was born in Murray Co., Georgia. He and his family came to Indian Territory in 1900 to the town of Vinita. Some of his sons had businesses in Vinita, Oklahoma. He was married to Sarah Josephine Douglass in 1872 in Georgia.They lived in Arkansas before coming to Oklahoma. They left Oklahoma about 1914 and went to Rossland, British Columbia, Canada. He owned a furniture store in Rossland for many years. He was a blacksmith by trade. After Sarah died he married Miss Margaret Bustin of Rossland. (This section of the bio by contributor #47464162, his great-great granddaughter).
Benjamin Franklin Anderson (widower age 67, born Georgia USA, son of John Anderson and Mary Dunn) and Margaret Bustin (spinster age 46, born New Brunswick Canada, daughter of John Bustin and Sarah Boulton) were married in Nelson BC on 29 Jun 1921, per Royal BC Museum online copy of BC Archives marriage certificate 1921-09-238185.
According to the informant on the death certificate, his wife Margaret Anderson of Rossland, Benjamin Franklin Anderson had been a blacksmith, and was the son of John Marion Anderson and Mary Jane Dunne, both born in Scotland. There is some discrepancy in his mother's name, as his great-great granddaughter says the middle name of Jane is incorrect.
Source: Familysearch.org online copy of BC Archives death certificate 1942-09-613713, B13177. "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986" digital folder 004438064, Image 322 of 2553.
From the Rossland Miner of October 22, 1942 (P1C3)
B. F. Anderson Laid to Rest
Many friend gathered at the Jones Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, to pay final tribute to Benjamin Franklin Anderson, 90-year-old resident, who passed away at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital Friday morning. The Rev. C. H. Daly and Rev. W. M. Cameron conducting the services. The hymns "Rock of Ages" and "Abide With Me" were sung by the congregation accompanied by Mrs. W. M. Graham at the organ. Pallbearers were Oswald Bisson, William McKay, Phillip Breen, Thomas Brown, James Benson and Stanley Davies. There were a large number of floral tributes. Interment was in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Mr. Anderson was born in 1852 in Georgia, and lived in various parts of the United States, including several years spent in Arkansas, from there moving to Vinit, Oka. He came to Rossland in 1914 and has resided here since. In 1872 he married Miss Sara Josephine Douglas, who died in 1919. In 1921 he married Miss Margaret Bustin. Besides his wife in Rossland, he is survived by four sons, Charles, Claude and Otis of Oklahoma and Troy of Arkansas; and two daughters Mrs. J. H. Moncrieff and Mrs. B. I. Dempster, both of Vancouver.
Benjamin Franklin Anderson (widower age 67, born Georgia USA, son of John Anderson and Mary Dunn) and Margaret Bustin (spinster age 46, born New Brunswick Canada, daughter of John Bustin and Sarah Boulton) were married in Nelson BC on 29 Jun 1921, per Royal BC Museum online copy of BC Archives marriage certificate 1921-09-238185.
According to the informant on the death certificate, his wife Margaret Anderson of Rossland, Benjamin Franklin Anderson had been a blacksmith, and was the son of John Marion Anderson and Mary Jane Dunne, both born in Scotland. There is some discrepancy in his mother's name, as his great-great granddaughter says the middle name of Jane is incorrect.
Source: Familysearch.org online copy of BC Archives death certificate 1942-09-613713, B13177. "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986" digital folder 004438064, Image 322 of 2553.
From the Rossland Miner of October 22, 1942 (P1C3)
B. F. Anderson Laid to Rest
Many friend gathered at the Jones Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, to pay final tribute to Benjamin Franklin Anderson, 90-year-old resident, who passed away at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital Friday morning. The Rev. C. H. Daly and Rev. W. M. Cameron conducting the services. The hymns "Rock of Ages" and "Abide With Me" were sung by the congregation accompanied by Mrs. W. M. Graham at the organ. Pallbearers were Oswald Bisson, William McKay, Phillip Breen, Thomas Brown, James Benson and Stanley Davies. There were a large number of floral tributes. Interment was in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Mr. Anderson was born in 1852 in Georgia, and lived in various parts of the United States, including several years spent in Arkansas, from there moving to Vinit, Oka. He came to Rossland in 1914 and has resided here since. In 1872 he married Miss Sara Josephine Douglas, who died in 1919. In 1921 he married Miss Margaret Bustin. Besides his wife in Rossland, he is survived by four sons, Charles, Claude and Otis of Oklahoma and Troy of Arkansas; and two daughters Mrs. J. H. Moncrieff and Mrs. B. I. Dempster, both of Vancouver.
