Aunt Geraldine, Gerry, was always very special to me, always so kind and friendly to our family and we all loved her. She was the person that was always there for me when I was living in Oroville, while in the recruiting command and when Stephanie was born. Aunt Gerry would ask to be able to watch Stephanie for us, taught her to talk, say such big words, at only a few months old. She was my biggest supporter and encouraged me at all times. I miss her above all others of our family. She was a very honest, real person and there was a lot of love between her and her family, especially my father was fond or her. I wish I could have had all my kids know her and that Stepnanie would remember how special she was to her. She died of cancer but my mother, Ruby, was able to visit her before she died, a lovely lady.
Last living in Oroville, Calif. as of Jan 1993.
Obituary as sent by Vineta Anderson MartinGeraldine FULK
Geraldine Faye Fulk Age 68 Passed away atht he community hospital in Oroville, CA.
She was born in Miller, KS to Arthur Monroe ANDERSON and Ethel May ROBBINS ANDERSON, one of eight children.
She has lived in Oroville, CA over the last 34 years of her life. She went to school at Marysville, CA. During World War II she worked at Rodd Shipyards. Upon moving to Oroville she worked for the Butte County Hospital, as a physical therepist, she worked in home nursing as a carefiver. She enjoyed fishing and camping, was a member of the Churhc of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Surviving are 5 children, Gerald Christensen of Alameda, CA, Kenneth Macey of Stanford, CN, Jesse Christensen of San Diego, CA., Richard Christensen of Midvale, UT, Karla Minter of Petulmas, CA, 2 brothers; Floyd ANDERSON of Holton, KS, Donald ANDERSON of Oroville, CA, and a sister; Beulah Clark of Orange, CA, 14 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren.
Services were under the direction of Sheers memorial Chapel in Oroville, CA.
Memorial service was at the home of Don ANDERSON, LDS Bishop, from teh local church officiated. Beulah CLARK gave a eulogy and read from teh scripture St. John 14: 1-5. Floyd ANDERSON read scripture Ps: 103 and had prayer. Gerald Christensen gave the eulogy for the family.
Remains were put in the Feather River, her favorite fishing place.
Aunt Geraldine, Gerry, was always very special to me, always so kind and friendly to our family and we all loved her. She was the person that was always there for me when I was living in Oroville, while in the recruiting command and when Stephanie was born. Aunt Gerry would ask to be able to watch Stephanie for us, taught her to talk, say such big words, at only a few months old. She was my biggest supporter and encouraged me at all times. I miss her above all others of our family. She was a very honest, real person and there was a lot of love between her and her family, especially my father was fond or her. I wish I could have had all my kids know her and that Stepnanie would remember how special she was to her. She died of cancer but my mother, Ruby, was able to visit her before she died, a lovely lady.
Last living in Oroville, Calif. as of Jan 1993.
Obituary as sent by Vineta Anderson MartinGeraldine FULK
Geraldine Faye Fulk Age 68 Passed away atht he community hospital in Oroville, CA.
She was born in Miller, KS to Arthur Monroe ANDERSON and Ethel May ROBBINS ANDERSON, one of eight children.
She has lived in Oroville, CA over the last 34 years of her life. She went to school at Marysville, CA. During World War II she worked at Rodd Shipyards. Upon moving to Oroville she worked for the Butte County Hospital, as a physical therepist, she worked in home nursing as a carefiver. She enjoyed fishing and camping, was a member of the Churhc of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Surviving are 5 children, Gerald Christensen of Alameda, CA, Kenneth Macey of Stanford, CN, Jesse Christensen of San Diego, CA., Richard Christensen of Midvale, UT, Karla Minter of Petulmas, CA, 2 brothers; Floyd ANDERSON of Holton, KS, Donald ANDERSON of Oroville, CA, and a sister; Beulah Clark of Orange, CA, 14 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren.
Services were under the direction of Sheers memorial Chapel in Oroville, CA.
Memorial service was at the home of Don ANDERSON, LDS Bishop, from teh local church officiated. Beulah CLARK gave a eulogy and read from teh scripture St. John 14: 1-5. Floyd ANDERSON read scripture Ps: 103 and had prayer. Gerald Christensen gave the eulogy for the family.
