Benjamin Campbell ANDERSON

1836 - 1923  (86 years)

• Name	Benjamin Campbell ANDERSON
  Birth	30 May 1836	Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Wetzel Co, (W)VA
  Census	1860	Tyler Co, (W)VA
  Residence	1861	Tyler Co, (W)VA   [2]
  Residence	1863	Indian Creek, Tyler Co, WV   [4]
  Census	1880	McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Residence	1881	Doddridge Co, WV   [5]
  Census	1900, 1910	McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Census	1920	Broad Run (Center Point), Doddridge Co, WV   [6]
  Occupation	farmer  [5]
  Death	12 Feb 1923	Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Burial	(UNMARKED)	Underwood Cemetery, Rt 23, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Person ID	I107344	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	William T. ANDERSON,   b. CA 1794, Virginia
  Mother	Elenor (Ellen) ___,   b. 7 Nov 1796, Pennsylvania d. 18 Feb 1883 (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F44958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Virginia FERRELL,   b. 7 Dec 1840, Tyler Co, (W)VA d. 19 Jan 1914, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 73 years)  [5]
  Marriage	10 Jan 1861	Tyler Co, (W)VA   [2]
  Notes	1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 4/5 1880: B. C. Anderson, 44, b. Pa, farmer; wife Rachel V, 41, b. Va; son John B. F, 18, b. Va, single, farm laborer; son George W, 15, b. WVa, laborer; dau Sarah E, 12, b. WVa; son Thomas M, 9, b. WVa; dau Rebecca V, 5, b. WVa. 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 9 1900: Benjamin C. Anderson, 64, b. May 1836, farmer, married 40 yrs; wife Rachel V, 60, b. Dec 1839, married 40 yrs, mother of 8 children (6 still living); son John B, 39, b. Feb 1861, widowed, teamster; son Thomas M, 28, b. Aug 1871, single, farm laborer; dau Ellen L, 18, b. Feb 1882, single; grandson William C, 15, b. Aug 1884, farm laborer; grandson John C, 7, b. Feb 1893; sister Sarah Gaston, 81, b. Apr 1819, widowed, no children; sister Nancy Gilbert, 83, b. Apr 1817, widowed, mother of 6 children (3 still living); nephew James B. Gilbert, 22, b. Mar 1878, single, teamster; servant Trissie Bolen, 42, b. Sep 1857, married, mother of 7 children (6 still living). All born in West Virginia except Trissie (born in Ohio) and Benjamin and his two sisters, born in Pennsylvania. 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 25 1910: Ben C. Anderson, 73, farmer, married 50 yrs; wife Rachel V, 70, married 50 yrs, mother of 8 children (5 still living); son Thomas, 38, single, works on home farm; dau Ellen, 27, single; grandson John C, 17, single, works on home farm.
  Children	+ 1. John Boner ANDERSON,   b. 27 Feb 1861, Wetzel Co, (W)VA d. 19 Nov 1932, Hancock Co, WV (Age 71 years) + 2. George Washington ANDERSON,   b. 4 Oct 1864   d. 30 Aug 1927 (Age 62 years) + 3. Sarah E. ANDERSON,   b. May 1867, Doddridge Co, WV d. 29 May 1904, Weston, Lewis Co, WV (Age ~ 37 years)   4. Thomas M. ANDERSON,   b. Aug 1871, Wetzel Co, WV + 5. Rebecca Virginia ANDERSON,   b. 4 Jun 1874, Doddridge Co, WV d. 16 Jul 1958, Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV (Age 84 years)   6. Elza ANDERSON,   b. 9 Feb 1881, Doddridge Co, WV + 7. Lulu Ellen ANDERSON,   b. 1882, Doddridge Co, WV d. 30 Jun 1961, Marion Co, WV (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F44957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 10, line 3 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12038439&Type=Marriage. [S934] Findagrave.com. [S2688] U.S. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives). [S1599] Birth record of son. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).