William Jesse Anderson Jr. (abt. 1899 - 1950)

Born about 5 Sep 1899 in McComb, Pike Co., Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Mary (Garland) Anderson — married 26 Dec 1928 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

Died 28 Jun 1950 at about age 50 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

William J Anderson was born 5 September 1899 in McComb, Mississippi. He was the son of William Anderson and Mary Harrell.

1910 census --- McComb, Pike Co., Mississippi, USA

WJ Anderson, head, white, male, age 38, married 2x, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, machinist automobile garage, rent house; Marie Anderson, wife, white, female, age 36, married 1x, 5 children / 4 living, born Mississippi, father born Germany, mother born Louisiana; Willie J Anderson, son, white, male, age 10, single, born Mississippi, father born Ohio, mother born Mississippi, attended school; Herman Anderson, son, white, male, age 7, single, born Mississippi, father born Ohio, mother born Mississippi, attended school; Theodore Anderson, son, white, male, age 5, single, born Mississippi, father born Ohio, mother born Mississippi; George E Anderson, son, white, male, age 1, single, born Mississippi, father born Ohio, mother born Mississippi^[1]

He enlisted in World War I in May 1917 in McDonoughville, Louisiana. He was discharged in August 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts.^[2]

1920 census -- Gretna, Jefferson Co., Louisiana, USA

William J Anderson, head, rent, white, male, age 47, married, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, machinist ___ works ; Mary Anderson, wife, white, female, age 43, married, born Mississippi, father born Mississpi, mother born Mississppi; William Anderson Jr, son, white, male, age 20, single, born Mississippi, father born Ohio, mother born Mississippi, clerk US shipping boats; Herman Anderson, son, white, male, age 18, single, born Mississippi, father born Ohio, mother born Mississippi, machinist ____; Theodore Anderson, son, white, male, age 14, single, born Mississippi, father born Ohio, mother born Mississippi, attended school, bundle boy department; George Anderson, son, white, male, age 11, single, born Mississippi, father born Ohio, mother born Mississippi, attended school^[3]

He married Margaret M Garland 26 December 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[4]

1930 census -- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

Thomas J Entwistle, head, rent $35, white, male, age 39, married, first married @ 27, born Louisiana, father born England, mother born Canada, contract manager accounting firm; Rose I Entwistle, wife, white, female, age 32, married, first married @ 20, born Louisiana, father born at sea, mother born Louisiana; Helen M Entwistle, daughter, white, female, age 11, single, born Louisiana, father born Louisiana, mother born Louisiana, attended school; Drucilla M Entwistle, daughter, white, female, age 7, single, born Louisiana, father born Louisiana, mother born Louisiana, attended school; William Anderson, brother-in-law, white, male, age 30, married, first married @ 29, born Mississippi, father born Mississippi, mother born Mississippi, accounting manager gen. ____; Margaret Anderson, sister-in-law, white, female, age 29, married, first married @ 28, born Louisiana, father born at sea, mother born Louisiana;^[5]

1940 census -- Shreveport, Caddo Co., Louisiana, USA

William J Anderson Sr., head, rent $40, white, male, age 40, married, 4 years high school education, born Mississippi, New Orleans LA 1935, senior credit supervisor commercial finance; Margaret Anderson, sister-in-law, white, female, age 29, married, first married @ 28, born Louisiana, New Orleans LA 1935; William Anderson Jr., son, white, male, age 9, single, attended school, 3rd grade education, born Louisiana, New Orleans LA 1935; James H Anderson, son, white, male, age 6, single, attended school, born New York, New Orleans LA 1935^[6]

He died 28 June 1950 in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[7]He is buried in Saint Bartholomew in Algiers, Louisiana.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDF-F4V : accessed 28 August 2021), Willie J Anderson in household of W J Anderson, McComb Ward 1, Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 106, sheet 5A, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 755; FHL microfilm 1,374,768.
2. ↑ "Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TB-SY4R : 23 February 2021), William Jesse Anderson, 28 May 1917, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing The Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge; FamilySearch digital folder 004115321.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVQB-MCG : 1 February 2021), William Anderson, Jr in entry for William Anderson, 1920.
4. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ8-7PCH : 18 February 2021), William Jesse Anderson and Margaret Mary Garland, 26 Dec 1928; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,294,527.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMRJ-826 : accessed 28 August 2021), William Anderson in household of Thomas J Entwisle, New Orleans (Districts 251-277), Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 259, sheet 23A, line 6, family 329, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 812; FHL microfilm 2,340,547.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYRF-WF9 : 5 January 2021), William J Anderson, Ward Four, Caddo, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-56, sheet 3B, line 75, family 78, 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 1387.
7. ↑ "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZQXW-B32M : 22 April 2020), William J. Jr. Anderson, 1950.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17941723/william-jesse-anderson : accessed 28 August 2021), memorial page for William Jesse Anderson Jr. (5 Sep 1899–28 Jun 1950), Find A Grave: Memorial #17941723, citing Saint Bartholomew, Algiers, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Ronald (contributor 46886441) .