David C. Anderson    

DAVID C. ANDERSON, farmer, post-office New Bedford, Penn., is the third son of John and Ellen (Crawford) Anderson. His father’s family is mentioned in the sketch of William Anderson. He was born on the homestead May 4 1825, where he resided until 1851, when he purchased his present home. He married, March 20, 1851, Miss Rebecca J. Robinson, daughter of Andrew and Betsy (Maxwell) Robinson, of Ohio. She died May 4, 1874, leaving four children: John A., Lizzie, Mrs. Irwin Caldwell; William F. and David Lawrence. Mr. Anderson married for his second wife Eletha Gundy, daughter of John P. and Sarah (Marstler) Gundy, April 7, 1877. He has always been engaged in farming, and excepting four years’ residence in Ohio has resided upon his place since 1851. He has been connected with the schools of his township as director. He is a member of the New Bedford Presbyterian Church, which was built in 1801, his grandfather and father having aided largely by their means and influence in its erection.

History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania : its past and present : including its aboriginal history, its early settlement and development, a description of its historic and interesting localities, sketches of its boroughs, townships and villages, neighborhood and family histories, portraits and biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc. : also, a condensed history of Pennsylvania. Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1888, page 848.  Read this book on line - Free Trial  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com.