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Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson

née Brown

1882–1955confirmedGeneration 4

Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson (née Brown) (10 May 1882 – 12 August 1955) was born in Pennsylvania. She married Sherwood L. Anderson. Her child was Sherwood L. Anderson Jr.. She died in 1955, in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

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Mother of Sherwood L. Anderson Jr. (1920 & 1910 U.S. Census, Easton Ward 7: Jr listed as Son; parents Sherwood L & Blanche/Blanch).

Census: Blanch (1910) / Blanche E (1920). Full Blanche Elizabeth Brown from FAG/cemetery identity lead. Maiden Brown not independently read on a vital this pass.

Easton Express obituaries Aug 1955 still unread full text. Do not dig her parents this job.

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  1. LOCK parents: 1920 U.S. Census (Easton Ward 7) lists Sherwood L Anderson Jr as Son with Parent or Spouse Names Sherwood L, Blanche E; corroborated by 1910 Census same ward (Son; 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.

  2. Corroborating childhood census: 1910 Easton Ward 7 — Sherwood L Anderson, age/birth 1905 PA, Relation Son, parents Sherwood L & 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.

  3. Identity enrichment: FAG 156937725 / Easton Heights — Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson (10 May 1882 – 12 Aug 1955), co-buried with Sherwood L. Anderson; maiden Brown not on census cards (census = Blanche E / Blanch only).

    Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson, Birth 10 May 1882, Death 12 Aug 1955, Easton Heights Cemetery; spouse Sherwood L. Anderson; children include Sherwood L. Anderson Jr (FAG family links).