Question

did anselm Mchlaurin have 7 sons?

Answer 1

Only found one in Anselm McLaurin's cemetery record, but the listing could be incomplete. 

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McLaurin&GSiman=1&GScid=61604&GRid=7327447&

Anselm Joseph McLaurin

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Birth:  Mar. 26, 1848 Brandon Rankin County Mississippi, USA Death:  Dec. 22, 1909 Brandon Rankin County Mississippi, USA Mississippi Governor, US Senator. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Served as Governor of Mississippi from 1896 to 1900, and United States Senator from Mississippi from 1894 to 1895, and 1901 to 1909. (bio by: K)    Family links:   Parents:   Lauchlin McLaurin (1815 - 1890)   Ellen Caroline Tullos McLaurin (1828 - 1883)    Spouse:   Laura Elvira Rauch McLaurin (1850 - 1927)*    Children:   Stella May McLaurin Berry (1871 - 1958)*   Daisy McLaurin Stevens (1875 - 1950)*   Mary Louise McLaurin (1879 - 1896)*   Anselm Joseph McLaurin (1883 - 1938)*   *Calculated relationship   Burial: Brandon Cemetery  Brandon Rankin County Mississippi, USA   Maintained by: Find A Grave Record added: Apr 04, 2003  Find A Grave Memorial# 7327447

Answer 2

He had ten children, but most were females.

http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/index.php?s=extra&id=135

1880 census

Name:	Anselm J. Mclaurin
Age:	32
Birth Year:	abt 1848
Birthplace:	Mississippi
Home in 1880:	Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Relation to Head of House:	Self (Head)
Marital Status:	Married
Spouse's Name:	Laura E. Mclaurin
Father's Birthplace:	South Carolina
Mother's Birthplace:	Mississippi
Neighbors:	View others on page
Occupation:	Lawyer
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and Dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age Anselm J. Mclaurin 32 Laura E. Mclaurin 30 Stella M. Mclaurin 9 Delta E. Mclaurin 7 Daisey E. Mclaurin 4 Mary L. Mclaurin 1 Amamda F. Rauch 37

 

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Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: 663; Family History Film: 1254663; Page: 333A; Enumeration District: 075; Image: 0286

Answer 3

I have only found one son Anselm Joseph McLaurin Jr and  eight daughters. ancestry.com.  https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/4442110/person/-1592393037/facts?_phsrc=UDm187&_phstart=successSource