The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-15
naath Of WI anderson.

w II. ANDERSON uncle lip, as II
was generally and Familiarity known
was born in what is now Lake county
April 10, 1910. His parents were Ken
tucKians and had, about 1885, moved
and lived near the present site of Tip
tonville. Very likely the site where
on "Uncle Tip was born is now a
part Of the Mississippi River.
When twenty-one years Of age the
spirited and enthusiastic young South
erner enlisted as a soldier of the Con.
federacy, serving 10 the Madrid Bend
Guards, Capt. Isler, Cheatham's Divi-
sion, for three years. At the end of
this period he joined Company X,
Capt. Merriwether. Faulkner's Regi-
ment. Forests Brigade. Till the
close of the war he served as Second
Lieutenant of Company X, and was
present at the surrender at Gaines
vile; Ala April Is, 1865.
Here was a young soldier just twen-
ty-tiye years Of age at the time of the
surrender who had seen four years of
as hard and severe military service as
is known to history. Nobody but the
men that followed them can fully
realize what service meant under bluff
Frank Cheatham and Iion-hearted N
B. Forrest. And to have performed
service, as did Mr.. Anderson, with
conspicuous and distinguished tidel-
ity. endurance and courage, marks
him, as was Ney marked by the Mar
shals Of France, 1.-THE bravest Of the
brave" To be Sin at the dealt" at
Gainesville, Greensboro or Appomat-
tox fell to the lot Of but few. For
wounds, exposure, disease, suffering,
instant death on the field, and all the
other horrors attendent upon war, had
reduced to ones and twos and fives
and tens the sad and narrowing, but
true, noble, faithful, gallant remnant
of manly and patriotic thousands.
On July 4, 1865, Mr., Anderson was
united in marriage to Miss Martha
Harper, daughter Of the old pioneer,
johnson Harper, from which union
there were four Thomas,
Mamie, Dezzie and Tip of whom
Tom and Mamie MRS. Peacock) sur
vive. Mrs. Anderson died in Febru-
airy, 1874, and Mr.. Anderson in the
fall Of 1877 was again married, this
time to Miss Henrie Chambers. Three
children were born to them William
and the twins, Andy and Pouncy.
Mr. Anderson had for many years
made his home in the Fourth District
of Lake County, where he owned a
large and fertile cotton-producing
farm, worth probably $50, 900. He was
easily the leader OF Democracy in
Lake County F; true as the needle to
the pole as regards all matters affect
ing his party. The Democracy of
Lake County, as general rule, made
"Uncle Tip the chairman of their t
conventions he looked after the COM
fort and welfare OF all prominent Wis
iting Democratic speakers. 1t is very
doubtful IL the political opinion of
any other one Democrat in Lake
County carried as much weight as his.
His mental structure was logical,
stout, firm, stable-almost immOva-
BILE. Extreme courtesy, cheerfulness,
good humor and pleasant badinage
marked his intercourse with his fell
lows. He was loyal to his family, to
his friends, to his country, to his
party and to his God. Indeed, loyalty
to what he conceived to be truth,
honor and principle and high convlc-
tion was the foundation rock of his
character.
A short time before his death he
that Rev. ]. w. Joyner
conduct his funeral services and that
he be buried at Troy with Masonic
honors, stating that there were three
fixed points in his mind and life. that
he was a Mason, Methodist and a
Democrat.
The body was conveyed by boat
from Tiptonville to Dyersburg, and
thence by train TO Troy, and was on
last Tuesday buried In the Troy Gem.
stery, Rev. Joyner and the Masons,
In accord with his requests, conduct-
ing the last sad service. Rev. Joyner,
Master Watkins and Rev.
Wheeler all paid beautiful and de-
served tributes to the dead Rev.
Toyner stating that "Uncle Tip had,
1t meeting held in Trenton by Rev.
Sam p. Jones some years ago, made
made his peace with God, and that he
lad time and again expressed himself
IS ready and willing to die. His life
vas insured for $4,000. News-Ban-
Ter.