"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4V-KYS : 9 November 2014), Charlotte C Anderson in household of William Anderson, Vansville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States; citing family 332, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
THE TWO BOYS, BENJAMIN AND JOSEPH, WERE LIVING TOGETHER WITH AN ELIZABETH ANDERSON. WAS THIS THEIR OLDER SISTER OR ANOTHER RELATIVE? THE EST. BIRTH DATE FOR THEIR OLDER SISTER DOES NOT MATCH.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN3J-R62 : 17 October 2014), Elizabeth Anderson, Maryland, United States; citing p. 15, family 94, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,091.
The Andersons: From the Great Fork of Patuxent. Compiled by Cora nderson DuLaney. Pg
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Laird Anderson :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-S6000, FTDNA kit #SI16965 +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup R-M269
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin: