Alex. H. Anderson    

ALEX. H. ANDERSON, farmer, P.O. New Galilee, was born in Hanover township in 1833. His grandfather, William Anderson, came to America from Ireland at an early day, and settled in Beaver county, where he purchased a tract of land of four or five hundred acres, part of which is still owned by his descendants. His early life was full of hardships and dangers. His son, Thomas Anderson, born in Hanover township in 1782, was a farmer, and died in 1857. By his second wife, Jane Patten, he had three children, of whom Alexander H. is the youngest. Our subject remained at home until 1860, when he bought and removed to a farm in Darlington township, where he now lives. This farm contains 120 acres in a high state of cultivation. Mr. Anderson was married in 1862, to Rebecca, daughter of Samuel Reed, Esq., and by her has had seven children, six of whom are living: William T., Jennie E., Madge F., Martie M., Laura L. and Frank R. Mr. Anderson has held the positions of school director and trustee of Greersburg Academy, and is greatly esteemed in the community. He is a member of the Presbyterian church; politically a Republican.

History of Beaver County, including its early settlement; its erection into a separate county; its subsequent growth and development; sketches of its boroughs, villages and townships; portraits of some of its prominent men; biographies of many of its representative citizens; statistics, etc. by J. F. Richard; A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888. More Beaver County History Books  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file! Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com