William Anderson (1888 - 1966)

Born 28 Jan 1888 in Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lona Beatrice (Cowden) Anderson — married 27 Nov 1912 in Putnam County, Ohio, USA

Died 17 Jan 1966 at age 77 in Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States

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Biography

William Anderson, son of Evan T. Anderson and Loretta née Vandemark was born in 1888 in Ohio.

He married Lona Beatrice Cowden on 27 November 1912 in Putnam County, Ohio. They had three sons together - William M, Isadore, and Gail.

After the loss of Beatrice in 1942, William married Mrs. Edith Thornberry, who passed away in 1964. Her son Richard became William's step son.

William worked as a carpenter, was a 32nd degree Mason, and a member of the United Church of Christ in Columbus Grove Ohio.

Two of his sons were living at the time of his passing on 17 January 1966 in Lima, Allen, Ohio. Son William Merlin Anderson lived in Ohio, and Gail in Glendale California.

Sources

• "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR9N-4MF : accessed 6 February 2016), William Anderson, 28 Jan 1888; citing Birth, Sugar Creek Township, Putnam, Ohio, reference p. 173, #628, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 915,767.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM6P-HT2 : accessed 6 February 2016), William Anderson in household of Evan T Anderson, Sugar Creek Township, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,316.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLN8-QSP : accessed 6 February 2016), William Anderson in household of Evan Anderson, Sugar Creek, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 6B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,239.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDPF-LTT : 3 February 2021), William Anderson, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X495-4PF : accessed 27 April 2022), William Anderson, Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 4A, line 9, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1747; FHL microfilm 2,341,481.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWLH-T4H : 9 January 2021), William Anderson, Columbus Grove, Pleasant Township, Putnam, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-21, sheet 11B, line 45, family 257, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3133.

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8K1-DPS : accessed 6 February 2016), William Anderson and Lona B. Cowden, 27 Nov 1912; citing Putnam, Ohio, United States, reference pg. 417; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 915,778.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6N3-2WB : 25 December 2021), William Anderson, 1917-1918.

• Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018[[1]](Can only find at Ancestry for now)

Name: William Anderson

Gender: Male

Age: 77

Birth Date: 1888

Residence Place: Putnam, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1966

Death Place: Lima, Allen, USA

• Obituary - from "The Lima News", via subscription through U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

One more!

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76885739/william-anderson : accessed 26 April 2022), memorial page for William Anderson (28 Jan 1888–17 Jan 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76885739, citing Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove, Putnam County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by corgilover (contributor 46859310) .

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