ANDERSON, MOSES K., was born Nov. 11, 1803, in Butler county, Ky. His parents died when he was ten or twelve years of age, and he was taken by a relative to that part of Davidson which is now Cheatham county, on Hanpeth river, Tenn. Cassariller Stroude was born Nov. 25, 1812, in Dickson county, Tenn. M. K. Anderson and Cassariller Stroude were married in her native county, Sept. 13, 1827, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving March 2, 1829, in what is now Cartwright township, four miles east of Pleasant Plains, and south of Richland creek, where they had nine children. Of their children--

THOMAS F., born Sept. 11, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Dec. 25, 1852, to Martha L. Child. They had five children. LAURA died, aged two years. CHARLES, EDWARD, HENRY and TAVNER reside with their parents, one mile north of Richland Station.

WILLIE ANN, born Sept. 17, 1831, in Sangamon county, married Francis Corson, who died, leaving one child, MOSES E, and she married George Springer. They have five children, MARY, CLARA, ANNA, REUBEN and CHARLES, and reside in Parsons, Kan.

SARAH J., born March 14, 1834, in Sangamon county, married John D. McCullough. They have four children, LAURA, WILLARD, EDWARD and LILLIE, and reside at Franklin, Morgan county.

MARY E., born April 17, 1836, married John L. Child. See his name.

MELINDA E., born Nov. 4, 1838, married Joseph Potter. They have five children, CHARLES, EUGENE, NELLIE, HATTIE and LULU, and reside at Palmer Ill.

CYNTHIA A., born Dec. 10, 1840, married Edward D. Ballard. They have three children, HARRIET, JAMES A. and CLIFTON D., and reside one and a half miles north of Richland station.

GEORGE W., born April 3, 1843, in Sangamon county, married near Athens, June 12, 1862, to Melinda F. Moran, who was born May 16, 1845. They have five children, FRANK, MOSES W., JAMES W., JENNIE and GEORGE, and reside two and a half miles north of Richland station.

MARENA A., born July 26, 1845, married William P. Mitchell. They have four living children, MINNIE, WILEY, JOHN, and a boy babe, and reside near Humboldt, Richardson county, Neb.

WILLARD WICKLIFFE, born April 28, 1848, married April 8, 1869, to Susan Moran, who was born Dec. 14, 1848, in Menard county. They have two children, HARRY and CASSARILLA, and reside two miles north of Richland station.

Mrs. Cassarilla Anderson died August 17, 1850, and M. K. Anderson was married Dec. 31, 1850, to Mrs. Marena T. Hall, whose maiden name was Stroude. They had three children. JOHN T. and ELIZA F. died between seven and nine years.

WILLIAM WILKES, born Sept. 8, 1857, resides with his parents in Springfield, but is now a theological student at Lexington, Ky.

Moses K. Anderson taught a military school in Dickson county, Tenn., and the old system of military training being in vogue when he came to Illinois, he was very soon elected captain of a company, and in a short time was promoted to Colonel and Brigadier-General. He was appointed, about 1838, by Gov. Carlin, Adjutant-General of the State, and continued to hold the office by successive appointments, until 1856. During the time, Gen. Anderson was called upon to discharge the duties of his office in connection with the Mormon war, at Nauvoo, and the Mexican war.

When Gen. Anderson came to Sangamon county he borrowed of Eli Blankenship the money to enter his first 80 acres of land, and paid fifty per cent. for the use of the money. He has since given each of his children a good farm, and has 500 acres left. He has been four years county judge, six years alderman in Springfield, and 20 years justice of the peace. He is of the opinion that the "deep snow" of 1830-31 was five feet deep on a level in the timber.