Descendants of James C. Anderson

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JAMES C.4 ANDERSON  (BENJAMIN3, JOSHUA2, ABRAHAM1)1,2 was born February 07, 1801 in Greene County, Georgia3,4, and died April 17, 1849 in San Augustine County, Texas5,6.  He married MARY SOUTH MELTON7,8,9 March 15, 1836 in Greene County, Alabama10,11,12,13, daughter of THOMAS MELTON and ELIZABETH ALLEN.  She was born October 16, 1809 in Georgia14,15, and died November 14, 1871 in San Augustine County, Texas16,17.

 

Notes for JAMES C. ANDERSON:

Data from Land Records for: James C Anderson

First Arrived in Texas:  Mar1837

Class of Grant:  2

Amount of Land:  1280 acres  (land grant for a family)

Date Conditional Certificate issued on  23 Jun 1838 in:  San Augustine County

Unconditional Certificate issued on 21 Sep 1841 in:  San Augustine County

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In the family records from Frankie Pearson, it says that James & Mary Anderson lived in San Augustine County, Texas with Oliver & Martha Anderson.

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More About JAMES C. ANDERSON:

Burial: City Cemetery, San Augustine Co., TX18

Census: 1835, Sabine District, Texas

 

Notes for MARY SOUTH MELTON:

CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  TX  COUNTY:  San Augustine  PAGE NO:  350A

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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB

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 21  267  267 Bullock        Argera         8    F                                  Tenn                    X

 22  267  267 Bullock        Arletta        6    F                                  Tenn

 23  267  267 Bullock        Thomas J.      4    M                                  Tenn

 24  268  268 Francois       Emily M.       20   F                        500       Tenn

 25  268  268 Francois       Poline         4    F                                  Texas

 26  268  268 Francois       Mary           2    F                                  Texas

 27  269  269 Anderson       Mary S.        40   F                                  Ga

 28  269  269 Anderson       Mary E.        14   F                                  Ala

 29  269  269 Anderson       Oliver Z.      12   M                                  Texas                   X

 30  269  269 Anderson       Martha         8    F                                  Texas                   X

 31  269  269 Anderson       James C.       1    M                                  Texas

 32  269  269 Chillies       J.F.           29   M         Lawyer                   N.Y.

 33  269  269 Anderson       Malcom G.      21   M         Lawyer                   Tenn

 34  270  270 West           Nathan P.      33   M         Physician                Mass

 35  270  270 West           Amanda M.      26   F                                  Va

 36  270  270 West           Ellen          8    F                                  Ia

 37  270  270 West           Elizabeth      5    F                                  Ia

 38  270  270 West           Amanda         1    F                                  Ia

 39  271  271 Park           Elizabeth M.   34   F                        150       Conn

 40  271  271 Park           Charles A.     10   M                                  Texas                   X

 41  272  272 Woldert        J. Geo.        35   M         Cabinet Maker  8,500     Germany

 42  272  272 Woldert        Edward         19   M         Cabiet Maker             Germany

 

 

 

More About MARY SOUTH MELTON:

Burial: City Cemetery, San Augustine Co., TX18

Census: 1850, San Augustine Co., TX (pg350A)

 

Marriage Notes for JAMES ANDERSON and MARY MELTON:

Moved to Texas in 1837

 

     

Children of JAMES ANDERSON and MARY MELTON are:

              i.   OLIVER CROMWELL5 ANDERSON18,19, b. January 20, 1838, Texas20; d. Bet. 1862 - 1865.

 

Notes for OLIVER CROMWELL ANDERSON:

CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  TX  COUNTY:  San Augustine  PAGE NO:  350A

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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB

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 21  267  267 Bullock        Argera         8    F                                  Tenn                    X

 22  267  267 Bullock        Arletta        6    F                                  Tenn

 23  267  267 Bullock        Thomas J.      4    M                                  Tenn

 24  268  268 Francois       Emily M.       20   F                        500       Tenn

 25  268  268 Francois       Poline         4    F                                  Texas

 26  268  268 Francois       Mary           2    F                                  Texas

 27  269  269 Anderson       Mary S.        40   F                                  Ga

 28  269  269 Anderson       Mary E.        14   F                                  Ala

 29  269  269 Anderson       Oliver Z.      12   M                                  Texas                   X

 30  269  269 Anderson       Martha         8    F                                  Texas                   X

 31  269  269 Anderson       James C.       1    M                                  Texas

 32  269  269 Chillies       J.F.           29   M         Lawyer                   N.Y.

