Anderson, Leslie Dale

1891 - 1966  (74 years)

• Name	Anderson, Leslie Dale
  Birth	12 Dec 1891	Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ANDE.L009
  _FGRAVE	26706933
  Military Service	World War I, Private First Class, Company M, 47th Infantry, United States Army  [1]
  		List of Richland County, Illinois World War I Veterans Compliments of Kaleb Beavers
  		United States Army
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  Death	21 Aug 1966	Monticello Nursing Home, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois
  Burial	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  	Lot 105N
  Person ID	I54749	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Guess, Nellie Marie,   b. 28 Apr 1900   d. 18 Jun 1934 (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F19881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Dec 1891 - Claremont, Richland County, Illinois Death - 21 Aug 1966 - Monticello Nursing Home, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois Burial - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Leslie D. Anderson, age 74, well known resident of the Claremont community, passed away early Sunday morning at the Monticello Nursing Home in Mt. Carmel where he had been a patient for the past few weeks. Mr. Anderson was born in Richland county, the son of Samuel Anderson and Caroline Gerber Anderson. He was a member of the St. James Lutheran Church and was affiliated with the Trinity Lutheran Church in Olney. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Anderson wasa member of several veteran organizations and also a member of several Masonic bodies. He leaves a brother Orry Anderson of Olney Route 4. There are several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Olney with Pastor Glenn Anderson officiating. Interment with full military honors rendered by Olney Veteran organizations will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Claremont township. Friends may call at the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home then at he church. The family has requested that hose desiring to do so may ofer Memorial to the Heart Fund in memory of Mr. Anderson. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL,

  
  

• Sources

  [S15884] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 October 2018) (Reliability: 2).