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County of Christian, Kentucky, historical and biographical
F. A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago; 1884

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        ALEXANDER H. ANDERSON, a native of this county, and son of
     JOSEPH F. ANDERSON, was born July 11, 1846.  His father, JOSEPH
     F., was a son of JOSIAH ANDERSON, who came to Christian County from
     Logan County, Ky.  He settled in the northern part of the county,
     where JOSEPH F. was born, June 20, 1818.  JOSEPH was reared to the
     pursuit of farming, and early in life learned the trade of carpenter.
     He was for some time Superintendent of the Christian County poor-farm.
     He married MARY COON, a native of this county, and daughter of BEN-
     JAMIN and POLLY COON.  This wife died in Christian County, October 10,
     1843, leaving one son, WILLIAM H., who has since died.  JOSEPH F. next
     married SARAH A. COON, a sister of his former wife, who still survives
     him and who bore him eight children, ALEXANDER H. being the eldest.
     JOSEPH F. ANDERSON became a member of the Third Kentucky Regiment,
     
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     in which he served as a soldier through the late war.  He was present
     and took part in the battles of Shiloh, Mission Ridge, Lookout Moun-
     tain, and was in the entire Atlanta campaign; he died October 19,
     1869.  ALEXANDER H. was reared and educated at Hopkinsville, and in
     early life learned the trade of house and sign painting, which he
     followed for about seven years.  In 1871 he became a partner with
     J. H. TUNKS, in the grocery business, which association terminated
     three years later.  He is now connected in the same business with
     JOHN B. CHEANEY, and located on Virginia Street, between Court and
     Russellville Streets.  Mr. ANDERSON was elected to the office of
     Justice of the Peace in 1881, to fill an unexpired term, and was
     re-elected to the full term in August, 1882.  He is an honored mem-
     ber of the I. O. O. F.  He was married in Hopkinsville, Ky., Feb-
     ruary 28, 1866, to Miss LAURA BLYTHE, daughter of HARVEY and CAROLINE
     BLYTHE (nee CLEMENS.)  Mrs. ANDERSON was born in 1846, and is a
     native of Christian County.  Their children, two in number, are
     OTHO and ROBBIE ANDERSON.
     
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