1860 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
Civil District #17 - 2 August 1860

  913 913
  James McInally  27 M Farmer 400 500 Tenn
  Frances         23 F                Tenn
  Tolbert          4 M                Tenn
  Houston          2 M                Tenn

1870 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
District 4 - 16 July 1870

  156 181
  McAnally, J. E. M.   37 M W Gun Smith & Farmer 800 670 Tenn
  Fanny S.             36 F W Keeping House              do
  Tolbert              13 M W Works on Farm              do
  Houston              12 M W   do                       do
  Elender               8 F W                            do
  Louisa                5 F W                            do
  Margaret           7/12 F W                            do  [born Aug.]

1880 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
14th Civil District - 19 June 1880

  194 195
  Mcanally, James   W M 49      M Farmer        Tenn N.C. S.C.
  Fanny             W F 47 Wife M Keeping House Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Tolvert F.        W M 24 Son  S Farm Laborer  Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Huston            W M 22 Son  S Farm Laborer  Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Elander           W F 19 Dau  S At Home       Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Luisuse           W F 15 Dau  S At Home       Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Marggret          W F 10 Dau  S At Home       Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Timmothy          W M  8 Son  S               Tenn Tenn Tenn

1900 Census - Lawrence County, Tennessee
10th Civil District - 19 June 1900

  McAnally, James E.   Head W M unk unk unk M 44     Tenn unk  unk  Farmer
  Fannie S.            Wife W F Apr 1834 66 M 44 8 6 Tenn unk  unk

1910 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
6th Civil District - 5 May 1910

  194 199
  McAnally, James E.   Head M W 79 M1 54        Tenn NCar Geor  Farmer
  Fannie S.            Wife F W 75 M1 54 8 7(?) Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Morris, Margaret     SLaw F W 70 Wd           Tenn Tenn Tenn

misc. - Goodspeed's History of Wayne County, Tennessee p. 872

James E. M. McAnally is the son of Elisha R. McAnally, who was born in North Carolina, and who was a
farmer and gunsmith by occupation.  He married Feriba Bowden, of Georgia, and they together reared a
family of twelve children, and accumulated some property.  He and Mrs. McAnally were members of the
Christian Church, and he was a Whig in politics, and sided with the Union during the late Rebellion.
 His wife died in 1865 and he in 1873.  Our subject's birth occurred in Wayne County in 1830.  He
began farming for himself at the age of twenty-five years, and after living in different localities
in the county, finally in 1870, purchased his present farm of 160 acres.  Besides this, he owns
about 500 acres in different locations in the county, and devotes the most of his land to the
production of corn, small grain and peanuts.  In 1855 he united his fortunes with those of Fannie
Robnett, daughter of John and Nancy (Staggs) Robnett.  She was born in 1834 and is the mother of
eight children: Toulbert F., Houston, Ellender, Louisa, Esther, Margaret, Timothy R., and an infant
deceased, not named.  Mr. McAnally and his wife are members of the Christian Church, and he has
always been a firm republican in politics.