Charles Ryland Scott Family
Ancestors and Descendants
Person Page 4,333
Joel Andrew Anderson
M, b. 31 August 1781, d. between 1860 and 1869
Parents
| Father |  William James Anderson (b. January 1753, d. 31 October 1805) |
| Mother | Catherine Shirley (b. April 1760, d. 28 October 1833) |
Partner with Ann Shasteen
Children with Sarah Davis Greer (b. 5 November 1784, d. 7 November 1844)
| Daughter | Catherine Shirley Anderson+ (b. 18 November 1807, d. 22 August 1892) |
| Daughter | Dorinda French Anderson+ (b. 1 January 1817, d. 23 May 1860) |
| Pedigree Chart | |
| Included in charts - lists | Descendants of James Francis Anderson b. ca 1726 Descendants of John Shirley b. 1725 |
| Relationship | 3rd great-granduncle of Charles Ryland ("Ryland") Scott 5th cousin 4 times removed of Carol Jay Gilstrap 5th great-granduncle of Isaac Silas Vaughn 5th great-granduncle of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 5th great-granduncle of Joseph Ryland Scott 5th great-granduncle of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 5th great-granduncle of Orly Marie Vaughn 5th great-granduncle of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
Biography
| Anecdote | By James Paul Anderson Joel Anderson, Sr., was born August 31, 1781 in Cumberland County, Virginia; son of William Anderson and Catherine Shirley Anderson; married first, Ann Shasteen, married second Sarah David Greer (b.?- November 7, 1844).He died December 30, 1852 at his residence in Williamson County, Tennessee.Both are buried in the Balm-in-Gilead Cemetery near Franklin, Tennessee. Joel Anderson emigrated to Jackson County, Tennessee from Cumberland County, Virginia with his brothers, Garland and Thomas Shirley Anderson, Sr. in 1806.Staying in Jackson County, Tennessee for a brief time, he moved to Davidson County, Tennessee in 1809, and afterwards to Williamson County, Tennessee where he lived until his death.While in Jackson County, it is believed he lived on Roaring River, near Blackburn's Fork Creek. At age eighteen (18), he became a member of the Baptist Church, in which he was a minister for many years.In the very early days of the Restoration Movement, he became a member of the Church of Christ at Freindship, a community in Williamson County, Tennessee.He was one of the first preachers of this movement to preach in Franklin, Tennessee.Joel Anderson and Andrew Craig were co-organizers of the Fourth Street Church of Christ in Franklin, Tennessee in 1833.Joel Anderson's picture, glasses, and watch are encased in this church building today. By his first marriage, he had one (1) child.By his second marriage he had ten (10) children. | |
| Birth | 31 August 1781 | Joel Andrew Anderson was born on 31 August 1781 in Cumberland, Virginia, United StatesBG. |
| Marriage | 1801 | He and Ann Shasteen were married in 1801 in Cumberland, Virginia, United StatesBG. |
| Marriage | 1804 | He and Sarah Davis Greer were married in 1804 in Franklin, Tennessee, United StatesBGO.1 |
| Death | between 1860 and 1869 | He died between 1860 and 1869 in Williamson, Tennessee, United StatesBGO. |
| Last Edited | 14 November 2019 |
Citations
- [S5573] Thompson/Bench/Cantrell/McMillian/Elrod/Greer Family Tree, Sarah Davis Greer