Georgia:  Coweta County:  Biography of Captain James W. Anderson

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CAPT. JAMES W. ANDERSON, son of William U. and Mary Ann (Potts) Anderson, 
was born in Coweta county, Ga., in March, 1835. His father was born in 
Coweta county in 1808. He was reared on a farm, and had but little 
education. During his life he kept a record of the noted historical 
events which affected Coweta county, and in 1880 had them published in 
book form, which is interesting and very reliable as to dates. He was an 
uncompromising democrat and a great worker for the party, but would never 
accept office except once, when he was assistant warden of the 
penitentiary under Gov. Johnson. He was one of the thirteen original 
members of the Baptist church at Newnan. His father, the grandfather of 
Capt. J.W. Anderson, was a soldier both in the revolutionary war and the 
war of 1812. Mrs. Anderson, the mother of J.W. Anderson, was a daughter 
of James Potts, who was a soldier in the revoluery, and went through 
Kentucky, after which it was transferred to the infantry, but still drew 
pay as artillery. They then went through the country as far as 
Charleston, S.C., and served there during the whole siege. In 1864 he was 
wounded at Winchester, Va., being shot through the thighs, which rendered 
him unfit for further service. After the war he returned to Coweta 
county, and began at first as a contractor and builder, working at this 
several years. He finally saved up a sufficient amount of money to 
purchase a farm, where he remained until he moved to Newnan. In 1875 he 
was elected sheriff of Coweta county, serving six years. In 1866 he was 
married to Miss Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Rollen) Brown; 
this lady died in a very short time, and in 1879 he married Elizabeth 
Blaukenship, daughter of Francis and Sarah (Curtis) Blaukenship, the 
former of whom was a native of Tennessee and came to Georgia in 1847. 
Mrs. Anderson was born and reared in Georgia, and is a member of the 
M. E. church; while her husband is a member of the Presbyterian. Mr. 
Anderson is a member of the masonic fraternity and is one of the 
leading citizens of the town.

Transcribed from MEMOIRS OF GEORGIA published by the Southern Historical Association, 1895.