Council Robert Anderson (1871-1944)

Council Robert Anderson was the second child of Josiah Jordan Anderson and Laura L. Shepard. He was born near Hawkinsville, GA. He was a farmer and large land owner by what accounts I have and is also supposed to have operated a general store in town. He is mostly remembered for having a vicious temper. He was supposed to be a crack shot as well. He was most certainly an intimidating individual. My grandfather, his son, left home at only 14 to get away from him. Pictures in my Georgia cousins' possession show him with dark, sunken eyes, which I'm sure added to the intimidation factor. I believe he lost a great deal in the Depression. My grandfather's sister Elizabeth sent my grandfather a letter stating that they needed his share of funds to settle the estate or she might find herself in jail. He must have had some redeeming virtues as a road, albeit a minor one, is named for him in Hawkinsville. It intersects with one named for his father-in-law.

Children

 * colspan="5" bgcolor="#FFfce0" |Council Robert Anderson and Sarah Elizabeth Watson
 * colspan="5" bgcolor="#FFfce0" |Council Robert Anderson and Sarah Elizabeth Watson