Remains were put in the Feather River, her favorite fishing place.
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/47726369/person/6832994097
Site has pictures and genealogies of ANDERSON families of Allen Richard/George Henry families.George was a blacksmith, and there are stories of how terrifically strong he was. He could hold a full sized blacksmith anvil with a straight arm by the horn, he could lift it and hold it parallel with the ground about 185 lbs. He also could grab a 4X4 with one hand with the fingertips and do several pull-ups. According to his death certifate : Reg. #30, City of Perry, Jefferson Co., Ks. he had been a blacksmith for 41 years. He also helped his father Allen and brother Tom hand dig and line a well for the Indians under a government contract. See the story under Archie Anderson as to the time he searched to find the well, an Indiana Reservation outside of Mayetta, Ks.
He was 69 yrs, 3 mo, and 28 days when he died the 27th of Apr 1937. He
died of a heart attack as he was caring firewood into the house. The informant was Mrs. (Bertha) Sherman Michael, his daughter living in Ozawkie. He was removed for burial to Ozawkie from the undertaker in Oskaloosa. Apparently died of a stroke, Hemmorrhage of the Brain. His certificate gives place of birth as Keokuk, Iowa. but I went with Indianpolis, Ia as place of birth, as that is where he stated it himself upon the birth certificate of Edgar.Dad used to tell me about the time when Grand-pa George Anderson who I never knew ( he died nearly two years before I was born) had gone to a convention of Blacksmiths from all of the mid-western states. I can not imagine that gathering or where it was held but Dad told us that our Grandfather attended and as Blacksmiths were known for their very physical type of work it was a given that they were the strongest men in the community. George Henry Anderson won the title of the Strongest man (it was said in the country) by grasping a full size anvil (shown below weighing about 300 lbs---not the lighter 100 lbs anvil used today by farriers) by the point with one hand and then he held it outright with his arm extended! This was a feat that no other man could match. He also took a large shoe from a draft horse and gripping it with one hand on each end he pulled it apart and spread the shoe out! These two feats are nearly unbelievable but the story was many times repeated and not just by Dad but also by Floyd and Gerald, Glen, and Duane all who as a youth knew their grandfather and had spent time with him in his shop. Story written by Arthur Anderson Jr (Bud)
From his marriage license to Fannie Shields:
Office of Probate Judge of Said County, State of Kansas, Co., of Washington.
Be it remembered that on the 16th day of Feb AD 1887, there was issued from the office of said Probate Judge, a Marriage License of which the following is a true copy:
Marriage License
Washington Co., State of Kansas Feb 16, 1887
To any person authorized by law to perform the Marriage Ceremony Greeting:
You are hereby authorized to join in Marriage George H. Anderson of Steele
City, Neb. aged 19 years and Fannie E. Shields of Hollenberg, Kansas Signed
probate judge --- Bush.
And which said Marriage License was afterwards to wit on the day of Feb AD 1887 returned to said Probate Judge with the following certificate endorsed thereon, to wit:State of Kansas, County of Washington
I, J.R.S. Birch, Probate Judge, for the foregoing county, do hereby certify that in accordance the authorization of the within License, I did on the 16th day of Feb AD 1887, at Washington, Ks. in said County join and unite in Marriage the within named George H. Anderson and Fannie E. Shields Etc.George lived in Hollenberg, Kansas, Lardinburg, Hoyt, Ozawkie, Topeka,
Kansas. He died at Perry, Kansas.
Name: Arther M Anderson
Titles & Terms:
Residence: Cedar Township, Jackson, Kansas
Birth Date: Dec 1891
Birthplace: Nebraska
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Spouse:
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father: George Anderson
Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother: Fannie C Anderson
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace: Kansas
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: George Anderson
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Enumeration District: 0051
Page: 12
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 231
Reference Number: 74
Film Number: 1240483
Image Number: 00041
Household Gender Age
Parent George Anderson M (George Henry Anderson)
Parent Fannie C Anderson F (Fannie Elizabeth Shields)
Bertha A Anderson F
Pearl E Anderson F(M) is wrong here for some reason, Pearl Emery was male
Arthur M Anderson M
Effa M Anderson F (This is Effie Faye not Effa M.)
