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Maj. James Gilmore Anderson 1803–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8/8/1803

Birth Location: Bourbon, KY

Death Date: 9/25/1847

Death Location: Saint Jacob, Madison, IL

Father: Robert Sr.

Mother: Rebecca (Frey)

Spouse(s): Hannah McAdams

Children(s): James Jr

In 1803, Maj. James Gilmore Anderson entered the world in Bourbon, KY, born to Robert Gilmore Anderson Sr And Rebecca Frye Frey. Maj. James Gilmore Anderson married Hannah Holly Mcadams, and had children including James Gilmore Anderson Jr. Maj. James Gilmore Anderson passed away in 1847 in Saint Jacob, Madison, IL.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Maj. James Gilmore Anderson entered the world in Bourbon, KY, born to Robert Gilmore Anderson Sr And Rebecca Frye Frey.
  • Maj. James Gilmore Anderson married Hannah Holly Mcadams, and had children including James Gilmore Anderson Jr.
  • Maj. James Gilmore Anderson passed away in 1847 in Saint Jacob, Madison, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sr.
1782–1841
Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
RS
Rebecca (Frey)
1784–1819
Birth Location: Bourbon, KY
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Spouses(s)

Hannah McAdams
1801–1879
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
HM

Children(s)

James Jr
1838–1915
Birth Location: St. Jacob, Madison Co., Illinois
JJ

Maj. Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Maj. Anderson
1803–1847
Birth Place: Bourbon, KY
Parents
Robert Gilmore Anderson Sr.
1782–1841
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca (Frye) (Frey)
1784–1819
Bourbon, KY
Grandparents
James Anderson
1763–1835
Cecil Co., Maryland USA
Elizabeth Heater
1763–1793
Holston, Washington, Virginia, United States
James (H) Frye
1759–1821
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia
Nancy Speers
1759–1839
Winchester, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Anderson
1736–1789
Elizabeth Bryan
1743–1819
Abraham Sr
1722–1807
Agnes Young
1735–1809
Regina Froman
1729–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Regina Merkle
1699–1760
Jane Young
1710–1756
Elizabeth (Heydt)
1711–1794

Maj. Anderson's Descendants

1.
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Maj. (James Gilmore) Anderson (8/8/1803–9/25/1847) m. Hannah (“holly”) McAdams (1801–15 Jul 1879)
  1. 1. James (Gilmore Anderson) Jr 1838–1915 m. Josephine (C) Robinson 1852–1932
    1. 1. Lallah (R) Wright 1884– m. Jessie (O) Wright 1885–1968
      1. 1. Richard (Y) Watson 1920–
      2. 2. Cecil (C) Wright 1913–
      3. 3. Helen (L) Wright 1917–

Maj. Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1803
8/8/1803
Birth of Maj. James Gilmore Anderson in Bourbon, KY
Bourbon, KY
1847
9/25/1847
Age 44
Death of Maj. James Gilmore Anderson in Saint Jacob, Madison, IL
Saint Jacob, Madison, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 881803
    Event Place: Bourbon, KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9251847
    Event Place: Saint Jacob, Madison, IL
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