He was born in August 1844, in Pennsylvania or Prussia. [sources: date: 10, 11 (1842); 2 (20 in 1865), 3, 4, 7 (16 in 1860), 8 (26 in 1870), 9 (36 in 1880), 10 (55 in 1900), 11 (19 in 1861). place: 2 (PA), 3 (Prussia), 4 (PA), 7 (PA), 8 (Prussia), 9 (Prussia), 10 (Germany)]
In 1854, he immigrated to the United States. He was naturalized by 1870. [sources: 8, 10]
In 1860, he was living in Bellefonte Borough, Centre County, Pennsylvania. He was living with Mary D Valentine. [source: 7]
When he enlisted, he was an axe m[aker?]. [source: 4]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 6-1/8 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair. [sources: 2, 3, 4]
He also served in company B of the 10th Pennsylvania Infantry. He enlisted on 4 April 1861. He served as a private. He mustered out on 31 July 1861. [sources: 5, 11, 12 (1 May 62 to 9 Aug 64), 13]
He was a substitute for C Rhore [?]. He was enlisted and mustered into service on 14 March 1865. He was enlisted for one year, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by W [?] Poster [or Foster?]. He was a private in company K. His service was credited to the 8th subdivision of the 22nd congressional district. [sources: 1, 2, 4, 5, 14]
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865. He was a private, in company K. [sources: 1, 5, 14]
He married Catherine [unknown surname]. She was born in 1848/49, in Pennsylvania. They apparently had at least these children:
[sources: 8, 9, 10]
In 1870, he was living in South Ward, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Catherine and children Emma and John. He kept a beer saloon, and owned $200 in personal property. [source: 8]
In 1880, he was living in Bellefonte Borough, Centre County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Kate, and children Emma, John, Clara, and Nellie. He kept a restaurant. [source: 9]
In 1890, he was living in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. [source: 6]
On 12 December 1892, he applied successfully for a pension from Pennsylvania. [sources: 5, 13]
In 1900, he was living at 204 Bishop Street, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his children Emma, Clara, Nellie, Charles, and Carrie, and with William Cassidy (apparently Emma's husband). He was a restaurant keeper. [source: 10]
On 16 September 1903, he died. He was buried in the Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 11, 12]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (John Anderson)
2 company K, third descriptive roll (John Anderson)
3 company K, third descriptive roll [second entry] (John Anderson)
4 company K, fourth descriptive roll (John Anderson)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company K (John Anderson)
6 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Bellefonte, South Ward, page [2] (John Anderson)
7 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Bellefonte Borough, microfilm series M653, film 1090, page 303 = 319 handwritten (John Anderson)
8 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Bellefonte Borough, South Ward, microfilm series M593, film 1322, page 762 = 11 handwritten (John Anderson)
9 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Bellefonte Borough, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 226, microfilm series T9, film 1112, page 232 = 9 A handwritten (John Anderson)
10 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Centre County, Bellefonte, supervisor's district 10, enumeration district 2, microfilm series T623, film 1391, page 30 = 11 B handwritten (John Anderson)
11 Find a grave, memorial 29793063, created by Ted Myers, added 14 Sep 2008 (John Anderson) [identification is probable: not only is my John Anderson the only plausible John Anderson in the area, but also his Find-a-grave memorial refers to his service in the 10th Pennsylvania]
12 Pennsylvania veterans burial records, available on Ancestry (transcribed 2 April 2012) (John Anderson)
13 pension index, by name (John Anderson)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (John Anderson)
| line | 6 |
| Dwelling number | [2180] |
| Family number | [2267] |
| Name | John Anderson |
| Age | 16 |
| Sex | M |
| Color | |
| Occupation | |
| Value of real estate owned | |
| Value of personal estate | |
| Place of birth | " [sc. Penna] |
| Married within year | |
| Attended school within year | |
| Cannot read & write | |
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Dwelling-house number | 76 | |||
| Family number | 73 | |||
| Name | Anderson John | - Catherine | - Emma | - John |
| Age | 26 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| Sex | M | F | F | M |
| Color | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Beer Saloon | Keeping House | ||
| Real estate value | ||||
| Personal estate value | 200 | |||
| Birthplace | Prussia | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| Father foreign born | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mother foreign born | 1 | 1 | ||
| Birth month if born within year | ||||
| Marriage month if married within year | ||||
| Attended school past year | ||||
| Can't read | ||||
| Can't write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| street name | ||||||
| house number | ||||||
| dwelling visit # | 48 | |||||
| family visit # | 50 | |||||
| name | Anderson John | - Kate | - Emma | - John | - Clara | - Nellie |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F | F |
| age | 36 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| month born if born in year | ||||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||||
| widowed/divorced | ||||||
| married during year | ||||||
| occupation | Keeps Restaurant | Keeps House | At home | At home | At School | |
| months unemployed | ||||||
| currently ill? | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||||
| idiotic | ||||||
| insane | ||||||
| disabled | ||||||
| school this year | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| can't read | ||||||
| can't write | 1 | |||||
| birthplace | Prussia | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Prussia | Bavaria | Bavaria | Bavaria | Bavaria | Bavaria |
| mother's birthplace | Prussia | Bavaria | Penna | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| [yes, I have transcribed the birthplaces correctly | ||||||
| line | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 |
| street | Bishop Street | ||||||
| house number | 204 | ||||||
| dwelling number | 221 | ||||||
| family number | 233 | 237 | |||||
| name | Anderson John | - Emma E | - Clara C | - Nellie G | - Charles W | - Carrie M | Cassidy William |
| relationship | Head | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Son | Daughter | Son in law |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F | F | M | F | M |
| birth date | Aug 1844 | Mar 1867 | Nov 1871 | Nov 1878 | Aug 1885 | Mar 1884 | Feb 1862 |
| age | 55 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 38 |
| married? | W | M | S | S | S | S | M |
| # years married | 13 | 13 | |||||
| mother of how many children? | 0 | ||||||
| # of children living | 0 | ||||||
| birthplace | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Germany | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Germany | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | 1854 | ||||||
| # years in USA | 46 | ||||||
| naturalized citizen? | Na | ||||||
| occupation | Restaurant Keeper | Compostion [sic] | Stenographer | At School | Foreman Printing Office | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| # months in school | 9 | ||||||
| can read | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| can write | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| owned/rented | O | ||||||
| free or mortgaged | [blank (sic)] | ||||||
| farm/house | H | ||||||
| # of farm schedule | |||||||