Showing posts with label Florida. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Sunday's Obituary: Edward T. Anderson
St. Petersburg Times, 3 December 1965, page 17-B
ANDERSON – Mr. Edward T. Anderson, 83, of 4327 Fourth Ave. N., passed away Thursday (Dec. 2, 1965). He moved to St. Petersburg 18 years ago from his native Chicago, Ill. He retired as secretary in the Chicago Treasurer's Office after 25 years service. He was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg. Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife, Ellen V.; son, Earl T., Houston, Tex.; daughter, Mrs. Henry C. Gatlin, Ridgewood, N.J.; a brother, Reuben A., Chicago; sister, Mrs. Esther Kellman, Selah Wash.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 4, 1965) in the Downs-Ford Chapel, 1045 Ninth Ave. N., with the Rev. L. F. Gerhart officiating. Interment services will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Redeemer Lutheran Church. Friends may call to pay their respects from 9 a.m. Friday until the time of service Saturday at the Downs-Ford Chapel.
My great-grandfather Edward Theodore Anderson was born on 10 August 1882 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Andrew T. Anderson (Andreas Troedsson) and Marthe Elisabeth Erickson (Eriksdatter). He married Ellen Victoria Dahlquist on 20 June 1910 in Chicago. They had two children: Helen Martha Marie Anderson (my paternal grandmother), born 27 September 1911, and Earl Theodore Anderson, born 7 July 1917. Edward and Ellen moved to St. Petersburg, Florida about 1947. He died at New Fern Restorium in St. Petersburg on 2 December 1965. He was buried on 4 December 1965 in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Petersburg.
Monday, September 7, 2015
52 Ancestors: Week 36 "Working for a Living": John Boe
When my great-grandfather John Boe was 19 years old, he worked as a farmer on his parents' farm.
1895 Minnesota state census, Swift County, population schedule, West Bank township, page 1. Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data: Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
By 1900, John was working as a salesman. He may have changed occupations at the time of his first marriage (to Signe Olson, on 21 March 1897). He remained in Swift County, Minnesota until at least 1901, but by 1904, he was living in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, where he worked as a traveling agent.
R. L. Polk & Co.'s Mason City Directory 1904. Mason City, Iowa: R. L. Polk & Co. Page 51. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
By 1908, John's first marriage had ended and he had married my great-grandmother Kathleen Graham. They lived in St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked for Weber Implement Company.
Gould's St. Louis City Directory 1908. Page 220. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
In 1910, John and his brothers Hans Adolph and Theodore formed the Boe Brothers farm machinery company. John was president of the company.
Williston City Directory 1911-1912. Williston, ND: North Dakota Directory Co., 1911. Page 31. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
In 1913, Hans Adolph Boe relocated to Alexander, McKenzie County, North Dakota, where he worked in the implement business. That same year, Theodore Boe relocated to Arnegard, McKenzie County, North Dakota and opened a farm machinery business there. John remained in Williston, and changed the company name to the John Boe Machinery Co.
In March 1915, John and his family moved back to St. Louis, Missouri, and John rejoined Weber Implement Co. By October 1915, he was working for Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co. In February 1918, John became president of the Mitchell Automobile Corporation of Missouri, which changed its name to the St. Louis Motor Car Company in late 1918.
In the late 1920s, the company failed, and the Boe family moved to Sarasota, Florida for a year. They then returned to St. Louis. John worked as a factory representative for Marmon Car Co. and for Buick; he was the zone sales manager and covered several northwestern states.
John left his family in 1929, probably because Anna Mae Gamble was pregnant with their daughter Jane (who was born that year in Minneapolis, Minnesota). They were living in Minneapolis in 1930, supposedly married (they actually married on 22 August 1934 in St. Joseph County, Indiana). John worked as a salesman in the farm machinery industry.
1930 United States Census, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Ward 7, population schedule, enumeration district 27-129, sheet no. 54A. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
By 1938, John and his third family had moved to Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa. John managed the Buick dealership there.