 33  269  269 Anderson       Malcom G.      21   M         Lawyer                   Tenn

 34  270  270 West           Nathan P.      33   M         Physician                Mass

 35  270  270 West           Amanda M.      26   F                                  Va

 36  270  270 West           Ellen          8    F                                  Ia

 37  270  270 West           Elizabeth      5    F                                  Ia

 38  270  270 West           Amanda         1    F                                  Ia

 39  271  271 Park           Elizabeth M.   34   F                        150       Conn

 40  271  271 Park           Charles A.     10   M                                  Texas                   X

 41  272  272 Woldert        J. Geo.        35   M         Cabinet Maker  8,500     Germany

 42  272  272 Woldert        Edward         19   M        Cabinet Maker             Germany

 

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Company E, 3rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry (South Kansas-Texas Mounted Volunteers)

 

More About OLIVER CROMWELL ANDERSON:

Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever during the Civil War

Census: 1850, San Augustine Co., TX (pg350A)

 

              ii.   WEST A. ANDERSON20,21, b. January 24, 183922; d. November 04, 183923.

             iii.   JAMES C. ANDERSON24, b. August 21, 184024; d. November 21, 184024.

 

Notes for JAMES C. ANDERSON:

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CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  TX  COUNTY:  San Augustine  PAGE NO:  350A

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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB

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 21  267  267 Bullock        Argera         8    F                                  Tenn                    X

 22  267  267 Bullock        Arletta        6    F                                  Tenn

 23  267  267 Bullock        Thomas J.      4    M                                  Tenn

 24  268  268 Francois       Emily M.       20   F                        500       Tenn

 25  268  268 Francois       Poline         4    F                                  Texas

 26  268  268 Francois       Mary           2    F                                  Texas

 27  269  269 Anderson       Mary S.        40   F                                  Ga

 28  269  269 Anderson       Mary E.        14   F                                  Ala

 29  269  269 Anderson       Oliver Z.      12   M                                  Texas                   X

 30  269  269 Anderson       Martha         8    F                                  Texas                   X

 31  269  269 Anderson       James C.       1    M                                  Texas

 32  269  269 Chillies       J.F.           29   M         Lawyer                   N.Y.

 33  269  269 Anderson       Malcom G.      21   M         Lawyer                   Tenn

 34  270  270 West           Nathan P.      33   M         Physician                Mass

 35  270  270 West           Amanda M.      26   F                                  Va

 36  270  270 West           Ellen          8    F                                  Ia

 37  270  270 West           Elizabeth      5    F                                  Ia

 38  270  270 West           Amanda         1    F                                  Ia

 39  271  271 Park           Elizabeth M.   34   F                        150       Conn

 40  271  271 Park           Charles A.     10   M                                  Texas                   X

 41  272  272 Woldert        J. Geo.        35   M         Cabinet Maker  8,500     Germany

 42  272  272 Woldert        Edward         19   M         Cabinet Maker             Germany

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2.          iv.   MARTHA ANN ANDERSON, b. August 22, 1842, Texas; d. January 06, 1908.

             v.   WILLIAM C. ANDERSON24,25, b. August 06, 184426.

