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Anderson Erected by the State of Texas In memory of Patience Burdett Wife of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Dec. 25, 1806 Died July 4, 1886 Buried at San Antonio, Texas in memory of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Born in Hillsboro, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 1805 District Judge, Speaker of the House of the Sixth Congress and last Vice President of the Republic of Texas Died July 3, 1845 The name of the town of Fanthorp was changed to Anderson in his honor
Kenneth Lewis Anderson is a historical marker in Grimes County, Texas, dedicated in 1932. It is one of 71 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 202 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4828, -95.9847. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kennard, Michael Moore (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fanthorp Inn, Fanthorp Family Cemetrey, and Thompson School Building, Miss Sally.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507018060. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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