Oaks to Acorns - Hezekiah K Anderson

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Hezekiah (HK) Anderson
HK on the Pedigree Chart
b: ca 24 Apr 1847 Dodge County, Georgia
  d: 11 Dec 1920 McRae, Telfair County, Georgia
         
  Parents: Ignatius Bell Anderson and Rebecca Sharber
         
  m: 25 Jul 1867 Sarah Jane Statham Wilcox County, Georgia
     
   
  Notes: (includes both facts and conjecture)
       
 
Personal
Hezekiah added the K. to his name as an adult, and was mostly known as HK thereafter.

HK is buried in Stubbs Cemetery in Abbeville, Wilcox County, Georgia. According to his gravemarker, he was born in 1847; however, he gave his age as 61 in the 1910 census, which would make it 1849. In that census, he also reported having been married for 43 years, which is consistent with the marriage records found in Wilcox County. According to family lore, HK had a drinking problem; his father-in-law, Thompson Nathaniel Statham, reportedly bequeathed land directly to his daughter's children so that HK couldn't get his hands on it.

HK's gravemarker also says that he fought in the Civil War, 14 Oct 1864 through 9 Apr 1865. Records variously show him as having been in either Co. F, Georgia Reserves, or Co. B, 25th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. The Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia CD notes that this company was successively designated as 1st Co. B, 2d Co. D and 3d Co. G. Also according to the Roster, HK's military service was as follows: 2d Sergeant 10 Aug 1861; Retired 5 May 1862; enlisted as a private 5 May 1862; absent, sick, 30 Nov 1862; no later record. The May 1862 retirement/enlistment information may explain the discrepancies already noted around which company he was in. His pension application is linked below, as is the widow's application filed by Sarah Jane after HK's death.

Census:

1850 Marion County, Georgia: Asa Anderson, 29; Rebecca, 30; Wm. F, 11; James, 9; Allyi Ann, 7; Robert, 3; Hezekiah, 1.

1860 Telfair County, Georgia: Ignatius Anderson, 41; Rebecca, 52; James, 19; Abby (sic), 16; Robert, 14; Hezekiah, 11; Rebecca, 8.

1870 Telfair County, Georgia: Hizakiah (sic), 21; Sarah J., 20; Julia, 3; Thomas, 4M; Daniel McDuffie, 72, works farm.

1880 Wilcox County, Georgia: Hes. K., 31; Sarah Jane, 30; Julia A., 12; Thomas, 11; James, 9; Rebecca, 4; Alice, 2M.

1900 Laurens County, Georgia: H. K. Anderson, 51; S. J., 51; Mary P., 20; Jennie, 14; Helen, 10; Willie (F), 6; Jim, 8; Frank Ganis, 66, boarder; J. T. Cooper, 40, boarder. H. K. is working a farm he owns. He and Sarah Jane had been married for 33 years, and 9 of their 14 children were surviving.

1910 Wilcox County, Georgia: Hezekiah K. Anderson, 61; Sarah J., 61; Hellen, 21. Sarah Jane reported having given birth to 14 children, with 9 still surviving.

1920 Wilcox County, Georgia, living with daughter and son-in-law (should be Wester): Dennis Weston (sic), 36; Helen (sic), 29; Robie L. (F), 5; James A., 4 9/12; Francis (sic), F, 2 9/12; Frank, 1 7/12; Hessie K. Anderson, 74; Sarah Anderson, 74. Hezekiah died in December following this census.

 
     
 
Children
Children with Sarah Jane Statham:
  1. Julia Ann Anderson, b. 15 Apr 1868; m. Noah Griffin Heath
  2. Thomas I. Anderson, b. Jan 1870; m. Mamie Crowder?
  3. James Turner Anderson, b. 11 Nov 1871; m. Joanna McRae
  4. William Robert Anderson, b. Jun 1874, d. 17 May 1875
  5. Rebecca Anderson, b. ca 1876; m. ? Coley
  6. Allie Ann Anderson, b. 20 Aug 1878, d. 24 Feb 1880
  7. Mary Pearl Anderson, b. Apr 1880; m. James Irwin Boatwright
  8. Addie Lee Anderson, b. 8 Apr 1882; d. 2 Jul 1882
  9. Jennie Anderson, b. Mar 1886
  10. Hellen Anderson, b. Apr 1890; m. Dennis J. Wester
  11. James Anderson, b. Apr 1892
  12. Willie E. Anderson, b. Oct 1893; m. Josiah Keen

In the 1880 census, Mary Pearl is shown as Alice, 2 months old, born in April of that year; in the 1900 census, Mary Pearl is shown as born in April 1880.

I had information in my database on a daughter named Fannie who married James Turner, but no further information. As I did not see a Fannie in any of the census records I found, I'm assuming this is an error, unless she was born after the 1880 census and married by the 1900.

 
     
 
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1850 Marion County, Georgia
1860 Telfair County, Georgia
1870 Telfair County, Georgiap. 2
1880 Wilcox County, Georgia
1900 Laurens County, Georgia
1910 Wilcox County, Georgia
1920 Wilcox County, Georgia
HK's Civil War pension application, 1915: p. 1, p. 2, p. 3, p. 4
Sarah Jane's widow's application, 1920: p. 1, p. 2, p. 3, p. 4
     
 
Sources
Sources: Wilcox County Marriage Records; 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses; Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia; Hezekiah Anderson's death certificate
     
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