Er ist verheiratet mit Anna Eunice Harris.
Sie haben geheiratet am 29. Juni 1876 in Johnson County, Texas, er war 19 Jahre alt.Quelle 1
Kind(er):
Rufus C. and Anna Eunice Anderson
As one of Johnson County's earliest settlers, Rufus C. Anderson grew up amid the hardships of pioneer life. He grew up in an era when a man's word was as good as his bond. June 29 1876, Rufus married Anna Eunice Harris, Anna was born October 28, 1858, near Cartersville, in Cass County, Georgia, to William Buckley Harrisand Mary Briscoe Harris. She moved to Texas at the age of 12, with her parents, two sisters, Nannie and Jennie Harris, and five brothers, Jim, Josh, Bill, Tom, and W. B. Harris. They travelled in four Ox drawn wagons. They settled five miles from Grandview, near Rock Tank in 1870.
Rufus and Anna moved to Santo, Texas where James C. and Susan Berry Anderson made a note and downpayment for a farm for Rufus and Anna. Rufus farmed and got a job as deputy sheriff. Six children were born there. James William, April 6, 1877, John Buckley, June 7, 1880, Berry Calhoun Feb. 24, 1882, Rufus Urban, Feb. 14 1884, Etta Irene, March 25 1886, and Alfred Joshua , Dec 22, 1888. A seventh child, Chester born 4 August 1893, died Jan 14, 1908. James C. Anderson died in 1890.
Rufus and Anna sold the farm in Santo and moved back to Rock Tank near Susan. Berry C. lived with his grandmother Susan, and went to school at Rock Tank for about 8 years. Between 1890 and 1901 five more children were born. Arthur Everett, Oct. 10 1890, Chester, Aug. 4 1893, Bryon, Feb. 26, 1896, Eunice Olive, June 13, 1899, and Anna Loraline Oct. 2 1901. Rufus and his family moved 5 miles northwest of Cleburne, on a hill overlookng the Nolan River, about 1901. He farmed and bailed hay for the public. It was while living here that Chester died. Rufus and his family moved to North Buffalo in Cleburne where Eunice and Anna Loraline could go to school in Cleburne, this was in 1916. Susan Anderson died May 12 1917, at the age of ninty. After moving to Cleburne, Rufus raised a few cows and a garden, down at the creek behind his home. About 1930 they moved closer to town, on College St.
Anna Eunice died 28 Aprils, 1935. By this time Rufus was almost totally blind. Cataracts had almost destroyed his eyes. After Anna's death Rufus lived with his sons until his death.
Located in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas prec 1 ED 126 - 1 sh 11a in 12 Apr 1930 census. James W. and Eunice living at home with parents.
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Date of Import: 3 Oct 2003