George Thomas Anthony

(c1824 ‑ after 1880)

 

He was a son of Nicholas Anthony, as shown by the court records in the settlement of Nicholas Anthony's land (see above).[1]   In the settlement of the 24^th District property, George had bought his brother Henry’s share, and was given 19.5 acres of the property in a partition.[2]   The remaining heirs sold the rest of the tract to William Shofner, and not long after George T. Anthony sold his portion to William Shofner as well.[3]   He bought his brother Henry’s share of the 25^th District (the Roseville home place) property on 7 September 1868[4], but sold both shares to R. L. Landis in 1875.[5]

 

He appears in the court and deed records consistently as either "George T, Anthony" or "G. T. Anthony."   In the census records of Bedford County, Tennessee from 1850 through 1880 he is George, Thomas, George T., and Thomas, respectively.  That these were all the same person is obvious from the persons in the household.  His occupation was “farmer” in each census, and he was listed as age 25, 35, 45, and 56 respectively.  He had his own land, according the these censuses.

 

In the 1850 census, he is listed as George Anthony (age 25) with a wife Elizabeth (24) and one child: Nicholas (3).  The censuses of 1850 through 1880 show George Thomas Anthony living in the 24th District.  His wife was named Elizabeth, born about 1827 in Tennessee.  She evidently died between 1870, when she was listed in the household, and 1880, when George was shown as a widower. 

 

The children in these censuses are listed below. The 1870 census shows him with a Nathan S. Anthony, age 23, in the household.  This was probably not his son Nicholas A. Anthony, but rather his orphaned nephew, the son of Jasper Anthony.

 

His children, entirely from census records, appear to have been:

 

1. Nicholas A. Anthony (c1847 - 1893).  (See separate page.)

 

2. Harriet A. Anthony (October 1850 - 1914)  She does not appear in the 1850 household, but is age 10 in 1860.  She is missing from the 1870 household, apparently married before then.  She seems to be the Harriet A. Anthony who married James W. Meadows on 29 May 1869 in Bedford County.  The 1900 Bedford census gives her birth date as above.  They remained in the area, and had at least one son named Albert who was still paying taxes in Bedford County as late as 1911.

 

3. Margaret (Emma) Anthony (c1856 - ?)  She is listed as Emma in the 1860 (age 4) and 1870 (age 14) censuses and as Margaret (age 24) in 1880. There are several marriage records in Bedford County for women who might be her in the early 1880s.

 

4. Kate (Lettie) Anthony (c1858 - ?)  She is listed as Kate (age 2) in 1860 and as Lettie in both the 1870 (age 12) and 1880 (age 22) censuses.  She may be the Lettie J. Anthony who married John D. Cates on 3 November 1882.

 

5. George Anthony (c1868 - )  He is age 2 in 1870 and age 12 in 1880.  I didn't find him after 1880.