William J Anderson (1805 - 1891)

Born 22 Jun 1805 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hetty Carper — married 26 Jan 1829 (to 13 Jun 1859) in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Died 8 Mar 1891 at age 85 in Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Anderson was born 22 Jun 1805 (date from tombstone inscription) in Montgomery County, Virginia,^[1] the son of Jacob Anderson and Christianna Wysor. He is named as a son in his father's 1833 will, recorded 1842 in Pulaski, Virginia.

The area where the Jacob Anderson family resided in Montgomery County would later be part of Pulaski County in 1839.

William married (1) Hetty Carper 26 Jan 1829 in Montgomery, Virginia, with the consent of her father (see media). She was the daughter of John and Eve Carper.^[2] They were parents of the following children:

1. Jacob Henry (1829-1914) married Malinda TRINKLE
2. John Newton (1831-1846)
3. Emaline Miller (1833-1869) married John JOURNELL
4. Margaret Elizabeth (1834-1912) married James DUNCAN
5. Nancy Haven (1836-1928) married Charles DUDLEY
6. Arminta Catherine (1838- bef. 1885) married Thomas DURHAM
7. William Jasper (1840-1842)
8. Eve Christina (1841-1861)
9. Susan Louisa (1844-1891) married William VICKERS
10. James Kelly (1846-1926) married Rhoda SHUFFLEBARGER
11. William Jackson (1849-1926) married Zora HESS
12. George Pares (1851-1922) married (1) Mary FRAZIER, (2) Margaret SHUFFLEBARGER, (3) Nancy BURNETT

Following the death of his first wife in 1859, he married (2) Juliet P Brooks, the widow of Richard Eaton, 12 Oct 1869 in Giles, Virginia. She was the daughter of William and Mary Brooks.^[3][4]

William inherited is father's farm in 1842 and his mother made her home with him until her death in 1846. William was an executor for the estate of his parents. On 16 Sep 1848, the orphan's of Nancy Shepherd, his sister's children who were living in Macon County, Illinois, appointed their uncle, John Anderson, of Fountain County, Indiana, Power of Attorney for the settlement of their share of Jacob Anderson's estate (Pulaski, VA, Deed Bk 2, p. 187).^[4]

William Anderson died 8 Mar 1891 in Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia. He is buried in the Anderson-Vickers Cemetery, Highland.^[1]

Census:

1830 Montgomery, VA: possibly living in the household of Jacob Anderson
Males:1<5, 1<15, 1<20, 1<30, 1<80; Females: 1<15, 1<30, 1<70 ^[5]

1840 Newburn, Pulaski, VA
Males: 1<5, 2<10, 1<40; Females: 3<5, 1<10, 1<30, 1<40 ^[6]

1850 District 48, Pulaski, VA ^[7]

1860 Western District, Pulaski, VA ^[8]

1870 - 1880 Dublin, Pulaski, VA ^{[9] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41134377/william-anderson : accessed 18 April 2022), memorial page for William Anderson (22 Jun 1805–8 Mar 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #41134377, citing Anderson-Vickers Cemetery, Highland, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Denise Drake Horton (contributor 47089329).
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8N-BQ5 : 29 January 2020), William Anderson, 1829.
3. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5YB-RB8 : 29 January 2020), William Anderson, 1869.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Jacob Anderson of Pulaski, Virginia 1758-1842 and Related Families, by Lynette McCarthy, Self Pulb, 1981. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/120423-jacob-anderson-of-pulaski-virginia-1758-1842-and-related-families?viewer=1&offset=1#page=4&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYF-9WTZ?cc=1803958&wc=35Y4-B8N%3A1588479103%2C1588469801%2C1588469601 : 14 August 2015), Virginia > Montgomery > Not Stated > image 1 of 2; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBW-XJQ : 10 June 2022), William Anderson, Newbern, Pulaski, Virginia, United States; citing p. 189, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8D2-4NW : 23 December 2020), William Anderson, Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M41Y-C8V : Sun Mar 12 22:28:35 UTC 2023), Entry for William Anderson and Emeline M Anderson, 1860.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG7-VBB : 29 May 2021), William Anderson, 1870.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR9-6HZ : 15 January 2022), Wm. Anderson, Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

See Also

The Early Wysor family : with variant spellings Weiser and Wiser, and associated families of Trinkle, Anderson, Cecil, Shufflebarger and Peck, by Mark E Steinke, Publ: 1998 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/55198-redirection