William H. Anderson

As printed in 1882

WILLIAM H. ANDERSON, lumber dealer, was born near Bethel, Wayne Co., Ind.; was brought up a farmer, and became a clerk at Richmond, Ind.; after three years, coming to Union City. He began business as a grocer, with W. H. Swain, continuing for several years, then becoming a dealer in dry goods, still afterward being engaged in the Citizens' Bank, and now in the lumber and hardware business (under the style of Witham, Anderson & Co., which see). Their business is quite large and increasingly successful. Mr. Anderson has been for many years an active member of the Disciple Church of Union City, as also his worthy and exemplary wife, and he is Trustee and Eldur in that society. Mr. Anderson is an upright and public-spirited citizen, and interested to promote the general welfare, in political connection, he is Republican. He enjoys a high and well deserved reputation for business talent and integrity, and reliability in general. He has erected for his residence a tasteful and commodious mansion on North Howard street, which for architectural beauty and chaste elegance cannot easily be surpassed. Mr. Anderson presents another in,stance among the class so common in our county, and throughout the entire land, of youth born and reared upon a farm, trained to industry, economy and thrift.

As printed in History of Randolph County, Indiana with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers : to which are appended maps of its several townships (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.