Family register
Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson
née Brown
1882–1955
Mother of Sherwood L. Anderson Jr. (1920 & 1910 U.S. Census, Easton Ward 7: Jr listed as Son; parents Sherwood L & Blanche/Blanch).
Census: Blanch (1910) / Blanche E (1920). Full Blanche Elizabeth Brown from FAG/cemetery identity lead. Maiden Brown not independently read on a vital this pass.
Easton Express obituaries Aug 1955 still unread full text. Do not dig her parents this job.
Facts
- Name
- Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson
- Maiden name
- Brown
- Born
- 10 May 1882
- Birthplace
- Pennsylvania (census household); stone May 10, 1882 per FAG/Easton Heights lead
- Died
- 12 August 1955
- Place of death
- Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (Easton Heights Cemetery)
- Generation
- 4
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Female
Sources
- LOCK as mother of Sherwood L. Anderson Jr.: 1920 census Parent or Spouse Names on Son’s card = Blanche E (with Sherwood L); Relation of Jr = Son. 1910: parents Sherwood L, Blanch.
1920 United States Federal Census (Ancestry collection 6061) — Easton Ward 7, Northampton, Pennsylvania; record 42858329 (same image sheet 4385033_01086 as head 42858326): Name “Sherwood L Anderson Jr”; Birth Year abt 1906; Birthplace Pennsylvania; Relation to Head of House “Son”; Parent or Spouse Names “Sherwood L, Blanche E”. Head on same sheet: Sherwood L Anderson, Relation “Head”, Parent or Spouse Names “Blanche E”, Birth Year abt 1883, Birthplace New Jersey.
- 1910 census corroboration: Son Sherwood L Anderson (b. 1905) Parent or Spouse Names Sherwood L, Blanch; Head’s spouse Blanch.
1910 United States Federal Census (Ancestry collection 7884) — Easton Ward 7, Northampton, Pennsylvania; record 119091422 (same image 4449774_00353 as head 25138611): Name “Sherwood L Anderson”; Birth Year 1905; Birthplace Pennsylvania; Relation to Head of House “Son”; Parent or Spouse Names “Sherwood L, Blanch”. Head: Sherwood L Anderson, Relation “Head”, Parent or Spouse Names “Blanch”, Birth Year 1882, Birthplace New Jersey.
- Identity enrichment: FAG 156937725 / Easton Heights — Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson (10 May 1882 – 12 Aug 1955), co-buried with Sherwood L. Anderson; maiden Brown not on census cards (census = Blanche E / Blanch only).
Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson, Birth 10 May 1882, Death 12 Aug 1955, Easton Heights Cemetery; spouse Sherwood L. Anderson; children include Sherwood L. Anderson Jr (FAG family links).