Virgle E Anderson M Virgil Leroy Anderson
George married May Neiswender (Archie?). May is buried in Ozawkie Cem.
The family story, as I (Larry Anderson) heard it from my grandfather and father, is that Allen was a farmer and that he and his family, perhaps brothers, sisters, or in laws, moved to Neb. for homesteading. He is said to have said that "The ground is so poor that it blows away faster than they could plow it."
He returned to Iowa for several years and again came to Neb. about ten years later. He said that he would never build a home there because it was so poor. However, he finally settled there and with his wife, is buried in Morrowvile, Kansas.
We went to a family reunion there for all the Allen Richard Anderson families, around July of 1983. They have not met again because of all the deaths and illnesses of the families. Some of the family does have a picture of Allen and his wife, Hannah Welch.Allen Richard came to Nebr. about 1870 with his family. However, I had been told by my grandfather that Allen had been to Nebraska earlier but returned to Iowa for about 10 years before making another attempt to settle here.
Jan 27, 1900 finds them in Steele City, Neb. On the 11th of May, 1900, moved to Kara, P.O. Washington Co., Kansas. On Feb. 23, 1904, lived at RFD Washington, Kansas. From letters. In the 1906 Atlas they were living on 80 acres in Farmington Twp., Washington Co., Kansas, owned by Richard D. Counts. He went to Fairbury in 1871, moved to Morrowville about 1908.Buried in the Morrowville, Kansas Cem. Stone reads, A.R. Anderson, 1839-1917 HANNAH His Wife 1842-1917.
Death Certificate
From his death certificate: State of Kansas, #101-933, Reg. #1 (or 7) Washington Co., Ks Twnshp. of Mill Creek, Morrowville, Washington Co., Ks.
Full name: Allen Richard Anderson.
White Male, married Died Jan 9th 1917. Date of birth May 13, 1839.
Retired Farmer, born Mooresville, Ind. Father Elijah Anderson Jr.
Mother is Rosa Bray. He died of heart failure and arterila sclerosis, old age. (Last saw alive Dec 31st.) Buried at Morrowville. Buried the 11th, age 77 yrs yrs 7 mo 27 dys. Dr. Greely H. Horn. (A Relative?)Haddam City Clipper
Haddam, Washington Co., Kansas
Thursday, January 11, 1917We learn that an old gentleman, known as "Grandpa" Anderson, dropped dead at Morrowville Tesday afternoon while on top of his house repairing his flue. He was 70 or 75 years old and was one of the town's hightly respected citizens.
Obituary of Allen Richard Anderson
Washington Post - Register, Friday, Jan 19, 1917Allen Richard Anderson was born at Morresville, Ind., May 13, 1839, and died January 9,, 1917, at his home in Morrowville, Kansas, at the age of 77 years, 7 months and 27 days. When Allen was yet a lad they moved to Iowa. He was united in Marriage to Hannah Welch, Oct 16, 1858; and they came to Fairbury, Neb. in 1871. He gave up farming nine years ago and moved to Morrowville, where he resided until death claimed him. Eight children were born to this union, five boys and three girls, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. Three of the young men died several years ago of typhoid fever. Besides a faithful and loving wife, the children who survive him were Mrs. Ella Nutter, Table Rock, Nebr., Mrs. Etta Myers, Morrowville, and Mrs. Jane Hartgrave also of Morrowville.
Mr. Anderson was well and favorably known in and around Morrowville and leaves a host of friends to mourn his loss. He had 44 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted in the Methodist Church at Morrowville by Rev. Fitzsimmons, assisted by Rev. Tanner, and the remains were laid to rest in the Morrowville cemetery.From a letter of Betty Holmes and Opal Lousin, Summer of 1981: "... The Huff, Maynard, Janes, Coppack, Bray Lines all go back to the southeastern part of Penn. with their migration to near Winchester, Va. and then on into N.C. and from there to Ohio and Indiana and the descendants to Iowa. The Anderson, Cain, Clifton lines were all from Delaware and must have gone overland to Ohio.
