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Show "-'-" 1118 MOUNTAINS CONQUERED JAMES A. ANDERSON James A. Anderson Sophia Anderson James Albert Anderson was born Feb. 22, 1874 at Peterson, Morgan County, Utah. He was the son or Peter Anderson and :\fartha Hansen, early settlers or ~lorgan County. At the age of 21 he was ordained a High Priest, 'et apart as second (~ ounselor to Bishop Joseph Robbins. He later served as counselor to Bishop Ezra Pa r r ish of Peterson \Vard . A farm er and rancher at Peterson, he commenced 'business as a wholesale produce dealer in 1901. In 1903, together wltb others tbey incor· poraled the Pingree Anderson Co., and purchased the flour mill at Morgan with a paid·up capital stock of $15,000. In 1904 he Incorporated the Weber Valley Produce Co. In 1904 he .4nci his brother Joseph :\L Anderson, and James Pingree ot Ogden incorporated the ~!organ Canning Co. with a capital or SI0,OOO. Aug. 10, 1903, .JHItlPS helped o t ~ el's oq;auize the First :-"!ational Dank or )torgan. In 1910i~l:! he wa::; general manager ar.d a stockholder in the Black Hawk Coal Co. :n Carbon County. April 3, 1910. lames Anderson ,,'a. ordained a bisbop by Apostle Orson r. \\'hitney and set apart to preside over the North Morgan \Vard. He was a leader ill thE.' erection or the gr ay stone ,m eeting house at the cost ot $18,000. He atten ned Brigham Young College at Logan for two years. Served Ihree te r ms in the Ctah Legis1ature. \\-a5 Vice President tor OD~ year and President ror one year of the Xational Canners Association. Oct. 10, 1907, he married '~!artha Sopbia Heiner In tbe Salt Lake Temple. Two cbildren came to bless their home, Lane Marcel in 1918. He tilled a mission in tbe Eastern States. Married ,L aRae Cbeney of California )!arch 23, 1939 In the Salt Lake Temple. One SOD, James Lane, was born to this couple on July 6, 1944. ~larcel paned away March 8, 1949, In South Gate, California. Allee Anderson, born Nov, 18, 1922. r.rarrled June 22, 1953 to JeUerson P. Jamison In tbe Salt Lake Temple. Tbey have ~wo children, Suaan, born "C. . . . . . ._ _ _. . l!!OGRAPHIES 167 16, 1954, and Jeflery Sco~t, born l"ov. 4, 1956, ;ootb In Lo. Angeles, Calif. James Anderson passed away Nov. 18, 1926, at hi. home in Morgan, ~!artha Sopbla, daugbter of Daniel and Martba Ann Stevens Heiner, "'as born April 26, 1884, In Morgan, Utab. llarried to James Albert Anderson Oct. 10, 1907. She worked Iide tly side with her husband In the canning company and In the bulldlll'g O'f the ~orth Morgan meeting house. During tbe Influenza epidemic 01 1918 she made a. home tor nuraea to come -to; ... ashed uniforms, cooked meals and provided .. bed. When able .be beld a number of church positions. Aug. Z2, 1926, ahe ",'aa set apart as the lourth Stake President at the Rellet Society of 'M organ Stake. Held this oftice tor eb"ht years wltb 'Mamie Heiner as first counselor and Selma Fran· cis second ;ounselor, Lucy Turner as secretary. This board continued on wltb the bealth program wblch .... as started wbile Mary Chadwick was Stake President. Sbe ';)(lDsored a yearly flower sbow, giving bulbs as prizes. This started many pretty flowers in yards in ,the county. When a "Relier Project" was sponsored by tbe U. S. GO"emmenl, the Sw.k~ Relief Society carried out the program and mucb belp was given tb. needy. This was the beginning of tbe Social Security work. Tbe govern· ment furnished many bolts ot material tor warm clothing. also ready·made under c}othing. A work room was set up in Mrs. Anderson's home where lhese article~ and materials vdth patterns were packed . These Werd dis· tributed to the needy by ~!rs . Anderson and Annie S. Dickson, social aid 01 the board. They crawled through barbed-wire fences and we re chased by nog!, but de:b'ered all the bundles to tbe lamilies In need. Tbe Board mad. and had on hand layettes to loan out 10 those in need . Tbl3 Board woo rel eased in ~rarch, 1934. ~!r8. Anderson now live. In Salt Lake City, Utab. )\0". 4 |
