John Henry Anderson
Page by Bob Leathers
Left to right: Henry Anderson, W. A. Briggs, John A. Huhtala, Albert Kautto, John Lehti,
Isaac Maki, Thomas Mellor and Nestor white, 40-year service employee at Hanna.
Life Story
1872: John Henry Anderson, African American, was born in Virginia.
1904- 1940: John worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company in Hanna.
1948: John Henry Anderson died at age 76 in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in the Hanna cemetery in plot 305.
Anderson, John H.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1872-1948"
Plot: 305
Born: 1872
Died: 1948
Age: 76
Note: John Anderson, Colored, was a member of the Old Timer's Association of The Union Pacific Coal Company. He entered service at Hanna in 1904. (History of Union Pacific Mines)
Note: John Henry Anderson, African American, was born 1872 in Virginia. He married Vetta Anderson also born in Virgina. He had one child with Vetta, James Nathan Anderson and two other children, one of which was Susie Anderson. John Henry was living with his wife Vetta in Hanna, Wyoming in 1940. He died in Hanna at the age of 76 and was buried in the Hanna Cemetery in plot 305. (Ancestory)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1872-1948"
Plot: 305
Born: 1872
Died: 1948
Age: 76
Note: John Anderson, Colored, was a member of the Old Timer's Association of The Union Pacific Coal Company. He entered service at Hanna in 1904. (History of Union Pacific Mines)
Note: John Henry Anderson, African American, was born 1872 in Virginia. He married Vetta Anderson also born in Virgina. He had one child with Vetta, James Nathan Anderson and two other children, one of which was Susie Anderson. John Henry was living with his wife Vetta in Hanna, Wyoming in 1940. He died in Hanna at the age of 76 and was buried in the Hanna Cemetery in plot 305. (Ancestory)
(Image by Bob Leathers for the Hanna Basin Museum Website)