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PVT Robert W Anderson

Birth
Alabama, USA
Death
28 Mar 1862 (aged 25–26)
Eastport, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
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Memorial ID
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Private, Company G, 2nd Regiment Mississippi and Alabama Cavalry (became 8th [Wade's] Confederate Cavalry)

Robert W Anderson was enlisted by Capt. Yancey at Columbus, Mississippi, on November 14, 1861, for 12 months. He died March 28, 1862, at Eastport, Mississippi. He died a single man without wife, child, or father. His mother, Margaret Anderson, filed for settlement.

Listed in the 1850 federal census in Benton County, Alabama:
Hezekiah Anderson, 48, born in South Carolina, farmer
Margaret Anderson, 44, born in North Carolina
Zephaniah Anderson, 22, born in South Carolina, farmer
Josiah Anderson, 20, born in South Carolina, farmer
Hezekiah Anderson, 18, born in Alabama, farmer
Robert Anderson, 15, born in Alabama, farmer
Amanda Anderson, 11, born in Alabama
Jeremiah Anderson, 5, born in Alabama

Listed in the 1860 federal census in Fayette County, Alabama:
Margaret Anderson, 54, born South Carolina, housekeeper, $700 real estate, $1500 personal estate
Hezekiah Anderson, 26, born Alabama, farmer
Robert Anderson, 24, born Alabama, farmer
Jeremiah Anderson, 15, born Alabama, farmer
Private, Company G, 2nd Regiment Mississippi and Alabama Cavalry (became 8th [Wade's] Confederate Cavalry)

Robert W Anderson was enlisted by Capt. Yancey at Columbus, Mississippi, on November 14, 1861, for 12 months. He died March 28, 1862, at Eastport, Mississippi. He died a single man without wife, child, or father. His mother, Margaret Anderson, filed for settlement.

Listed in the 1850 federal census in Benton County, Alabama:
Hezekiah Anderson, 48, born in South Carolina, farmer
Margaret Anderson, 44, born in North Carolina
Zephaniah Anderson, 22, born in South Carolina, farmer
Josiah Anderson, 20, born in South Carolina, farmer
Hezekiah Anderson, 18, born in Alabama, farmer
Robert Anderson, 15, born in Alabama, farmer
Amanda Anderson, 11, born in Alabama
Jeremiah Anderson, 5, born in Alabama

Listed in the 1860 federal census in Fayette County, Alabama:
Margaret Anderson, 54, born South Carolina, housekeeper, $700 real estate, $1500 personal estate
Hezekiah Anderson, 26, born Alabama, farmer
Robert Anderson, 24, born Alabama, farmer
Jeremiah Anderson, 15, born Alabama, farmer

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