Thomas Jefferson Anderson (1785 - 1854)

Born 1785 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Meriwether (Thompson) Anderson — married 23 May 1806 in Bedford, VA

Descendants

Died 31 May 1854 at about age 69 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Thomas Jefferson Anderson was born in about 1785 in Bedford, Virginia, the son of Captain Thomas Anderson and Sarah Howard, granddaughter of Allen Howard, magistrate of both Goochland and Albemarle Counties.

Thomas married Ann Meriwether Thomson in Bedford, Virginia on 23 May 1806. Ann’s Mother, Elizabeth Anderson, was a first cousin to the famed explorer, Captain Meriwether Lewis. This made Anne first cousin once removed to Thomas Jefferson Anderson. Their children were:

• Mary L. Anderson - 1810-1886
• Mariah Gist Anderson - 1813-1869
• Louisa Anne Anderson - 1817-1907
• John Smith Anderson - b. 1818
• Thomas Allen Howard Anderson - 1821-1885
• David N. Anderson - b. 1826
• John S. Anderson - 1830-1877

Thomas and Ann brought their children to Nashville circa 1845. Their two oldest daughters moved to Indiana. Louisa Anderson Winfrey and three sons (Thomas Allen Howard Anderson, David N. Anderson and John Smith Anderson) remained in or near Nashville.

Ann died in 1848 and the 1850 United States Census for Davidson, Tennessee shows Thomas, 65, living with his son-in-law Samuel Winfrey, 46, Thomas’ daughter Louisa Anderson, 29, Sarah Cobbs, 27, Samuel Cobbs, 4, and William Cobbs, 2.

Thomas died of cholera on 31 May 1854 at age 69 in Davidson, Tennessee. He was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee in the old Nashville cemetery next to his wife. Their graves were later moved, possibly to Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Sources

"Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989",database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHQ-HD65), Thomas Jefferson Anderson, 23 May 1806; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.

"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-TR8), Thomas J Anderson, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing NARA microfilm pub M33, (Washington D.C.: Natl Archives and Records Admin, n.d.), roll 133; FHL microfilm 193,692.

"Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHL-97L5), Thomas J in entry for Milton Sharp, 13 Apr 1829; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.

"Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHL-97G7), Thomas J in entry for Silas Sharp, 14 May 1833; citing Marriage, Bedford, Virginia, United States, Circuit court clerk offices, Virginia.

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBM-ZP9), Thomas J Anderson, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 286, NARA microfilm pub (Washington D.C.: Natl Archives and Records Admin, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDC-HTZ), Thomas Anderson in household of Samuel Winfrey, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm pub (Washington, D.C.: Natl Archives and Records Admin, n.d.).

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZR19-F4PZ), Thomas Jefferson Anderson ; Burial, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Mount Olivet Cemetery; citing record ID 207961016. Direct Link: (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207961016/thomas-jefferson-anderson)

"Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville City Cemetery Records, 1843-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4F8W-CP6Z), Thomas J. Anderson, 1854.

"Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6RQ-1JS), Thos. J. Anderson in entry for Louise Anne Winfrey, 1907.