Deceased was a native of Flamborough, Ontario, emigrating from there to Illinois when 19 years of age, coming to Nebraska with his brother, Samuel F., who died in July of last year, a short time afterward where he secured employment in getting out cottonwood ties in the timber along the Missouri river which were rafted to Omaha, to be used in the construction of the Union Pacific railroad.

Subsequently he went to Wyoming and from there to Texas exploring for a permanent residence and finally came back to Nebraska where he has remained ever since, with the exception of three years spent at the place of his nativity in Canada. Mr. Anderson never married and for seventeen years made his home with Watson Tyson, sr., on the farm five miles north of Blair.

He was 69 years, 1 month old, next to the youngest of a family of six brothers and two sisters, all deceased but one sister, Mrs. E.J. Taylor, of Cleveland, Ohio. For something more than a year he had made his home with his sister-in-law, Mrs. S.F. Anderson, and family on the farm north of Blair, where he died.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in this city on Tuesday at three o’clock p.m., Rev. J.W. Lewis, pastor of the church, presented the funeral discourse and the last sad rites being in charge of the members of the I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 14, of Blair, of which organization he had been a member for many years.

“Uncle Tom,” as he was best known and most frequently and endearingly referred to by those who knew him intimately, was a sterling character, intelligent, well-informed on all topics of public interest, a great reader, kindhearted and scrupulously honest and unostentatious, highly respected by all of his acquaintances for his manly virtues of head and heart. He never wronged a human being and hadn’t an enemy in the world.

Tribune, October 13, 1915

ONE MORE PIONEER GONE

Thomas Anderson, aged 69 years and 1 month, died at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. S.F. Anderson on Sunday evening, the 10 inst.

Mr. Anderson was born in Flamborough, Ontario where he lived until he was nineteen years of age and then went to Illinois, but in a few years emigrated to Nebraska. After coming to Nebraska he went out to Wyoming where he cut ties for the Union Pacific railroad when it was first being built and later spent a short time in Texas.

He came back to Nebraska and to this county in 1870, since which time he has made his home here with the exception of three years that he spent in Canada.

He was never married and made his home with relatives except for seventeen years that he made his home with Watson Tyson, Sr.

He is next to the youngest in a family of six boys and two girls all of whom except one have preceeded him to the great beyond.

He was a man of excellent habits and was kindness personified and it is safe to say that “Uncle Tom” as he was known died without an enemy.

He died of pleura pneumonia after an illness of two weeks, but he had been afflicted with this disease before so that his lungs were in a weakened condition.

The funeral services were held at the M.E. church in this city on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock with Rev. Lewis officiating. Being an Odd Fellow, that organization took charge of the ceremonies at the grave and the interment was made according to their ritual.