John Marshall Anderson is the son of Elijah Anderson (B: abt. 1796, Va.; D: 1888, Mo.) and his 1st wife Fannie Browning (B: unk; D: bef. 1838 Mo.) He was born on 26 April 1836 in Lincoln County, Missouri.
John married his wife Catherine "Kate" Lippert on October 21st, 1857 in Morgan County, Illinois. Two of their children, Helena Francis (Lena) and Mary Margaret (Mollie) were born there before John moved his family back to the county of his birth - Lincoln County, Missouri. There, John and Kate had five more children: Sarah Evalyn "Evvy", Susan, Fredrick, John Henry "Jack" and Chester Eugene "Chess".
Around September of 1881, for reasons unknown, John and Kate, along with two other families, left Burr Oak Missouri for Texas in a wagon train consisting of four covered wagons. The wagon train finally arrived in South Taylor County, Texas in November of 1881.
According to family accounts, they "halted briefly at Buffalo Gap, then the center of this region, and went on to what later became the little community of Moro near Flat Top Mountain." Upon arrival, the family set up housekeeping in a dugout. It was located near a spring on Bluff Creek and had two naturally formed rock walls-about 8' x 14'.
Land was cheap, and according to John's daughter Evvy, "Mr. Anderson traded a wagon and a span of mules for 160 acres of grazing land; with only a few acres in cultivation. He ran sheep on the land and as his flock multiplied increased his land possessions to a section. On our place was a fine spring to furnish sheep and our domestic supplies."
Over the next several years, John Marshall "Marsh" Anderson was instrumental in helping build the community of Moro, Texas and established a mill, grocery store and post office. It is said that he raised about 3,000 head of sheep on his land and the family prospered. According to Evvy Anderson-Jackson, "The few settlers began to grow cotton. We had to take our cotton as far as Santa Anna to be ginned for there were no gins at Abilene or Buffalo Gap."
In 1884, John sold out and moved to Abilene. After a few months there, the family moved to Rice Spring-now Haskell-where there was free range land on which he ran 3,000 head of sheep. For reasons unknown, he later returned to the Moro community and then purchased 160 acres of land (originally homesteaded by James N. and Fannie E. Thompson) on the 9th of November 1887 for $450.00. It was described as being 13 1/2 miles southwest of Buffalo Gap and situated on the waters of a spring on Bluff Creek. Family accounts described it as being "West of Steamboat Mountain, on Bluff Creek." This being his last move, he farmed this land until his death in 1898.
John's brother: James W. Anderson
John's half brother: Barton W. Anderson
One of John's sisters: Mary Virginia Anderson/Daniels
Another of John's sisters: Susan F. Anderson/Wackerle
John's half sister: Sarah Jane Anderson/Brown
John married his wife Catherine "Kate" Lippert on October 21st, 1857 in Morgan County, Illinois. Two of their children, Helena Francis (Lena) and Mary Margaret (Mollie) were born there before John moved his family back to the county of his birth - Lincoln County, Missouri. There, John and Kate had five more children: Sarah Evalyn "Evvy", Susan, Fredrick, John Henry "Jack" and Chester Eugene "Chess".
Around September of 1881, for reasons unknown, John and Kate, along with two other families, left Burr Oak Missouri for Texas in a wagon train consisting of four covered wagons. The wagon train finally arrived in South Taylor County, Texas in November of 1881.
According to family accounts, they "halted briefly at Buffalo Gap, then the center of this region, and went on to what later became the little community of Moro near Flat Top Mountain." Upon arrival, the family set up housekeeping in a dugout. It was located near a spring on Bluff Creek and had two naturally formed rock walls-about 8' x 14'.
Land was cheap, and according to John's daughter Evvy, "Mr. Anderson traded a wagon and a span of mules for 160 acres of grazing land; with only a few acres in cultivation. He ran sheep on the land and as his flock multiplied increased his land possessions to a section. On our place was a fine spring to furnish sheep and our domestic supplies."
Over the next several years, John Marshall "Marsh" Anderson was instrumental in helping build the community of Moro, Texas and established a mill, grocery store and post office. It is said that he raised about 3,000 head of sheep on his land and the family prospered. According to Evvy Anderson-Jackson, "The few settlers began to grow cotton. We had to take our cotton as far as Santa Anna to be ginned for there were no gins at Abilene or Buffalo Gap."
In 1884, John sold out and moved to Abilene. After a few months there, the family moved to Rice Spring-now Haskell-where there was free range land on which he ran 3,000 head of sheep. For reasons unknown, he later returned to the Moro community and then purchased 160 acres of land (originally homesteaded by James N. and Fannie E. Thompson) on the 9th of November 1887 for $450.00. It was described as being 13 1/2 miles southwest of Buffalo Gap and situated on the waters of a spring on Bluff Creek. Family accounts described it as being "West of Steamboat Mountain, on Bluff Creek." This being his last move, he farmed this land until his death in 1898.
