Person:James Anderson (53)

There is two accounts of James Aaron Anderson's service in the CSA and his death. One comes from Julia Sumrall Wells, a granddaughter to Mary Fillingane Anderson. Julia states, "James Anderson was a confederate soldier and he took malaria fever and never could get well, so he was discharged from the confederate army. His outfit didn't like it because they were having to fight and he was not, so they came after him. She said he walked out on the porch and told them he had been discharged and that he had the papers to prove it. They told him to get the papers, so he went inside and out the back door and to the swamp. They followed, caught him, and hung him. They came back and told his wife not to go look for him for 3 days and that if she did they would come back and kill her. When the 3 days had passed, Mary sent the oldest son, John to look for James. There were many slaves in the area, and John got many of them to go help look for his father. They combed the area (river and swamps) and finally found him and buried him somewhere on the bouie."

Julia Wells stated that her mother told her that the Andersons were Black French and lived around New Orleans for a while when they first came to this country. She said that they were very dark skinned with dark eyes and hair. Black French is said to be a military term and has to do with location, not race.

According to another granddaughter, who remembers her grandmother saying that her husband was away fighting in the Civil War and she wrote him to come home because she had a sick child who was probably dying and he came home. She said that he had started to saddle up and leave when calvary soldiers caught him and took him to the top of a hill and hung him. Altho this granddaughter was a small child, she could well remember Louise and hearing her tell about James being Killed. She said that Louise was a real big, fat, dark woman, who looked like an Indian. She also said that Louise was a good woman liked by all the people in the community. In addition, she said that Louise would not talk about other members of James's family.

Reply Reply All Forward Delete Previous Next Close From: KatieKade@@aol.com To: rockycreekfarm@@juno.com Subject: Re: More Fillingane History Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 18:16:38 EST

Nina,

    Here's a story on Elizabeth Anderson's husband, Mose Fillingane.  A note

from Grandmom's files read: Mr. Melvin Fillingane, Route 6, Hattiesburg said legend had it that Mose came home from Civil War (at end of war when they were all coming home, he came too) and he had the measles. They greased him with some salve and he wouldn't break out---took a real high fever and died. Had gotten back and died at home.

    From a Family Group Record form on Mary Jane "Jane" Anderson.  It states

her date of birth as 1832 or 1835. Husband #1 was Austin (or Orson) Fillingane, b. 1829 d. about 1862. Husband #2 was William Fulton---a Yankee soldier who stayed down South after Civil War, married on 1/3/1867. All information from previous e-mail on Mary Jane Anderson matches with this record form, except the date for daughter, Harriet "Matilda" birth was 1856 and there was no mention of Sarah, who died young.

    Also, I found out some more interesting tidbits on John and Sarah

Anderson's sons during the Civil War. John served in Union army at New Orleans. William Hawkins was a confederate soldier taken prisoner by Union army. Elisha Ryan served with Union army and died in Greenville, LA of bronchitis. His date of birth, by the way, contradicts "FamilySearch.com". According to the family Bible, he was born on March 7, 1837. James Aaron was a confederate soldier and was hanged. One "story" suggests that he was on his way to join Elisha and John on the Union side, but some confederates caught up with him and hung him. The only other son in this family was my great-great grandfather, Daniel Austin (Bunk) Anderson. I'm not sure if he was in the war or not.

    One more little discovery - one of the files had a handwritten note that

said Daniel Anderson was married to Micha, daughter of Nettachea (nephew of Pushmataha). This coincides with the e-mail you sent stating the wife was Macha or Machou and father was Nitaketchi, nephew of Pushmataha. Still no sign of a Solomon or Isaac as sons of Daniel and Micha (Jenny). I believe the e-mail stated Daniel's date of birth - about 1758 in VA - I'll check some more on this date.

   You asked for my mom/dad's info - The children of my grandmother,

Katherine Anderson, and Byron Lott are: (1) Jerry Virginia, b. 12-11-39, (2) Wayne Byron, b. 7-17-41, (3) Douglas Elliott, b. 1-5-44, (4) Kay Ellen, b. 12-2-46, m. Kenneth Ray Williamson, b. 6-16-47, married on 2-14-68. Kay and Kenny's children are: (1) Karina Ann (Karin) b. 10-2-69, m. Anthony Keith Patterson, b. 8-21-68, married on 12-15-88. Our children are Kate Lyn (Katie) b. 3-1-93 and Kade O-Neale, b. 7-30-99 My other brothers and sister are: (2) Kent Anthony, b. 7-18-71, (3) Kedrick Boyd, b. 7-22-72, (4) Keela Amanda, b. 5-25-76.

    I asked my sister-in-law about the Kinko costs and she said the color

copies run about $1.50. I check with grandmom on the pictures after her visitors leave - my aunt had been there with her husband for about 2 weeks. Grandmom is getting tired, I think! Maybe by then I'll have my scanner and I can scan all these documents for you. Gotta go read with my little 6 year old girl, Katie Bug! She's signing a lullaby to Kade as I write this note to you. Please send this to Sheila if you think she would be interested. Thanks

Karin Reply Reply All Forward Delete Previous Next Close From: KatieKade@@aol.com To: rockycreekfarm@@juno.com Subject: Re: More Fillingane History Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 18:16:38 EST

From letter of Karin Patterson to Brenda Burton, dated 11 Nov. 1999:

  " Also, I found out some more interesting tidbits on John and Sarah

Anderson's sons during the Civil War. John served in Union army at New Orleans. William Hawkins was a confederate soldier taken prisoner by Union army. Elisha Ryan served with Union army and died in Greenville, LA of bronchitis. His date of birth, by the way, contradicts "FamilySearch.com". According to the family Bible, he was born on March 7, 1837. JAMES AARON was a confederate soldier and was hanged. One "story" suggests that he was on his way to join Elisha and John on the Union side, but some confederates caught up with him and hung him. The only other son in this family was my great-great grandfather, Daniel Austin (Bunk) Anderson. I'm not sure if he was in the war or not."

Karin

1850 Census, Perry Co., MS:

James Anderson, 20, MS Louise, 18, MS

James Aaron Anderson was a Confederate soldier, even though his brothers John and Elisha were Union soldiers. James was hung as a deserter. It is not known if he was planning to join his brothers in the Union army or return to his unit. The story is that his wife, Mary Louisa, wrote to him that one of the children was dying. He deserted and went home. He was getting ready to leave again when the Confederate Calvary found him and hanged him. Perry County census of 1850 shows James to be 26 years old. That would place his birthdate ca. 1824. The 1860 census showes him to be 30 years old, which would place his birthdate as 1830.