JOSEPH P. ANDERTON
JOSEPH P. ANDERTON, of Sylvester & Anderton, stone quarry and stone saw mill, was born in Beaver Co., Penn, June 23, 1859. Here he learned the trade of stone-cutter, serving two years as an apprentice, after which he worked at it there as a journeyman for a year. In June, 1878, he came to Kansas and resided in Olathe and during the first six months worked at his trade in Kansas City; after which he settled and for some months worked a rented quarry: then bought one and has conducted it since. In March, 1881, he joined C. O. Sylvester and they built a saw mill for the purpose of cutting the stone for building purposes, etc.
From William G. Cutler, History of the State of Kansas, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