Either route - by land or over the wilderness road which was blazed by Daniel Boone thru Kentucky into the river town of Madison, Ind., where the Brays were probably detained in 1817 because of Indians, must have been very rough. They came seeking more fertile land, cheaper land, to get away from slavery far from their beloved ones and probably never saw them again. As we study our history with its economic conditions and the starting of a new country with all its problems and try to think of our ancestors making all of the sacrifices we should appreciate our heritage all the more.
The following and many portions copied into appropriate family notes, was submitted by Opal Lousin, youngest grand-daughter of George Riley Anderson Aug 16, 1981.Marriage Found in Koekuk Marriage records 1844-1860.
"Allen Richard and Hannah Welch got their marriage license 17 October 1858 in Keokuck Co, Iowa according to one of my correspondents records. I think the Anderson's lived close or on the county line. See map for Indianaplis, Iowa, where some of their children were born."... Opal Lousin...Allen and Hannah are found in the Keokuk Co. 1860 Census, Iowa
Daniel C. Anderson found in Jefferson Co.
William Durbin/Durban 1860/70/80/85/95 in Mahaska Co., IowaMahaska Co. Monroe Twnshp, Indianapolis pg. 22 28 Jul 1870
Anderson, Allen R. (Richard) age 31 Farmer b. Ind.
Hannah 28 Ohio
John 10 Iowa
Eldon 9
William 7
Thomas 4
George 2
Lewis 3/12From Betty Holmes. Also from death certificate sent by Fairabell Penland to Twain, Calif.
Standard Certificate of Death
202 2049 Reg. #52
County of Washington, Township Mill Creek, City of MorrowvilleHANNAH ANDERSON Female White Widowed
Date of Death 5 Nov 1917.
Date of birth, May 14, 1842, age 75 yrs 5 mo 19 dys.
Occupation "At Home", birthplace, Ohio. Father, Eng. Mother, Eng. Informant:
M.H. Myers, Morrowville.
Died of stoppage of bowels and following complications, 20 dys.In Jan 27, 1900 Allen and Hannah were in Steele City, Neb. On Feb. 23, 1904, they were living RFD, Washington, Kansas. He was a farmer and came to Fairbury, Neb. in 1871, moved to Morrowville, Kansas about 1908.
Note from Opal Lousin, 3 Dec 1992 ..."I did not find your Allen R. Anderson in census for 1860 or 1870 in Ringgold County, Ohio so he must have gone directly from Mahaska/Keokuck Co. to Fairbury, Neb. in 1871."...
Morrowville, Kansas Allen Richard Anderson.
A. R. Anderson
1839-1917Hannah His Wife
1842-1917See charts sent by Betty Holmes, 1150 S. Maine St., Fallon, Nevada 89406. This chart show the date of marriage as 16 Oct 1858. Also shows the place of marriage was in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
NOTES by Betty Louise Holmes of Fallon, NV, 22 Oct 2007
27 Jan 1900 finds htem in Steelburg, NE. In 11 May 1900 they were Kara (c/o?) PO, Washington Co., KS. On 23 Feb 1904, they were living RFD, Washington Co., KS (From letters). In the 1906 Atlas they were living on 80 acres in Farmington Twp., Washington Co., KS owned by Richard D. Counts. They came to Fairbury, NE in 1871 and moved to Morrowville, Washington Co., KS abt 1908.
Sources: Madessa Jane Hartgraves letters and stories:
Family Records and letters
Deatch Certificate
1950 Census of Mahaska Co., IA
1860 Census of English Twp, Keokuk Co., IA
1880 Census of Jefferson Co., NE
1900 Census of Farmington Twp, Washington Co., KS
Morrowville City Cemetery
Morrowville, Washington County, KansasMORROWVILLE CITY CEMETERY In Morrowville, go west one mile on
Loscut St, one mile, north side of the road.Canvassed in September 1992 by Joan Abercrombie. Updated by
Richard Williams on Mar 1, 2011.ANDERSON A. R. 1839-1917
Hannah 1842-1917 wife of A R
Died 75 years 5 Months and 5 days.
