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Mitchell-Anderson House, 1008 Broadway, Hannibal, Marion County, MO
Joshua Mitchell (1805-1879) came to Hannibal in 1828 and the following year he built the first frame house in town. He was a pork dealer, probably the most important early business here. His wife, the former Julia Thompson, bought this property in 1857 and they were living here by 1866. She bequeathed it to her niece Cornelia Thompson, wife of Rufus Easton Anderson (b. 1835), a noted lawyer, prosecuting attorney for the county 1888-1890, and a grandson Rufus Easton, second US Congressman from Missouri. They moved here from their other large house at 108 North 6th Street (also still standing) by 1885. About 1902 they exchanged houses with Robert A. Curts (1853-c.1912) an undertaker and owner of the Loudon Livery Stable at 621 Broadway, the largest one in the region. On June 3, 1903, his elder daughter Lonnie B. drowned in the sinking of the Flying Eagle excursion boat, one of the principle disasters in Hannibal history.
Mitchell-Anderson House, 1008 Broadway, Hannibal, Marion County, MO
Joshua Mitchell (1805-1879) came to Hannibal in 1828 and the following year he built the first frame house in town. He was a pork dealer, probably the most important early business here. His wife, the former Julia Thompson, bought this property in 1857 and they were living here by 1866. She bequeathed it to her niece Cornelia Thompson, wife of Rufus Easton Anderson (b. 1835), a noted lawyer, prosecuting attorney for the county 1888-1890, and a grandson Rufus Easton, second US Congressman from Missouri. They moved here from their other large house at 108 North 6th Street (also still standing) by 1885. About 1902 they exchanged houses with Robert A. Curts (1853-c.1912) an undertaker and owner of the Loudon Livery Stable at 621 Broadway, the largest one in the region. On June 3, 1903, his elder daughter Lonnie B. drowned in the sinking of the Flying Eagle excursion boat, one of the principle disasters in Hannibal history.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
