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William Wade Anderson

Male 1886 - Abt 1965  (78 years)


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  • Name William Wade Anderson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 13 Jul 1886  Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1965  [2
    Burial Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • When he registered for the World War I draft, he was farming in Sabinetown, and was supporting his wife and two children. He was shown as being of medium heighth and build, with blue eyes and sandy hair.

      Virgie Speights wrote, on the occasion of his golden wedding anniversary in 1964, that Anderson grew up at Sabinetown, attending the one-room schools, watching the steamboats travel the Sabine River and helping with the farming. He worked for seven years at the sawmills in the oilfields, on pipelines and with drilling rigs. He had three brothers and one sister still living: "Wicke Anderson of Florien, Louisiana, Wyatt Anderson of Lufkin, Ellis Anderson of Fairfax, Alabama,a dn Mrs. Ella Ferris of Colfax, Louisiana."
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1930 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
      Enumerated April 28, 1930
      ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 16B
      62-62
      Anderson, Wade W Head M W 43 m 27 la La La Farmer
      Anderson, Esther J Wf F W 41 m 24 Tx Tx Tx
      Anderson, Pearl E Dtr F W 14 Tx La Tx
      Anderson, Ruth J Dtr F W 13 Tx La Tx
      Anderson, Charlie E Son M W 11 S Tx La Tx
      Anderson, Eula A Dtr F W 9 S Tx La Tx
      Anderson, William W Son M W 6 S Tx La Tx
      Anderson, Frank B Son M W 2 S Tx La Tx

      1940 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
      Enumerated 23 April 1940
      SD 42-2 ED 202-2 Sheet 8A
      Sabinetown Road
      142 O 175 Yes
      Anderson, Wade Head M W 53 M No 5 La Same House Farmer
      Anderson, Ester Wf F W 50 M No 4 Tx Same House
      Anderson, Charlie Son M W 21 S No 7 Tx Same House Farm Laborer
      Anderson, William Son M W 16 S Yes 7 Tx Same House
      Anderson, Bostick Son M W 12 S Yes 6 Tx Same House
      Burkhalter, Don Grandson M W 7 S Tx Same House
    Person ID I41697  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2013 

    Father John Andrew Anderson,   b. 19 Apr 1859, Bienville Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1931, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Bostick,   b. 22 Dec 1859, Atlanta, Winn Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1907, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Family ID F12499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jewell Esther Russell,   b. 20 Jan 1890, Huntington, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1977, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 31 Aug 1914  Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • 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,"
    Children 
     1. Pearl Elizabeth Anderson,   b. 13 Jan 1916, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 2011 (Age 94 years)
     2. Johnny Ruth Anderson,   b. Abt 1917, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Charlie C. Anderson,   b. 29 Jul 1918, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 2004, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Living
     5. Living
     6. Frank Bostick Anderson,   b. 29 Dec 1927, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 2000, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F12521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Nov 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Jul 1886 - Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Aug 1914 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Pr. 1 Enumerated 27 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 12B 203-307 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 13824404 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated April 28, 1930 ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 16B 62-62 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    5. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983), p. 65 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, JP 1 Enumerated 23 April 1940 SD 42-2 ED 202-2 Sheet 8A Sabinetown Road (Reliability: 3).

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