These photographs span a period from the last quarter of the 19^th Century to the middle of the 20^th. Most will represent the families of William Anderson and Harmon Anderson. As William is the oldest son of James and Priscilla Coffin, we begin with his family.

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Children of William Anderson/Amarilla Dinsmore/Lydia Horney

The only children of William not present had preceded him in death: James Frank, Ann and Emma Zeta. At least one other pioneer Iowa family is represented in this portrait: Sarah Snodgrass. She and her husband John Snodgrass had come by wagon to Greene County, Iowa in 1856 along with her father William Anderson and the John Betebenner family.

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Shetterly Family

This and the image above were sent to me by Kent Purday, a great-grandson of William Anderson. This portrait of the Shetterly family was taken 2 November 1900, two days after the funeral for Addie Rena’s father, William Anderson.

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Children of Harmon Anderson and Margaret Horney

Harmon Anderson and Margaret Horney had eight children, I have located photographs of six of them. Where I have one, I have also included a photograph of the spouse of that child.

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Melvin Leewood Anderson and Susan Crow

Melvin Leewood Anderson

Melvin Leewwod Anderson is the oldest of Harmon and Margaret Horney Anderson’s children. He married Susan Crow in 1876 in Iowa. They lived in Iowa and in Arizona. Mel was a postmaster much of his life. He died in 1936 and is buried in the cemetery in Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa.

Susan Crow Anderson

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Lillian May Anderson

Lillian Anderson was born in 1856, the third child and second daughter of Harmon and Margaret Horney Anderson. She married first Daniel Rich about 1880 or 1881 in Iowa. She and Daniel had one child, Bertha. She married second, Orly Dunham about 1890 in California. In 1930 Lillian was living with her daughter Bertha and her husband in Los Angeles, California. She died in California about 1950.

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James Francis Anderson and Helen

Frank Anderson is second son of Harmon and Margaret Horney Anderson. He and Helen were married in 1886, probably in Iowa. He was postmaster in 1900 at Richland, Guthrie County, Iowa. In 1910, he and Helen were living in Michigan where the census lists his occupation as farmer.

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Anna Flora and Elizabeth Jane Anderson

This portrait of the two Anderson sisters was probably done about 1885. Anna Flora is the third daughter, and Elizabeth Jane is the fourth daughter of Harmon and Margaret Horney.

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Elizabeth Jane Anderson

Elizabeth Jane Anderson was born in 1866 in Iowa and died there in 1952. She married David Rundberg in 1891 in Iowa. David was born in Sweden in 1864 and died in Iowa in 1940. David and Elizabeth had three children

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Anna Flora Anderson

Anna Flora Anderson was born in 1862, the last of Harmon and Margaret Horney Anderson’s children before Harmon served his tour in the Union Army. Anna married George E. Grubb in 1884 in Iowa. Anna and George had four children: Edward, George W.; Elsie and William. George died about 1940 and Anna about 1950, both in Iowa.

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Haramont Nathaniel Anderson and Margaret Holmes

Haramont Nathaniel Anderson

Haramont Nathaniel Anderson was born in 1876, the last son and child of Harmon and Margaret Horney Anderson. He grew up in Scranton, Iowa, went to the University of Iowa medical school and began practice about 1904. He married Margaret Holmes 15 October 1905 in Scranton. Margaret was born in 1880 in Illinois. Through out his life Harry, as he was known, always referred to his wife as “Maggie Dearest.”

Margaret Holmes

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Haramont Nathaniel Anderson and Margaret Holmes

These portraits were made in 1955 on the occasion of Dr. Anderson and Margaret’s fiftieth wedding anniversary.

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Haramont Nathaniel Anderson and Margaret Holmes
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary

Dr. Anderson and Margaret Holmes were married 15 October 1905 in Scranton, Iowa. They celebrated their 50 anniversary in their home in Woodbine, Iowa in the summer of 1955. Their three children, Mary Holmes Anderson McKinney, John Harmon Anderson, and Haramont (Harry) Nathaniel Anderson, jr., were all present for that occassion.