Anderson: Fifth Generation
Children of James Anderson and Priscilla Coffin

James and Priscilla Coffin Anderson are direct ancestors. Priscilla was a Quaker and very likely kept to that faith, though there is no evidence to suggest that any of their children did so. This section of the family history develops a narrative about each of James and Priscilla’s children and their spouses.

James and Priscilla had eight children: William, born in 1810, died 1900; Rhoda born in 1812, died after 1881; John, born in 1813, died 1885; Joseph, born 1815, died 1889; Preston born in 1820, died after 1885; Harmon, born in 1824, died in 1885; Abijah Coffin, born in 1825, died in 1918; and James Robinson, born in 1835 and died in 1921. William, Preston, Harmon and Abijah all left Ohio, either just before the Civil War or after it concluded.

William married twice, first to Amarilla (Amelia) Dinsmore then to Lydia Ann Horney after Amarilla died leaving William with young children to look after. Rhoda also married twice, first to Paris Horney who died quite young, next to Nathan Mendenhall. John and Joseph carried on a family tradition of marrying sisters; John married Charity Stanfield, Joseph married her younger sister Matilda. Preston married Eliza Janes. Harmon married a cousin, Margaret Horney. Margaret’s grandfather and Harmon’s grandmother were brother and sister. Abijah married twice, first to Eliza Tilson and second to Casandra Kate Alney after Eliza’s death. James Robinson also married twice: first to Catherine Jay, next to Anna Sanders. James, Catherine and Anna are buried side by side in the Spring Valley Cemetery of Greene Co., Ohio.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation:
30. William Anderson/Amarilla Dinsmore

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William was born in August of 1810 in Ohio, his parents having come with his grandfather, John to Ohio in 1801, probably from North Carolina. The Anderson family were all farmers and held considerable land in Ohio. William was educated in Ohio and worked the farm of his father, eventually coming into land of his own.

He married Amarilla Dinsmore on 6 October 1831 in Ohio, Amarilla was 16 and William 21. I have been able to find no records or information relating to Amarilla, though an earlier relative did marry into the Dinsmore family in Ohio in 1817.

William and Amarilla had 6 children: James Frank born 1832, died 1880; Sarah born 1836, died 1924; Priscilla born 1839, died about 1920; Joseph Wilson born 1844, died before 1920; Ann born 1846, died 1862; and Drury P. born 1847, died 1928. Drury is the last child of this couple, Amarilla died shortly after Drury’s birth leaving William with a large and very young family.

William married second Lydia Ann Horney in 1848, Lydia was 15, William 38. Lydia and William are second cousins, William’s grandmother, Elizabeth Horney and Lydia’s grandfather, William Horney, are brother and sister. This same relationship between husband and wife is found for one of William’s younger brothers, Harmon Anderson and his wife, Margaret Horney. Both couples descend from the brother/sister pair.

In several genealogies/family histories to be found on-line William and Amarilla’s last son, Drury is listed as the son of William’s second wife, Lydia.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation:
30. William Anderson/Lydia Horney

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Shortly after Amarilla Dinsmore Anderson’s death in late 1847, William married Lydia Ann Horney. Lydia’s parents, Chipman Horney and Eleanor Janes had died in 1839 and 1844, respectively. Lydia may have been living with another Horney family one farm away in the sequence reported in the 1850 Census. That family, Jeffrey Horney and Catherine Janes, is Lydia’s Uncle and Aunt. Harmon Anderson, William’s younger brother, was living and working on William’s farm at that time. Harmon would marry Lydia’s cousin, Margaret, the next year.

