Jane Anderson

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Anderson was born in 1800, in Tennessee, United States, her father, James Anderson, was 33 and her mother, Eleanor "Nellie" Miller, was 26. She married Isaac Farris in 1821, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. She lived in Hickman, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died on 19 December 1852, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Farris
1796–1857
Jane Anderson
1800–1852
Marriage: 1821
Mary Ellen Farris
1823–
Malinda Farris
1827–
Margaret Jane Farris
1836–
Rhoda Caroline Farris
1841–
Mary Ellen Farris
1853–

Sources (1)

  • Jane Farris in household of Isaac Farris, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.

German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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