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Counties of PORTER and Lake Indiana.
Historical and Biographical
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor
Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
F. A. Battey & Co., Pub., Chicago - 1882

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        JOHN ANDERSON was born in Ireland November 5, 1834.  He was the
     eldest of two sons born to ROBERT and MARGARET ANDERSON.  The former
     was born October 16, 1807; was married to MARGARET ADAMS, and after
     her death, in 1837, moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, and was again
     married, September, 1842, to ELIZABETH BIGGART, and about three years
     afterward moved to Porter County, Ind., purchased and moved on the
     farm on which he now lives in Pleasant Township.  Our subject was also
     married, in Ireland, February 12, 1856, to ELIZA ANDERSON, born Sept-
     ember 21, 1838, and daughter of ROBERT and MARY ANDERSON, but no
     relation of our subject.  He moved to Porter County, Ind., in 1868.
     He purchased the farm of 200 acres on which he now lives.  There was
     born to him a family of nine children - ROBERT (deceased), WILLIAM J.,
     GEORGE B., MARY E., MARGARET A., ANNA, ROBERT (deceased), NEWTON
     (deceased) and LILLIAN.

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