Anderson, John
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Anderson, John
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Anderson, John, formerly of the Northumberland Militia
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Anderson, John, formerly of the Northumberland Militia
Anderson, John, Subject of Mss Eur E315
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Anderson, John, Subject of Mss Eur E315
Anderson, John, Reverend; of the General Register House, Edinburgh
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Anderson, John, Reverend; of the General Register House, Edinburgh
Anderson, John, DD; Minister of Newburgh, county Fifeshire
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Anderson, John, DD; Minister of Newburgh, county Fifeshire
Anderson, John, of Add MS 33106
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Anderson, John, of Add MS 33106
Anderson, John, of Add MS 32702
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Anderson, John, of Add MS 32702
Anderson, John, Major; Bengal Engineers
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Anderson, John, Major; Bengal Engineers
Anderson, John, witness of Wolley Ch xi. 67
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Anderson, John, witness of Wolley Ch xi. 67
Anderson, John, Bailiff of the Port called 'Portus Domine nostre Gracie per terram. '
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Anderson, John, Bailiff of the Port called 'Portus Domine nostre Gracie per terram. '
Anderson, John, advocate
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Anderson, John, advocate
Anderson, John, of Old Meldrum
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Anderson, John, of Old Meldrum
Anderson, John, merchant, of Bristol
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Anderson, John, merchant, of Bristol
Anderson, John, of Sherborne Dorset
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Anderson, John, of Sherborne Dorset
Anderson, Joseph Foster, 1853-1946
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Anderson, Joseph Foster, 1853-1946
Anderson, J. R.
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Anderson, J. R.
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Epithet: of Add MS 33106
Epithet: Major; Bengal Engineers
Epithet: Reverend; of the General Register House, Edinburgh
Epithet: of Add MS 32702
Epithet: Bailiff of the Port called ' Portus Domine nostre Gracie per terram.'
Epithet: formerly of the Northumberland Militia
Epithet: advocate
Scottish surgeon
Epithet: merchant, of Bristol
Mariner; possibly a merchant; of Paterson, New Jersey.
Epithet: of Sherborne Dorset
Epithet: witness of Wolley Ch xi.67
Epithet: DD; Minister of Newburgh, county Fifeshire
Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur E315
Epithet: of Old Meldrum
Very little is known about John Anderson of Newark, Delaware. It appears that he sold or traded farm goods, including pigs, cows, and sheep to local residents from 1891 until 1921. It is possible that he was partners in a firm named Anderson and Finley for a brief time around 1896. He rented property at 57 Chapel Street from Charles Krapf and maintained accounts for several family members including aunts and uncles.
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John Anderson (1853-1911) was born in Portland, Maine, on August 6, 1853. He was the only son born to Samuel J. Anderson and Jane Wade Dow Anderson. Anderson graduated from Portland High School in 1872. After a short course in commercial college, Anderson took a position in the foreign exchange department of Jay Cooke and Company. He also held positions with the Agency of London and the First National Bank of New York. It was during this same period that Anderson received a letter from his cousin Samuel Dow describing the bountiful prospects in New Britain, Florida, which would later be renamed Ormond Beach. Dow described the city saying, "I have found God's country."
On February 26, 1876, Anderson arrived in Florida with friend Charles Fox. Anderson met future business partner, Joseph D. Price, while looking for land in 1876. Anderson and Dow purchased 80 acres that would later become the Santa Lucia Plantation. Anderson focused on developing agriculture which included oranges, lemons, and grape fruit.
With the development of new transportation routes, such as the St. Johns and Halifax Railroad Company in 1886, Anderson and Price realized they could draw visitors to the eastern coast of Florida. On January 1, 1888, the partners opened the Ormond Hotel on the Santa Lucia Plantation land. For nearly a century, the 75-room hotel would be a social and business center for the town. It was the opening of the Ormond Hotel that catapulted Ormond's visibility as a vacation spot. Anderson took a lead role in building the tourism industry in the region. He and Price sold the hotel in 1891 to Henry Flagler, who renovated it to attract clientele such as the Rockefellers and Astors. Anderson and Price remained in the hotel business as operating managers of the Ormond Hotel and later purchased the Coquina Hotel in 1903.
Between 1876-1878 and 1881-1882 Anderson was Volusia County's tax assessor. He also was involved in endeavors such as the creation of the first golf course in Volusia County and organizing the first automobile racing event on the beach in 1902. Anderson died in 1911 and was buried in Portland, Maine.
Source: Strickland, Alice. Ormond on the Halifax: A Centennial History of Ormond Beach, Florida . Holly Hill, Fl: Southeast Printing and Publishing Company, 1980. 59-82. Strickland, Alice. The Valiant Pioneers . Miami, Fl: Center Printing Company, 1963. 53-57, 65-69.
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