HANNAH ANDERSON
Certificate of Death State of Kansas # 101 1049 No. 52
Place Washington Co., Mills Creek Twnsp., Morrowville, Kansas
Female, white Widowed Date of Birth May 14, 1842 Age 75yrs 5mo 19 days
Occupation, at home Birthplace, Ohio Father Welch, born England Mother Eng.
INFORMANT M.H. Myers, address Morrowville, file 11/6/1917
Date of DEATH 5th November 1917
I Hereby Certify, That I attended deceased from October 5th, 1917 to
Nov. 5th, 1917 and that death occured on the date stated at 4:20 p.m.
The Cause of Death as follows: Stoppage of Bowel and following effects.Signed W. H. Horn (May be a relative) Morrowville, Kansas
Never married, died of Typhoid fever.
A note of Opal Lousin said that Lewis died near Steele City, Neb. In a
letter from Jane Hartgrave, dtd. 29 Aug 1958 she wrote that Lewis, her brother, was buried in Steele City, Neb. along with Tom.
Not sure where C. Lewis Napoleon was born, it was in the year of 1870 that
the family moved to Neb. to homestead. So he was born somewhere in Iowa where they were living just before the move.
Ruth and Ellery Anderson of Yakima, Washington have a picture of C. Lewis
Napoleon Anderson.
1870 Census of Washington Co., Ks.
#219
SHIELDS, C. B. Age 34 (b. 1836) Farmer b. Pa.
Susannah 29 Ohio
Eva 10 Ohio
Delia 2 Ohio#236
SHIELDS, C. C. age 55 Penn.
Mary E. 30
Julian M. 24 Penn.
Margaret A. 12 OhioThere is an Ivy Davis we always refered to as Aunt Ivy. She is buried in the Ozawkie Cem., Kansas with many of our families. Unsure of her relationship.
Ivy Davis, may have been a cousin or sister to Martha. Ivy is buried in the Ozakie Cem., Kansas.
From marriage license to George W. Baker:
Office of Probate Judge of said County, 27th day of Feb. 1879. State of Kansas, Co. of Washington.
To any person authorized by law to perform the Marriage Ceremony Greeting:
You are hereby authorized to join in Marriage George W. Baker, Hollenberg Twp. age 28 years and Martha A. Shields of Hollenberg Tpt. aged 32 years and of this license you will make due return to my office with thirty days. G. W. Maussder
And which said Marriage License was afterwards to witt on the 12th day of March A.D. 1879 returned to said Probate Judge with the following certificate endorsed thereon to wit: etc. that in accordance with the authorization of within License I did on the 27th day of Feb. AD 1879 at Washington in said county join and unit in Marriage the withing named George W. Baker and Martha A. Shields Witness my hand and seal the day and year above written. Rev. C.
W. Walner.
Standard Certificate of Death
State of Kansas
State Board of Health 101 2795Place of death County: Washington, Twnship. Franklin, Reg #16
Full Name: Martha Ann Baker F White
Married Husband: Geo. W. Baker
Date of birth: Nov. 23, 1848 Age 81 yrs. 6 Mo.
Occupation, Housewife Birthplace: Missouri
Name of Father: John Davis born in Indiana
Mother: Rebecca Shields born: Ind.
Informant: Mary C. Rawles, Hollenberg, Kansas (daughter)
Date of Death: May 22, 1929 Died 7 A.M.
Cause: Cardiac Disease, Alvular vetrak Insuf. AO
Burial in Joy Creek Cem. May 24, 19291880 Census Hollenberg, Washington Co., Kansas
Baker, George W. age 29 Farmer born Indiana Father b. Ohio Mother Ohio
Martha A. 33 Keeping House b. Mo. Tenn. Tenn.
Shields, Fannie (Stepdau) age 8 Kansas Indiana Mo.
Jonathan (Stepson) 3 KS Ind. Mo.
Davis, Elizabeth age 45 Sister in law, Mo. TN TN
Baker, William 26 Ind. Ohio Ohio
Buried near grandfather, William Washington Shields. My grandmother, Fannie use to talk often of her brother, loved him very much. Said that he was named after an uncle, Jonathan Shields, that was a blacksmith on the Lewis and Clark expeditoin. I never have found what was his cause of death. I have named my son, Jonathan after this uncle in part because of the love this grandmother felt for her brother and I thought that was very special. Larry Anderson
Aunt Bertha was still living as of Oct. 1992. She was living with her
daughter in Nashville, Ten. where she has become quite a celebrity. Aunt
Bertha had written a family history of her Micheals families but have not been able to obtain a copy of it as of yet.
The last time I saw Aunt Bertha was when I was visiting my grandfather,
Arthur. She was about 98 then, she said I had better see her as much as I
wanted to then, as she did not think she would live beyond 100. Shen then went to live with her daughter in Tenn. and I have not seen or heard from her since.
As of Jan 1991 I was told that she was still living and had been on Good Morning America. She also had a lot of momentoes from her family, she had pictures, and old letters and pen and ink sets from her grandparents.
Aunt Bertha was always so lively and a beautiful person, physically and spiritually. She loved all the children and always was so fond of my father, Glenn. She always said that at least Glenn's kids would visit her.
The last time I saw she she was concerned about dying and rather she would be able to see her families, her mother and father. She was especially fond of Johnathan Shields, her mothers brother who died young. It was for this that I chose the name of Jonathan for my first son.
We alwyas visited Uncle Sherm and Aunt Bertha on the old homestead. We were able to ride the old buggies around the farm and they had ponds and fields to endear the heart of the child to their place. I recall how, when very young, Uncle Sherm put a dozen kids on an old sway back horse and took us around. We had many reunions there and I loved to be around them.
The house was full of antiques, from the old wind up phonograph with a bell on it, to the glasses that you would put a card infront of to see a 3D picture. There were a dozen old cavalry saddles, etc. (McClellen Saddles) I wish I could have a chance once more to just browse around the old place one more time. As many found childhood dreams were fulfilled here and memories of delight fill more upon this dear lady than all other memories together. It is trite to say only that I loved my Uncle Sherm and Aunt Bertha.
The last time she was able to see grandpa Anderson, they embraced and cried, knowing that it would be the last time in this world that they would see one another. She was very alert and always remembered her favorite nephew, Glenn, she was so sorry she could not attend his funeral.
I heard from Vineta Martin that Aunt Bertha celebrated her 104th birthday with many of her family attending. I understand, however, that she is beginnign to fail.Jan 27, 1993
Oldest Subscriber turns 105
Picture of Bertha Michael with children Melvin and Leila ParkerIn a letter to the Valley Falls Vindicator this week, Leila Michael Parker, Hendersonville, Tenn., writes that her mother, Bertha Michael, is probably the oldest subscriber to the paper. Michael just celebrated her 105th birthday.
She left Kansas at the age of 99 to live with her daughter in Hendersonville but still claims Ozawkie as her home. "She spent 85 years in Jefferson County where she raised five children, Parker writes.
Enclosed with the letter was a photograph and article from "the Star News," a Hendersonville paper. Following is the article written by Camille Moffitt.
Michael celbrated her birthday with four of her five living children and some friends at the National Health Center which has been home to her since she broke her hip last year.
"I've lived a full life," said Michael, who has childhood memories of traveling across the West in a covered wagon.
"She's traveled by just about every means of transportation known to man, said her son Melvin Michael, Stockton, Calif. "Back in Kansas, she used to take all the farm children in the area to school by horsedrawn carriage. Then
the first time she traveled by plane from Phoenix to St. Louis, her only complaint was she hardly had time to eat her meal. She's kept up with the times pretty well."
Michael was born Jan. 27, 1888. She moved to Hendersonville at the age of 99 tolive with her daughter. "She had been living by herself in Kansas since our father, Sherman Michael, died in 1963," Parker explained.
Michael has three other living children: Merle Michael, Johnson City, Tenn., Freeda Nordstrom, Chicago, and Elmer Michael Greenville, S.C. Her firstborn, Orville, died at the age of 12.
In her life, Mom was a school teacher, a rural mail carrier, who delivered mail by horsedrawn wagon. She was superintendent of Sunday schools for many years at Brethern Church, which is now the Methodist Church. And she was the first woman Master of Kansas Grange in 1929," Melvin Michael said.