 

Notes for WILLIAM C. ANDERSON:

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CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  TX  COUNTY:  San Augustine  PAGE NO:  350A

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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB

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 21  267  267 Bullock        Argera         8    F                                  Tenn                    X

 22  267  267 Bullock        Arletta        6    F                                  Tenn

 23  267  267 Bullock        Thomas J.      4    M                                  Tenn

 24  268  268 Francois       Emily M.       20   F                        500       Tenn

 25  268  268 Francois       Poline         4    F                                  Texas

 26  268  268 Francois       Mary           2    F                                  Texas

 27  269  269 Anderson       Mary S.        40   F                                  Ga

 28  269  269 Anderson       Mary E.        14   F                                  Ala

 29  269  269 Anderson       Oliver Z.      12   M                                  Texas                   X

 30  269  269 Anderson       Martha         8    F                                  Texas                   X

 31  269  269 Anderson       James C.       1    M                                  Texas

 32  269  269 Chillies       J.F.           29   M         Lawyer                   N.Y.

 33  269  269 Anderson       Malcom G.      21   M         Lawyer                   Tenn

 34  270  270 West           Nathan P.      33   M         Physician                Mass

 35  270  270 West           Amanda M.      26   F                                  Va

 36  270  270 West           Ellen          8    F                                  Ia

 37  270  270 West           Elizabeth      5    F                                  Ia

 38  270  270 West           Amanda         1    F                                  Ia

 39  271  271 Park           Elizabeth M.   34   F                        150       Conn

 40  271  271 Park           Charles A.     10   M                                  Texas                   X

 41  272  272 Woldert        J. Geo.        35   M         Cabinet Maker  8,500     Germany

 42  272  272 Woldert        Edward         19   M         Cabiet Maker             Germany

 

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The fact that Wm. C. Anderson (who would have been 5-6 yrs old) doesn't appear in the census may indicate he died early

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             vi.   SARA REBECCA ANDERSON26, b. March 21, 184626; d. December 07, 184726.

            vii.   NAOMI ANDERSON26,27, b. August 03, 184728.

 

Notes for NAOMI ANDERSON:

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CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  TX  COUNTY:  San Augustine  PAGE NO:  350A

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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB

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 21  267  267 Bullock        Argera         8    F                                  Tenn                    X

 22  267  267 Bullock        Arletta        6    F                                  Tenn

 23  267  267 Bullock        Thomas J.      4    M                                  Tenn

 24  268  268 Francois       Emily M.       20   F                        500       Tenn

 25  268  268 Francois       Poline         4    F                                  Texas

 26  268  268 Francois       Mary           2    F                                  Texas

 27  269  269 Anderson       Mary S.        40   F                                  Ga

 28  269  269 Anderson       Mary E.        14   F                                  Ala

 29  269  269 Anderson       Oliver Z.      12   M                                  Texas                   X

 30  269  269 Anderson       Martha         8    F                                  Texas                   X

 31  269  269 Anderson       James C.       1    M                                  Texas

 32  269  269 Chillies       J.F.           29   M         Lawyer                   N.Y.

 33  269  269 Anderson       Malcom G.      21   M         Lawyer                   Tenn

 34  270  270 West           Nathan P.      33   M         Physician                Mass

 35  270  270 West           Amanda M.      26   F                                  Va

 36  270  270 West           Ellen          8    F                                  Ia

 37  270  270 West           Elizabeth      5    F                                  Ia

 38  270  270 West           Amanda         1    F                                  Ia

 39  271  271 Park           Elizabeth M.   34   F                        150       Conn

 40  271  271 Park           Charles A.     10   M                                  Texas                   X

 41  272  272 Woldert        J. Geo.        35   M         Cabinet Maker  8,500     Germany

 42  272  272 Woldert        Edward         19   M         Cabiet Maker             Germany

 

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The fact that Naomi Anderson (who would have been 2-3 yrs old) doesn't appear in the census may indicate she died early

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           viii.   BENJAMIN THOMAS ANDERSON29,30,31, b. October 21, 184832; d. September 16, 191633; m. UNKNOWN.

