Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-11
Death Of David L. Anderson.

David L. Anderson died Wednesda
evening. July 3, at 4:25 o'clock. at tn
home of his son, l.. NJ. Anderson, in thi
city. At the time OF his death MI
Anderson was 50 years, 8 months and 9
days old For the past few years he hao
been gradually failing and died at las
Of old age.
Deceased was born in Virginia in 1877
He learned tue blacksmith trade thert
! when quite young. At the age of .!
years he came with his parents to High
land county. Ohio. About year after
arriving there he married Miss Mary
Smith who remained his devoted com.
panion nearly sixty years, dying while
they were living at their Extra home
April IL of last year. To Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson were born nine children,
Thomas, William, Joseph, l.. NJ, John
A, Samuel s.. Kate McFadden, Laura
E Hensley and A. s. (DelD. or these
there are living L. NJ, of Audubon,
Samuel S., of Norfolk, Neb, Kate Nc
Fadden, of Shelby, and A. s, of Silver
ton, Col. Mrs. McFadden and l.. NJ.
were the only children present at the
funeral
After remaining in Ohio nine years
after they were married, or until ls49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson moved to Wa
pello county, this state, where they re-
NAMED two years. They then moved
OH out to Bennington, Marion county,
where they remained four years, or until
April Is, 1865, when they moved to Au.
dubon county, settling where Extra now
stands
From the time Mr.. Anderson reached
Wapello until many years after he came
to Audubon county, he was in the EN-.
ployment Of stage company, mostly
shoeing horses and sometimes having
several men employed to assist him.
Bennington was a small town on the
Des Moines river and stage station.
When they came on to Audubon county
in 1855 it was to keep station for the
stage company on its route from Des
Moines TO Magnolia, then the county
seat of Harrison county.
Besides being a good blacksmith and
providing for his large family Mr.. Ander-
son found time to give some attention to
public affairs. Although he had but
little education he had much force Of
will and strength of character. His
father was whig and found in Virginia
that it was sometimes difficult to exer-
else his privileges as citizen, having at
one time to carry his gun with him to
the polls in order to obtain the right to
vote. David inherited his political
opinions and courage from his father.
He was whig, casting his first vote for
William Henry Harrison and becoming
in due course Of time, republican, an
anti slavery man and union soldier
Before and during The early part of the
war Extra township was strongly demo-
ShatS ohu thCiC WCEc even
sympathizers there, and it was the
courage and loyalty of Uncle Davy
Anderson and few of his friends that
kept down actions that, in the light of
present times, would be considered dis
loyal. He was outspoken, courageous
and loyal to the core. He enlisted in the
7th Iowa Cavalry, Co. ID, and served
nearly three years. His son John was
soldier in the same company. His son
William was also soldier in the union
army, being killed in battle.
While living in Marion county Mr..
Anderson was active in the organization
OF the county. He was for a while
sheriff of the county and was admitted
to the bar as lawyer. though he never
practiced much. After moving to Audi
bon county he held several offices of
trust. He was county prosecuting at
torney, being the first incum bent of that
office the county had, that being prior
to the district attorneyship. He was
later successfully county Judge, justice
of the peace, county supervisor and post
master, conducting these offices with
ability and fairness.
There are now living only ten persons
who were living in Audubon county
upon his arrival here. They lived with
b Milliman until they could erect log
cabin. In this cabin they lived two
years before they had floor in it. This
old log cabin is yet star ding in the rear
of the old Anderson property in Extra,
which property is now occupied by T.
Lohner. That is the spot Of ground he
built the cabin on. The town Of Extra
has since been built up around it. The
county has since been formed, and west
ern Iowa developed.
Mr.. Anderson belongs to type that is
rapidly passing away. the pioneers who
went through privation and hard.
ships to establish the institutions of
society and good government in the far
west. This generation owes a debt Of
gratitude to them that it cannot easily