Portee-Birds Cemetery, Lawrence County IL

Benjamin Anderson

Benjamin Anderson Born: May 1816 Died: Sep 9, 1910 Plot:

Age 94y 4m
Where born: Bond twp - Lawrence Co IL
Where died: Lawrence Co IL
Son of: Caleb Anderson & Dicey Spadley Morris mar 1818 Crawford Co
Married 1st: 14 Dec 1844 Lawrence Co Polly Bass (ca 1825 TN)
Married 2nd: 29 Apr 1855 Lawrence Co IL Cynthia Cole (ca 1831 Lawrence Co IL)
Lived at: 1850 Iroquois Co IL 1860-1910 Bond twp - Lawrence Co IL
Children:
- Charles William (1855-1891 Galveson TX; m: Mamie Mary Elizabeth McElvain)
- Harriett (1847)
- Mary Elizabeth (1849)
- Caleb (1851)
- William Wright (1852-1933 buried Portee-Pinkstaff Cem)
- Zone (1855 IL)
- Elihu (1859-1950 buried Tann Cem; m: Louisa)
- Frances (1862)
- Johnson* (1864)
- Joseph M (1868 m: 1892 Sarah Hedges)
- William (1872 m: Mary A Anderson)

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About Portee-Birds Cemetery:
Portte-Birds Cemetery is the smaller of two African-American cemeteries named "Portee Cemetery". The original name appears to be Cole Cemetery.
Burials: 52
Location: Birds, Lawrence County, Illinois

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