ANDERSON FAMILY CEMETERY, Anderson County, SC a.k.a. > Version: 3.0 Effective: 4-Mar-2005 Text File: A124.TXT Image Folder: A124 ******************************************************************************** REPRODUCING NOTICE: ------------------- These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the recording contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the following USGenWeb coordinator with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn (visit above website) SCGenWeb "Golden Corner" Project Coordinator Anderson: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scandrsn/ Oconee: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scoconee/oconee.html Pickens: http://www.rootsweb.com/~scpicke2/ DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Mar-2005 GPS MAPPING .... : Gary L. Flynn at (visit above website) in Mar-2005 HISTORY ........ : Dr. Charles H. Busha IMAGES ......... : Paul M. Kankula at (visit above website) in Mar-2005 RECORDING ...... : Susie May Anderson ******************************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ 5 miles NW of Belton. Latitude N 34 37.266 x Longitude W 82 34.526 CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ James Anderson (1747-1813) James Anderson was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on March 16, 1747, a son of John and Jean Anderson of Augusta County, Virginia. Both parents were of Scotch-Irish descent. James Anderson was one of four brothers who served as military officers during the War of Independence, and he fought with Virginia troops. The other brothers were: (1) Robert Anderson (5 Nov 1741 -9 Jan 1813), who migrated from Virginia to South Carolina before the war and then served with distinction to the rank of colonel under Andrew Pickens (2) Andrew Anderson; and (3) William Anderson (1750-1817), who moved to Kentucky where he settled in Fayette County and died there May 22, 1817, in Jessamine County. (The widely circulated claim that this Captain William Anderson migrated to South Carolina after the War of Independence has been found to be false.1 On December 10, 1771, James Anderson married Agnes Craig (10 Apr 1754 - 1841) of Augusta County, Virginia, and they had the following eleven offspring: (1) Robert; (2) George; (3) William (b. 9 Jun 1790), who married Mary M. Hunter; (4) Mary, who married James Watson; (5) Sarah (b. 8 Mar 1784), who, on December 31, 1800, married William Orr; (6) Anne, who married James Orr; (7) Nancy, who married John Matthews; (8) Elizabeth, who married Saxon Anderson; (9) James, who married a Miss Kinard; (10) Isaac (b. 10 Oct 1785), who, on March 10, 1807, married Teresa Powell; and (11) Margaret.2 In the late 1780s, James Anderson migrated from Virginia, with his family, and settled in Pendleton District, S. C., where his brother, Colonel Robert Anderson (5 Nov 1741 - 1813), another Revolutionary War soldier, was already living. James Anderson died September 9, 1813, at his plantation in Pendleton District.3 His death was published as September 8, 1813 in Miller's Weekly Messenger issue of September 11, 1813. 1. See George Franklin Bowie's published CD concerning the Bowen, Field, Nimmons and Related families of Pickens District, S. C. The CD is available at a modest cost from the Faith Clayton Room, Rickman Library, Southern Wesleyan University, P. O. Box 1020, Central, SC 29630. 2. Henrietta R. Morton, "Abstracts from Mississippi DA.R Application Records," The Carolina Herald and Newsletter XXV (March-June, 1997, nos. 1 & 2), p. 65. 3. Pickens County, South Carolina, Cemetery Survey, Vol. 1, p. 169; also "The Anderson Family" in The Old Stone Church, published by the Old Stone Church and Cemetery Association. 4. See George Franklin Bowie's published CD concerning the Bowen, Field, Nimmons and Related families of Pickens District, S. C. The CD is available at a modest cost from the Faith Clayton Room, Rickman Library, Southern Wesleyan University, P. O. Box 1020, Central, SC 29630. 5. Henrietta R. Morton, "Abstracts from Mississippi DA.R Application Records," The Carolina Herald and Newsletter XXV (March-June, 1997, nos. 1 & 2), p. 65. 6. Pickens County, South Carolina, Cemetery Survey, Vol. 1, p. 169; also "The Anderson Family" in The Old Stone Church, published by the Old Stone Church and Cemetery Association. By: Dr. Charles H. Busha o----------o After her husband's untimely death, Jane Harris Reese became the third wife of General Robert Anderson (1741-1813), the Revolutionary War military leader who was a fellow soldier and close friend of General Andrew Pickens. General Anderson was also the namesake of both the county and city of Anderson, South Carolina. By: Dr. Charles H. Busha o----------o TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife ANDERSON, Agnes Craig, b. 10-mar-1754, d. 1842, w. of capt. james anderson & daughter of james anderson & mary laird, capt. james anderson is buried at a225 pickens chapel, see http://files.usgwarchives.net/sc/anderson/cemeteries/a225.txt ANDERSON, Mary, w. of james anderson & agnes craig ANDERSON, William (Dr.), b. 10-jun-1790, d. 12-may-1853, son of capt. james anderson & agnes craig HUNTER, Mary McEdldowny, b. 25-may-1802, d. 1-jun-1884, w. of dr. William anderson & daughter of Thomas hunter & sarah gilkie By: Susie May Anderson