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Benjamin Anderson 1805–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1805

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 14 Jun 1874

Death Location: Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Aaron Sr

Mother: Nancy Hall

Spouse(s): Jane McMurray, Prudence None

Children(s): Ellen Anderson, Nathan Anderson, Lewis Anderson, James Anderson, Archibald Anderson, Mary Anderson-Little-Heatherly

The story of Benjamin Anderson began in 1805 in Tennessee, United States. Benjamin Anderson married Jane Mcmurray, Prudence, and had children including Archibald Cook Johnson Anderson, Ellen Joan Emerson Anderson, James Fletcher Anderson, Lewis Moody Anderson, Mary Jane Anderson Little Heatherly, Nathan Kemp Anderson. Benjamin Anderson passed away in 1874 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Anderson began in 1805 in Tennessee, United States.
  • Benjamin Anderson married Jane Mcmurray, Prudence, and had children including Archibald Cook Johnson Anderson, Ellen Joan Emerson Anderson, James Fletcher Anderson, Lewis Moody Anderson, Mary Jane Anderson Little Heatherly, Nathan Kemp Anderson.
  • Benjamin Anderson passed away in 1874 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aaron Sr
1767–1830
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Nancy Hall
1770–1840
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jane McMurray
1805–1861
Birth Location: –
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Prudence None
1809–1879
Birth Location: Franklin County, Georgia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Ellen Anderson
1832–1894
Birth Location: County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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Nathan Anderson
1827–1903
Birth Location: McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Lewis Anderson
1852–1920
Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
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James Anderson
1842–1917
Birth Location: McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Archibald Anderson
1828–1867
Birth Location: McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Mary Anderson-Little-Heatherly
1847–1881
Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
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Benjamin Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Anderson
1805–1874
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Aaron Anderson Sr
1767–1830
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Elizabeth) Hall
1770–1840
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Reuben) Anderson
1745–1844
Ireland
Lucy Burke
1740–
Reuben Hall
1714–1780
Scott, Virginia, United States
Mahala Bentley
1719–1780
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Sr
1767–1830
Nancy Hall
1770–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Anderson
1745–1844
Lucy Burke
1740–
Reuben Hall
1714–1780
Mahala Bentley
1719–1780

