Upcountry South Carolina Goes to War: Letters of the Anderson, Brockman, and Moore Families, 1853-1865

Family Genealogies

Family Genealogies Anderson/Brockman Families James Mason Anderson (January 28, 1784–June 24, 1870). Family patriarch. Son of Major David and Miriam Mayson Anderson. A farmer and wagoner, he lived on the South Tyger River and was called “Tyger Jim” to distinguish him from his first cousin James M. “Enoree Jim” Anderson, who lived on the Enoree River. He married Mary “Polly” Miller (November 18, 1788–May 27, 1856) in 1810.They had ten children,the oldest David.In his later years he moved in with his son Franklin Leland Anderson and ran Frank’s plantation, Holly Hill, while Frank was away at war. Capt.David Anderson (January 1, 1811–July 2, 1892). Son of James Mason and Mary “Polly” Miller Anderson.Born near Reidville,South Carolina,and studied in Spartanburg under Rev.A.A.Porter.He later studied law under Elisha Bomar, clerk of court.He preferred farming and established his farm and gristmill on the North Tyger River near its merger with the Middle Tyger. His home, Pleasant Falls,still stands today,overlooking the shoals and Anderson’s gristmill.Married March 28, 1839, to Harriet Maria Brockman. They had nine children, eight surviving to adulthood. Harriet Brockman Anderson (February 28, 1819–July 1, 1892). Daughter of Thomas Patterson Brockman and Mary Kilgore Brockman of Pliny, Greenville County, South Carolina. She attended school in Greenville and completed her education at Salem,North Carolina.She married Capt.David Anderson in 1839. A bibliophile, she read voraciously, imparting this love to her children. She devoted her life to maintaining Pleasant Falls as a hospitable place to family,friends and passing strangers, including many Confederate soldiers. JohnCrawfordAnderson (January 18,1842–February 23,1892).Born at Pleasant Falls, son of Capt. David and Harriet Brockman Anderson. Educated at Thalian Academy (Slabtown School). In 1859 he entered the State Military Academy, xxviii Family Genealogies spending two years at the Arsenal in Columbia and graduating from the Citadel in Charleston in 1863. Entered the Confederate army and was later an adjutant in the Thirteenth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers. Wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness. He returned to Spartanburg after the war, operated his farm, Plain Dealing, and later served as Spartanburg’s postmaster and in the S.C. House of Representatives (1878–80). He married Emma Buist on February 27, 1866, and they had nine children, six of whom survived to adulthood. Mary Elizabeth Anderson Moore (November 28, 1843–April 27, 1921). Born at Pleasant Falls, the daughter of Capt. David and Harriet Brockman Anderson. Educated at Pine Grove Academy and Laurensville Female Academy. Married Thomas John Moore on February 27, 1866, and went to live at the Moore family home,six miles south of Pleasant Falls on the North Tyger River.Mother of eight children: Andrew Charles Moore II, James Anderson Moore (died in infancy), Thomas Brockman Moore (died in infancy), Annie Mary Moore (died while in college),Paul Vernon Moore,Harriet Means Moore Fielder,Henrietta Sue Moore Craig, and Nancy Montgomery Moore. Henrietta Alethia “Nettie” Anderson Smith (April 10, 1846–January 10, 1911). BornatPleasantFalls,daughterof Capt.DavidandHarrietBrockmanAnderson. Graduated from Laurensville Female College in Laurens; later studied under Dr. Ferdinand Jacobs. She married Christian Eber Smith in 1870. He engaged in farming in the Glenn Springs area of Spartanburg County until his death in 1905. Both were active in the Glenn Springs Presbyterian Church. Major Franklin Leland Anderson (January 30, 1830–February 23, 1909). He was the beloved “Uncle Frank” of the David Anderson children. Son of James Mason and Mary “Polly” Miller Anderson,he was educated at the Poplar Springs Academy and graduated from the University of Virginia.He returned to the family land and built Holly Hill,an impressive brick home that stands today.He was noted as a very successful agriculturalist.Long active in the South Carolina Militia , just before the Civil War he enlisted in the Spartan Rifles as a sergeant and was with the first group of soldiers to leave Spartanburg County for the fighting in Virginia. He served in the Fifth Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, until 1862 when he became a member of Holcombe’s Legion, distinguishing himself during the siege of Petersburg. He served the entire war and was never injured. In 1858 he was married to Susan Knuckles Norris,who died in 1863,leaving him with three young children, Julia, Frank, and William. His second marriage in Family Genealogies xxix 1866 was...