Son of Edward P. Anderson × Frances Anderson (NJ birth Parents Edwd P; 1900 Easton Ward 8 census Relation Son, Parent Frances).
Styled Sherwood L. Anderson (Sr.) relative to son Jr. Middle name unread. Keep distinct from author Sherwood Berton Anderson and from NC Sherwood L. Anderson (FAG 132769255).
Parents locked 2026-09-16: edward-p-anderson × frances-anderson. Easton Express obituaries Oct 1961 still unread full text (Marx Room index). Birth year conflict: NJ index 31 Jan 1881 vs Easton Heights/death 31 Jan 1882.
Facts
- Name
- Sherwood L. Anderson
- Born
- 31 January 1882
- Birthplace
- Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, New Jersey (NJ birth index); census/stone also NJ / Jan 31, 1882
- Died
- 19 October 1961
- Place of death
- Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (Easton Heights Cemetery)
- Generation
- 4
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Male
Parents
Spouses
Children
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.
- Burial identity lead: Easton Heights Cemetery Section 3 stone Sherwood L. Anderson Jan 31, 1882 – Oct 19, 1961 (FAG 156937747); not alone a parent lock.
Sherwood L. Anderson, Birth 1882, Death 19 Oct 1961, Easton Heights Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; spouse Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson; child Sherwood L. Anderson Jr (FAG family links).
- LOCK as mother of Sherwood L. Anderson: 1900 census Relation=Son with Parent or Spouse Names Frances; Easton Ward 8; birth Jan 1882 NJ matches locked identity.
1900 census Easton Ward 8: Sherwood Anderson, Jan 1882 NJ, Relation Son, Parent Frances. Corroborating NJ birth 2539/472940: Sherwood L Anderson, 31 Jan 1881 Bethlehem Hunterdon NJ, Parents Edwd P. PA death 5164/6703487: b. 31 Jan 1882 d. 19 Oct 1961 Wilson Northampton; Relatives Edward, Frances, Ethel.