William and Lydia had eleven children: Emma Zetta born 1849, died 1896; Ella Jane born 1854 death date unknown; Rhoda Margaret born 1855, death date unknown; Daniel Horney born 1856, death date unknown; Addie Rena born 1858, died 1943; Alice Katie born 1860, died 1948; Fred born 1865; died 1913; Oran Alvin born 1867, died 1944; Viola born 1870, died unknown; Mary Anderson born after 1872, died shortly after; and Maude Leota born 1875, died 1964. Thirteen of these children gathered at William’s funeral in November of 1900: Joseph, Sarah, Priscilla and Drury from William’s first marriage; Rhoda, Ella, Addie Rena, Daniel, Alice Katie, Fred, Maude and Viola from his second marriage.

In 1855 William bought a section of land southeast of Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa; in 1856 brought his family from Greene County, Ohio to Greene County, Iowa in a Conestoga wagon pulled by four horses. That trip is chronicled in The Anderson Story by William’s grandson, Joseph Snodgrass.

The family farmed in Jefferson Township and took on an important part as early settlers of this area of Iowa. Many of William’s children remained in Iowa and the “Anderson Clan” working with families who remained in Ohio created a family history in 1968. Maud Leota Anderson Davis was instrumental in that work along with one of her daughters and Williams nephew, Haramont Nathaniel Anderson.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation:
31. Rhoda Anderson/Nathan Mendenhall

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Rhoda Anderson, born 1812, died after 1881 in Greene County, Ohio. Married Nathan Mendenhall 15 October 1829, she was 17, Nathan was 23. Nathan descends from a long line of Quakers, the family is well documented in the Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy. This family also has a major presence in on-line genealogy, including a web site devoted to the family – The Mendenhall Family Association.

Rhoda and Nathan had eleven children: Elizabeth, born 1830, died unknown; Priscilla born 1832, died unknown; Polly born 1834 died unknown; Ruth born 1836 died unknown; James born 1837, died unknown; Amarilla born 1838, died unknown; Perkins born 1844, died unknown; Julia born 1846, died unknown; Peter born 1848, died unknown; Mary J. born 1849, died unknown; and Isabella Belle born 1855, died unknown.

Rhoda and Nathan lived all their life in or near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. Nathan died here in 1885, Rhoda some time before. I have little additional information about their children and where they went on to live and work. Some additional events and places may be found on the Mendenhall Family Association web site referenced above.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation:
32. John Anderson/Charity Stanfield

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John Anderson, born 6 November 1813, is the 3rd child and 2nd son of James Anderson and Priscilla Coffin. John was born in Greene County, Ohio about a dozen years after the family arrived from either North Carolina or Delaware. John’s grandfather, John Anderson), is presumed to have moved from Kent County, Delaware to Guilford County, North Carolina where he owned land and lived among the Quakers of that region.

John grew up in the Sugar Creek area of Greene County, Ohio, probably working on his father’s farm. He married Charity Stanfield in December of 1837. Charity belonged to a known Quaker family that has its roots in North Carolina. The Stanfields appear to have migrated north to Ohio at the same time the Anderson family did.

John and Charity had 10 children – nine sons and one daughter. These children are: William (1838 – 1912); Preston (1840 – ); Harmon (1844 – 1897); Nathan (1847 – 1871); Zero and Cicero, twins (1849 – /1849 – 1871); Lovina Ruth (1851 – ); John Stanfield (1854 – 1934); Eli (1858 – abt 1870); and Charles F. (1864 – 1888).

The family is reported in the censuses of 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 living in Greene County, Ohio. In 1850 the location is given as Sugar Creek; from 1860 till John’s death in 1885 the residence is Spring Valley township along Caesars Creek. John’s parents, James Anderson and Priscill Coffin Anderson are said to be buried in the Quaker Cemetery along Caesars Creek. In 1850 James is farming on land just one farm away from his parents, James and Priscilla. His younger brother, Preston, is farming land next to James and Priscilla.

Charity Stanfield’s only brother, William, and his wife are on the farm next door to John and Charity in 1860. John’s sister Rhoda and her husband, Nathan Mendenhall, are also nearby. John’s younger brother, James Robinson Anderson is also farming in the vicinity. These families are also close by in 1870 and show clearly on the Spring Valley Township land ownership map of 1874.

