James William Anderson^[1]

1814 - 1895  (81 years)

• Name	James William Anderson
  Born	16 Jan 1814	Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190274940
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-215300
  Died	19 Apr 1895	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I215300	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William Anderson,   b. , Ireland ,   d. CA 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Mother	Sarah
  Family ID	F24467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Sanderson,   b. 1830, , Ireland ,   d. 18 Feb 1892, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. William J. Anderson,   b. 23 Feb 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1891, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA  (Age 45 years)   2. George Albert Anderson,   b. 2 Feb 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1894, , Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)   3. Thomas Anderson,   b. 12 Aug 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Andrew Destine Anderson,   b. 6 Dec 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1917, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   5. Henry Anderson,   b. 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Caroline Alice "Carrie" Anderson,   b. 19 Feb 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1927, York, , Ontario  (Age 72 years)   7. Alfred J. Anderson,   b. 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1916  (Age 60 years)   8. Gordon Anderson,   b. 16 May 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1923, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States  (Age 66 years)   9. Absalom Shade Anderson,   b. 7 Sep 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1942, Riverside, Essex Co.., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   10. Allan Anderson,   b. 19 Mar 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Sarah Minerva Anderson,   b. 8 Jul 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F191451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. James Anderson, son of Wilmot's earliest settlers, died at Guelph on April the 19th, aged 81 years. Mr. Anderson sold his 150 acre farm to his nephews Jacob and James Anderson good many years ago and moved to Woodstock, where he remained a short time, and then moved to Plattsville, where be built a house, and after living there a few years sold his house and moved to Guelph. His wife died three years ago; since then his daughter, Mrs. Dr. Patten, kept house for him. Waterloo County Chronicle 9 May 1895, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library. Allan ANDERSON born 19 Mar 1863 Wilmot baptised 02 Apr 1865 Wilmot Volume 3 Page 774 child of Jas. ANDERSON & Cathe. ANDERSON Res: Wilmot baptized by Rev. R.J. FORMAN [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 9. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 13. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 16. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 3 Page 18. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190274940.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jan 1814 - Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Occupation - Laborer - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Apr 1895 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth