Histories

Maggie Clark Anderson was born May 7, 1866 in Hadley, Ill to Alexander and Hiley Clark. She was the great-granddaughter of Free Frank and Free Lucy McWorter, who were slaves in Kentucky. They were able to purchase their freedom in 1817 and 1819. They moved from Pulaski county, Kentucky to Pike county, Illinois, were Frank platted a town New Philadelphia in 1835. With the money raised from selling lots, he was able to purchase his children and grandchildren into freedom before the civil war.
Maggie came with her family at an early age to Kansas ,settling in Valley Center where she grew up and married Nathaniel Anderson in 1899. They had seven children to this marriage. Maggie lived to just past her 100th year passing away at her home July 11, 1966.
Information from Anderson family history Karen Wall