By 1940, John's third wife and their daughter were living in Beverly Hills, California. John was in Minnesota. He had been unable to find a job in the automobile business. On 1 April 1940, he started a new job selling living protection. He worked on commission.
John had left Minnesota and gone to California by 27 June 1940, when he died in Norwalk State Hospital in Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California.
By 1900, John was working as a salesman. He may have changed occupations at the time of his first marriage (to Signe Olson, on 21 March 1897). He remained in Swift County, Minnesota until at least 1901, but by 1904, he was living in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, where he worked as a traveling agent.
By 1908, John's first marriage had ended and he had married my great-grandmother Kathleen Graham. They lived in St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked for Weber Implement Company.
In 1910, John and his brothers Hans Adolph and Theodore formed the Boe Brothers farm machinery company. John was president of the company.
Williston Graphic, 30 June 1910, page 10
Williston Graphic, 26 January 1911, page 3
In 1913, Hans Adolph Boe relocated to Alexander, McKenzie County, North Dakota, where he worked in the implement business. That same year, Theodore Boe relocated to Arnegard, McKenzie County, North Dakota and opened a farm machinery business there. John remained in Williston, and changed the company name to the John Boe Machinery Co.
Williston Graphic, 13 March 1913, page 6
Williston Graphic, 5 June 1913, page 4
In March 1915, John and his family moved back to St. Louis, Missouri, and John rejoined Weber Implement Co. By October 1915, he was working for Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co. In February 1918, John became president of the Mitchell Automobile Corporation of Missouri, which changed its name to the St. Louis Motor Car Company in late 1918.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 29 December 1918, page 11
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 22 June 1919, page 10
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 28 December 1919, page 8
In the late 1920s, the company failed, and the Boe family moved to Sarasota, Florida for a year. They then returned to St. Louis. John worked as a factory representative for Marmon Car Co. and for Buick; he was the zone sales manager and covered several northwestern states.
John left his family in 1929, probably because Anna Mae Gamble was pregnant with their daughter Jane (who was born that year in Minneapolis, Minnesota). They were living in Minneapolis in 1930, supposedly married (they actually married on 22 August 1934 in St. Joseph County, Indiana). John worked as a salesman in the farm machinery industry.
By 1938, John and his third family had moved to Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa. John managed the Buick dealership there.
Algona Upper Des Moines, 10 May 1938, page 5
By 1940, John's third wife and their daughter were living in Beverly Hills, California. John was in Minnesota. He had been unable to find a job in the automobile business. On 1 April 1940, he started a new job selling living protection. He worked on commission.
Letter from John Boe to his daughter-in-law Margaret Boe, 29 April 1940
John had left Minnesota and gone to California by 27 June 1940, when he died in Norwalk State Hospital in Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Talented Tuesday: Kenneth Graham, Entertainer
My first cousin twice removed Kenneth Graham was an entertainer who performed in nightclubs in Florida, mostly in the Miami Beach area. He performed with Bob Collins as "Collins and Graham." Their shows included music and comedy. Kenny played guitar, bass, and trombone.
Miami News, 3 January 1957, page 4B
St. Petersburg Times, 27 March 1957, page 12B
St. Petersburg Times, 27 March 1957, page 12B
Miami News, 10 January 1958, page 5B
Miami News, 11 January 1958, page 8A
Miami News, 28 December 1957, page 9A
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Purchase of Florida
The Adams-Onís Treaty (also called the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida) was signed on 22 February 1819 by U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and Spanish foreign minister Luis de Onís y González-Vara. The treaty was proclaimed exactly two years later, on 22 February 1821.
A boundary was established between the United States and New Spain, and Florida was given to the United States. The United States agreed to pay the legal claims of United States citizens against Spain, up to $5 million.
The Florida Territory was created on 30 March 1822, when East Florida and part of West Florida were merged. Florida became the 27th state on 3 March 1845.