"Mom raised us all without running water or electricity. She used to wash our clothes by hand on a scrub board and hang them out to dry. She used to haul the water in for our bath every Saturday night, and there was always a fight about who got to use the water first. Mom used to read to us every night by kerosene lamp," Parker remembers. "She popped a lot of corn on our woodfed stove. She always loved children."
Parker said that her mother didn't get electricity or running water until the 1940's. "Then that opened up a whole new world to her, because we could get her an iron, a radio, and things like that."
Michael's children attribute her longevity in part to good genes. "Her mother's sister, Aunt Sophie, just died two years ago and was just a couple of months shy of 105," they say. They also attribute her longevity in parts to good genes. "Her mother's sister, aunt Sophie, just died two years ago and was just a couple of months shy of 105," they say. They also attibute her long life to "Good, healthy, Christian living." But mainly they say it is her love of life that sustains her.
"She's always loved life," they said. "And she's taught all of her children to love life."
Parts from a letter written by Pearl and sent to me by Vineta Martin, his
daughter.AN EARLY TRAIN RIDE
A short tiem before I was born, my father and his brother John, went to
Omaha, Neb. and took a job on a constuction gang helping build a new railroad.
My uncle John had one girl 2 years old and 1 boy 1 year old. My Aunt was very crude to the children. But as soon as they got to Omaha, my aunt had another boy named Dan.
Uncle John had to get the children away from his wife or she would have
killed them.
My mother would have stayed with the children in Omaha, but she had to
stay on the farm to take care of the horses, cattle, pigs, chickens & KIDS.
Bertha was 2 years old & I came knocking on the door a little later.
Almost as soon as Dan was born, they decided to send Uncle John's 3
children to my grandmother. My mother took a train to Omaha and as soon as Dan was one week old they decided to take a chance.
My mother was only 18 years old. She had never been on a train before. But they gathered all 5 babies and got them on the train for Kansas. They had 1 baby 1 week old, 1 baby 3 months old, (me), 1 boy 1 year old, 2 girls 2 years old. Soon 2 or 3 started to cry. I expect they were hungry. In fact, I expect all the babies were hungry. Several old ladies tried to help my mother keep them pacified, but no luck. No one had anything to feed babies.
One old lady looked at Dan and me for some time, then she asked my mother
if we were twins. My mother said no. There were 3 months differnce in our
age. Before that all the women had been talking at once trying to find out how to keep the children from crying and how to do it.
(Grandma had to be 16. Wasn't dad born when she was 16? Esther Pound)From Affidavit of Birth, Born in Hollenberg, Washington Co., Kansas
Pearl Emery Anderson, Male born 30 Sept 1889 legitimate yes
Father, George Henry Anderson of Hollenberg, Kansas White, age 21 born Indianapolis, Mahaska Co., Iowa, near Oskaloosa, Blacksmith
Mother, Fannie Elizabeth Shields, Hollenberg, Ks., white age 17, born near Hollenberg, Washington Co., Kansas, Housekeeping
Dr. W. S. Welch of Hollenberg, Kansas (This also is a relative)Certificate of Death sent by Vineta Martin 1990
Pearl Emery Anderson, Male DIED 12 Oct. 1976 White age 87
Born Sept 30, 1889, Died Iron Co., Arcadia, Rural, The Home for Aged Baptist Inc.,
born Kansas
Widowed, SS# 492-10-9366-A Carpenter Resided in Mo., St. Louis
Father George H. Anderson County, St. Louis
Mother Fannie E. Shields
Mailing address Ironton, Missouri 63650
Cause, Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease 3 yrs.
Generalized Arteriosclerosis
Burial Oct 14, 1978 Baptist Home Cemetery, Ironton, MissouriPearl was married secondly to Eva Rippetoe, divorced two years later, 1958.
Died at the Baptist Hosp. at St. Louis, Mo. D/o John Milton Chubbuck and Hannah Matilda Steele.
There is a stone in the Morrowville Cem., Kansas of CHUBBUCK, ETTA MAY,
Wife of FAY E. 1-9, 1887 9-21, 1912 Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot
heal.