West Virginia Pioneers

Joseph H Anderson

Male 1828 - 1923  (~ 94 years)


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  • Name Joseph H Anderson 
    Born Apr 1828  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1923  [1
    Person ID I10150  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father James 'Jim' Anderson,   b. 1801,   d. 15 Jul 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Susanna Hughes,   b. 1801, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1826  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Notes 

    • 1830 Lebanon. Meigs, OH immed bef Andrew
      James Anderson
      2m 0-5 [Joseph, Samuel]
      1m 20-30
      1f 20-30

      1840 Lebanon, Meigs, OH - not enough kids unless the ages are way off in 1850.
      James Anderson
      1m 5-10 [Charles]
      2m 10-15 [Joseph, Samuel]
      1m 40-50
      1f 5-10 [Mary]
      1f 40-50

      1850 Jackson, VA # 746-763
      Anderson Jno (James) 48 M Farmer Ohio
      Anderson Susan 50 F Va
      Anderson Joseph 22 M Boatman Ohio
      Anderson Saml 20 M Farmer Ohio
      Anderson Charles 18 M Farmer Ohio
      Anderson Mary 15 F Ohio
      Anderson Bricknele 13 M Ohio
      Anderson James C 11 M Ohio [Miles]
      Anderson Anna 9 F Ohio

      1860 Jackson, VA pg 68, # 600-561
      Anderson, James, 59
      Susan, 58
      C M (m), 28
      Crawford, Polly, 24
      Anderson, Bicknel, 21
      M C (m), 21
      Virginia, 17
      S J, (f), 3 [Crawford]
      C A, (f), 1 [Crawford]

      1870 Mill Creek Dist, Jackson, VA # 323
      Anderson, James, 69
      Susanna, 68
      Crawford, Mary, 34
      Susan J, 13
      Catherine A, 11

      1880 Union, Jackson, West Virginia Page 395C
      Bicknell ANDERSON Self M S W 40 OH
      Occ: Farmer Fa: OH Mo: VA
      James ANDERSON Father M M W 79 OH
      Occ: Retired Farmer Fa: NJ Mo: NJ
      Susanna ANDERSON Mother F M W 78 WV
      Occ: Retired Housekeeper Fa: VA Mo: VA

      JCDR shows DOD, Cemetery Book shows only year, gives 1801 for Jim but DR shows he was 88

      Susanna may have been a Boice, although the marriage record shows her as a Hughes.
    Family ID F2704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary A [Anderson],   b. Jan 1832,   d. 1904  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married Abt 1864  [2
    Notes 

    • 1880 Union, Jackson, West Virginia Page 395C
      Joseph H. ANDERSON Self M M W 52 VA
      Occ: Farmer Fa: OH Mo: VA
      Mary A. ANDERSON Wife F M W 44 PA
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: VA

      1900 Union Dist, Jackson, WV # 165
      Joseph H, 4/1828, 36y WV OH WV
      Mary, 1/1832, 36y, 0-0 PA PA VA

      Headstone gives his DOB as 1826

      Is this him???:
      From the Columbus Citizen, dated Jan. 26, 1923:
      MIDDLEPORT -- Captain Joe A. Anderson, 95, old Ohio River
      steamboat commander, is dead at Mason City. He went on the
      river at 17 and in the Civil War ran a transport with supplies for
      General Grant in the siege of Vicksburg.
    Family ID F3350  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S170] Cemeteries JC Vol 2.

    2. [S1205] Census.

    3. [S70] John House, Pioneers of Jackson County.

    4. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.