Robert Ball Anderson | |
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Born | |
Died | November 30, 1930 | (aged 87)
Burial place | Hemingford Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Slave, Soldier, Homesteader |
Spouse | Daisy Graham (married 1922) |
Robert Ball Anderson (1 March 1843–30 November 1930[1]) was an early African-American homesteader in Nebraska. Born into slavery, he served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War and later became one of Nebraska's largest black landowners.