John Wesley Anderson (1828 - abt. 1863)

Born 9 Jul 1828 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Jones) Mason — married 1 Mar 1855 in Laurel, Kentucky, United States

Died about 1863 at about age 34 in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

John was born in 1828. He was the son of Joseph Anderson and Mary McElroy. He reportedly died at the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi in 1863, according to FindAGrave, but he is not listed on the US Registers - death of volunteers. There is a John Anderson listed, but he came from another state and died in August. The dates of the battle of Vicksburg were 18 May-4 July. Heaviest casualties were sustained May 20 and 22, which would support a death date in May 1863...perhaps he was injured and died later...unable to confirm gravesite...

• Fact: Residence (1850) Clay county, Clay, Kentucky, United States

• Fact: Residence (1850) Clay county, Clay, Kentucky, United States

On Nov 5, 1863, Sarah Anderson, widow of John Anderson, filed an application for a Civil War widow's pension, Application No. 37,714. Her application was approved as she received Certificate No. 13,499. Their children filed Application No. 91,052 and received Certificate No. 64,062. ^[1]

On March 15, 1855, John W. Anderson, born July 9, 1828, married Sarah Ann Jones, born April 19, 1834. They had 3 children:

George F Anderson, born September 20, 1856

Cynthia Elizabeth Anderson, born December 29, 1860

John Edwin Anderson, born July 4, 1863.

On January 12, 1865, Sarah Anderson married Thomas Mason in Laurel County, Kentucky. Thomas Mason was appointed guardian for the minor children of John W Anderson. ^[2]

Military Service

• Civil War
  

  Private John Anderson served in the United States Civil War.
  Enlisted: Aug 5, 1862
  Mustered out: May 22, 1863
  Side: USA
  Regiment(s): Co. B, 7th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry
  

  Private John Anderson was Killed in Action at Vicksburg during United States Civil War.

Anderson, John W.

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 7th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry

SIDE: Union

COMPANY: B

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private. ^[3]

Anderson, John W

Private

Co. B

7th Kentucky Infantry

Enlisted when: 19 Aug 1861

Enlisted where: Manchester, KY

Period: 3 years

Muster Roll to 31 Dec 1861: Remarks lost 1 butcher knife.

Muster Roll 31 Dec 1861 to 30 Apr 1862: Remarks lost 1 screwdriver & wipers

Sick, left at Manchester 21 Sep 1862

Sick in hospital, Millikens Bend, 10 Mar 1862

Killed in action: 22 May 1863

At: Vicksburg

Casualty sheet: nature of casualty missing

Report of killed and wounded in 1st Brigade, 9th Division. ^[4]

Adjutant General's Office: John W Anderson enrolled 19th August 1861, at Manchester, Ky in Co. B, 7th Regiment of Kentucky Volunteers. He mustered into service as a Private on 22 September 1861, at Camp Dick Robinson. He was reported Killed in Action at Vicksburg on 22 May 1863. (Pension File Page 10 - Adjutant General's Office). ^[2]

Research Notes

1) Sara Ann Mason

There appears to be another Sara (Jones) Mason also in Laurel County. She is married to James Mason. James is from the same town in Laurel County that Thomas was from. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Fold3, Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942, Pension Index for Anderson, John W. https://www.fold3.com/image/1403337/anderson-john-w-us-civil-war-pensions-index-1861-1900?terms=7th,war,civil,john,union,kentucky,anderson,7,ky
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Fold3, Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Veterans of the Army and Navy Who Served Mainly in the Civil War and the War With Spain, compiled 1861 - 1934; Veteran: Anderson, John W; Pensioner: Anderson, George (minor child); Application Number WC64062 (40 pages). https://www.fold3.com/image/287593098/anderson-john-w-page-1-us-civil-war-widows-pensions-1861-1910
3. ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Anderson, John W. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=DB08437B-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
4. ↑ Fold3, Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866, CMSR for Anderson, John W. (18 pages). https://www.fold3.com/image/227694079/anderson-john-w-page-1-us-civil-war-service-records-cmsr-union-kentucky-1861-1865
5. ↑ Family Tree, database with images, FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record for Sarah "Sally " Ann Jones, ID LDQH-RRM. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/collaborate/LDQH-RRM

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 June 2018, 13:53), entry for John Wesley Anderson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LKQF-FTB); contributed by various users.

• 1850 Census - "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6P1-T12 : 12 April 2016), John Wesley Anderson in household of Joseph Anderson, Clay county, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing family 433, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Marriage - "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-BKS7 : accessed 25 June 2018), John W Anderson and Sarah Ann Jones, 1 Mar 1855; citing Laurel, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 1,689,783.