Benjamin Anderson's Descendants

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Benjamin Anderson (17 Apr 1805–14 Jun 1874) m. Jane McMurray (1805–1861) m. Prudence (7 May 1809–14 February 1879)
  1. 1. Ellen (Joan Emerson) Anderson 1832–1894
  2. 2. Nathan (Kemp) Anderson 1827–1903 m. Margaret (Ann) Culver 1835–1870 m. Ella (Runnells) Peters 1850–1936
    1. 1. Bessie Anderson 1884–
    2. 2. Robert (Sayles) Anderson 1881–1947
    3. 3. Bess ("Bessie" Jones) Anderson 1894–1962
    4. 4. Julian (Pauncifote) Anderson 1889–1970
    5. 5. Thomas (Cooper) Anderson 1876–1952
    6. 6. Benjamin ("Ben" Estes) Anderson 1872–1934
    7. 7. Nancy (Jane "Nannie" Guest) Anderson 1857–1919
    8. 8. Sam (L) Anderson 1862–
    9. 9. Ella Anderson 1851–
    10. 10. Nathan (Nat) Anderson 1862–
    11. 11. John (D) Anderson 1855–1908
    12. 12. Martha (E "Sally") Anderson 1860–
    13. 13. James (Harvey) Anderson 1852–1908
  3. 3. Lewis (Moody) Anderson 1852–1920 m. Arabelle (Jane "Belle" Barnett) Anderson 1856–1938
    1. 1. James (Taylor) Anderson 1884–1911
    2. 2. Cora (Will) Anderson 1874–1930 m. Bernardo (G) Nowell 1869–1933
      1. 1. Addine (Ellen) Nowell 1895–1895
      2. 2. (Infant (Girl)) Nowell 1896–1896
      3. 3. Harry (Lee) Nowell 1897–1965
      4. 4. Charles (Bernard Nowell) Jr. 1903–1966
      5. 5. Robbie Nowell 1901–1963
    3. 3. Dora (Belle) Anderson 1878–1969 m. Harry (Cheadle) Sanger 1882–1969 m. Earl (Scott) Graham 1874–1937 m. Franklin ("Frank") Durfey 1858–1915 m. Claude (C) Woodyard 1875–1904
      1. 1. Maebelle (C. Woodyard) Durfey 1898–1991
      2. 2. Alice (Elizabeth) Woodyard 1901–1982
    4. 4. Lula (Mae) Anderson 1881–1945 m. Robert (Lee) Chick 1864–1940 m. George (Franklin) Maxey 1879–1946
      1. 1. George (Edwin Lewis) Maxey 1903–1991
      2. 2. Maxine (Lois) Maxey 1907–2000
      3. 3. Katherine (Mae) Maxey 1906–1961
      4. 4. Theodore (Robert "Teddie") Maxey 1904–1982
    5. 5. Herbert Anderson 1887–1910
    6. 6. Preston (Peak) Anderson 1889–1952 m. Hazel (Anderson) Grieve 1894–1982 m. Rosalie ("Rose") Crawford 1889–1961
      1. 1. Rosemary Anderson 1911–2005
    7. 7. Mary (Gladys) Anderson 1894–1992 m. John (Dee) Carroll 1878–1964
    8. 8. Ann (Mignon "Annie") Anderson 1897–1965 m. Vance (D.) Hoffmeister 1892–1971
    9. 9. DeBen (Louis) Anderson 1899–1910
    10. 10. Joseph (Browder "Joe") Anderson 1892–1949 m. Myrtle Harris 1900–1953 m. Mary B 1912–1993
    11. 11. Leroy (Moody "Roy" (Rev) Anderson) Sr 1876–1961 m. Lutisha (Price) Mayberry 1902–1993 m. Carrie (Elizabeth) Emerson 1881–1947
      1. 1. Martha (Katherine) Anderson 1916–2001
      2. 2. Gladys (Corrine) Anderson 1914–1993
      3. 3. Louis (Vaden) Anderson 1912–2003
      4. 4. LeRoy (Moody Anderson) Jr 1907–1975
      5. 5. Carey (L.) Anderson 1910–1994
      6. 6. Carrie (Belle) Anderson 1905–1997
      7. 7. Thomas (Emerson) Anderson 1901–1986
      8. 8. Chrispina (Lee) Anderson 1899–1959
      9. 9. Mary ("Marie" Essetia) Anderson 1903–1981
  4. 4. James (Fletcher) Anderson 1842–1917 m. Ruth (Anderson) Maxwell 1857–1938
    1. 1. Lucius Anderson 1880–1938
    2. 2. Ethel Anderson 1886–1924
    3. 3. Alma Danner 1896–
  5. 5. Archibald (Cook Johnson) Anderson 1828–1867 m. Emily Watson 1831–1919
    1. 1. John (F) Anderson 1850–1864
    2. 2. Elizabeth (J.) Anderson 1854–
    3. 3. William (S. "Will") Anderson 1855–1888
    4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Anderson 1851–1891
    5. 5. May (C.) Anderson 1859–1890
    6. 6. Archibald (Cook Johnson Jr.) Anderson 1863–1942
    7. 7. Lura (Mae) Anderson 1865–1895
    8. 8. Prudena (V.) Keith 1852–1898
    9. 9. Rebecca (Ann) Anderson 1857–1938
    10. 10. Emily Elston 1861–1951
    11. 11. Samuel (Little) Anderson 1866–1941
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Anderson-Little-Heatherly 1847–1881

Benjamin Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1805
17 Apr 1805
Birth of Benjamin Anderson in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1874
14 Jun 1874
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Anderson in Hunt, Texas, United States
Hunt, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1805
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1874
    Event Place: Hunt, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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