Napoleon Bonaparte Anderson (b. November 30, 1826, d. January 28, 1892)
Napoleon Bonaparte Anderson
Napoleon Bonaparte Anderson was born November 30, 1826 in Hardin Co., KY, and died January 28, 1892 in Cedar Hill TX. He married Mary Jane Penn on April 07, 1859 in Dallas County, Texas, daughter of John Anderson Penn and Nancy Anderson.
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Early settlers, such as the Penn's, Anderson's, Loyd's, and Rape's took advantage of these small natural prairies. Without any initial preparation, these prairies offered feed for livestock and required little maintenance. Our research of early land records supported the proposition that the Penn and Anderson families settled on the edge of the Mountain Creek escarpment specifically to take advantage of small, upland prairie patches away from flood prone bottomlands and the larger, more open "grand prairies".
At the upper end of the social scale is the Anderson family's plantation house on site 41DL190. Constructed in 1887, it was an impressive two story house containing 14 rooms that was destroyed by a fire in the 1940s. Based on the dimensions of its burned remains, its rooms averaged about 20 by 20 feet. In comparison to the average room size for a Joe Pool Lake dwelling, the Anderson plantation house rooms were 50% larger.
Some oral history actually recorded on site. The genealogy painted in the N. B. Anderson cellar, for example, provides a good illustration of documentary evidence of a family's oral traditions recorded in 1898 (Figure 16). It records the births, marriage, and deaths of the Napoleon Anderson family from 1826 to 1898. The Anderson cellar is an impressive structure constructed out of handmade brick, semipressed and fired in a local kiln.
WE SETTLED ON THIS PLACE APRIL 20th 1859 N. B. ANDERSON. Born Nov 30th, 1826 Died Jan 28th, 1892, Married April 7th, 1859 MAY. J. ANDERSON. Born March the 9th 1842 CHILDREN BORN TO N.B. and Mary J. Anderson, Eight R. G. ANDERSON. Born Feb 13th 1861. Died October 1st 1889 A. A. ANDERSON. Born Sept 1st 1862 M. J. ANDERSON. Born Dec 20th 1864. Died May 8th 1888 J. P. ANDERSON. Born April 6th 1867 L. J. ANDERSON. Born Oct 6th 1869. Died Oct 11th 1886 M. L. ANDERSON. Born June 23rd 1872. Died Oct 6th 1874 A. J. ANDERSON. Born June 3rd 1876 Died June 4th 1876 E. E. ANDERSON Born June 3rd 1876 Died June 4th 1876 ESTAB. MAY the 9th 1898
Transcription of notes by J. P. Anderson Jr.
Family Record of John & Nancy Penn - as taken from record by their daughter Mary Jane Anderson
John Penn was born in Murray County, Georgia on the 16th day of March 1804 and moved to St. Clair, Ill. in the year 1812. Nancy Anderson was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky on the 8th day of November 1805 and moved to St. Clair, Ill. about the year 1811. John Penn and Nancy Anderson were married in St. Clair County, Ill. on the 8th day of June 1825. The names of children born to John and Nancy Penn are: Joseph R. Penn born in St. Clair County, Ill. on the 21st day of April 1826. William A. Penn born in St. Clair County, Ill. on the 13 day of August 1828. James H. Penn born in St. Clair County, Ill. on the 5th day of February 1831. John W. Penn born in St. Clair County, Ill. on the 19th day of June 1833. R. G. Penn born in St. Clair County, Ill. on the 3rd day of October 1835. Rebecca Jane Penn born in Sangamon County, Ill. on the 3rd day of November 1838. Mary Jane Penn born in Sangamon County, Ill. on the 9th day of March 1842. Martha Ann Penn born in Sangamon County, Ill. on the 11th day of April 1845. George Washington Penn born in Sangamon County, Ill. on the 12th day of September 1849.
Deaths Joseph R. Penn died in Dallas County, Tex. on the 4th day of September 1899. W. A. Penn was killed in time of the Civil War near Princeton, Arkansas. James H. Penn died in Sangamon County, Ill. on the 2nd day of July 1836. John W. Penn died in Dallas County, Tex. Rebecca Jane Penn died in Sangamon County, Ill. on the 23rd day of January 1842. Marth Ann Wilson died in Dallas County, Tex. on the 16th day of March 1879. George W. Penn died in Dallas County, Tex. on the 30th day of October 1878.
[Marriages]
Joseph R. Penn and Nancy Sharp were married in Sangamon County, Ill. on the 9th day of March 1848. W. A. Penn and Sarah E. Greenwalt were married in Sangamon County, Ill. John W. Penn and Lucinda Moore were married on Collin County, Tex. N. B. Anderson and Mary Jane Penn were married in Dallas County, Tex. in 1859. R. G. Penn and Elizabeth S. Lettrel were married in Dallas County, Tex. on the 25th day of July 1872. Martha A. Penn and John Wilson were married in Dallas County, Tex.
John Penn born in Murray County, Georgia on the 16th day of March 1804. Died at ???? Christian County, Ill. on the first of December 1871. Nancy Penn, wife of John Penn, was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky on the 8th day of Nov. 1805 and died in Dallas County, Tex. on the 11th day of December 1887. Nancy Penn, wife of J. R. Penn, born Feb. 14, 1826 died April 30, 1882; J. R. Penn born April 21, 1826 and died Sept. 4, 1899. Robert G. Anderson born Feb. 13, 1860 and died Oct. 1, 1889.
Children of N.B & Mary Jane Anderson (added) Robert G. Anderson born Feb. 13, 1860 and died Oct. 1, 1889 Andrew J. (Jackson) Anderson born June 3, 1875, died Oct. 10, 1936. Twin died June 3, 1875. Martha J. Anderson born Dec. 20, 1864, died May 8, 1888. Laura Josephine Anderson born Oct. 6, 1869, died Oct. 11, 1886. Mary Lee Anderson born June 23, 1872, died Oct. 6, 1874. N. B. (Napoleon Bonaparte) Anderson born Nov. 30, 1826, died Jan. 28, 1892. Mary Jane Anderson born March 9, 1842, died Sept. 10, 1911. John Penn Anderson born April 6, 1867 died April 22, 1928. Annie A. Ricketts (Americus Ann Anderson) born Sept. 1, 1861, died April 29, 1908.
More About Napoleon Bonaparte Anderson: Burial: Unknown, Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Dallas County.
More About Napoleon Bonaparte Anderson and Mary Jane Penn: Marriage: April 07, 1859, Dallas County, Texas.
Children of Napoleon Bonaparte Anderson and Mary Jane Penn are:
Robert G. Anderson, b. February 13, 1861, Cedar Hill TX, d. October 01, 1889, Dallas County, Texas.
+America Ann Anderson, b. September 01, 1862, Cedar Hill TX, d. April 29, 1908, Hereford, Randall Co., TX.
Martha J. Anderson, b. December 20, 1864, Cedar Hill TX, d. May 08, 1888.
+John Penn Anderson, b. April 06, 1867, Cedar Hill TX, d. April 22, 1928, Dallas County, Texas.
Napoleon Bonaparte Anderson (b. November 30, 1826, d. January 28, 1892)
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