In the 1870s John and Charity lost three of their children – Eli before 1870; Nathan in May of 1871 and Cicero (one of the twins) in June of 1871.

The 1880 census shows the household consisting of Charity and the two youngest sons, Preston and Charlie. However, their sons Zero (one of the twins), William and John Stanfield are farming on adjacent land, perhaps part of their father’s original holdings. John’s sister, Rhoda and her husband Nathan Mendenhall are also farming nearby.

Charity died between 1880 and 1900, John died in May of 1885.

32. John Anderson (James⁴, John³, James², James¹) was born on 6 Nov 1813 near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio and died on 1 May 1885 in Greene County, Ohio at age 71.

John married Charity Stanfield, daughter of John Stanfield and Ruth Mendenhall, on 29 Dec 1837 in Greene Co., Ohio. Charity was born about 1821 and died between 1880 and 1900 in Greene County, Ohio. Another name for Charity was Charity Anderson.

Children from this marriage were:

   M    i. William Anderson was born circa 1838 in Ohio.

   M    ii. Preston Anderson was born about 1840 in Ohio.

   M    iii. Harmon Anderson was born about 1844 in Spring Valey, Greene, Ohio, USA and was buried in 1897 in Spring Valley Cemetery, Spring Valley, Greene, Ohio, USA.

   M    iv. Nathan Anderson was born circa 1847 in Ohio and died on 30 May 1871 at age 24.

   58 M    v. Zero Anderson was born circa 1849 in Ohio.

Zero married Eliza C. ____________.

   M    vi. Cicero Anderson was born circa 1849 in Ohio and died on 21 Jun 1871 at age 22.

   F    vii. Lovina Ruth Anderson was born circa 1851 in Ohio.

   M    viii. John Anderson was born about 1854 in Spring Valley Township, Greene, Ohio, USA and was buried in 1934 in Spring Valley Cemetery, Spring Valley, Greene, Ohio, USA.

   M    ix. Eli Anderson was born about 1858 in Ohio.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation
33. Joseph Anderson/Matilda Stanfield

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33. Joseph Anderson (James⁴, John³, James², James¹) was born on 10 Dec 1815 near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio and died on 19 Dec 1889 at age 74.

Joseph married Matilda Stanfield, daughter of John Stanfield and Ruth Mendenhall, on 11 May 1839 in Greene Co., Ohio. Matilda was born on 26 Jul 1821 in Spring Valley, Greene, Ohio, USA and died on 24 Feb 1904 in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio at age 82. Another name for Matilda was Matilda Anderson.

Children from this marriage were:

   M    i. John Stanfield Anderson was born on 5 Feb 1840 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 1 Sep 1845 in Greene County, Ohio at age 5.

   M    ii. James William Anderson was born on 23 Dec 1842 in Greene County, Ohio and died in Oklahoma.

   M    iii. Abijah Coffin Anderson was born on 21 Sep 1845 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 11 Aug 1910 at age 64.

   59 M    iv. Felix Peterson Anderson was born on 7 Mar 1848 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 27 Oct 1927 at age 79.

Felix married Mary Mollie A. Starr (d. 1916) in 1871 in Ohio.

   M    v. Milo Walton Anderson was born on 17 Mar 1850 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 17 Jun 1932 at age 82.

Milo married Margaret Alice Howard, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, in 1876 in Greene, Ohio, USA. Margaret was born in Aug 1856 in Greene, Ohio, USA. Another name for Margaret was Margaret Alice Anderson.

   F    vi. Margaret Ann Anderson was born on 15 Feb 1852 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 18 Jun 1945 at age 93.

   M    vii. Lewis B. Anderson was born on 10 Feb 1854 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 27 Nov 1932 at age 78.

   M    viii. David Anderson was born on 10 Feb 1854 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 14 Apr 1904 in Richland, Greene Co., Ohio, USA at age 50.

