U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, Palmyra, Douglas Co. Kansas, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec 1863
Rufus Anson 40 colored laborer Tennessee

Iola Register, 10 May 1902, Sat Page 5
Humboldt Union: A special dispatch to the Topeka Capital from Ft.Scott, dated May 5, contains the following: "Rufus Anderson, alias Young, alias Smith, who was arrested at Humboldt charged with making false affidavits to pension claims, was ordered to pay a fine of $1,000. He is an aged colored man and he plead ignorance. His mother's name was Young, his master's name was Anderson and he ran away from his master when he was a slave and enlisted in the war under the name Smith. He applied for a pension in his real name and in this manner violated the law.

Memorial Dedication 20 Sept 2014 at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War conducted the services. Family members in attendance with Rev Otis Crawford offering prayers. Only African-American soldier who served in Kansas during the Civil War buried in this cemetery. Dedication sponsored by the Humboldt Historical Museum.

Thanks to Randy Downy, member of Humboldt Camp #9 of the SUVCW, for setting the stone. Pictured is Ruby, wife of Rev Otis Crawford, who is the 2nd great grandson of Rufus.

Served 1st Colored Troops Kansas Civil War, Co. H became 79th United States Colored Troops - served under alias as James Smith

Featured in the book "The African-American Connection: How Humboldt, Kansas Conquered the Prairie" 2014. 721 pages Book can be ordered. Contact memorial owner.

Civil War Pension Index
Rufus Anderson alias James Smith
Co H 79 USC Inf
Co H Kansas Col'd Infantry
1891 Jan 31 invalid pension application no 996345 Kansas
attorney T S Stover (Tindall S. Stover, lawyer from Iola, Kansas)

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/1col/h.html
First Regiment Kansas Colored Volunteers - Infantry
Company H
Rank Surname Given Residence Enlistment Muster Remarks
Private Smith James Fort Scott Mar. 13, '63 May 1, '63 Mus. out July 8,'65 Little Rock, Ark.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ewyatt/Civil%20War/79th%20USCT/79th%20SURNAME.html
not on this list as Rufus Anderson
Smith James Fort Scott, Kansas Enlisted Private on 13 March 1863 Company H, 79th Infantry Regiment UC on 01 May 1863 Mustered 08 July 1865 Little Rock, AR

79th and 83rd United States Color Troops

This is NOT a comprehensive list of the 79th United States Colored Troops. To view the complete list of the 79th please see the Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas. Published in 1896 by Hudson; KS Roster. Your local genealogy library will assist you in obtaining these records. Because some of these soldiers did not enlist using their true name I post this list by given name as well as surname.

1865 Coffey Co Neosho twp, Kansas line 30 hh 19, post office Leroy, 8 June
Rufus Anderson 29 male black Tenn
Martha 18 female black Creek Nation
Lydia Grayson 9 female black creek nation

Missouri Marriages
Rufus Anderson Caroline Anderson 10 Sep 1866 Greene

Came into Kansas again about 1868

1870 Humboldt, Allen, Kansas 14 July, hh 96
Rufus Anderson 29 male black Tenn
Caroline 26 MO
Henry 12 Mo
Melvina 10 female MO
Ann 8 MO
Eliza 7 MO
Mattie 4 Mo
Charlie 1 Ks

1 Mar 1875 Allen Co Ks pg 83 line 37 hh 98
Rufus Anderson 32 male black farmer Tenn came from Mo
Caroline 29 Mo came from Mo
Henry 17 Mo
Millie 15 Mo
Ann 13 Mo
Eliza 11 Mo
Lottie 9 Mo
Chas 7 Ks
Jennie 5 Ks
Lizzie 2 ks
Moses 1/12 Ks

1880 Humboldt, Allen, Kansas
Self Reuben Anderson M 37 Tennessee
Wife Caroline Anderson F 33 Missouri
Son Henry Anderson M 21 Missouri
Daughter Millie Anderson F 18 Missouri
Daughter Anna Anderson F 16 Missouri
Daughter Eliza Anderson F 14 Missouri
Daughter Charlotta Anderson F 12 Missouri
Son Charley Anderson M 9 Kansas
Daughter Xenny Anderson F 7 Kansas
Daughter Elizabeth Anderson F 6 Kansas
Daughter Georgia Anderson F 4 Kansas
Son Rufus Anderson M 2 Kansas

1 Mar 1885 Allen Co Ks line 28, hh 6
Rufus Anderson 50 black male Tn came from Mo (no military service listed)
Carline 46 Mo
Henry 26 Mo
Eliza 18 Mo
Milla 22 Mo
Lotta 16 Mo
Charles 14 Mo
Jenna 12 ks
Liza 9 Ks
George female 8 Ks
Rufus 7 Ks
Joses 3 Ks

1 Mar 1895 Allen Co Ks, line 10, hh 16
Rufus Anderson 55 Tenn military yes Kansas H 1st Ks Inf
Caroline 51 Mo
Rufus 17 Ks
Jossie A 13 Ks female
Maggie Johnson 14 Ks
Charles?(last name) F??r?th male 14 Ks

1900 ED 8 Humbolt Township Humbolt city, Allen, Kansas
Head Rufus Andersen M Aug 1835 65 Tennessee
Wife Caroline Andersen F Alabama
Granddaughter Maggie Johnson F Jul 1879 21 Kansas

1 Mar 1905 Humboldt, Allen Co Kansas line 18 hh 103
Rufus Anderson 67 Tenn came from MO military record Co H Kansas 1st Col Kansas
Caroline Anderson 66 MO came from MO
Maggie Anderson 25 Ks

1910 Humboldt, Allen, Kansas
Head Rufus Anderson M 77 Tennessee
Wife Caroline Anderson F 73 Missouri
Granddaughter Mabel Johnson F 18 Kansas
Granddaughter Fred Johnson M 14 Kansas

1915 Allen Co Ks line 1, hh 106
Rufus Anderson 77 Tn came from Mo military Kansas Co H 1st Colored Kansas Infantry
Caroline 73 Mo came from Mo

1920 Humboldt, Allen, Kansas
Head R Anderson M 105 Tennessee fa unk mo Tn
Wife Caroline Anderson F Missouri fa unk mo Ala

Death Certificate no 1-2480, State of Kansas, Allen Co. Humboldt, registered no 211, 2nd ward
Rufus Anderson
length of residence in city 52 years
male colored widowed
date of birth 1829 age 93
died 12/7/1922 7:15 p.m. no doctor in attendance for past two years, old age, L. T. Cannon, registrar
retired farmer
birthplace Nashville, Tennessee
name of father Anderson birth unknown
name of mother not known birth unknown
informant Mrs Geo Grubbs, Humboldt Ks
place of burial Mt. Hope Cem, Humboldt, Ks date of burial 12/9/1922
filed 12/11/1922 L. T. Cannon
undertaker E H Reitzbach (Leitzbach), Humboldt, Ks