Another pioneer of this county has gone to his rest. Charles P. Anderson, who settled in Hanaford Valley in 1869, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hugh McElfresh, about a mile north of this city last Saturday, September 23rd. At the time of his death the deceased was in his eightieth year.
The deceased was a native of Kentucky, having been born on a farm in that state in 1825. At an early age he moved with his parents to Missouri, where he afterwards married, at the age of 25, Miss Mary Cahoon. In 1825 he, with his wife, mother and an aunt, crossed the plains and came to Oregon, settling near where the town of Centreville now stands. In 1869 he came to this county, where he made his home until the time of his death. His homestead was in the Hanaford Valley, about eight miles from this city.
The deceased leaves, besides Mrs. McElfresh, two other daughters, Mrs. Eliza Johnson of Hoquiam and Mrs. Minnie Harkens of Seattle; he also leaves two sons, Geo. W. of this city and Charles T. of North Yakima. The funeral services were held on Sunday at the residence of Mrs. McElfresh.
Source: The Centralia News Examiner, 29 Sep 1905, page 1.
Transcribed by Diana Smith. She has no further information on this individual.
[Editor's note: Charles P. and Mary (Cahoon) Anderson are buried at Butterworth's Cemetery (also known as Mountain View Cemetery Pioneer Section) in Centralia, Lewis Co., Washington.]