Major Miles Anderson

Brief Life History of Miles

When Major Miles Anderson was born on 30 October 1795, in Washington, Wilkes, Georgia, United States, his father, Nathan Anderson, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Nelson, was 26. He married Nancy Pace on 9 August 1821, in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1814. He died on 22 July 1876, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Major Miles Anderson
1795–1876
Nancy Pace
1801–1875
Marriage: 9 August 1821
Elizabeth Anderson
1823–1848
James Pace Anderson
1826–1867
Samuel Anderson
1827–1827
Sarah Anderson
1828–1909
Mary Anderson
1831–1908
Martha Anderson
1832–1846
Charlotte Anderson
1834–1862
Eliza Anderson
1835–1912
Martin Huston Anderson
1837–1919
Milton Benton Anderson
1839–1846
William Rucker Anderson
1842–1939

Sources (45)

  • Miles Anderson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Miles Anderson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Miles Anderson in entry for Sarah Anderson Nowers, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery

Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.

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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Story Highlight

History of William R. Anderson given by his daughter Eliza A Gunn and printed in the Beaver (UT) press July 2017

Given by his daughter, Eliza A. Gunn In the Anderson (DUP -Daughters of Utah Pioneers) Camp William R. Anderson was the son of Miles and Nancy Pace Anderson, and was born in Nauvoo, Illinois, Sept. …

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