John S. Anderson was born in Sweden in 1829, the son of Ambrose and Bertha Anderson. He married Mary Ann Rowe in Gloucester on August 17, 1863. He was a Mason and the symbol is on his tombstone. He died of stomach cancer in Gloucester on February 9, 1894.
Mary Ann Rowe Anderson was the daughter of Lancelot Kelly Rowe and Nancy Beal. She was born in Gloucester in 1845 and died there on May 7, 1922.
Ernest Anderson was the son of John and Mary Ann Anderson. He was born in Gloucester in 1873 and died there on September 17, 1875.
Etta Frances Anderson was the daughter of John and Mary Ann Anderson. She was born in Gloucester on May 7, 1882 and died there on August 15, 1882.
John Alfred Anderson was the son of John and Mary Ann. He was born in Gloucester on October 16, 1863 and died there on April 12, 1864.
Annie A. Anderson was the daughter of John and Mary Ann. She was born in Gloucester on November 27, 1885. She died in Gloucester on April 6, 1886.
Oscar F. Anderson was the son of John and Mary Ann. He was born in Gloucester in 1863 and died in Lynn, Massachusetts on April 3, 1948.
The gallery below shows what was done from June 2016 until September 2020 to repair the Anderson monument.