My great-grandparents Edward and Ellen (Dahlquist) Anderson moved from Chicago, Illinois to St. Petersburg, Florida. My paternal grandparents Henry and Helen (Anderson) Gatlin used to go to Vero Beach, Florida in the winter. My brother and his family live in Florida.
References
Adams-Onís Treaty
Florida Territory
The U.S. acquires Spanish Florida
Friday, November 14, 2014
52 Ancestors: #46 Kathleen Graham
My great-grandmother Kathleen Graham was born on 31 October 1879. She was the daughter of James Graham and Catherine Elizabeth Winters. Her birth name may have been Catherine; earlier records list her by that name. She was either born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, or was born in Chicago, Illinois and came to Montreal as a baby. I think that Montreal is the more likely birthplace; her mother's father John Bennet Winters was living in Montreal at the time of her birth.
After 1883, Kathleen's father James Graham either died or left his family. Kathleen's mother Elizabeth claimed to be a widow, but the family story is that James Graham had been a Catholic priest and had returned to the priesthood. I have not yet confirmed the family story, but because of it, I think that James may have left his family, even if he did not leave for the priesthood.
On 20 November 1885, Kathleen's mother Elizabeth married James Mapplebeck. Kathleen and her younger brother Garfield took his surname. They may not have been legally adopted by him, but Kathleen thought of James Mapplebeck as her father. He was the man that raised her.
Between 1891 and 1892, sometime after the 1891 Census of Canada, the Mapplebeck family moved to Alton, Madison County, Illinois. James Mapplebeck was a glassblower, and the Illinois Glass Company was located in Alton. James Mapplebeck had left the family by 1898; he went to California. Kathleen had lost another father.
On 9 August 1901, Kathleen gave birth to a daughter, Vivian. Vivian's father was Samuel R. Bowen Samuel had worked at the glass company, and then had gone to Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York for the summer, while Kathleen was pregnant. Kathleen had him arrested, and he was brought back to Alton, Illinois. A young widow, Lulu (Fox) Masterson, came back with him. Although she had only known him for two months, she paid his bail. They returned to New York while Samuel was out on bail, and he married her on 22 July 1901. In October 1901, he returned to Alton, accompanied by his wife and stepson. Kathleen had him jailed for illegitimate parentage, but he was released on a writ of habeas corpus. He was to be tried on another charge, but I have not yet found any additional information on him. Kathleen showed remarkable strength, especially for her time. Many women would not have had the courage to stand up for themselves the way that she did.
Kathleen was known as Mrs. K. G. Walker, and her daughter was Vivian Walker. I suspect that she adopted this name to pass as a widow because of the stigma of illegitimacy. Walker was her mother's mother's maiden name.
Kathleen moved to St. Louis. At the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair (where, according to my mother's first cousin Marie, she got paid for talking), she met John Boe. He was already married, but by the time their son John (my maternal grandfather) was born on 28 April 1908, he and his wife had separated and he and Kathleen had married. They moved to Williston, Williams County, North Dakota, and their daughter Florence was born there on 22 November 1909. In the 1910 United States census, the family was enumerated in Kathleen's mother's household in St. Louis. They were in Williston, North Dakota in 1901. Their son James Jorgen was born on 27 September 1911, and their daughter Theodora Catherine was born on 9 February 1914. The family moved back to St. Louis in March 1915, and their daughter Geraldine Edith was born in St. Louis on 29 July 1916.
Kathleen's husband John was president of the St. Louis Motor Car Company. The company failed in the late 1920s, and the family moved to Sarasota, Florida for a year. They then returned to St. Louis. In 1929, John left Kathleen; he had a daughter with a much younger woman, who he later married.
Kathleen worked for Pevely Dairy. According to her 1930 United States census enumeration, she was educational director. She filed a patent for a design for a scorecard on 4 April 1927, and the patent was granted on 16 October 1928. The design included milk bottles; she probably created it while working for Pevely Dairy. According to my mother, Kathleen was responsible for the introduction of milk into the St. Louis public schools. Free milk programs were established in the St. Louis Public Schools; these are probably the programs she was involved with. By 1936, she was working for the U.S. Census Bureau.
