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Walter Harper Anderson 1882 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1882

Birth Location: Madison County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 27 Jul 1946

Death Location: Woodward, Dallas, Iowa, USA

Father: Joseph Anderson

Mother: Rachael Bridges

Spouse(s): Rose Englerth, S Anderson

Children(s): Ruth Anderson, Dorothy Anderson, Elizabeth Anderson

Early life: Walter Harper Anderson arrived in Madison County, Iowa, USA in 1882, born to Joseph T. Anderson and Rachael Caroline Bridges. Over time, Walter Harper Anderson formed a family with Rose (Rosey) Marion Englerth and S Fern Anderson, which included Ruth A Anderson, Dorothy Marie Anderson and Elizabeth (Bessie) Mae Anderson. Walter Harper Anderson concluded life in Woodward, Dallas, Iowa, USA in 1946.

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Parents

Joseph Anderson
1849 – 1905
Birth Location: Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
JA
Rachael Bridges
1854 – 1914
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Rose Englerth
1893 – 1990
Birth Location: Forman, Sargent, North Dakota, USA
RE
S Anderson
1888 – 1981
Birth Location: –
SA

Children(s)

Ruth Anderson
1912 – 1979
Birth Location: Forman, Sargent, North Dakota
RA
Dorothy Anderson
1915 – 1985
Birth Location: Sturn, North Dakota, USA
DA
Elizabeth Anderson
1917 – 1975
Birth Location: Cogswell, Sargent, North Dakota, USA
EA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Jan 1882
    Event Place: Madison County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, Madison County Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999, North Dakota, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1872-2017, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, State Historical Society of North Dakota; Bismarck, North Dakota; North Dakota Marriages; County: Sargent (Forman), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Woodward, Dallas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1921-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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