 

Notes for BENJAMIN THOMAS ANDERSON:

CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  TX  COUNTY:  San Augustine  PAGE NO:  350A

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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB

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 21  267  267 Bullock        Argera         8    F                                  Tenn                    X

 22  267  267 Bullock        Arletta        6    F                                  Tenn

 23  267  267 Bullock        Thomas J.      4    M                                  Tenn

 24  268  268 Francois       Emily M.       20   F                        500       Tenn

 25  268  268 Francois       Poline         4    F                                  Texas

 26  268  268 Francois       Mary           2    F                                  Texas

 27  269  269 Anderson       Mary S.        40   F                                  Ga

 28  269  269 Anderson       Mary E.        14   F                                  Ala

 29  269  269 Anderson       Oliver Z.      12   M                                  Texas                   X

 30  269  269 Anderson       Martha         8    F                                  Texas                   X

 31  269  269 Anderson       James C.       1    M                                  Texas

 32  269  269 Chillies       J.F.           29   M         Lawyer                   N.Y.

 33  269  269 Anderson       Malcom G.      21   M         Lawyer                   Tenn

 34  270  270 West           Nathan P.      33   M         Physician                Mass

 35  270  270 West           Amanda M.      26   F                                  Va

 36  270  270 West           Ellen          8    F                                  Ia

 37  270  270 West           Elizabeth      5    F                                  Ia

 38  270  270 West           Amanda         1    F                                  Ia

 39  271  271 Park           Elizabeth M.   34   F                        150       Conn

 40  271  271 Park           Charles A.     10   M                                  Texas                   X

 41  272  272 Woldert        J. Geo.        35   M         Cabinet Maker  8,500     Germany

 42  272  272 Woldert        Edward         19   M         Cabinet Maker             Germany

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Benjamin Thomas ANDERSON b Oct 21 1848 d Sept 16 1916, Benjamin's name was changed to James C ANDERSON when he was six months old (at the time of his father's death). Benjamin married, but had no children.

 

More About BENJAMIN THOMAS ANDERSON:

Census: 1850, San Augustine Co., TX (pg350A)

Residence: San Augustine, Texas

 

Marriage Notes for BENJAMIN ANDERSON and UNKNOWN:

They had no children.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  MARTHA ANN5 ANDERSON (JAMES C.4, BENJAMIN3, JOSHUA2, ABRAHAM1)33,34 was born August 22, 1842 in Texas35,36, and died January 06, 190837.  She married COLUMBUS C. JOHNSON38,39.  He was born April 08, 1835 in Charlestown, Indiana40, and died November 06, 191240.

 

Notes for MARTHA ANN ANDERSON:

CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  TX  COUNTY:  San Augustine  PAGE NO:  350A

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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.         VAL.      BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB

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 21  267  267 Bullock        Argera         8    F                                  Tenn                    X

 22  267  267 Bullock        Arletta        6    F                                  Tenn

 23  267  267 Bullock        Thomas J.      4    M                                  Tenn

 24  268  268 Francois       Emily M.       20   F                        500       Tenn

 25  268  268 Francois       Poline         4    F                                  Texas

 26  268  268 Francois       Mary           2    F                                  Texas

 27  269  269 Anderson       Mary S.        40   F                                  Ga

 28  269  269 Anderson       Mary E.        14   F                                  Ala

 29  269  269 Anderson       Oliver Z.      12   M                                  Texas                   X

 30  269  269 Anderson       Martha         8    F                                  Texas                   X

 31  269  269 Anderson       James C.       1    M                                  Texas

 32  269  269 Chillies       J.F.           29   M         Lawyer                   N.Y.

 33  269  269 Anderson       Malcom G.      21   M         Lawyer                   Tenn

 34  270  270 West           Nathan P.      33   M         Physician                Mass

 35  270  270 West           Amanda M.      26   F                                  Va

 36  270  270 West           Ellen          8    F                                  Ia

 37  270  270 West           Elizabeth      5    F                                  Ia

 38  270  270 West           Amanda         1    F                                  Ia

 39  271  271 Park           Elizabeth M.   34   F                        150       Conn

 40  271  271 Park           Charles A.     10   M                                  Texas                   X

 41  272  272 Woldert        J. Geo.        35   M         Cabinet Maker  8,500     Germany

 42  272  272 Woldert        Edward         19   M         Cabiet Maker             Germany

 

More About MARTHA ANN ANDERSON:

Burial: San Augustine cemetery, Texas41

Census: 1850, San Augustine Co., TX (pg350A)

 

More About COLUMBUS C. JOHNSON:

Burial: San Augustine cemetery, Texas

     

Children of MARTHA ANDERSON and COLUMBUS JOHNSON are:

3.           i.   DR. OLIVER (F. O.)6 JOHNSON, b. 1868, Texas.

