William Neely Anderson (1806 - 1868)

Born 23 Nov 1806 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Kerr) Anderson — married 9 May 1838 in Augusta, Virginia, United States

Died 3 Oct 1868 at age 61 in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1806, in Botetourt, Virginia. He was the son of William Anderson and Anne Thomas.

From 1825-1826 he attended, Washington College in Lexington, VA. Then from 1836-1837, he attended the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA, receiving his M.D. degree from there.

He returned to Botetourt where he began to practice medicine.

On 9 May 1838, in Augusta, Virginia^[1], he married Mary Jane Kerr. They had one child.

1. William Rush Anderson b. 1838 - d. 1863, age 24/25

In 1840, he purchased a home on the Catawba Creek, Botetourt Co., VA, from his uncle, Robert Anderson.

In early 1860, they moved to Greenbrier, Virginia, where he began practicing medicine in June.

During the Civil War he was the Acting Asst. Surgeon (contract physician) from 14 Jul 1861 - 31 Jul 1861 for the Provisional Army of the Confederate States at Lewisburg, VA.

He passed away in 1868 and is buried at the Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lewisburg, WV (used to be part of VA).

Slaves

• United States Census, 1840: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYM-K1P

Name William N Anderson

Event Type Census

Event Date 1840

Event Place Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Total Slaves: 11

• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W2XK-GJ3Z : 16 October 2019), Wm N Anderson, 1860.

Name Wm N Anderson

Free or Enslaved Owner

Event Date 1860

Even Place Lewisburg District, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States

Male 35

Male 33

Female 30

Female 16

Male 20

Male 14

Female 10

Female 8

Male 1

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR7Q-K92

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5494886/william-neely-anderson

• "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYM-K1P : Thu Oct 05 14:50:15 UTC 2023), Entry for William N Anderson, 1840.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88R-ML3 : Thu Oct 05 22:06:44 UTC 2023), Entry for William N Anderson and Mary J Anderson, 1850. Occupation: Physician

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41K-QF2 : Wed Oct 11 00:29:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm N Anderson and Mary J Anderson, 1860. Occupation: Physician

• West Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census Index, 1860-1890: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. West Virginia Census, 1860-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
• Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850
• His fathers will. Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900: Will Books, 1770-1869; General Indexes to Wills, 1770-1972; Author: Virginia. County Court (Botetourt County). Will Books, Vol F-G, 1838-1849.