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William Joseph Anderson 1837 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1837

Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1904

Death Location: Tolar, Hood County, Texas, USA

Father: Chesley Anderson

Mother: Jane JENKINS

Spouse(s): Mary Berry

Children(s): George Anderson

William Joseph Anderson was born in 1837 in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Chesley Anderson and Jane Wyatt JENKINS. William Joseph Anderson married Mary Houston Berry, and had children including George Chesley Anderson. William Joseph Anderson passed away in 1904 in Tolar, Hood County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Joseph Anderson was born in 1837 in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA, the child of Chesley Anderson and Jane Wyatt JENKINS.
  • William Joseph Anderson married Mary Houston Berry, and had children including George Chesley Anderson.
  • William Joseph Anderson passed away in 1904 in Tolar, Hood County, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Anderson's Ancestors

Self
William Anderson
1837 – 1904
Birth Place: Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Chesley Anderson
1790 – 1844
Fabers Mills, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
Jane (Wyatt) JENKINS
1809 – 1885
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George Anderson
1755 – 1816
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Joseph (Hull) Jenkins
1776 – 1853
Cumberland Co, VA
Sarah Dunkum
1776 – 1843
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John DUNKUM
1748 – 1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Dunkum
1721 – 1753
Sarah Prestridge
1728 – 1790

William Anderson's Descendants

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William (Joseph) Anderson (12 Jul 1837 – 8 Apr 1904) m. Mary (Houston) Berry (15 Feb 1840 – 24 Feb 1909)
  1. 1. George (Chesley) Anderson (27 Mar 1870 – 05 Jul 1932) m. Minnie (Argent) Thompson (abt 1875 – 28 Jul 1963)
    1. 1. Mary (Ellington) ANDERSON (13 Nov 1898 – Feb 1984) m. Hiram (Hardin) Hatton (16 Jan 1891 – 19 Nov 1957)
      1. 1. Kenneth (Hiram) Hatton (24 May 1923 – 1 Mar 2001) m. Eleanor (Louise) Webster (2 May 1924 – 28 Feb 2008)
        1. 1. Harold Hatton
      2. 2. George (Leslie) Hatton (20 Jun 1929 – )
      3. 3. Sam (Burleigh) Hatton (5 February 1930 – 17 November 2018) m. Edna (Louise) West (17 Jul 1933 – 18 June 1999) m. Aleitha Summerfelt
        1. 1. M (Sue) Ratchford (13 October 1958 – 23 July 2018) m. Monroe (Jose) Ratchford (18 Jul 1954 – )
        2. 2. Kevin Hatton (12 Jun 1961 – )
        3. 3. John (W) Hatton (10 Sep 1965 – ) m. Rose Hotella (17 Sep 1969 – )
      4. 4. Betty (June) Hatton (19 May 1934 – 24 March 2009)

William Anderson's Timeline

3 Records

1837
12 Jul 1837
Birth of William Joseph Anderson in Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
1866
5 Jul 1866
Age 29
William Joseph Anderson was married in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
1904
8 Apr 1904
Age 67
Death of William Joseph Anderson in Tolar, Hood County, Texas, USA
Tolar, Hood County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1866
    Event Place: Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Tolar, Hood County, Texas, USA

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