John's brother: James W. Anderson
John's half brother: Barton W. Anderson
One of John's sisters: Mary Virginia Anderson/Daniels
Another of John's sisters: Susan F. Anderson/Wackerle
John's half sister: Sarah Jane Anderson/Brown
John Marshall Anderson is the son of Elijah Anderson (B: abt. 1796, Va.; D: 1888, Mo.) and his 1st wife Fannie Browning (B: unk; D: bef. 1838 Mo.) He was born on 26 April 1836 in Lincoln County, Missouri.
John married his wife Catherine "Kate" Lippert on October 21st, 1857 in Morgan County, Illinois. Two of their children, Helena Francis (Lena) and Mary Margaret (Mollie) were born there before John moved his family back to the county of his birth - Lincoln County, Missouri. There, John and Kate had five more children: Sarah Evalyn "Evvy", Susan, Fredrick, John Henry "Jack" and Chester Eugene "Chess".
Around September of 1881, for reasons unknown, John and Kate, along with two other families, left Burr Oak Missouri for Texas in a wagon train consisting of four covered wagons. The wagon train finally arrived in South Taylor County, Texas in November of 1881.
According to family accounts, they "halted briefly at Buffalo Gap, then the center of this region, and went on to what later became the little community of Moro near Flat Top Mountain." Upon arrival, the family set up housekeeping in a dugout. It was located near a spring on Bluff Creek and had two naturally formed rock walls-about 8' x 14'.
Land was cheap, and according to John's daughter Evvy, "Mr. Anderson traded a wagon and a span of mules for 160 acres of grazing land; with only a few acres in cultivation. He ran sheep on the land and as his flock multiplied increased his land possessions to a section. On our place was a fine spring to furnish sheep and our domestic supplies."
Over the next several years, John Marshall "Marsh" Anderson was instrumental in helping build the community of Moro, Texas and established a mill, grocery store and post office. It is said that he raised about 3,000 head of sheep on his land and the family prospered. According to Evvy Anderson-Jackson, "The few settlers began to grow cotton. We had to take our cotton as far as Santa Anna to be ginned for there were no gins at Abilene or Buffalo Gap."
In 1884, John sold out and moved to Abilene. After a few months there, the family moved to Rice Spring-now Haskell-where there was free range land on which he ran 3,000 head of sheep. For reasons unknown, he later returned to the Moro community and then purchased 160 acres of land (originally homesteaded by James N. and Fannie E. Thompson) on the 9th of November 1887 for $450.00. It was described as being 13 1/2 miles southwest of Buffalo Gap and situated on the waters of a spring on Bluff Creek. Family accounts described it as being "West of Steamboat Mountain, on Bluff Creek." This being his last move, he farmed this land until his death in 1898.
John's brother: James W. Anderson
John's half brother: Barton W. Anderson
One of John's sisters: Mary Virginia Anderson/Daniels
Another of John's sisters: Susan F. Anderson/Wackerle
John's half sister: Sarah Jane Anderson/Brown
John married his wife Catherine "Kate" Lippert on October 21st, 1857 in Morgan County, Illinois. Two of their children, Helena Francis (Lena) and Mary Margaret (Mollie) were born there before John moved his family back to the county of his birth - Lincoln County, Missouri. There, John and Kate had five more children: Sarah Evalyn "Evvy", Susan, Fredrick, John Henry "Jack" and Chester Eugene "Chess".
Around September of 1881, for reasons unknown, John and Kate, along with two other families, left Burr Oak Missouri for Texas in a wagon train consisting of four covered wagons. The wagon train finally arrived in South Taylor County, Texas in November of 1881.
According to family accounts, they "halted briefly at Buffalo Gap, then the center of this region, and went on to what later became the little community of Moro near Flat Top Mountain." Upon arrival, the family set up housekeeping in a dugout. It was located near a spring on Bluff Creek and had two naturally formed rock walls-about 8' x 14'.
Land was cheap, and according to John's daughter Evvy, "Mr. Anderson traded a wagon and a span of mules for 160 acres of grazing land; with only a few acres in cultivation. He ran sheep on the land and as his flock multiplied increased his land possessions to a section. On our place was a fine spring to furnish sheep and our domestic supplies."
Over the next several years, John Marshall "Marsh" Anderson was instrumental in helping build the community of Moro, Texas and established a mill, grocery store and post office. It is said that he raised about 3,000 head of sheep on his land and the family prospered. According to Evvy Anderson-Jackson, "The few settlers began to grow cotton. We had to take our cotton as far as Santa Anna to be ginned for there were no gins at Abilene or Buffalo Gap."
In 1884, John sold out and moved to Abilene. After a few months there, the family moved to Rice Spring-now Haskell-where there was free range land on which he ran 3,000 head of sheep. For reasons unknown, he later returned to the Moro community and then purchased 160 acres of land (originally homesteaded by James N. and Fannie E. Thompson) on the 9th of November 1887 for $450.00. It was described as being 13 1/2 miles southwest of Buffalo Gap and situated on the waters of a spring on Bluff Creek. Family accounts described it as being "West of Steamboat Mountain, on Bluff Creek." This being his last move, he farmed this land until his death in 1898.
John's brother: James W. Anderson
John's half brother: Barton W. Anderson
One of John's sisters: Mary Virginia Anderson/Daniels
Another of John's sisters: Susan F. Anderson/Wackerle
John's half sister: Sarah Jane Anderson/Brown
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