4.           ii.   LAVONIA JOHNSON, b. June 20, 1870, Texas; d. October 30, 1959.

             iii.   C. COLUMBUS JOHNSON, JR., b. January 30, 1872; d. April 19, 1891.

 

More About C. COLUMBUS JOHNSON, JR.:

Burial: San Augustine Cemetery, Texas

 

             iv.   MATT ANDERSON JOHNSON42, b. October 24, 1881.

 

More About MATT ANDERSON JOHNSON:

Burial: San Augustine Cemetery, Texas

Residence: San Augustine, Texas.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  DR. OLIVER (F. O.)6 JOHNSON (MARTHA ANN5 ANDERSON, JAMES C.4, BENJAMIN3, JOSHUA2, ABRAHAM1)42 was born 1868 in Texas.  He married MAUD BRIDWELL43.  She was born in Indiana.

 

More About DR. OLIVER (F. O.) JOHNSON:

Residence: Timpson, Texas44

     

Children of OLIVER JOHNSON and MAUD BRIDWELL are:

              i.   OLLIE7 JOHNSON44.

              ii.   DR. EARNEST A. JOHNSON44.

 

More About DR. EARNEST A. JOHNSON:

Occupation: Doctor

Residence: Waco, Texas

 

             iii.   MAUDELL JOHNSON44.

 

4.  LAVONIA6 JOHNSON (MARTHA ANN5 ANDERSON, JAMES C.4, BENJAMIN3, JOSHUA2, ABRAHAM1)45 was born June 20, 1870 in Texas46, and died October 30, 195946.  She married WILLIAM H. TEEL46.  He was born 1875, and died 1930.

 

More About LAVONIA JOHNSON:

Residence: San Augustine County, Texas

 

More About WILLIAM H. TEEL:

Burial: San Augustine Cemetery, Texas

     

Children of LAVONIA JOHNSON and WILLIAM TEEL are:

5.           i.   WILLIAM JOHNSON7 TEEL, b. October 23, 1908; d. July 11, 1978.

6.           ii.   JAMES EDWARD TEEL, b. November 13, 1910, Texas; d. May 21, 1994, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

7.          iii.   WYATT COLUMBUS TEEL, b. June 20, 1913, Texas; d. July 17, 1999, San Augustine, Texas.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

5.  WILLIAM JOHNSON7 TEEL (LAVONIA6 JOHNSON, MARTHA ANN5 ANDERSON, JAMES C.4, BENJAMIN3, JOSHUA2, ABRAHAM1)46 was born October 23, 1908, and died July 11, 1978.  He married RUTH TENNEY46.  She was born October 03, 1908, and died October 30, 1996 in San Augustine, Texax.

 

More About WILLIAM JOHNSON TEEL:

Burial: San Augustine Cemetery, Texas

Residence: San Augustine Cemetery, Texas

Social Security Number: 459-10-7812

 

More About RUTH TENNEY:

Social Security Number: 462-78-5639

     

Children of WILLIAM TEEL and RUTH TENNEY are:

              i.   WILLIAM LEIGHTON8 TEEL46.

              ii.   JAMES WYATT TEEL46.

             iii.   GAYLE ANDERSON TEEL46.

 

6.  JAMES EDWARD7 TEEL (LAVONIA6 JOHNSON, MARTHA ANN5 ANDERSON, JAMES C.4, BENJAMIN3, JOSHUA2, ABRAHAM1)46 was born November 13, 1910 in Texas, and died May 21, 1994 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.  He married MARJORIE MEDAOR46.  She was born February 10, 1911, and died December 14, 1995 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

 

More About JAMES EDWARD TEEL:

Residence: March 1993, Houston, Harris County, Texas

Social Security Number: 461-01-8350

 

More About MARJORIE MEDAOR:

Social Security Number: 455-01-0913

     

Children of JAMES TEEL and MARJORIE MEDAOR are:

              i.   CAROLYN COLUMBUS8 TEEL46.

              ii.   JEAN TEEL46.