Benjamin Franklin Anderson was the son of John Marion Anderson and Mary Dunn. He was born in Murray Co., Georgia. He and his family came to Indian Territory in 1900 to the town of Vinita. Some of his sons had businesses in Vinita, Oklahoma. He was married to Sarah Josephine Douglass in 1872 in Georgia.They lived in Arkansas before coming to Oklahoma. They left Oklahoma about 1914 and went to Rossland, British Columbia, Canada. He owned a furniture store in Rossland for many years. He was a blacksmith by trade. After Sarah died he married Miss Margaret Bustin of Rossland. (This section of the bio by contributor #47464162, his great-great granddaughter).
Benjamin Franklin Anderson (widower age 67, born Georgia USA, son of John Anderson and Mary Dunn) and Margaret Bustin (spinster age 46, born New Brunswick Canada, daughter of John Bustin and Sarah Boulton) were married in Nelson BC on 29 Jun 1921, per Royal BC Museum online copy of BC Archives marriage certificate 1921-09-238185.
According to the informant on the death certificate, his wife Margaret Anderson of Rossland, Benjamin Franklin Anderson had been a blacksmith, and was the son of John Marion Anderson and Mary Jane Dunne, both born in Scotland. There is some discrepancy in his mother's name, as his great-great granddaughter says the middle name of Jane is incorrect.
Source: Familysearch.org online copy of BC Archives death certificate 1942-09-613713, B13177. "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986" digital folder 004438064, Image 322 of 2553.
From the Rossland Miner of October 22, 1942 (P1C3)
B. F. Anderson Laid to Rest
Many friend gathered at the Jones Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, to pay final tribute to Benjamin Franklin Anderson, 90-year-old resident, who passed away at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital Friday morning. The Rev. C. H. Daly and Rev. W. M. Cameron conducting the services. The hymns "Rock of Ages" and "Abide With Me" were sung by the congregation accompanied by Mrs. W. M. Graham at the organ. Pallbearers were Oswald Bisson, William McKay, Phillip Breen, Thomas Brown, James Benson and Stanley Davies. There were a large number of floral tributes. Interment was in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Mr. Anderson was born in 1852 in Georgia, and lived in various parts of the United States, including several years spent in Arkansas, from there moving to Vinit, Oka. He came to Rossland in 1914 and has resided here since. In 1872 he married Miss Sara Josephine Douglas, who died in 1919. In 1921 he married Miss Margaret Bustin. Besides his wife in Rossland, he is survived by four sons, Charles, Claude and Otis of Oklahoma and Troy of Arkansas; and two daughters Mrs. J. H. Moncrieff and Mrs. B. I. Dempster, both of Vancouver.
Benjamin Franklin Anderson (widower age 67, born Georgia USA, son of John Anderson and Mary Dunn) and Margaret Bustin (spinster age 46, born New Brunswick Canada, daughter of John Bustin and Sarah Boulton) were married in Nelson BC on 29 Jun 1921, per Royal BC Museum online copy of BC Archives marriage certificate 1921-09-238185.
According to the informant on the death certificate, his wife Margaret Anderson of Rossland, Benjamin Franklin Anderson had been a blacksmith, and was the son of John Marion Anderson and Mary Jane Dunne, both born in Scotland. There is some discrepancy in his mother's name, as his great-great granddaughter says the middle name of Jane is incorrect.
Source: Familysearch.org online copy of BC Archives death certificate 1942-09-613713, B13177. "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986" digital folder 004438064, Image 322 of 2553.
From the Rossland Miner of October 22, 1942 (P1C3)
B. F. Anderson Laid to Rest
Many friend gathered at the Jones Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, to pay final tribute to Benjamin Franklin Anderson, 90-year-old resident, who passed away at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital Friday morning. The Rev. C. H. Daly and Rev. W. M. Cameron conducting the services. The hymns "Rock of Ages" and "Abide With Me" were sung by the congregation accompanied by Mrs. W. M. Graham at the organ. Pallbearers were Oswald Bisson, William McKay, Phillip Breen, Thomas Brown, James Benson and Stanley Davies. There were a large number of floral tributes. Interment was in Sunnyside Cemetery.
Mr. Anderson was born in 1852 in Georgia, and lived in various parts of the United States, including several years spent in Arkansas, from there moving to Vinit, Oka. He came to Rossland in 1914 and has resided here since. In 1872 he married Miss Sara Josephine Douglas, who died in 1919. In 1921 he married Miss Margaret Bustin. Besides his wife in Rossland, he is survived by four sons, Charles, Claude and Otis of Oklahoma and Troy of Arkansas; and two daughters Mrs. J. H. Moncrieff and Mrs. B. I. Dempster, both of Vancouver.
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