Kathleen was a member of Eastern Star. She attended the Presbyterian Church.
When she was older, Kathleen lived with her children. According to the "Flag of the Day" article in the 30 August 1966 issue of the Chicago Tribune, a flag was flown every day at the home of her son-in-law William A. Paley (husband of her daughter Geraldine) in Wilmette, Illinois, and Kathleen took the flag down at sunset.
Kathleen died in Brentwood, Missouri on 17 November 1967. She was cremated, and her ashes are interred at Hillcrest Abbey Crematory and Mausoleum.
1881 Census of Canada. Hochelaga Village, Hochelaga, Quebec. Ancestry.com; reproduced by courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. (James Graham is enumerated on the previous page.)
W. H. McCoy's Alton City Directory, Including the Towns of Upper Alton, North Alton and East Alton. 1901-1902. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Boe, Kathleen. Design for a Score
Card.Patent USD76601. Application filed 4 April 1927. Patented 16
October 1928. Available from http://www.google.com/patents/USD76601.
After 1883, Kathleen's father James Graham either died or left his family. Kathleen's mother Elizabeth claimed to be a widow, but the family story is that James Graham had been a Catholic priest and had returned to the priesthood. I have not yet confirmed the family story, but because of it, I think that James may have left his family, even if he did not leave for the priesthood.
On 20 November 1885, Kathleen's mother Elizabeth married James Mapplebeck. Kathleen and her younger brother Garfield took his surname. They may not have been legally adopted by him, but Kathleen thought of James Mapplebeck as her father. He was the man that raised her.
Between 1891 and 1892, sometime after the 1891 Census of Canada, the Mapplebeck family moved to Alton, Madison County, Illinois. James Mapplebeck was a glassblower, and the Illinois Glass Company was located in Alton. James Mapplebeck had left the family by 1898; he went to California. Kathleen had lost another father.
On 9 August 1901, Kathleen gave birth to a daughter, Vivian. Vivian's father was Samuel R. Bowen Samuel had worked at the glass company, and then had gone to Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York for the summer, while Kathleen was pregnant. Kathleen had him arrested, and he was brought back to Alton, Illinois. A young widow, Lulu (Fox) Masterson, came back with him. Although she had only known him for two months, she paid his bail. They returned to New York while Samuel was out on bail, and he married her on 22 July 1901. In October 1901, he returned to Alton, accompanied by his wife and stepson. Kathleen had him jailed for illegitimate parentage, but he was released on a writ of habeas corpus. He was to be tried on another charge, but I have not yet found any additional information on him. Kathleen showed remarkable strength, especially for her time. Many women would not have had the courage to stand up for themselves the way that she did.
Kathleen was known as Mrs. K. G. Walker, and her daughter was Vivian Walker. I suspect that she adopted this name to pass as a widow because of the stigma of illegitimacy. Walker was her mother's mother's maiden name.
Kathleen moved to St. Louis. At the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair (where, according to my mother's first cousin Marie, she got paid for talking), she met John Boe. He was already married, but by the time their son John (my maternal grandfather) was born on 28 April 1908, he and his wife had separated and he and Kathleen had married. They moved to Williston, Williams County, North Dakota, and their daughter Florence was born there on 22 November 1909. In the 1910 United States census, the family was enumerated in Kathleen's mother's household in St. Louis. They were in Williston, North Dakota in 1901. Their son James Jorgen was born on 27 September 1911, and their daughter Theodora Catherine was born on 9 February 1914. The family moved back to St. Louis in March 1915, and their daughter Geraldine Edith was born in St. Louis on 29 July 1916.
Kathleen's husband John was president of the St. Louis Motor Car Company. The company failed in the late 1920s, and the family moved to Sarasota, Florida for a year. They then returned to St. Louis. In 1929, John left Kathleen; he had a daughter with a much younger woman, who he later married.
