Historical Chapter
Warren County and the Carlisle connection.
Edward Anderson anchors the current Anderson chapter. His accepted profile records a birth on 2 March 1886, reportedly in Allen Township, Warren County, Iowa, and a death on 23 January 1948. The family burial trail points to Carlisle Cemetery.
Edward married Mamie Estella Person on 27 June 1906 in Camp Township, Polk County, Iowa. Their daughter Betty Ruth Anderson connects this Anderson branch to Irvin "Ike" Schick, Ramona Schick, and Steve Saunders.
Jonathan J. Anderson and Martha Ann are represented here as Edward's parents. The public tree stops there: Jonathan's parents, origins, exact birth details, and any Pennsylvania Dutch connection remain research questions rather than accepted ancestry.
Martha Ann requires especially careful handling. Research preserves both a Smith parentage trail and an 1875 marriage-index form naming Martha A. Marsh. The working hypothesis that Smith was a birth surname and Marsh a prior married name remains unproven.