   60 M    ix. Joseph Franklin Anderson was born on 23 Nov 1856 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 1 May 1932 at age 75.

Joseph married Amanda C. Peterson (d. 27 Apr 1936) on 27 Dec 1883.

   F    x. Mary Jane Anderson was born on 15 May 1858 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 2 Apr 1950 at age 91.

   61 F    xi. Ruth Catherine Anderson was born on 10 Jan 1861 in Greene County, Ohio and died on 5 Apr 1940 in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio at age 79.

Ruth married George Mallow Hagler (d. 17 Feb 1934) on 21 Dec 1883 in Greene, Ohio, USA.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation
34. Preston Anderson/Eliza Janes

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34. Preston Anderson (James⁴, John³, James², James¹) was born on 28 Jan 1820 near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio and died after 1885 in Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, USA.

Preston married Eliza Janes, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on 18 Apr 1843 in Greene Co., Ohio. Eliza was born in Dec 1826 in Ohio. Another name for Eliza was Eliza Anderson.

Children from this marriage were:

   M    i. William T. Anderson was born on 12 Aug 1847 in Greene County, Ohio and died in Jun 1947 at age 99.

William married Ella Park ____________, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on 3 May 1875. Ella was born on 15 Feb 1857 and died on 8 Oct 1935 at age 78.

   62 F    ii. Julia Anderson was born in Oct 1851 in Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, USA

Julia married Caleb Head (d. Bef 1900) in 1874 in Iowa.

   M    iii. James Anderson was born in 1856 in Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, USA.

   M    iv. Benjamin F. Anderson was born in Feb 1859 in Iowa.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation
35. Harmon Anderson/Margaret Horney

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Harmon Anderson

Margaret Horney

35. Harmon Anderson (James⁴, John³, James², James¹) was born on 24 Jun 1824 in Greene County, Ohio, died on 3 Jul 1885 in Scranton, Greene County, Iowa at age 61, and was buried in Jul 1885 in Jefferson Township, Greene County, Iowa.

Harmon married Margaret Horney, daughter of Jeffrey Horney and Catharine Janes, on 9 Oct 1851 in Jeffersonville, Fayette County, Ohio. Margaret was born on 17 Dec 1834 in Jeffersonville, Fayette County, Ohio and died on 10 Dec 1908 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa at age 73. Another name for Margaret was Margaret Anderson.

Children from this marriage were:

   M    i. Melvin Leewood Anderson was born on 29 Nov 1852 in Jeffersonville, Fayette County, Ohio and died on 6 Jul 1936 in Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa at age 83.

Melvin married Susan Crow, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, in 1876 in Greene, Iowa, USA. Susan was born in Feb 1851 and died after 1930. Another name for Susan was Susan Anderson.

   F    ii. Catherine Alice Anderson was born in 1854 and died in 1858 at age 4.

   63 F    iii. Lillian May Anderson was born on 5 Oct 1856 and died in 1950 at age 94.

Lillian married Daniel P. Rich between 1880 and 1881 in Guthrie, Iowa.

Lillian next married Orly W. Dunham (d. Between 1900 and 1910) about 1890 in California.

   M    iv. James Francis Anderson was born on 16 Nov 1860 in Clark County, Ohio and died in 1940 at age 80.

James married Helen ____________, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, in 1886 in Iowa. Helen was born in Oct 1859 in Illinois, USA.

   64 F    v. Anna Flora Anderson was born on 6 Jun 1862 in Ohio and died circa 1950 in Iowa at age 88.

Anna married Dwight Marsh before 1879 in Greene, Iowas, USA.

Anna next married George E. Grubb (d. Abt 1940) in 1884 in Greene, Iowa, USA.

   65 F    vi. Elizabeth Jane Anderson was born on 14 Apr 1866 in Ohio and died on 12 Jun 1952 in Iowa at age 86.

Elizabeth married David Rundberg (d. 11 Sep 1941) about 1891 in Iowa.

