William Anderson was born 18 Mar 1774 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA to parents Abraham Anderson and Sarah Pogue.
He married Amelia Clinton 1797.
Their children were: Abraham (1798-), Elizabeth D (1800-1862), Thornberry (1803-1865), Rachel Merodeth (1806-), Sarrah (1808-), Albert Alvis (1809-1882), John Paul (1811-1889), Voltire (1816-), William G (1816-), Amelia Jane (1817-).
1840 census William was living in Cain Creek, Gallatin, Illinois with wife. [1]
1850 Federal Census shows William as a farmer aged 74.[2]William Anderson -Saline Saline, Illinois
William died AFTER this Census in September, 1850 on 9 Oct 1850 in Saline, Illinois.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB8-ZSX : 15 August 2017), William Anderson, Shawnee Township, Gallatin, Illinois, United States; citing p. 15, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 60; FHL microfilm 7,642.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD43-JRG : 12 April 2016), William Anderson in household of Joshua Anderson, Anne Arundel county, part of, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing family 288, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD43-JRG : 12 April 2016), William Anderson in household of Joshua Anderson, Anne Arundel county, part of, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing family 288, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Maryland, Colonial Census, 1776
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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