Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Metcalfe County. FRANKLIN DODDRIDGE ANDERSON was born in Barren (now Metcalfe) County, September 13, 1836. His father, Washington Anderson, is a native of the same county, born in April, 1812. Washington Anderson married Mahala Jewell, who was born in Virginia in 1814, and came to Kentucky with her parents, Benson and Judy Jewell, who settled in Barren County, Ky., in 1821. Washington Anderson has been, during the greater portion of his life, engaged in agricultural pursuits and has accumulated a fine property, which he divided among his children. He and wife are consistent and acceptable members of the Baptist Church. Both are living, aged seventy-three and seventy-one years respectively. David Anderson, the father of Washington Anderson, was a Virginian by birth; he came to Kentucky at an early day and married Sally Barton, a native of Barren County, sometime about the year 1800. He followed the vocation of a farmer in Barren County, until his death, which occurred in 1849. F. D. Anderson was born and reared on a farm. He attended the common schools, where he laid the foundation for an education which he acquired in after life through his own exertions, and by his business abilities have been brought out by his contact with the affairs of life. He remained with his parents until he attained to his twenty-fifth year, but had, after the age of twenty, done considerable trading, and had bought a small tract of land, which he paid for previous to his marriage, which occurred on the 27th day of August, 1862. His wife, Barbara A., is a daughter of George and Willie Dilly; her parents were natives of Virginia and residents of Barren County. She was born on the --- day of --- 1838. They have been blessed by the birth of eight children, all of whom are living, namely: Brent O., Virginia V., Fleming D., Lucinda F., Dixie, Lily D. and twin daughters, Kate and Irene. After marriage Mr. Anderson continued farming and stock trading, in which he has been very successful. He now owns a farm of 180 acres of good land, well cultivated, and improved with good buildings, and a good orchard which produces a variety of fruits. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church, of which Mr. Anderson has held the office of clerk many years. Politically he is a Democrat, and now holds the office of sheriff of Metcalfe County. He was elected in 1884, after having served as deputy sheriff for two years. He is a member of the I. O. G. T., and his influence is extended to the temperance cause. He has three brothers and three sisters, all of whom are married and living within three-fourths of a mile of their parents. Though they have for years lived thus closely connected, there has never been a shade of trouble or contention among them. Mr. Anderson has only one granddaughter and she boasts of having six grandmothers living. Mr. Anderson is a patron of schools and churches and takes an interest in the improvement of the community. Anderson Barton Dilly Jewell = Barren VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/metcalfe/anderson.fd.txt