Laura Anderson: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. Laura Anderson was born about 1855 in Louisiana (daughter of George Andrew Anderson and Susan Alice Brent); and died.

Generation: 2

George Andrew Anderson was born on 9 Feb 1831 in Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi; died on 28 Feb 1904 in Florien, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Florien, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

Ancestry.com shows that he was a Confederate Soldier, serving with the 28 (Gray's) Louisiana Infantry, Compnay H, Private, Film #M378, roll 1. His enlistment date was 1862. His widow, Susan Anderson, applied for a Confederate Pension in Louisiana. Roll #T288-8.

Speights says that the family can be traced "back to an early American who came to North Carolina from Gottsburg, Sweden in 1772, drifted to Mississippi....in the 1850's the Andersons, along with their relatives, the Coopers, the Brents, Deans and Bosticks, set out for Texas." (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas, p. 65).

(Research):
Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Hinds County
Enumerated 3 Nov 1860
830-830
Washington Herrington 27 M Farmer 1000 Miss
Rachel Herrington 23 F Miss
John Herrington 1 M Miss
Geo Anderson 19 M Miss
Susannah Anderson 21 F Miss

1860 Census
Not located

1870 Census
Louisiana, Bienville Parish, Ward One, PO Box Arcadia
Enumerated Jun 1870
Page 50
351-357
Anderson, Geo 40 M W Farmer 250 150 Miss
Anderson, Alace 43 F W Miss
Anderson, Sarah 17 F W Miss
Anderson, Laura 15 F W La
Anderson, John 12 M W La
Anderson, Jesse 4 M W La
Anderson, Alace 1 F W La

1880 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish, Ward 1, Middle Creek
Enumerated June 1880
Page 4D SD 1 ED 46
29-29
Anderson, George M W 55 Farmer Miss Ala Ala
Anderson, Alice W F 48 Wf Keeping House Miss Miss Miss
Anderson, Alice M W F 10 Dtr At Home La Miss Miss
Anderson, Elizabeth w F 8 Dtr La Miss Miss
30-30
Anderson, John W M 20 Farmer La Miss Miss
Anderson, Elizabeth W F 20 Wf Keeping House La La La
Anderson, Hampton W M 1 La La La

George married Susan Alice Brent before 1850 in Hinds County, Mississippi. Susan was born on 12 Aug 1830 in Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi; died on 30 Jun 1905 in Florien, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Florien, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan Alice Brent was born on 12 Aug 1830 in Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi; died on 30 Jun 1905 in Florien, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Florien, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

Notes:

Virgie Speights wrote that the Brent's "were English, and opposed to slavery." (Speights, Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 66).

Notes:

Married:
Ancestry.com shows the marriage of George A. Anderson to Alice Susan Brent on 18 Dec 1841, in Hinds, Mississippi. It appears the year is incorrect, maybe they were married in 1849?

Children:

Sarah Anderson was born about 1853 in Mississippi; and died.
1. Laura Anderson was born about 1855 in Louisiana; and died.
John Andrew Anderson was born on 19 Apr 1859 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana; died on 3 Sep 1931 in Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas.
Jesse Anderson was born about 1866 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana; and died.
Alice Anderson was born about 1870 in Louisiana; and died.
Elizabeth Anderson was born about 1872 in Louisiana; and died.