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Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson 1858–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1858

Birth Location: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 20 December 1946

Death Location: Seymour, Webster County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Oliver Brewer

Mother: Sarah Brewer

Spouse(s): Edward Anderson

Children(s): William Anderson, Mattie Wilcox, John Anderson, Minnie Shields, Oliver Anderson, Alice Barton, Eva Herrick, James Anderson, Robert Anderson

Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson was born in 1858 in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Oliver Jasper Charles Jesse Brewer And Sarah Brewer. In 1860, Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson resided in Brier Creek, Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson resided in District 2, Lea Valley, Hancock, Tennessee, USA. Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson married Andrew S Anderson, Edward Scott Anderson, and had children including Alice Anderson Barton, Eva Anderson Herrick, James Henry Anderson, John Everett Anderson, Mattie A Anderson Wilcox, Minnie Elizabeth Shields, Oliver Morgan Anderson, Robert Ellis Anderson, William Edward Anderson. Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson passed away in 1946 in Seymour, Webster County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson was born in 1858 in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Oliver Jasper Charles Jesse Brewer And Sarah Brewer.
  • In 1860, Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson resided in Brier Creek, Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson resided in District 2, Lea Valley, Hancock, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson married Andrew S Anderson, Edward Scott Anderson, and had children including Alice Anderson Barton, Eva Anderson Herrick, James Henry Anderson, John Everett Anderson, Mattie A Anderson Wilcox, Minnie Elizabeth Shields, Oliver Morgan Anderson, Robert Ellis Anderson, William Edward Anderson.
  • Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson passed away in 1946 in Seymour, Webster County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorcas Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Anderson
1858–1946
Birth Place: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Oliver Jasper Charles ‘Jesse’ Brewer
1818–1909
Tennessee, USA
Sarah Brewer
1829–
Tennessee
Grandparents
Nancy Hammons
1788–1850
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Joab Brewer
1781–1892
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Hammon
1760–1810
Christina Cook
1759–1820
Ambrose Brewer
1753–1855
Mary Richardson
1761–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Boyce (Brewer)
1733–1790
Marion May
1722–1756
William Richardson
1735–1783
Sarah Carthage
1741–1801

Dorcas Anderson's Descendants

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Dorcas (Jane (Brewer)) Anderson (18 April 1858–20 December 1946) m. Edward (Scott) Anderson (Mar 1857–21 December 1929)
  1. 1. William (Edward) Anderson 1890–1986
  2. 2. Mattie (A. (Anderson)) Wilcox 1886–1975 m. Clyde (D Wilcox) Sr 1886–1961
    1. 1. Clyde (David) Wilcox 1927–1995
  3. 3. John (Everett) Anderson 1895–1953 m. Edna (Alice (Lowery)) Anderson 1898–
    1. 1. George (R) Anderson 1920–
    2. 2. Edwin (Scott) Anderson 1917–1955 m. Frances Anderson 1919–2002
      1. 1. Francine (Anderson) 1937–1981
      2. 2. Janice (Helen (Anderson)) Zodrow 1939–2023 m. Donald (John) Zodrow 1933–2016
    3. 3. Phyllis (Marie (Anderson)) Poulopoulos 1923–1988
    4. 4. Marian (Ruth (Anderson)) Tooke 1926–2002 m. William (Mays) Tooke 1924–2007
  4. 4. Minnie (Elizabeth) Shields 1899–1993 m. James (Albert) Shields 1901–
  5. 5. Oliver (Morgan) Anderson 1880–1975 m. Minnie (L.) Anderson 1881–1947
    1. 1. Jewel ((Anderson)) Meeker 1903–1996 m. Oliver Meeker 1877–
      1. 1. Walter (M) Meeker 1915–
      2. 2. Eugene (W) Meeker 1923–
  6. 6. Alice ((Anderson)) Barton 1881–1979 m. Richard (L.) Barton 1876–1959
    1. 1. Opal (M (Barton)) Denney 1900–1993 m. Oscar (Clay) Denney 1897–1986
      1. 1. Geneva (Christine (Denney)) Brooks 1918–2016
    2. 2. Eunice (M. (Barton)) Tella 1902–1986 m. Charles (A) Tella 1902–
  7. 7. Eva ((Anderson)) Herrick 1883–
  8. 8. James (Henry) Anderson 1892–1966 m. Marie (Agnes (Grant)) Anderson 1902–1988
    1. 1. Fred (Ellis) Anderson 1922–2012 m. Norma (Lee (Meredith)) Anderson 1921–2005
  9. 9. Robert (Ellis) Anderson 1905–1987 m. Doris (E. (Peters)) Anderson 1909–2003
    1. 1. Robert (Gary) Anderson 1936–2005

Dorcas Anderson's Timeline

5 Records

1858
18 April 1858
Birth of Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson in Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 2
Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson resided here in Brier Creek, Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Brier Creek, Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 12
Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson resided here in District 2, Lea Valley, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
District 2, Lea Valley, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 42
Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson resided here in Finley, Webster, Missouri, USA
Finley, Webster, Missouri, USA
1946
20 December 1946
Age 88
Death of Dorcas Jane (Brewer) Anderson in Webster County, Missouri, United States of America
Webster County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1858
    Event Place: Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1533; Page: 8B
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Brier Creek, Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 2, Lea Valley, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 2, Hancock, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1533; Page: 8B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Finley, Webster, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1946
    Event Place: Webster County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seymour, Webster County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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