Thomas Shirley Anderson, Sr.

Thomas Shirley Anderson, Sr.

Male 1779 - 1858  (79 years)

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  • Name Thomas Shirley Anderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 8 Feb 1779  Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Oct 1858  Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (Research):Twelve Corners United Baptist Church

      James Paul Anderson (descendent of Paul Thomas) and Carolyn Huddleston (descendent of Thomas Shirley, Jr.). Photo taken by Peggy Hill (descendent of Edward Robinson). In 1991, Carolyn was postmistress and librarian at Buffalo Valley.

      This creek is the western boundary of the homestead where Thomas Shirley Anderson settled in Tennessee and where his children were born. The photograph is taken from a bridge over the creek.

      Oral history supplemented by legal document

      Allen-Anderson Cemetary. The orignal stone was replaced with this new and very readable grave marker.

      Last Will and Testament
      ANDERSON Thomas Shirley Sr HOMESTEADED THIS LAND IN EARLY 1800's Photo by: Vincent Anderson
    Person ID I108  wilmoth
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2017 

    Father William James Anderson, Sr.,   b. 1753, Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1805, Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Catherine Shirley,   b. Apr 1760, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1833, Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Marriage 1776 
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judith Anne Robinson,   b. 9 May 1785, Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1868, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 1807  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William I. Anderson,   b. 1800, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1809 (Age 9 years)
     2. Gallant Anderson,   b. 1802, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1823 (Age 21 years)
     3. Horatio Anderson,   b. 1804, Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1861, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     4. Frances "Fannie" Anderson,   b. 20 Oct 1805, Roaring River, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1845, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     5. William James Anderson,   b. 12 Feb 1808, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1890, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     6. James Anderson,   b. 9 Jun 1809, Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1863, Tippah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     7. Garland Gallant Anderson,   b. Abt 1810, Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1868, Buffalo Valley, Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years)
     8. Edward Robinson Anderson,   b. 1811, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1858, Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     9. Mary Anderson,   b. 1813, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Katherine Shirley "Katie" Anderson,   b. 1814, Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1892, Hopkins Hollow, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     11. Anna Meador Anderson,   b. 16 Mar 1816, Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1892, Buffalo Valley, Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     12. Thomas Shirley Anderson, Jr,   b. 29 May 1818, Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1861, Buffalo Valley, Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     13. Paul Thomas Anderson,   b. 1 May 1821, Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1866, Johnson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
     14. Silas Caleb Anderson,   b. 25 Oct 1824, Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jul 1889, Silver Point, DeKalb, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     15. Francis Marion Anderson, Capt,   b. 3 Feb 1827, Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1903, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2017 
    Family ID F55  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Feb 1779 - Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1807 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Oct 1858 - Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Street Location Hamlet Parish Town City Township Area County/Shire Province Region State Country Continent Not Set

  • Photos
    Descendents of Thomas Shirley Anderson, Sr.
    Descendents of Thomas Shirley Anderson, Sr.
    Allen-Anderson Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee
    Allen-Anderson Cemetery, Jackson, Tennessee
    Blackburn's Fork, Jackson County
    Blackburn's Fork, Jackson Co
    Thomas Shirley Anderson Sr and  Judith Robinson Anderson
    and Thomas Shirley Anderson Sr and Judith Robinson Anderson

    Headstones
    Thomas Shirley Anderson & Judith Robinson
    Thomas Shirley Anderson
    Judith and Thomas Shirley Anderson gravestone
    Judith and Thomas Shirley Anderson gravestone

    Histories
    History of Twelve Corners
    History of Twelve Corners
    Thomas Shirley Anderson Sr
    Thomas Shirley Anderson Sr
    Thomas Shirley Anderson, Patriarch
    Thomas Shirley Anderson, Patriarch

  • Sources 
    1. [S23] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2 010;), Year: 1820; Census Place: , Franklin, Tennessee; Roll: M33_123; Page: ; Image: . (Reliability: 0).
      Residence date: 1820 Residence place: Franklin, Tennessee, United S tates

    2. [S82] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 200 4;), Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: 1779 Birth place:

    3. [S50] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2 009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_885; Page: 183B; Image: . (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: abt 1779 Birth place: Virginia Residence date: 185 0 Residence place: District 9, Jackson, Tennessee

    4. [S108] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2 010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: District 9, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: . (Reliability: 0).
      Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Jackson, Tennessee, United St ates

    5. [S67] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2 010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: , Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: . (Reliability: 0).
      Residence date: 1830 Residence place: Jackson, Tennessee, United St ates

    6. [S149] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original dat a: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees (Reliability: 0).