Elijah Anderson (1776 - 1839)

Born 23 Jul 1776 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Son of Timothy Anderson Sr and Elizabeth (Sloan) Anderson

Husband of Eleanor (Fowler) Anderson — married about 1797 in Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1839 at age 62 in Unison, Loudoun, Virginia, United States

Biography

Elijah Anderson has Scottish Ancestors.

Elijah Anderson has French origins.

Elijah Anderson has Dutch Ancestry

Elijah Anderson has Irish ancestors.

Elijah was born on 23 Jul 1776.^[1][2][3][4]

He married Eleanor Fowler.

Elijah died on 5 Jan 1839.^[4]

DNA

• MRCA" Thomas Derrick Runyon/Martha Ann Drake Dunn

Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group consisting of MR, DC, and James Anderson GEDmatch A224009 sharing a 19.53 cM segment on chromosome 18; MR/James Anderson: 7c1r; MR/DC: 8c1r; DC/James Anderson: 7c1r

• MRCA: John Todd

Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing at FTDNA, Michael Todd, a patrilineal descendant of Andrew Todd (1702-1791) and Thom Anderson, match at a Genetic Distance of 5 on 67 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA John Todd (1660-1719)

• MRCA: Robert Todd

Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing at FTDNA, James Todd and Thomas Anderson, match at a Genetic Distance of 5 on 67 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Robert-Todd.

Research Notes

• There is a record of an Elijah Anderson in the Maryland Militia. Although Elijah was in Virginia rather than Maryland, Loudoun County is on the border with Maryland so it is possible.^[5] However, if one looks at the 48th Regiment lead by Lt Col. John Jones, one sees that it was frrom Dorchester County - quite a distance from Loudoun County, VA.

• Luke Anderson parentage

• Land purchase in Loudoun on 9 Jun 1810

Current Research

Look for information on Elijah's birth in Scotland and migration to America. It is believed that his wife and children were all born in Virginia and, if true, it means that Elijah arrived on or before 1797 (on or before the age of 21). N.B. the death certificate for son Charles indicates, correctly or incorrectly, that both parents were born in Virginia.

Loudoun County lookup.

A cursory scan of documents has been made at the Circuit Court archives and the local library. The records for Elijah and Eleanor are limited and there are no records for Luke and Jerry. The marriage of George to Catherine Wildman is recorded and the probate for Eleanor is there. Further searches are planned.

1. Harriet is a documented child of Eleanor in her 1850/60 censuses. In 1880, she is living with Edgar Anderson who is the son of Elijah M. Anderson. There are two living patrilineal descendants of Elijah M Anderson and they should test for the I-Y17218 SNP (see DNA section below).
2. Focus on Charles and his time in Harrison.
3. There is a second Charles F Anderson from Loudoun^[6] with a mother named Eleanor and is related to a George W Anderson (brother?). This other Charles was born 1821 and is buried in Waterford. He had married a Mary Hough. and died in the War of Northern Aggression. See:^[7] He is likely the son of Andrew Anderson^[8] and Eleanor (Hixson) Anderson.^[9] The George W Anderson who is the son of Andrew is younger and moved to Jaspter, Iowa.

DNA

The autosomal matches are helpful especially with the successful triangulation of descendants of Luke, Jerry, and George. Unfortunately, only George has any documented connection to the couple and that evidence is weak. A descendant of Luke has been tested with yDNA and there are six living descendants on the patrilineal line of George. Testing on of George's patrilineal descendants would help only to confirm assumptions based on the auDNA results. There are two living, patrilineal descendants of Elijah Marshall Anderson and a positive test from one of them would be quite helpful. As a side note, a yDNA test is not truly needed as there is a SNP test that can be performed to validate the haplogroup.

Franklin Lee Anderson

Richard Townsend Anderson Jr

Analysis of Undocumented Sons

DNA evidence has linked Luke Anderson, Jerry Anderson, and George Anderson as related - probably brothers. George was reportedly from Loudoun County, VA. There were five /ANDERSON/ households in the 1820 census for Loudoun. Of these, only one has male children of the appropriate number and ages, the household of Elijah Anderson:

1820, Loudoun - Elijah Anderson^[2]

Males						Females
0-9	10-15	16-17	18-25	26-44	45+	0-9	10-15	16-25	26-44	45+
2	1	2	2		1	1	3	2		1

The 1830, likewise, conforms to these numbers.

1830, Loudoun - Elijah Anderson^[3]

Males									Females
0-4	5-9	10-14	15-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60+	0-4	5-9	10-14	15-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60+
0	1	1	1	1			1				1	3	1			1

For completeness, we can see that the 1810 census is also consistent:

1810, Loudoun - Elijah Anderson^[1]

Males					Females
0-9	10-15	16-25	26-44	45+	0-9	10-15	16-25	26-44	45+
2			1		2	2		1

This would place the birth year of Eliza at approximately 1773 based on the following:

Imputed birth year for Eliza Anderson

Census	Age Group	Imputed range	Intersection
1810	26-45	1764-1785	n/a
1820	over 45	before 1775	1764-1775
1830	50-59	1771-1780	1771-1775

Analysis of Entire Family

The three sons mentioned above were likely not documented as they did not remain in the area. Many of the children that ARE documented are known from the local cemeteries. That said, the analysis above only validated that there were a minimum number of sons documented in a Loudoun family of Andersons but one must look in more depth to determine whether any conflicts arise.

Comparison of 1810 census to known members

Sex	Age Group	Imputed Birth	Count	Names
Male	26-44	1764-1784	1	Elijah
	0-9	1801-1810	2	Bushrod, Luke, Alfred
Female	26-44	1764-1784	1	Eleanor
	10-15	1795-1800	2	Elizabeth, Sarah
	0-9	1801-1810	2	Catharine, Harriett

One can immediately see that adding Luke to the 1810 census conflicts with the count of only two males born between 1801-1810. One ought now, however, overemphasize this as it could be that there were three sons but one was away at the time or the count was simply erroneous. A look at the subsequent census is telling:

Comparison of 1820 census to known members

Sex	Age Group	Imputed Birth	Count	Names
Male	45+	before 1775	1	Elijah
	18-25	1795-1802	2	Bushrod, Luke
	16-17	1803-1804	2	Alfred, Unknown
	10-15	1805-1810	1	Jerry
	0-9	1811-1820	2	Elijah M, Charles, George
Female	45+	before 1775	1	Eleanor
	16-25	1795-1804	2	Elizabeth, Sarah
	10-15	1805-1810	3	Catharine, Harriett, Delilah
	0-9	1811-1820	1	Christine

Census records often are inconsistent and ages have been known to be off by decades (especially for older women where the ages is recorded as younger that the facts dictate). As a rule, though, a variance of +/- three years is normal. In any case, one should note that whereas the 1810 census has two boys born from 1801-1910, there are five boys of that age listed in 1820. Recognizing that Jerry could have been born in 1810 but after the census count, one can reduce the number to four. One of these could certainly be Luke but that still leaves one boy unaccounted for. It is not known whether this was a son of Elijah and Eleanor, some nephew, or just a farm hand. Attention should also be brought to bear on the two boys aged 0-9. Elijah M. and Charles fit well in the category leaving no accounting for George. The reported year of birth for George has been reported at years ranging from 1815 to 1822. If he indeed WAS born subsequent to the 1820 census, then it is easy to confirm the count of two being correct in this instance. It should also be noted that the subsequent census does record the birth of another son between 1821-1825, lending credence to the birth of George being circa 1821-22.

Comparison of 1830 census to known members

Sex	Age Group	Imputed Birth	Count	Names
Male	50-59	1771-1780	1	Elijah
	20-29	1801-10	1	Luke or Alfred or Jerry
	15-19	1811-15	1	Elijah
	10-14	1816-20	1	Charles
	5-9	1821-25	1	George
Female	50-59	1771-1780	1	Eleanor
	20-29	1801-10	1	Sallie
	15-19	1811-15	3	Catherine, Harriett, Delilah
	10-14	1816-20	1	Christine

Reviewing the five boys born between 1785-1810 (inclusive) from the 1820 census, we can safely account for Bushrod as he had left home and is shown as head of household in a separate census record for Loudoun County. If we can assume that the 'unknown' boy from the 1820 census was just a farm had, we are left with two boys unaccounted for. As Luke and Jerry were the two who moved out of Loudoun County, it is probably Alfred who shows in this census.

For the girls, we know that Elizabeth married Jacob Gochnauer in 1819. Sallie and Harriett never married and stayed their mother. Catherine did not marry until 1832 and Delilah not until 1835. That Catherine (age 23) and Harriett (age 22) are shown in the age group of 15-19, is not surprising.

The other Elijah

There was an Elijah Anderson who was born in Culpeper County and died in Rapahannock County. Catherine, daughter of the Elijah of this profile married Harrison Anderson who was no relation to Catherine or her father but he was the granson (on his mother's side) of the Elijah from Culpeper. It should be noted that there are descendants of each Elijah with yDNA tests and they are in very different haplogroups:

I-BY53765 for Elijah of Loudoun

R-M269 for Elijah of Rappahannock.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Q-R8V : accessed 29 September 2018), Elijah Anderson, Loudoun, Virginia, United States; citing p. 262, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 69; FHL microfilm 181,429
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLY-4VT : accessed 24 September 2018), Eliza Anderson, Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States; citing p. 131, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 137; FHL microfilm 193,696.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5F-VRV : 19 August 2017), Elijah Anderson, Bloomfield, Loudoun, Virginia, United States; citing 107, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 193; FHL microfilm 29,672
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Elijah Anderson, 1839; Burial, Unison, Loudoun, Virginia, United States of America, Old Bethesda Methodist Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #64605777
5. ↑ United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29V-G1CB : 12 March 2018), Elijah Anderson, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 4; FHL microfilm 882,522.
6. ↑ Charls F Anderson on FamilySearch
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #84469107
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #87992804
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #91863857

See also:

• "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRSV-DV7 : 10 March 2018), Elijah Anderson in entry for Bushrod Anderson, 04 Jul 1859; citing Loudoun, Virginia, reference line 23; FHL microfilm 2,048,576.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 September 2018, 19:06), entry for Elijah Anderson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MWVF-BPQ); contributed by various users.