Kathleen worked for Pevely Dairy. According to her 1930 United States census enumeration, she was educational director. She filed a patent for a design for a scorecard on 4 April 1927, and the patent was granted on 16 October 1928. The design included milk bottles; she probably created it while working for Pevely Dairy. According to my mother, Kathleen was responsible for the introduction of milk into the St. Louis public schools. Free milk programs were established in the St. Louis Public Schools; these are probably the programs she was involved with. By 1936, she was working for the U.S. Census Bureau.
Kathleen was a member of Eastern Star. She attended the Presbyterian Church.
When she was older, Kathleen lived with her children. According to the "Flag of the Day" article in the 30 August 1966 issue of the Chicago Tribune, a flag was flown every day at the home of her son-in-law William A. Paley (husband of her daughter Geraldine) in Wilmette, Illinois, and Kathleen took the flag down at sunset.
Kathleen died in Brentwood, Missouri on 17 November 1967. She was cremated, and her ashes are interred at Hillcrest Abbey Crematory and Mausoleum.
Winters family Bible
Alton Telegraph, 24 October 1901
Alton Evening Telegraph, 18 May 1905
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 17 November 1967
Monday, September 8, 2014
52 Ancestors: #36 Ellen Victoria (Dahlquist) Anderson
My great-grandmother Ellen Victoria (Dahlquist) Anderson was the only one of my great-grandparents that I knew. Although she was my great-grandmother, she was always "Grandma Anderson" to me. Today is the 128th anniversary of her birth.
Ellen was born on 8 September 1886 at the home of her parents, Charles John (Carl Johan) Dahlquist and Mary (or Marie) Borg, 425 25th Street, Chicago, Illinois. In 1900, she lived with her family at 6031 State Street, Chicago, in the area that had been Hyde Park Township from 1861 to 1889. Between 1901 and 1902, the family moved to 6317 Eggleston Ave., Chicago (6311 Eggleston Ave. after 1909). The 1906, 1907, and 1908 Chicago city directories list Ellen as working in millinery. In 1910 she was a dressmaker. On 20 June 1910, she married Edward Theodore Anderson in Chicago. They took a honeymoon trip to White Bear Lake, Minnesota and the Dells in Wisconsin, and traveled by boat to Muskegon, Michigan. 6638 Sangamon Street, Chicago was their first residence. Their daughter Helen Martha Marie (my paternal grandmother) was born on 27 September 1911. They then moved to 208 E. 70th Street, to 7244 Lowe Street, and to 6547 S. Peoria Street. On 7 July 1917, their son Earl Theodore was born. In April 1924, they moved to 8241 S. Peoria Street, a two-story brick house which had been built for them.
Ellen and Edward moved to St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida by 1951. Edward died on 2 December 1965.
I remember my great-grandmother's visits to New Jersey when I was a child. I last saw her in 1982, during a family trip to Florida. She died on 26 April 1986 at Majestic Towers in South Pasadena, Pinellas County, Florida.
Ellen was born on 8 September 1886 at the home of her parents, Charles John (Carl Johan) Dahlquist and Mary (or Marie) Borg, 425 25th Street, Chicago, Illinois. In 1900, she lived with her family at 6031 State Street, Chicago, in the area that had been Hyde Park Township from 1861 to 1889. Between 1901 and 1902, the family moved to 6317 Eggleston Ave., Chicago (6311 Eggleston Ave. after 1909). The 1906, 1907, and 1908 Chicago city directories list Ellen as working in millinery. In 1910 she was a dressmaker. On 20 June 1910, she married Edward Theodore Anderson in Chicago. They took a honeymoon trip to White Bear Lake, Minnesota and the Dells in Wisconsin, and traveled by boat to Muskegon, Michigan. 6638 Sangamon Street, Chicago was their first residence. Their daughter Helen Martha Marie (my paternal grandmother) was born on 27 September 1911. They then moved to 208 E. 70th Street, to 7244 Lowe Street, and to 6547 S. Peoria Street. On 7 July 1917, their son Earl Theodore was born. In April 1924, they moved to 8241 S. Peoria Street, a two-story brick house which had been built for them.
