Family: William Wade Anderson / Jewell Esther Russell (F12521)

• Father | Male William Wade Anderson

  
  

  Born	13 Jul 1886	Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
  Died	Abt 1965
  Buried		Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas
  Married	31 Aug 1914  [1]	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas  [1]
  Father	John Andrew Anderson | F12499 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Bostick | F12499 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Jewell Esther Russell

  
  

  Born	20 Jan 1890	Huntington, Angelina County, Texas
  Died	12 Mar 1977	San Augustine County, Texas
  Buried		Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Pearl Elizabeth Anderson

  
  

  Born	13 Jan 1916	Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas
  Died	10 Jan 2011
  Buried		Beauchamp Family Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	George Lamar Beauchamp | F12522
  Married	12 Dec 1938

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Johnny Ruth Anderson

  
  

  Born	Abt 1917	Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Spouse	Elzie Lee Burkhalter | F11441
  Married	Bef 1932

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Charlie C. Anderson

  
  

  Born	29 Jul 1918	Sabine County, Texas
  Died	4 Dec 2004	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
  Buried		Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Bexar County, Texas

  
  

  Child 4 | Female Living

  
  

  Born
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Living

  
  

  Born
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Frank Bostick Anderson

  
  

  Born	29 Dec 1927	Sabine County, Texas
  Died	9 Apr 2000	Houston, Harris County, Texas
  Buried		Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Old Timers of Sabine County (pages 65-67) Virigie Speights August 27, 1964 Mr. and Mrs. Wade W. Anderson will be honored on their golden wedding anniversary with a huge family reunion type of celebration with all friends and relatives invited for the all day affair at their newly remodeled home, Sunday, August 30, 1964. There will be a noon dinner and open house in the afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock. Hosting the event will be the six children of the Andersons, Mrs. G. L. Beauchamp of Bronson; Mrs. Ruth Tacker, Charlie Anderson, and William W. Anderson, all of Dallas; Mrs. Eula Broussard of Houston and Bostick Anderson of Lufkin. They also have 21 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. In 1914, he carried a load of stock to South Houston for George Oliphant. On the way home he stopped at Zavalla to attend a camp meeting and visit a friend. "I was sitting there listening to the sermon, under that tabernacle, when in walked this beautiful girl with her relatives she was visiting. I took one loks and said to myself, 'That's the girl of my dreams!'"----three weeks later, I hitched up the horse and buggy and headed towards Huntington. Mr. Anderson was 28 and Mrs. Anderson 24, and he didn't see any use wasting any more time. He asked her about getting married, and when she agreed he said "Well how about tomorrow for getting married." They were married in Lufkin less than a month after they met. A young Church of Christ preacher, Bro. Campbell, performed the ceremony, and they spent the night in the Angelina Hotel, the next night in Zavalla, with Mrs. Anderson's relatives, the next at Blue Springs with Will Davidson, and the next at Sabinetown with Lewis Maunds. World War I was brewing, and times were hard. Anderson said that "I borrowed $25 from Lee Lord to set up housekeeping on a place I already owned. We worked hard and had plenty to eat, and enough clothes already, but that was the last money we saw for a year. It was impossible to sell anything. The cotton markets were closed. We've had our ups and down, never much money, but always plenty of love and good times together as we raised our children,"

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 66 (Reliability: 3).