George Washington Anderson (1836 - 1888)

Born 1 Mar 1836 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza S (Bagley) Anderson — married 22 Jul 1858 in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Dec 1888 at age 52 in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States

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Biography

George Washington Anderson was born 1 Mar 1836 in Montgomery County, Virginia. He was the son of John Anderson and Elizabeth Mullin. In 1839, the area where the Anderson family resided in Montgomery County would become part of Pulaski County.

George is named as the son of John Anderson in a personal property deed which John made to his elder sons in Pulaski County, Virginia, before moving to Pope County, Illinois:

08 Dec 1848 (Deed Bk 2, pp. 188-9)

John Anderson to sons Josiah D, William C, and George W Anderson, all of Pulaski, VA; for $1, Field of corn, wheat stack, 2 horses, 2 cows, 24 hog, 18 sheep...plates, dishes...

Marriage:
George married Eliza Bagley 22 Jul 1856 in Golconda, Pope, Illinois.^[1] She was the daughter of Walter L P Bagley and Lucy Canfield.

Children:^[2]

1. Rosina Laura (1860-1949) married Columbus WILSON as his second wife
2. Georgia Ann (1862-1943) married Henry Clinton LYCAN
3. William Crocket (1864-1900) married Mary Ann MORRIS
4. Millie Arminta (1866-1942) married (1) William WISEMAN, (2) B F DAVIS, (3) Calvin BILDERBECK
5. John Adam 'Addie' (1871-1938) married Harriet TOWNS
6. Rhoda Irene (1874-1896) married Samuel REXER
7. Arthur (1879-1879) died as an infant
8. Henry Orson (1881-1932) married Carrie Pinetta BONNELL

Civil War:
George enlisted 12 Aug 1862 as a Union army private in John M Raum's Golconda Company A, 120th Illinois Infantry. On 14 Apr 1863, he was discharged with a certificate of disability following a one month stay in the hospital at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.^[3] The physicians report states that he was unable to do any duty since November last. His condition is reported to involve almost total blindness in his right eye as well as chronic abscesses in the region of the left ear involving the mastoid cells of the temporal bone. He later received a pension #70354 on 3 Sep 1866. Following his death, his wife applied for a widow's pension in Feb 1889 and received $12 a month.^[2][4]

Census:
1840 Newbern, Montgomery, VA
Males: 1<5, 2<15, 1<40; Females: 2<10, 1<15, 1<50, 1<70.^[5]

1850 Pope, IL: residing with his parents.^[6]

1860 Pope, IL^[7]

1870 Pope, IL^[8]

1880 Pope, IL^[9]

George Washington Anderson died 20 Dec 1888 in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, and is buried in Palestine Cemetery.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 Illinois State Archives, ANDERSON, GEORGE W; BAGLEY, ELIZA; 1858-07-22; 00B, 0009, POPE, https://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Jacob Anderson of Pulaski, Virginia 1758-1842 and Related Families, by Lynette Nolen McCarthy, Self Publ, 1981. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/120423-jacob-anderson-of-pulaski-virginia-1758-1842-and-related-families?viewer=1&offset=1#page=4&viewer=picture&o=info&n=0&q=
3. ↑ Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Detail Report Illinois, State Archives. https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do
4. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 8. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/23904872?h=94815e (Free Share)
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/23894948?h=052493 (Free Share)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6Q6W-C7S?cc=1401638&wc=95RW-W3L%3A1031317001%2C1031317002%2C1031317003 : 9 April 2016), Illinois > Pope > Pope county > image 54 of 96; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBF-9PKD?cc=1473181&wc=7QVJ-RQQ%3A1589423252%2C1589423397%2C1589426025 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Pope > Township 13 S Range 6 E > image 27 of 29; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HY-4W1 : 2 January 2021), George W Anderson, 1870.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYV-HYW?cc=1417683&wc=XWFL-JWL%3A1589399935%2C1589395998%2C1589401184%2C1589395068 : 24 December 2015), Illinois > Pope > Golconda > ED 86 > image 44 of 66; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88055737/george-washington-anderson : accessed 18 April 2022), memorial page for George Washington Anderson (1 Mar 1836–20 Dec 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #88055737, citing Palestine Cemetery, Golconda, Pope County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Leah McCarthy Kopka (contributor 47710367) .
11. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HG1W-D7T2 : 14 February 2020), George W. Anderson, 1888.

Acknowledgements

• Original biography and sources compiled by Leah Kopka 2021