James Horton Anderson (abt. 1810 - bef. 1870)

Born about 1810 in Sullivan County, NY

Ancestors

Died before 1870 before about age 60 in Newfield, Tompkins, New York, United States

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Biography

James Horton Anderson was born in 1819 in Tompkins, New York. His parents may have been Hezekiah Anderson and Eleanor Updike. He married Eliza A Tichenor on May 25, 1841, in Dryden, New York. He then married Alzina Stamp and they had two children together. He was appointed postmaster on July 22, 1853 in Newfield, Tompkins, NY. He died in 1870 in Newfield, New York, at the age of 51.

Wives and Children

1st wife, m. May 25, 1841: Eliza A Tichenor Anderson 1817–1843

2nd wife, m. abt. 1848: Alzina Stamp Anderson 1824–1870

1. Charlotte C Anderson 1849–1860
2. James J Anderson 1854–

Birth

Date: Bet 1810 and 1815

Place: Ulysses, Tompkins, NY

Census Records

7 Aug 1820: Hector, Tompkins, NY

Household Head: Hezekiah, Anderson

1 male under 10 (son)

1 male 45 and over (Hezekiah)

3 females 10-15 (Amelia and sisters)

1 female 45 and over (Eleanor)^[1]

1830, Tompkins, NY Head of Household: Hezekiah Anderson

Males - Under 5: 1 George Brainard?

Males - 15 thru 19: 1 James Anderson?;

Males - 20 thru 29: Ralzey Brainard?; 1

Males - 60 thru 69: Hezekiah; 1

Females - Under 5: 1 Caroline Brainard?

Females - 20 thru 29: Amelia Anderson Brainard?

note: it is believed that Hezekiah's adult daughter Amelia and her husband Ralzey Brainard and their two children, George and Caroline, may have been living in Hezekiah's household.

1850 Newfield, Tompkins, NY

Household Members

James H Anderson 30 (head), Merchant

Alzina Anderson 26

Charlotte C Anderson 1

Peter Stamp 12

1860 Nefield, Tompkins, NY

James H Anderson (Head), 41, Merchant

Aina Anderson 35

James J Anderson 6

Ann E Stamp 22

1865 NY Census, Newfield, Tompkins, NY

James H Anderson (Head) 46 (b. in Sullivan County)

Alzina Anderson 39

James L Anderson 11

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1059

• 1820 U.S. Census (unnamed son in family of Hezekiah Anderson)
• 1850 United States Federal Census
• 1860 United States Federal Census
• New York, State Census, 1865
• U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
• U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865

Acknowledgements

Anderson-19316 was created by Victoria VanAllen through the import of VanAllen 8 gen.ged on May 6, 2015.