Christoper C. Anderson (1843-1925)
A Confederate veteran and civil engineer, Anderson figured in the development of Middle George for more than 50 years. In his senior year at Mercer University, then located at Penfield, Georgia, C.C. Anderson enlisted in the Sixth Georgia Infantry. By the end of the War Between the States he was serving in J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry. Captain Anderson set out alone on his horse to join another fighting unit. Getting word that surrender was universal, he started home to Georgia and finished the journey in 31 days on foot, having traded his horse for a handful of biscuits and some ham. Anderson, a civil engineer, surveyed waterfalls along the Flint River for power plants and worked as county surveyor of Bibb County for 25 years.
C.C. and his first wife, Laura Tooke Anderson, raised eight children. The accomplishments of their sons and a grandson, buried nearby, are highlighted on this tour. (#55, #56) Three of their five daughters are also buried on the family lot.
Lela Anderson Key (1869-1957) like her sisters, is considered a Real Daughter of the Confederacy, being the daughter of a veteran. Myrta Anderson Massey (1888-1990) and her sister, Alma Anderson Massey (1889-1963) married two Massey brothers, Walter and Orren. A fourth daughter, Marie Anderson Gibson (1879-1964), is buried in the Macon Public Mausoleum. She was a charter member of the Macon Pilot Club, an international women’s service organization headquartered in Macon. The daughters of C.C. and his second wife, Elizabeth Burkett Anderson, also are on this lot. Louise Chappel Anderson Blount (1909-1996) was active in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, promoting Confederate Memorial Day, which is commemorated annually at neighbor cemetery, Rose Hill. Catherine Claire Anderson Acker (1911-2002) served as assistant to Congressman Carl Vinson in Washington, D.C. for many years.
(1907-1988) (Azalea, lot 5, row D24)
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