Walter Jennie Anderson (1873 - 1953)

Born 18 Jul 1873 in Leeds Point, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Edith May (Mathis) Anderson — married 26 Dec 1900 in Leeds Point, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1953 at age 79 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Walter Anderson was a New Jerseyan.

Walter Jennie Anderson was born July 18, 1873, a son to John Henry Anderson and Anor Jane Sooy in Leeds Point, New Jersey, United States.

1880 United States Census, Galloway, Atlantic, New Jersey

• John H. Andersen Self Married Male 46 1834 New Jersey
• Aner Andersen Wife Married Female 38 1842 New Jersey
• Abraham Andersen Son Single Male 19 1861 New Jersey
• George Andersen Son Single Male 12 1868 New Jersey
• Sooy Andersen Son Single Male 9 1871 New Jersey
• Walter Andersen Son Single Male 7 1873 New Jersey
• Jane Andersen Daughter Single Female 4 1876 New Jersey
• John Edgar Andersen Son Single Male 0 1879 New Jersey
• Samuel W. Cramer Other Widowed Male 52 1828 New Jersey

1900 United States Census, Atlantic, New Jersey

• John H Andersen Self Married Male 17? (s/b 66) 1883 (born 1834) New Jersey
• Anor J Andersen Wife Married Female 59 1841 New Jersey
• Georgie Andersen Daughter Single Female 31 1869 New Jersey
• Walter Andersen Son Single Male 27 1873 New Jersey

Walter married Edith May Mathis (daughter of John Frank Mathis and Bessie Souder) December 26, 1900 in Leeds Point, New Jersey.

From 1902 to 1920 they had seven children: Virginia 1902-1980, Alfreda 1906-1998, Bessie 1907, Charles Walter 1909, Percis 1911, Lela 1916 and Maurice Mathis 1920-2002.

1910 United States Census, Egg Harbor, Atlantic, New Jersey

• Walter J Anderson Self Married Male 36 1874
• Edith N Anderson Wife Married Female 26 1884
• Virginia M Anderson Daughter Single Female 7 1903
• Alfreda D Anderson Daughter Single Female 4 1906
• Bessie A Anderson Daughter Single Female 3 1907
• Charles W Anderson Son Single Male 1 1909
• Maurice S Mathia (s/b Mathis) Brother-in-law Single Male 20 1890

1920 United States Census, Atlantic, New Jersey

• Walter J Anderson Self Married Male 46 1874 New Jersey
• Edith M Anderson Wife Married Female 36 1884 New Jersey
• Virginia M Anderson Daughter Single Female 17 1903 New Jersey
• Alfreda D Anderson Daughter Single Female 14 1906 New Jersey
• Bessie A Anderson Daughter Single Female 12 1908 New Jersey
• Charles W Anderson Son Single Male 11 1909 New Jersey
• Percis C Anderson Daughter Single Female 9 1911 New Jersey
• Lela E Anderson Daughter Single Female 4 1916 New Jersey

1930 United States Census, Cecil, Maryland

• Walter J Anderson Head Married Male 56 1874 New Jersey
• Edith M Anderson Wife Married Female 46 1884 New Jersey
• P Carolyn Anderson Daughter Single Female 19 1911 New Jersey
• Lela E L Anderson Daughter Single Female 14 1916 New Jersey
• Maurice M Anderson Son Single Male 9 1921 New Jersey
• Mary L Reiley Boarder Single Female 71 1859 New Jersey

1940 United States Census, Bay View, Zion, Cecil, Maryland

• Walter Anderson Head Married Male 67 1873 New Jersey
• Edith Anderson Wife Married Female 57 1883 New Jersey
• Maurice Anderson Son Single Male 19 1921 New Jersey
• Mary Riley Boarder Widowed Female 82 1858 New Jersey

Walter died on January 5, 1953 in Atlantic City, New Jersey and was buried at Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, Pennsylvania. He married Edith Mae Mathis December 26, 1900 in Leeds Point, New Jersey, daughter of John Mathis and Bessie Souder. In the 1900 census Walter is listed as an Oyster Skipper (Skipper was the name for a captain of a ship). That must have been at the time he was a partner in the oyster business with John Frank Mathis. Walter was a salesman for his brother-in-laaw, Alfred Harris, in the tobacco and confectionary business in Atlantic County. There is a picture of the truck he drove on his rounds in this book. He later was Superintendent of the county Farms in Atlantic County. States use to have these farms called "poor farms" where people who had no jobs nor money could live and work on the farm for their keep. In 1926 Walter and Edith decided to buy a farm in Cecil County, Maryland. In 1939, a team of horses pulling a grain drill got spooked and in trying to stop them Walter slipped and fell. The drill ran over one side of his body breaking every bone, often multiple breaks. He was hospiltalized in Baltimore for several weeks and was not expected to live. He could no longer farm, so they sold the farm and moved to Oxford, PA. When Edith took in women boarders he did not want to stay there so went to live with his son Maurice and his wife Loretta in Pleasant Hill Maryland and helped to manage their store while Maurice was away at war during WWII. the store was a good business. When Maurice returned from overseas they bought the building and land from Loretta's father. When he became ill in 1951 he went to live with his daughter, Percis, in Atlantic City. Loretta had just given birth to twin girls (Karen and Sharon) and had 4 other children and she was unable to care for a sick man. Maurice and Loretta had also sold the store and moved to Glasgow, Delaware.

Sources

• Cite This Record "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMQ-8S6 : 14 February 2020), Walter J Anderson, 1873.
• Cite This Record "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZV-VTH : 14 January 2022), Walter Andersen in household of John H. Andersen, Galloway Township, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
• Cite This Record "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9NX-DFV : 14 January 2022), Walter Andersen in entry for John H Andersen, 1900.
• Cite This Record "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK2-DZN : 20 January 2020), Walter J. Anderson, 1900.
• Cite This Record "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKRT-XCS : accessed 11 May 2022), Walter J Anderson, Egg Harbor, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 2A, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 867; FHL microfilm 1,374,880.
• Cite This Record "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PN-87R : 2 February 2021), Walter J Anderson, 1920.
• Cite This Record "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X34X-GY8 : accessed 11 May 2022), Walter J Anderson, Election District 9, Cecil, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 2A, line 19, family 26, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 873; FHL microfilm 2,340,608.
• Cite This Record "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7F7-QB1 : 8 January 2021), Maurice Anderson in household of Walter Anderson, District 9, Cecil, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-22, sheet 13A, line 28, family 223, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1545.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232952566/walter_j-anderson : accessed 11 May 2022), memorial page for Walter J. Anderson (13 Jul 1873–5 Jan 1953), Find A Grave: Memorial #232952566, citing Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Crypt Finder (contributor 50307473) .

See Also:

• [1] Anderson Family Tree