Sherilda/Sarilda/Serilda's parents were:
Thomas Carter, b. Feb. 19, 1806 in Nelson County, KY. and d. Aug. 30, 1854 in Parowan, Iron County, UT. &
Margaret Elsie Meeks, b. Aug. 2, 1804 in Grayson County, KY. and d. Jan. 21, 1889 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.

In the 1850 U. S. census, 11 yr. old Sarilda Carter, b. in IA., was living in Decatur, IA. with her
46 yr. old father, Thomas Carter, a farmer, b. in KY.
46 yr. old mother, Margaret Carter, b. in KY.
21 yr. old brother, Charles Carter, a farmer, b. in IA.
18 yr. old brother, Barnabas Carter, a farmer, b. in IA.
17 yr. old sister, Margaret J Carter, b. in IA.
15 yr. old brother, Atha Cartera farmer, b. in IA.
13 yr. old sister, Sarah A Carter, b. in IA.
6 yr. old sister, Susanna Carter, b. in IL.
3 yr. old Anytline (Angeline) Carter, b. in IA.
*Neither Thomas, Margaret nor Charles could read or write.

Sherilda Carter and Martin Huston Anderson were marr. on Jul. 24, 1856 in Beaver County, UT.

Martin & Sherilda Anderson's children were:
1. Margaret 'Maggie' Zimmerman, b. Aug. 15, 1860 in Beaver, Beaver County, UT. and d. May 13, 1942 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. Maggie marr. Charles Herman Zimmerman.
2. Hellen 'Ella' Anderson, b. 1862 in San Bernardino County, CA. and d. Mar. 7, 1881 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. 'The first white girl b. in the San Bernardino mountains.
3. Martin William Anderson, b. Mar. 24, 1866 in CA. and d. May 4, 1940 in Kern County, CA.
4. Mary Anderson, b. 1869/1870, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA. and d. 1948 in Los Angeles County. Mary marr. _ Davis.
5. Rosa Anderson, b. 1874, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA.
6. Henry Anderson, b. 1875, CA.
7. Richard Theodore 'Ted/Dick' Anderson, b. 1880/1882, CA.
8. Belle Anderson, b. May 1883, CA.

In the 1860 U. S. census, 19 yr. old Serilda Anderson, b. in IN., was living in Beaver, Beaver, UT. Territory with her
23 yr. old husband, Marten H. Anderson, a farmer, b. in TN.
16 yr. old (inferred) sister, Susan Carter, b. in IN.

In the 1870 U. S. census, 30 yr. old Serilda Anderson, keeping house, b. in IN., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with her
33 yr. old husband, Martin Anderson, a teamster, b. in IN.
9 yr. old daughter, Margaret Anderson, attending school, b. in UT.
8 yr. old daughter, Hellen Anderson, attending school, b. in CA.
4 yr. old son, Martin Anderson, b. in CA.
1 yr. old daughter, Mary Anderson, b. in CA.
Serilda was unable to read or write.

In the 1880 U. S. census, 40 yr. old Sariloo (Sarilda) Anderson, keeping house, b. in IN., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with her
43 yr. old husband, Martin Anderson, a teamster, b. in TN.
17 yr. old daughter, Ella Anderson, at home but sick with scrofula (a disease with glandular swellings, probably a form of tuberculosis), b. in CA.
13 yr. old son, Martin Anderson, attending school, b. in CA.
10 yr. old daughter, Mary Anderson, attending school, b. in CA.
6 yr. old Rosa Anderson, b. in CA.
5 yr. old Henry Anderson, b. in CA.
28 yr. old son-in-law, Charles Zimmerman, a cigar maker, b. in NY.
20 yr. old daughter, Margaret Zimmerman, b. in UT.
1 month old granddaughter, _ Zimmerman, b. in Apr. in CA.
Sherilda's parents were both b. in IN.
Martin's parents were both b. in TN.

Sherilda died of cancer.