John Anderson^[1]

1803 - 1888

• Born	4 Mar 1803	Anderson's Bottom, Hampshire, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840	Marion, Marion, Ohio   [3]
  	John Anderson: Males: 2 under 5, 1 - 10 to 15, 1 - 30 to 40. Females: 1 under 5, 1 - 5 to 10, 1- 30 to 40.
  Census	1850	Marion, Marion, Ohio   [4]
  	John Anderson, 47, farmer, real estate $2000, born in Virginia. Francis M. Anderson, 20, born in Ohio. Thos F. Anderson, 14, born in Ohio. Susan R. Anderson 12, born in Ohio. John M. Anderson, 10, born in Ohio. Levi Anderson, 8, born in Ohio. Nancy E. Anderson, 5, born in Ohio. Margaret Anderson, 3, born in Ohio. Mary M. Anderson, 4 mos, born in Ohio. Mary Ann Busby, 18, born in Ohio.
  Census	1880	Marion, Marion, Ohio   [5]
  	John Anderson, 77, farmer, born in Virginia. Fannie Anderson, 73, keeping house, born in New York.
  Move	from Virginia to Ohio on 7 Apr 1806 with his family.  [6]
  _UID	FB07D77431C84BEB9DD2133C64971EF04399
  Died	3 Jan 1888	, Marion, Ohio
  Notes	"I was married to Miss Martha Roult, the 20th day of January, 1829, in Hocking County, Ohio, on her father's farm, which was near my father's farm. We had nine children, Francis Marion, Minerva Jane, Charles Wesley, Thomas James, John Milton, Susan Ruth, Levi Roult, Ellen and Margaret. You are the last of your father's house, I am old and will soon pass away. I was born the 4th day of March, 1803, at our Ancestral home in Virginia and hence will be 84 on the 4th day of March, next." JOHN ANDERSON (Marion Township) is a native of Hampshire County, Virginia, and born March 4, 1803, the son of James and Priscilla (House) Anderson, of German, English and Scotch lineage, but natives of Virginia. Having married in 1800, they moved to Fairfield County, Ohio, in 1806, April 6, where they resided until 1833. They then removed to Clinton County, Indiana, where they remained until death. They had eleven children, five surviving-John, Mahala, Elizabeth, James M and Hiram. The deceased were Samuel, Rebecca, Ruth, Priscilla, Thomas J. and Levi H...The father was born February 17, 1768, and died October 25, 1844; the mother was born in 1778, and died August 15, 1847. Our subject, having obtained a pioneer education, married, January 20, 1830; Martha Roult, a daughter of James and Abigail (Parks ) Roult, of Protestant Irish lineage, and nine children were born in this family, five living Francis M., born February 12, 1830; Minerva J, November 24, 1831; Susan R., September 29, 1837; Nancy E, October 1, 1844, and Margaret A., October 14, 1846. Charles W. was born August 8, 1833, and died February 25, 1840; John M was born August 29, 1839, and died April 25, 1859; Levi R was born February 17, 1842, and died December 28, 1863; Thomas J. was born September 20, 1835, and died January 2 1865; he was the Captain of Company E, Twelfth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, serving in the late war more than three years. He was one of 110 men selected to enter and do special duty in Mississippi. John Anderson's grandfather, Thomas Anderson, was a Revolutionary soldier; his son, James Anderson, was a Captain under "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Mrs Anderson's death occurred August 29, 1847. Mr A. married again, Mary Kinnear, February 14, 1849, and one heir, Mary M., have been born to them. She was born April 22, 1850, and died July 24, 1854. This wife died April 23, 1850. His third marriage was consummated April 24, 1851, with Fannie N. Hunter, the widow of Zadoc Hunter, and the daughter of Cornelius and Hannah (Holmes) Kortwright of German and English descent respectively, but natives of Pennsylvania and Connecticut severally. She is the mother of five children, two living-Saloma, wife of I B Etherton, and Hannah K., wife of Henry Fuylwider. The subject of this sketch, having learned the cooper's trade, plied it during the winter months for many years. He owns 131 acres of fine land and two valuable town lots in Marion, where he has been a resident since 1836. For twenty years he was Trustee of his township. He possesses a great deal of vitality and freshness for a man of his years, being probably one of the youngest-looking men for his age in the State. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he for sixty years, and she for forty years. He is also a stanch Republican. [2, 7]
  Person ID	I24784980	7_families
  Last Modified	27 May 2008

