Edmund Lincoln Anderson (1905 - 1977)

Born 18 Sep 1905 in Alameda County, California, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mamie (Wiggins) Anderson — married 2 May 1939 in Mohave, Arizona, United States

Died 28 Feb 1977 at age 71 in Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Biography

Eddie Anderson is Notable.

Eddie Anderson, born Edmund Lincoln Anderson, was a comedian and actor most famous for portraying the character "Rochester" on The Jack Benny Program. He was also a thoroughbred horse owner and trainer^[1].

Edmund was born on 18 September 1905 in Alameda, California, United States.^[2]

Research Notes

Family Life Anderson married Mamie Wiggins in 1939. He adopted his wife’s son, Billy, who became a National Football League player. She died in 1954. Two years later he married Evangela ‘Eva’ Simon. The couple had two daughters and a son before divorcing in 1973.

Sources

1. ↑ https://africanamericanhorsestories.org/research/people/edmund-lincoln-anderson
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
   Citing Alameda, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
   FamilySearch Record: VGSL-CC5 (accessed 21 June 2022)
   Edmund L Anderson birth 18 Sep 1905 in Alameda, California, United States.

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Oakland Ward 4, Alameda, California; Roll: T624_70; Page: 17a; Enumeration District: 0111; FHL microfilm: 1374083
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #185682202 (accessed 30 October 2023)
  

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: San Francisco Assembly District 31, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_136; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 154
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #98533363 (accessed 30 October 2023).

• "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1X-ZRNW : 29 November 2018), Edmund Lincoln Anderson and Mamie Wiggins, 2 May 1939; citing Marriage, Mohave, Arizona, United States, Arizona Department of Libraries, Archives, and Public Records, Phoenix; FHL microfilm 004251751.

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPHB-SQ1 : 26 November 2014), Eddie R Anderson, 28 Feb 1977; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #5242

See also:

• Wikipedia: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
• Wikidata: Item Q1751027, en:Wikipedia
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:African_Americans_of_Horse_Racing