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Sherwood L. Anderson

1882–1961confirmedGeneration 4

Sherwood L. Anderson (31 January 1882 – 19 October 1961) was born in Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, New Jersey to Edward P. Anderson and Frances Anderson. He married Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson. His child was Sherwood L. Anderson Jr.. He died in 1961, in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

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Son of Edward P. Anderson × Frances Anderson (NJ birth Parents Edwd P; 1900 Easton Ward 8 census Relation Son, Parent Frances).

Styled Sherwood L. Anderson (Sr.) relative to son Jr. Middle name unread. Keep distinct from author Sherwood Berton Anderson and from NC Sherwood L. Anderson (FAG 132769255).

Parents locked 2026-09-16: edward-p-anderson × frances-anderson. Easton Express obituaries Oct 1961 still unread full text (Marx Room index). Birth year conflict: NJ index 31 Jan 1881 vs Easton Heights/death 31 Jan 1882.

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  1. Burial identity lead: Easton Heights Cemetery Section 3 stone Sherwood L. Anderson Jan 31, 1882 – Oct 19, 1961 (FAG 156937747); not alone a parent lock.

    Sherwood L. Anderson, Birth 1882, Death 19 Oct 1961, Easton Heights Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; spouse Blanche Elizabeth Brown Anderson; child Sherwood L. Anderson Jr (FAG family links).

  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. 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.

  4. Parents LOCKED this pass: father Edward P. Anderson (NJ birth Parents Edwd P); mother Frances Anderson (1900 census Relation Son / Parent Frances).

    1900 census Easton Ward 8: Sherwood Anderson, Jan 1882 NJ, Relation Son, Parent Frances. Corroborating NJ birth 2539/472940: Sherwood L Anderson, 31 Jan 1881 Bethlehem Hunterdon NJ, Parents Edwd P. PA death 5164/6703487: b. 31 Jan 1882 d. 19 Oct 1961 Wilson Northampton; Relatives Edward, Frances, Ethel.