   M    vii. William Horney Anderson was born on 30 Nov 1867 and died on 15 Jan 1875 at age 7.

   66 M    viii. Haramont Nathaniel Anderson was born on 1 Jun 1876 in Scranton, Greene County, Iowa, died in Nov 1971 in Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa at age 95, and was buried in Nov 1971 in Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Boyer Township, Harrison County, Iowa.

Haramont married Margaret Holmes (d. 26 May 1960) on 15 Oct 1905 in Scranton, Greene County, Iowa.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation
36. Abijah Coffin Anderson/Eliza Tilson

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36. Abijah Coffin Anderson (James⁴, John³, James², James¹) was born on 27 Dec 1825 near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio and died on 11 Jan 1918 in Greene County, Iowa at age 92.

Abijah married Eliza Tilson, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on 20 Mar 1855 in Greene Co., Ohio. Eliza was born on 11 Feb 1834 in Indiana and died in Jan 1872 at age 37. Another name for Eliza was Eliza Anderson.

Children from this marriage were:

   F    i. Jeannette C. Anderson was born on 23 Jan 1856 in Iowa and died on 18 Mar 1858 in Iowa at age 2.

   F    ii. Mary E. Anderson was born on 19 Sep 1857 in Iowa and died on 19 May 1888 at age 30.

   F    iii. Anna B. Anderson was born on 18 May 1859 in Iowa and died on 16 Nov 1862 in Iowa at age 3.

   M    iv. Theodore Anderson was born on 24 Jul 1863 in Iowa and died on 9 Sep 1864 in Iowa at age 1.

   M    v. Jasper Anderson was born on 19 May 1866 in Iowa.

Jasper married Cornelia (Neil) Winkelman, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________. Another name for Cornelia is Cornelia (Neil) Anderson.

   67 F    vi. Laura Anderson was born on 5 Apr 1869 in Iowa and died on 4 Aug 1958 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA at age 89.

Laura married Guy D. Petrie.

   M    vii. Orrie Anderson was born on 5 Apr 1869 in Iowa and died on 14 Nov 1893 at age 24.

Orrie married Ada Rudd, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________. Ada was born in Iowa. Another name for Ada is Ada Anderson.

   68 M    viii. George Anderson was born on 11 Jul 1871 in Iowa and died on 21 Oct 1947 in Yell, Boone, Iowa, USA at age 76.

George married Myrtle Lydia Garvin (d. 1929) on 14 Nov 1894 in Harrison, Iowa, USA.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation
36. Abijah Coffin Anderson/Casandra Kate Alney

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Abijah next married Casandera Kate Alney, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, before 1878. Casandera was born in Jul 1840 in Miichigan. Another name for Casandera was Casandera Kate Anderson.

The child from this marriage was:

   F    i. Hattie J. Anderson was born on 17 Jun 1878 in Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, USA.

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Anderson: Fifth Generation
37. James Robinson Anderson/Catherine Jay

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37. James Robinson Anderson (James⁴, John³, James², James¹) was born on 4 Apr 1835 near Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, died in Mar 1921 in Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio at age 85, and was buried in Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio.

James married Catherine Jay, daughter of Alexander Jay and Margaret Irvin, on 7 Nov 1852 in Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio. Catherine was born on 5 Jul 1834 in Burlington, Clinton County, Ohio and died on 25 Jun 1877 in Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio at age 42. Another name for Catherine was Catherine Anderson.

Children from this marriage were:

   M    i. James (Ambrose) Anderson was born after 1853 in Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio.

   M    ii. William A. Anderson was born about 1857 in Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio.

James next married Anna Sanders, daughter of Jesse P. Sanders and Cassandra Bell, on 3 Jan 1878 in Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio. Anna was born on 23 Apr 1839 in Bellbrook, Ohio. Another name for Anna was Anna Anderson.