From: Portrait and Biographical record of the State of Colorado, 1899
WILLIAM F. ANDERSON, president of the Bank Building Association of Colorado Springs and president of the Jack Pot Mining Company of Cripple Creek, also a director in the Anchoria-Leland Mining and Milling Company, was born in Frederick County, Va., a member of an old family of that state. His father, Mason Anderson, was born in Culpeper County and engaged in farming in Clarke County until his death, which occurred in 1878. He had married Jane Bayliss, a native of the Old Dominion, and daughter of Henry Bayliss, who was an ensign in the Revolutionary war and carried the flag at Bunker Hill, where he served with General Warren.
The eldest of five children, our subject was born September 13, 1826. He was educated in a primitive school building of logs, where the method of instruction was scarcely superior to the building itself; and after completing the district school studies he attended Wickliffe Academy in Clarke County. From the age of fourteen until twenty he clerked in a general store in Winchester, Va. In 1848, by stage and steamer, he came west, landing in St. Louis after a voyage of ten days from Pittsburg. He settled in the former city, which then had only about thirty-five thousand inhabitants. He at once embarked in business, becoming a member of the firm of Wiggins & Anderson, wholesale dry-goods and grocery merchants. In 1849, when fire swept away twelve business blocks, his house escaped by reason of having iron shutters, but some years later he was less fortunate and was burned out. At the close of the Civil war he sold out his interest in the business, and afterward sold goods along the Santa Fe Trail and also in Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Iowa. For some years he was engaged in business as a wholesale commission man and financial broker in St. Louis. In 1883 he came to Colorado Springs, and two years later bought the site of the present Bank block. In the spring of 1888 he organized the Bank Building Association, of which he has since been president and manager. Under his supervision was erected the Bank block, of four stories and basement, which was the first large block of importance built in the city, and still ranks as one of the best-equipped office buildings here. He also erected the house where he now resides, at No. 1112 North Cascade Avenue. The marriage of Mr. Anderson took place in St. Louis and united him with Miss Fannie Stickney, who was born in that city. She was a daughter of Benjamin Stickney, a native of Massachusetts, but for years a resident of St. Louis and proprietor of the Planters' hotel from its inception until his retirement from business. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of five children, viz.: Mrs. Josephine Pearson, of Colorado Springs; Fannie, wife of Dr. C. F. Gardiner, of
Colorado Springs; Mrs. Jane Joy, of Cripple Creek; Marguerite, who is with her parents; and Amos, who is connected with the Anchoria-Leland Mining and Milling Company at Cripple Creek. Mrs. Anderson is a member of the Episcopal Church, to which, as to other worthy objects, Mr. Anderson is a liberal contributor. In his political views he is a pronounced Democrat, and always votes his party ticket. Fraternally he was connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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WILLIAM F. ANDERSON, president of the Bank Building Association of Colorado Springs and president of the Jack Pot Mining Company of Cripple Creek, also a director in the Anchoria-Leland Mining and Milling Company, was born in Frederick County, Va., a member of an old family of that state. His father, Mason Anderson, was born in Culpeper County and engaged in farming in Clarke County until his death, which occurred in 1878. He had married Jane Bayliss, a native of the Old Dominion, and daughter of Henry Bayliss, who was an ensign in the Revolutionary war and carried the flag at Bunker Hill, where he served with General Warren.
The eldest of five children, our subject was born September 13, 1826. He was educated in a primitive school building of logs, where the method of instruction was scarcely superior to the building itself; and after completing the district school studies he attended Wickliffe Academy in Clarke County. From the age of fourteen until twenty he clerked in a general store in Winchester, Va. In 1848, by stage and steamer, he came west, landing in St. Louis after a voyage of ten days from Pittsburg. He settled in the former city, which then had only about thirty-five thousand inhabitants. He at once embarked in business, becoming a member of the firm of Wiggins & Anderson, wholesale dry-goods and grocery merchants. In 1849, when fire swept away twelve business blocks, his house escaped by reason of having iron shutters, but some years later he was less fortunate and was burned out. At the close of the Civil war he sold out his interest in the business, and afterward sold goods along the Santa Fe Trail and also in Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Iowa. For some years he was engaged in business as a wholesale commission man and financial broker in St. Louis. In 1883 he came to Colorado Springs, and two years later bought the site of the present Bank block. In the spring of 1888 he organized the Bank Building Association, of which he has since been president and manager. Under his supervision was erected the Bank block, of four stories and basement, which was the first large block of importance built in the city, and still ranks as one of the best-equipped office buildings here. He also erected the house where he now resides, at No. 1112 North Cascade Avenue. The marriage of Mr. Anderson took place in St. Louis and united him with Miss Fannie Stickney, who was born in that city. She was a daughter of Benjamin Stickney, a native of Massachusetts, but for years a resident of St. Louis and proprietor of the Planters' hotel from its inception until his retirement from business. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of five children, viz.: Mrs. Josephine Pearson, of Colorado Springs; Fannie, wife of Dr. C. F. Gardiner, of
Colorado Springs; Mrs. Jane Joy, of Cripple Creek; Marguerite, who is with her parents; and Amos, who is connected with the Anchoria-Leland Mining and Milling Company at Cripple Creek. Mrs. Anderson is a member of the Episcopal Church, to which, as to other worthy objects, Mr. Anderson is a liberal contributor. In his political views he is a pronounced Democrat, and always votes his party ticket. Fraternally he was connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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From: Portrait and Biographical record of the State of Colorado, 1899
WILLIAM F. ANDERSON, president of the Bank Building Association of Colorado Springs and president of the Jack Pot Mining Company of Cripple Creek, also a director in the Anchoria-Leland Mining and Milling Company, was born in Frederick County, Va., a member of an old family of that state. His father, Mason Anderson, was born in Culpeper County and engaged in farming in Clarke County until his death, which occurred in 1878. He had married Jane Bayliss, a native of the Old Dominion, and daughter of Henry Bayliss, who was an ensign in the Revolutionary war and carried the flag at Bunker Hill, where he served with General Warren.
The eldest of five children, our subject was born September 13, 1826. He was educated in a primitive school building of logs, where the method of instruction was scarcely superior to the building itself; and after completing the district school studies he attended Wickliffe Academy in Clarke County. From the age of fourteen until twenty he clerked in a general store in Winchester, Va. In 1848, by stage and steamer, he came west, landing in St. Louis after a voyage of ten days from Pittsburg. He settled in the former city, which then had only about thirty-five thousand inhabitants. He at once embarked in business, becoming a member of the firm of Wiggins & Anderson, wholesale dry-goods and grocery merchants. In 1849, when fire swept away twelve business blocks, his house escaped by reason of having iron shutters, but some years later he was less fortunate and was burned out. At the close of the Civil war he sold out his interest in the business, and afterward sold goods along the Santa Fe Trail and also in Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Iowa. For some years he was engaged in business as a wholesale commission man and financial broker in St. Louis. In 1883 he came to Colorado Springs, and two years later bought the site of the present Bank block. In the spring of 1888 he organized the Bank Building Association, of which he has since been president and manager. Under his supervision was erected the Bank block, of four stories and basement, which was the first large block of importance built in the city, and still ranks as one of the best-equipped office buildings here. He also erected the house where he now resides, at No. 1112 North Cascade Avenue. The marriage of Mr. Anderson took place in St. Louis and united him with Miss Fannie Stickney, who was born in that city. She was a daughter of Benjamin Stickney, a native of Massachusetts, but for years a resident of St. Louis and proprietor of the Planters' hotel from its inception until his retirement from business. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of five children, viz.: Mrs. Josephine Pearson, of Colorado Springs; Fannie, wife of Dr. C. F. Gardiner, of
Colorado Springs; Mrs. Jane Joy, of Cripple Creek; Marguerite, who is with her parents; and Amos, who is connected with the Anchoria-Leland Mining and Milling Company at Cripple Creek. Mrs. Anderson is a member of the Episcopal Church, to which, as to other worthy objects, Mr. Anderson is a liberal contributor. In his political views he is a pronounced Democrat, and always votes his party ticket. Fraternally he was connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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WILLIAM F. ANDERSON, president of the Bank Building Association of Colorado Springs and president of the Jack Pot Mining Company of Cripple Creek, also a director in the Anchoria-Leland Mining and Milling Company, was born in Frederick County, Va., a member of an old family of that state. His father, Mason Anderson, was born in Culpeper County and engaged in farming in Clarke County until his death, which occurred in 1878. He had married Jane Bayliss, a native of the Old Dominion, and daughter of Henry Bayliss, who was an ensign in the Revolutionary war and carried the flag at Bunker Hill, where he served with General Warren.
The eldest of five children, our subject was born September 13, 1826. He was educated in a primitive school building of logs, where the method of instruction was scarcely superior to the building itself; and after completing the district school studies he attended Wickliffe Academy in Clarke County. From the age of fourteen until twenty he clerked in a general store in Winchester, Va. In 1848, by stage and steamer, he came west, landing in St. Louis after a voyage of ten days from Pittsburg. He settled in the former city, which then had only about thirty-five thousand inhabitants. He at once embarked in business, becoming a member of the firm of Wiggins & Anderson, wholesale dry-goods and grocery merchants. In 1849, when fire swept away twelve business blocks, his house escaped by reason of having iron shutters, but some years later he was less fortunate and was burned out. At the close of the Civil war he sold out his interest in the business, and afterward sold goods along the Santa Fe Trail and also in Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Iowa. For some years he was engaged in business as a wholesale commission man and financial broker in St. Louis. In 1883 he came to Colorado Springs, and two years later bought the site of the present Bank block. In the spring of 1888 he organized the Bank Building Association, of which he has since been president and manager. Under his supervision was erected the Bank block, of four stories and basement, which was the first large block of importance built in the city, and still ranks as one of the best-equipped office buildings here. He also erected the house where he now resides, at No. 1112 North Cascade Avenue. The marriage of Mr. Anderson took place in St. Louis and united him with Miss Fannie Stickney, who was born in that city. She was a daughter of Benjamin Stickney, a native of Massachusetts, but for years a resident of St. Louis and proprietor of the Planters' hotel from its inception until his retirement from business. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of five children, viz.: Mrs. Josephine Pearson, of Colorado Springs; Fannie, wife of Dr. C. F. Gardiner, of
Colorado Springs; Mrs. Jane Joy, of Cripple Creek; Marguerite, who is with her parents; and Amos, who is connected with the Anchoria-Leland Mining and Milling Company at Cripple Creek. Mrs. Anderson is a member of the Episcopal Church, to which, as to other worthy objects, Mr. Anderson is a liberal contributor. In his political views he is a pronounced Democrat, and always votes his party ticket. Fraternally he was connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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