Calab A Anderson

Brief Life History of Calab A

When Calab A Anderson was born in 1782, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, his father, Charles Anderson Jr., was 24 and his mother, Catherine Carrell, was 23. He married Nancy Ann Wheeler in 1811, in Flynns Lick, Jackson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 24 August 1836, in Flynns Lick, Jackson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Flynns Lick, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Calab A Anderson
1782–1836
Nancy Ann Wheeler
1795–1866
Marriage: 1811
Rhoda Anderson
1812–
Jane Anderson
1814–1894
Sarah Anderson
1817–1840
William Carroll Anderson
1819–1882
Catherine Anderson
1821–1831
Minerva "Dollie" Anderson
1823–1874
Elizabeth L Anderson Atkins
1825–1905
Maj Charles Wright Anderson
1825–1902
Mariah Martharah Anderson
1827–1921
Mary Anderson
1832–
Caleb H Anderson
1836–1902

Sources (5)

  • Caleb Anderson, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Calab A. Anderson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Don't Know in entry for Mariah Skimmehorn, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

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.

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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