  
  

  Father	James Anderson,   b. 17 Feb 1768, Anderson's Bottom, Hampshire, Virginia ,   d. 24 Oct 1844, , Clinton, Indiana
  Mother	Priscilla House,   b. 1777, Of, , , Virginia ,   d. 7 Aug 1847, , Clinton, Indiana
  Married	1796	, Hampshire, Virginia
  Family ID	F471426	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Roult,   b. 1809, , , Ohio ,   d. 29 Aug 1847, Marion, Marion, Ohio
  Married	20 Jan 1829	, Hocking, Ohio   [2]
  Children	1. Francis Marion Anderson,   b. 12 Feb 1830, Marion, Marion, Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Minerva Jane Anderson,   b. 24 Nov 1831, , , Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charles Wesley Anderson,   b. 8 Aug 1833, , Marion, Ohio ,   d. 25 Feb 1840, , Marion, Ohio   4. Captain Thomas James Anderson,   b. 20 Sep 1835, Marion, Marion, Ohio ,   d. 2 Jan 1865, Marion, Marion, Ohio   5. Susan Ruth Anderson,   b. 29 Sep 1837, , , Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Milton Anderson,   b. 29 Aug 1839, , Marion, Ohio ,   d. 25 Apr 1859   7. Levi Roult Anderson,   b. 17 Feb 1842, , Marion, Ohio ,   d. 28 Dec 1863, , Marion, Ohio > 8. Nancy Ellen Anderson,   b. 1 Oct 1844, , Marion, Ohio ,   d. 18 Jan 1939, Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa > 9. Margaret A. Anderson,   b. 14 Oct 1846, , , Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Mary M. Anderson,   b. 1850, , , Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2004
  Family ID	F7986291	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Kinnear,   b. Abt 1810, Of, , Ohio, Kentucky ,   d. 23 Apr 1850, , , Ohio
  Married	14 Feb 1849	, , Ohio
  Children	1. Mary M. Anderson,   b. 22 Apr 1850, , , Ohio ,   d. 24 Jul 1854, , , Ohio
  Last Modified	27 May 2008
  Family ID	F7994230	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Fannie N. Kortwright,   b. 1807, Of, , , Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	24 Apr 1851	, , Ohio
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2004
  Family ID	F7996364	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Mar 1803 - Anderson's Bottom, Hampshire, Virginia Married - 14 Feb 1849 - , , Ohio Married - 24 Apr 1851 - , , Ohio  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S529887] Descendants of William Anderson of Anderson's Bottom, W. Va., Olive I. McFarland, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. Film #940943, item 14), 940943, item 14., 2 (Reliability: 3). [S529903] Letter - John Anderson to James H. Anderson - 26 Oct 1886, John Anderson, (26 Oct 1886), http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?o.. [S530820] Ohio, Marion, Marion - 1840 - Federal Census, Ohio, Marion, Marion, (www.ancestry.com). [S529965] Ohio, Marion, Marion - 1850 - Federal Census, Ohio, Marion, Marion, (www.ancestry.com), John Anderson, 47, farmer, born in Virginia. Real estate value $2000 (Reliability: 3). [S530442] Ohio, Marion, Marion - 1880 - Federal Census, Ohio, Marion, Marion, (www.familysearch.org). [S531281] Life and Letters of Judge Thomas J. Anderson, James H. (James House) Anderson, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. Film #940397 Item 4), Film #940397 Item 4., 36 (Reliability: 3). [S531114] Ohio, Marion County - Soldiers and History - 1883, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976), Book #977.1 A1 no. 87, Film # 928138 Item 8..