11/23/1807 - Born, "Walnut Hill", Fincastle, Botetourt Co., VA [Father Col. William Anderson (1764-1839); Mother: Anne Nancy Thomas (1770-1848)
1825-1826 - Attended, Washington College, Lexington, VA
1829 - Attended 1st course of medicine [Note: The school is yet to be determined.]
1836-1837 - Attended 2nd course of medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1837 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Fincastle, Botetourt Co., VA; preceptor: Dr. Shank; thesis: "Diabetes")
1837 - Practiced medicine, Botetourt Co., VA
05/09/1838 - Married Mary Jane Kerr (1818-1899), Augusta Co., VA
09/13/1939 - Father, William died in Fincastle, Botetourt Co., VA (buried: Fincastle Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fincastle, VA; FindAGrave #5494594)
1840 - Purchased a home on the Catawba Creek, Botetourt Co., VA, from his uncle,
Robert Anderson
07/23/1848 - Mother, Anne, died in Fincastle, Botetourt Co., VA (buried: Fincastle Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fincastle, VA; FindAGrave #5494597)
08/17/1850 - Practiced medicine, District 8, Botetourt Co., VA (lived with his wife, Mary J, and one child; indexed in the 1850 U. S. Census as William N. Anderson")
06/05/1860 - Practiced medicine, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., VA (lived with his wife, Mary J.; indexed in the 1860 U. S. Census as Wm. N. Anderson)
07/14/1861-07/31/1861 - Acting Asst. Surgeon (contract physician), Provisional Army of the Confederate States at Lewisburg, VA, for $80/mo.
04/26/1863 - Son, William Rush Anderson, died in Greenbrier Co., VA
10/03/1868 - Died, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., VA (buried: Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, VA; FindAGrave #5494886) [Note: Dr. Anderson is buried next to his son, William Rush Anderson (1838-1863).]
07/26/1899 - Widow, Mary Jane, died (buried: Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, VA; FindAGrave #5494896)

Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.

This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F. T. & Koste, J. L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
01/08/2022. Unpublished database.