[161-21b] SAMUEL DRESHER ANDERS, same as above, m 2nd time, Oct. 17. 1844, CHRISTINA MESCHTER, b Aug. 11, 1821; d Apr. 22, 1887; dau Jeremiah and Christina (Kriebel) Meschter [66-2].
Children (9):
Samuel Dresher Anders was born on the old home farm in Worcester township. On Nov. 20, 1838 he married Lydia Meschter, born in Goshenhoppen, who died July 21, 1842. In 1844 he married Christina Meschter, also born in Goshenhoppen, a sister of his first wife. After his first marriage he followed agriculture in Lower Providence township near Fairview Village. His farm, consisting of 110 aeres, was rapidly brought to a high state of cultivation and so maintained for more than four decades, or until his retirement from the pursuit of agriculture a few years before his death, which occurred on Apr. 12, 1888.;
Before his three sons had reached manhood, Samuel Anders became a man of property, having purchased two additional farms in Worcester township, thus evidencing his early agricultural predilections. When asked why he acquired these, he replied, in the hearing of the writer, “If my sons do not wish to become farmers, I have daughters who may marry farmers.”’
Samuel Anders was a plain, earnest, unassuming man of honest convictions and the strictest integrity. He had a pleasing personality, made friends readily and enjoyed their fellowship, although his avocation, that of farming, which he pursued with intelligence and industry, claimed nearly all of his time, so that opportunities for meeting men of affairs were limited. The community, in which he so long lived, held him in the highest esteem and his counsel on financial, business and agricultural matters, was considered to be most valuable and was frequently sought after by his friends and acquaintances.
For many years, he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank of Norristown. Mr. Anders was deeply religious and devoted to the Schwenkfelder Church which he faithfully attended and also served in the capacity of moderator for many years. [James M. Anders, M.D.]
Parents’ family: [66-2] Jeremiah Meschter and Christina Kriebel
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