Jack Anderson's family roots run deep in the Kiowa, Kansas area. His great-grand-
  father, Jacob Chenoweth, came from Illinois in 1885 with his wife and children and
  bought a farm near old Kiowa. Their daughter, Hettie J. married Alfred Anderson in
  1892. They lived on a farm one and half miles east of Kiowa until the Cherokee Strip
  was opened. She drove a team to a buckboard wagon while her young husband raced ahead
  to stake a claim during the run. They homesteaded a farm 4 miles south of Kiowa, which
  is still in the family name. They lived there until 1915, when they moved to Kiowa.
  Hettie Anderson was very active in Eastern Star and the Congregational Church and
  other club and civic activities. Her flowers were a constant joy to her.
     Alfred and Hettie had one son, Frank L., who married Elizabeth Ricks, and they
  continued to live on and to operate the family farm south of Kiowa. Elizabeth was 
  active in Eastern Star. Congregational Church, clubs, and many years was a dedicated
  secretary of the Riverview Cemetery, giving many hours of her time to that work. She
  often told of her mother, Mrs. Ed. Ricks (who was a charter member of the Cemetery
  Association) and many other women who walked out to the cemetery from Kiowa, wearing
  their sun bonnets, to work there to keep it beautiful. So Elizabeth was pleased to
  continue that work.
     The Frank Andersons had two sons: Jack M. and Clifford. Clifford died, as a young
  man just graduated from college, of cancer. Jack married Helen Martin of Tulsa,
  Oklahoma. They lived inIllinois for five years. Then moved back to the family farm
  and later rented more land from Chris Olson and moved to that farm about 3 miles
  northwest of Kiowa. They are members of the Congregational Church and enjoy doing
  church work, having served in many offices. They are active in clubs and civic work.
  Jack served on the township board as trustee for several terms. Both are very 
  interested in the school sports and supported the teams thru the years.
     Their two children, Alfred W. and Margaret Sue, grew up on these farms and
  graduated from the Kiowa schools. Alfred taught school for several years. Then 
  changed jobs and went into sales work for a Kansas City firm and lives in Tucson,
  Arizona. He has two sons: Martin Thane and Chad B. Anderson.
     Margaret married Leon Spriggs, and they live in Kiowa. Leon is engaged in farming
  and Margaret is Assistant Cashier at the Bank of Kiowa. They have two children: Kirk
  Don and Carrie Lynn who attend school in Kiowa.
     So there have been six generations of Jack Anderson's family who have lived in the
  Kiowa area. They love the land and are Kiowa boosters!
               
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 85  
     Submitted by: Jack and Helen Anderson