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James Wesley Anderson 1843–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1843

Birth Location: Jackson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1926

Death Location: Iron County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: James Anderson

Mother: Elizabeth Matthews

Spouse(s): Serena Pryor

Children(s): Mounce Anderson, Lula Anderson, James Anderson, Charles Anderson, Mary Anderson-Nelson, John Anderson, Lenia Anderson, Martha Anderson

In 1843, James Wesley Anderson entered the world in Jackson County, Tennessee, USA, born to James Marvel Anderson And Elizabeth Ann Matthews. In 1910, James Wesley Anderson resided in Kaolin, Iron, Missouri, USA. James Wesley Anderson married Serena Elizabeth Pryor, and had children including Charles Otto Anderson, James William Anderson, John Savage Anderson, Lenia Anderson, Lula Belle Anderson, Martha Mattie Anderson, Mary Angeline Anderson Nelson, Mounce Anderson. James Wesley Anderson passed away in 1926 in Iron County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1843, James Wesley Anderson entered the world in Jackson County, Tennessee, USA, born to James Marvel Anderson And Elizabeth Ann Matthews.
  • In 1910, James Wesley Anderson resided in Kaolin, Iron, Missouri, USA.
  • James Wesley Anderson married Serena Elizabeth Pryor, and had children including Charles Otto Anderson, James William Anderson, John Savage Anderson, Lenia Anderson, Lula Belle Anderson, Martha Mattie Anderson, Mary Angeline Anderson Nelson, Mounce Anderson.
  • James Wesley Anderson passed away in 1926 in Iron County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Anderson
1810–1860
Birth Location: Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Matthews
1810–1860
Birth Location: Prob. Raleigh, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Serena Pryor
1842–1912
Birth Location: Tennessee
SP

Children(s)

Mounce Anderson
1868–1939
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
MA
Lula Anderson
1870–1940
Birth Location: Kentucky
LA
James Anderson
1863–1939
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Charles Anderson
1874–1945
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
CA
Mary Anderson-Nelson
1868–1940
Birth Location: Kentucky
MA
John Anderson
–1959
Birth Location: Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky, USA
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Lenia Anderson
1880–1976
Birth Location: Kentucky
LA
Martha Anderson
1874–1958
Birth Location: Jackson, Tennessee, United States
MA

James Anderson's Ancestors

Self
James Anderson
1843–1926
Birth Place: Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Marvel Anderson
1810–1860
Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Matthews
1810–1860
Prob. Raleigh, North Carolina
Grandparents
James Anderson
1775–1811
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Hickman
1790–1860
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Anderson
1730–1789
Anne Welch
1733–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Anderson's Descendants

1.
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James (Wesley) Anderson (April 1843–1926) m. Serena (Elizabeth) Pryor (29 May 1842–7 September 1912)
  1. 1. Mounce Anderson 1868–1939 m. Josephine (Paulee) Reed 1860–1934
    1. 1. Raymond (Noil) Anderson 1898–1981 m. Gertrude (C) Horn 1901–
    2. 2. Virginia (Francis) Anderson-Devine 1892–1978
    3. 3. Golden (Opal) Anderson-Moyer 1900–1927
    4. 4. Grace (Della) Anderson-Devine 1894–1982
  2. 2. Lula (Belle) Anderson 1870–1940
  3. 3. James (William) Anderson 1863–1939 m. Mary (Ellen ''Ella'') Short 1866–1912
    1. 1. Mary (A) Anderson 1890–
    2. 2. William (Henry) ANDERSON 1894–
    3. 3. Quincy (Clinnen Earl) Anderson 1898–1978 m. Edna (Ruth) Brown 1901–1987
    4. 4. Zella (E) Anderson 1901–1994
    5. 5. Effie (B.) ANDERSON 1904–1984
    6. 6. Elber (C) Anderson 1900–
  4. 4. Charles (Otto) Anderson 1874–1945 m. Nettie (Ann) Short 1881–1942 m. Lucy (J) Miner 1874–1897
    1. 1. Lonnie (M.) Anderson 1904–1981 m. Barbara (Louise) Henninger 1907–1985
      1. 1. Lonnie Anderson 1928–1988
      2. 2. Stanley (E) Anderson 1930–2006
    2. 2. Charles (Otto) Anderson 1896–1988
    3. 3. Daisy (K) Dennis 1894–1986
    4. 4. Audrey (Thursdal) Anderson 1909–2001
  5. 5. Mary (Angeline) Anderson-Nelson 1868–1940 m. Robert Nelson 1856–1940
    1. 1. Joseph (West) Nelson 1886–1951
    2. 2. Elizabeth Hanson 1888–1932
    3. 3. Delia Hedrick 1891–1970
  6. 6. John (Savage) Anderson –1959 m. Ruth (Alameda) Nelson 1879–1952 m. Frances (Isabell) Siliven 1899–
    1. 1. Pollise ("Pal" R.) Anderson 1903–
    2. 2. William (Firman) Anderson 1904–
    3. 3. Maud (L.) Anderson 1906–
    4. 4. Grace (Pearl) Anderson 1908–1985
    5. 5. Johnnie Anderson 1901–1901
    6. 6. Lawrence Anderson 1902–1910
    7. 7. Nellie Anderson 1911–1980
    8. 8. Thelma Anderson 1916–1991
    9. 9. Anna (Belle) Anderson 1924–1967
  7. 7. Lenia Anderson 1880–1976
  8. 8. Martha ((Mattie)) Anderson 1874–1958

James Anderson's Timeline

3 Records

1843
April 1843
Birth of James Wesley Anderson in Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 67
James Wesley Anderson resided here in Kaolin, Iron, Missouri, USA
Kaolin, Iron, Missouri, USA
1926
1926
Age 83
Death of James Wesley Anderson in Iron County, Missouri, USA
Iron County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1843
    Event Place: Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374796
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Kaolin, Iron, Missouri; Roll: T624_783; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374796

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Iron County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Iron County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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