James Anderson b 1829 VA; s/o John Reuben Anderson and Lucy Burke. James Anderson m. 1850 to Jane Perlina Potter b 8 Apr 1831 Pike Co KY d 8 Dec 1918; d/o Isaac Potter and Mary Polly Houston (aka Huston). (1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of James Anderson and Jane Perlina Potter;

1. Mary Polly Anderson b 17 May 1852 Letcher Co KY d 8 Jun 1928 Letcher Co KY; buried Potter Cemetery, Kona, Letcher Co KY; m. about 1871 to Elcainey "Cain" Newsome b 1851 Letcher Co KY d d 27 Feb 1939 Kona, Letcher Co KY; s/o Hartwell "Will" Newsome and Sarah "Sallie" Tolley. Children of Elkanah Newsome and Mary Anderson; i. Sarah Ann Newsome b 22 Jan 1867 Potters Fork, Letcher Co KY ii. Isaac Newsome b about 1874 KY iii. Hartwell Newsome b about 1876 KY iv. George W Newsome b 1878 v. James Newsome b 1880 KY vi. William P Newsome b 10 Jul 1885 Letcher Co KY vii. Minus Newsome b 1887 Letcher Co KY

2. Isaac Anderson b 25 May 1854 Letcher Co KY d 3 May 1875 at age 21 years in a logging accident. He never married.

3. John Anderson b 24 Apr 1857 Letcher Co KY d 25 Dec 1938; m. 14 Sept 1878 Letcher Co KY to Lucinda Sidney Wright b 15 Jan 1855 Letcher Co KY d 28 Mar 1924, d/o Andrew Jackson Wright and Harriett Adams. Child of John Anderson and Loucinda Wright; i. Andrew Anderson b 6 Mar 1880 Letcher Co KY d 22 Sept 1941 KY; m. Lilly Ratliff b 1883 Pike Co KY.

4. Joseph Anderson b 8 Oct 1861 d 25 Dec 1938 Pike Co KY buried Amil Little Cemetery, Pike Co KY; m. 27 Feb 1879 Pike Co KY to Rachel Anderson b 1 Aug 1862 d 10 May 1904; d/o Hiram Anderson and Spicey Tackett. Joseph Anderson m. Amanda Hall. Joseph Anderson m. 27 Feb 1905 to (2) Mary "Polly" Little d 7 Feb 1908; d/o Moses Little and Candace Dacie Osborne. Joseph Andrson m. 21 Sept 1909 to (3) Amanda Bryant b. June 9 1889, Pike Co, KY d 13 Jul 1933 Pike Co KY; buried Belcher Cemetery, Blaze Branch, Pike Co KY; d/o Lewis Bryant and Polly Jane Hamilton. Mary "Polly" Little m. 1879 to (1) Stephen Little b 7 Apr 1855 Floyd Co KY; s/o Isaac Little and Lucinda Caudill.

5. Lucy Anderson b 8 Oct 1861 Letcher Co KY d 1941; m. 21 Mar 1889 to Enoch M Adams b 1863 Pine Creek, Letcher Co KY; s/o Simpson Evans Adams and Sarah "Sally" Webb. Enoch M Adams m. 1885 Letcher Co KY to Elizabeth Sanders. Lucy Anderson m. Lewis Sexton b 1861 TN d 14 Jan 1959.

6. Moses Anderson b 26 Feb 1864 Letcher Co KY d 11 Oct 1936 Ermine, Letcher Co KY; buried Hall Cemetery, Letcher Co KY, Mayking, Letcher Co KY; m. 19 Feb 1886 to Elizabeth Virginia Craft b 17 Jan 1871 Letcher Co KY d 7 Sept 1947 Jenkins, Letcher Co KY; buried Hall and Polly Cemetery, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; Findagrave #84152934; d/o William Richardson Craft and Emily Jane Sergent. Child of Moses Anderson and Elizabeth Craft;

i. Martha Irba Anderson b 24 Sept 1888 Letcher Co KY

ii. Perlina Jane Levia Anderson b 12 May 1893 KY d 29 Dec 1923 Jenkins, Letcher Co KY m. 21 Jul 1910 Wise Co VA to Judge Lilly "J L" Yonts b 7 Jul 1891 Letcher Co KY d 1 Apr 1963 Marshfield, Webster Co MO buried Prospect Cemetery, West of Grovespring, Webster Co MO; s/o Solomon "Solly" Yonts and Virginia Jane "Jennie" Quillen. Judge Lilly "J L" Yonts m. 1924 Letcher Co KY to Mary Ellen Amburgey b 22/23 Mar 1906 Letcher Co KY d 28 Jul 1968 at home, West of Grovespring, Union Twp, Wright Co MO, buried Prospect Cemetery, West of Grovespring, Webster Co MO; d/o John S Amburgey and Maggie Fry.

iii. James Lee Anderson b 17 Jul 1899 Letcher Co KY

iv. Cora Emily Anderson b 1 Dec 1905 Wise Co VA

7. Nancy Jane Anderson b 17 May 1866 d 4 Feb 1911 Letcher Co KY; buried Grays Branch Cemetery, Potters Fork, Letcher Co KY; Findagrave #94694583; m. (1) to Edward Holbrook. Nancy Jane Anderson m. 20 Aug 1886 Letcher Co KY to Ransom H Holbrook b 16 Sept 1864 d 12 Jan 1941; s/o Randolph E Holbrook and Sarah Craft. Children of Ransom H Holbrook and Nancy Jane Anderson; i. Sarah Jane Holbrook b about 1887 VA ii. Jennie Pauline Holbrook b about 1890 KY iii. Mary Lane HOlbrook b about 1893 KY iv. Virgie F Holbrook b 1896 v. Allen Holbrook b 1902 VA

8. Susan Anderson b 1869 KY.

9. James "Jim" Anderson b 27 Aug 1874 d 1936; m. 27 Aug 1894 to Cordelia "Ardila" Sanders b about 15 Jul 1870 Letcher Co KY d 12 Oct 1935; d/o William Riley Sanders and Alice "Mahala" Bowens. Children of James Anderson and Ardelia Sanders; i. William Milton Anderson b 9 Jun 1892 Dickenson Co VA ii. Edward Lee Anderson b 14 Jul 1908 Cranes Nest Wise Co VA

10. Ed Anderson.

11. Andrew Anderson b Feb 1880. (Don't think this child is Perlina's)

1860 Letcher Co KY Census
135 135 Anderson James 31 M W Farm Laborer 300 315 VA
135 135 Anderson Jane 29 F W KY
135 135 Anderson Mary 8 F W KY
135 135 Anderson Isaac 6 M W KY
135 135 Anderson John 4 M W KY
135 135 Anderson Joseph 1 M W KY

1870 Letcher Co KY Census Precinct 2
47 47 Anderson James 42 Farmer M W 300 200 KY Can't Read Can't Write
47 47 Anderson Jane 41 F W Keeping House KY " " " "
47 47 Anderson Mary 17 F W KY Can't Write
47 47 Anderson Isaac 15 M W KY attends school can't read can't write
47 47 Anderson John 14 M W KY " " " " " "
47 47 Anderson Joseph 11 M W KY " " " " " "
47 47 Anderson Lucy 9 F W KY
47 47 Anderson Moses 6 M W KY
47 47 Anderson Nancy 3 F W KY
47 47 Anderson Susan 11/12 F W KY

Interesting Exclusion in James Anderson's Will