Hezekiah K. “H.K.” Anderson (1849-1920)

Hezekiah K. “H.K.” Anderson Veteran

Birth

24 Apr 1849

Death

11 Nov 1920 (aged 71)

Burial

Stubbs Cemetery

Abbeville, Wilcox County, Georgia, USA Add to Map

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CO. "F" 8th GEORGIA RESERVES CSA; Rest in peace, brave soldier! See pension application # 187881-00677, GA Archives.

WILCOX COUNTY, GEORGIA NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

Volume V. 197-1922

By: Tad Evans

Page 269 (For Date)

Thursday, December 16, 1920

Page 270 (Obituary)

DEATH OF MR. H. L. ANDERSON

Hezekiah Anderson was born April 24th, 1849, at Milan, Ga. Married Sarah J. Statham, July 25, 1867, at Abbeville, Ga. They celebrated their golden wedding July 24, 1917. Having spent arly all of his married life here, he is well known to everyone in Abbeville and Wilcox County. Mr. Anderson, besides being a good citizen, was a Confederate Veteran. On December 11, 1920, at McRae, Ga. He passed away.

He is survived by his wife, 8 children, Mrs J. A. Heath, Screven, Ga,; J. T. Anderson, McRae, Ga.; T. J. Anderson, Jesup, Ga.; Mrs. S. C. Coley, McRae, Ga.; Mrs. J. D. Boatright, Fitzgerald, Ga.; Mrs J.A. Turner, Mrs. D. J. Westor and Mrs Joe Keen, of Abbeville, Ga., and one brother Bob Anderson, of Chauncey, Ga.

The remains were interred at Stubbs Cemetery Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. Pilcher officiating.

Compiler Notes: His name was Hezekiah K. "H.K." Anderson.

[Information above provided by Robert (Bob) K. Nobles, Jr.]

Following from contributor Jennifer Anderson Taylor (49746474):

"Daddy (Ellis Turner Anderson, Sr.), Great grandson, tells the story of how 'H' placed a crossing on the North side of Helena/McCrae, Georgia "Southern" would not allow "Seaboard" to cross their tracks so he took a crew and they placed the crossing in the middle of the night and the next day it was operational. This was thought to have happened after the birth of my grandfather in 1898. Maybe around 1910?"