 

7.  WYATT COLUMBUS7 TEEL (LAVONIA6 JOHNSON, MARTHA ANN5 ANDERSON, JAMES C.4, BENJAMIN3, JOSHUA2, ABRAHAM1)46 was born June 20, 1913 in Texas, and died July 17, 1999 in San Augustine, Texas.  He married LORENA BELSER46, daughter of J. BELSER and EVLENA MILLS.  She was born June 13, 1913 in San Augustine, Texas, and died October 22, 1996 in San Augustine, Texas.

 

More About WYATT COLUMBUS TEEL:

Residence: March 1993, San Augustine, Texas

 

More About LORENA BELSER:

Social Security Number: 467-62-9716

     

Child of WYATT TEEL and LORENA BELSER is:

              i.   SHARON8 TEEL46, b. January 31, 1940, Nacogdoches, Texas.

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

2.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com, Middle name shown as Cureton (his mother's maiden name).

3.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor), Shows birthdate.

4.  "Family Group Sheet of Frankie Pearson," Birthdate given.

5.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

6.  "Family Group Sheet of Frankie Pearson," Death date given.

7.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor), Page 114.

8.  "Family Group Sheet of Frankie Pearson," Shown as Mary S. Melton.

9.  1850 Census, San Augustine Co., TX, pg 350a.

10.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor), Page 114.

11.  Greene County, Alabama Marriages 1823-1860, "Electronic," Referred to as "Polly" (Book B, page 141).

12.  "Family Group Sheet of Frankie Pearson," Marriage date and state is shown.

13.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com, Shows marriage date of 3/16/1836 in Greene Co., AL..

14.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor), Page 114, Birthplace nto given.

15.  "Family Group Sheet of Frankie Pearson," Birthdate given.

16.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

17.  "Family Group Sheet of Frankie Pearson," Death date given.

18.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

19.  1850 Census, San Augustine Co., TX, pg 350a, Shown as Oliver Z. Melton 12 yrs.

20.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

21.  "Family Group Sheet of Frankie Pearson," Frankie shows the same birth and death dates for West A., but lists him as the son of James' brother, Oliver.

22.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor), Birthdates for West A. Anderson, his parents, and siblings, are shown several places in this book and they are sometimes different. For example, West A. Anderson's birthday was found shown as 1/24/1839, but in other research the author found his birthday shown as 12/24/1839.

23.  "Mississippi Bible Records, Volume 6," Mississippi Genealogical Society, pg 16.

24.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

25.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com, Not mentioned in his father's will.

26.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

27.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com, May have died at birth. She is not mentioned in her father's will.

28.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

29.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor), His name was changed when 6 mo's old, after the death of his father.

30.  1850 Census, San Augustine Co., TX, pg 350a, Shown under the name he was given after the death of his father.

31.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com, He lived in the Anderson house on Montgomery Street, in San Augustine and was the founder of the First National Bank of San Augustine. He had no children.

32.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor), Page 120, James C. Anderson's name at birth was Benjamin Thomas Anderson. He was renamed and given the name of his father, when at the age of six months, his father died.

33.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

34.  1850 Census, San Augustine Co., TX, pg 350a.

35.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor), Shows dob.

36.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com, gives dob and shows born in Texas.

37.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor).

38.  "Family Group Sheet of Frankie Pearson."

39.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com, shows his name as "Christopher Columbus."

40.  "Family Group Sheet of Frankie Pearson."

41.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com, Gravemarker reads b Aug 27, 1842, d Jan 26, 1908.

42.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com.

43.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com, Shows dob as 1835??? in Indiana.

44.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com.

45.  Harper, Elizabeth Pryor, Twenty-One Southern Families: notes & genealogies,  (Patricia Freeman, Compiler & Editor), pg 120, Mrs. Lavonia Johnson Teel had in her possession the bible of Thomas & Elizabeth Melton earlier in the 20th century.

46.  Terry.Anderson@LATimes.com.