Ellen and Edward moved to St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida by 1951. Edward died on 2 December 1965.
I remember my great-grandmother's visits to New Jersey when I was a child. I last saw her in 1982, during a family trip to Florida. She died on 26 April 1986 at Majestic Towers in South Pasadena, Pinellas County, Florida.
Return of a Birth, Ellen Dahlquist. State of Illinois, Cook County. No. 115239, dated 7 October 1886.
Ellen Dahlquist, 1906
Chicago, Illinois city directory, 1908
Ellen (Dahlquist) Anderson
Edward and Ellen Anderson
"Grandma Anderson" with me (far left), my cousins, and my brother.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
52 Ancestors: #35 John Boe
My great-grandfather John Boe was born on 15 March 1876, in Swift County or Big Bend, Chippewa County, Minnesota. He was the son of Jorgen Jorgensen Boe and Aaste Halvorson (Halvorsdatter) Otterholt, who were second cousins and who were both immigrants from Bø, Telemark, Norway. In 1880 he lived with his parents and siblings in Big Bend. In 1885 the family was in Lac qui Parle, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. In 1895 the family was living in West Bank, Swift County, Minnesota.
On 21 March 1897, John married Signe Olson at his family's home in Swift County, Minnesota. The couple was married by O. E. Solseth. Their daughter Lillian Ruth was born on 12 February 1898. Their son Walter T. was born on June 1899. In 1900, the Boe family was living in Benson, Swift County, Minnesota. Son Walter T. died on 26 September 1900. Another son, Walter Floyd, was born on 5 June 1901. By 1904, the family had moved to Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The same year, John attended the St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) with his brother Hans Adolph "Duff" Boe and his mother Aaste (Halvorson) Boe. At the fair, he met Kathleen Graham (my great-grandmother), the woman who would become his second wife. John and Signe's last child, their daughter Gladys Dorothy, was born in Mason City on 15 June 1905.
John and Signe separated, but according to family lore, never actually divorced. John married Kathleen Graham, and by 1907, they were living in St. Louis, Missouri. He became a father to Kathleen's daughter Vivian, who took his surname. Their son John (my maternal grandfather) was born in St. Louis on 28 April 1908. Their daughter Florence Kathleen was born on 22 November 1909 in Williston, Williams County, North Dakota. In the 1910 United States census, the family was enumerated in St. Louis, in the household of John's mother-in-law Catherine Elizabeth (Winters) Mapplebeck. John was working for Weber Implement Co. as a salesman for the Mitchell car. In 1911, the family was in Williston, North Dakota. John and his brothers Hans Adolph "Duff" and Theodore Jorgen "Ted" formed the Boe Brothers farm machinery business. He was president of the company. Two more children were born in Williston: son James Jorgen on 27 September 1911, and daughter Theodora Catherine on 9 February 1914. In March 1915, the family moved back to St. Louis, and John rejoined Weber Implement Co. He was working for Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co. by October 1915. John and Kathleen's last child, daughter Geraldine Edith, was born in St. Louis on 29 July 1916.
John became president of the Mitchell Automobile Corporation of Missouri in February 1918. In late 1918, the company changed its name to the St. Louis Motor Car Company. John remained president of the company. The company failed in the late 1920s. The Boe family moved to Sarasota, Florida for a year, and then returned to St. Louis. John worked as a factory representative for Marmon Car Co. and for Buick. He was the zone sales manager and covered several northwestern states. He must have met his third wife, Anna Mae Gamble, while traveling for business. She was living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. John left Kathleen (but according to family lore, never divorced her). On 27 June 1929, John and Anna Mae's daughter Jane Ann was born in Minneapolis. According to her birth record, she was a legitimate child, and John and Anna Mae were listed as married in the 1930 United States census. However, their marriage actually took place on 22 August 1934 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. If the family lore about John never divorcing his previous wives is true, John was a bigamist twice over.
On 29 April 1940, John wrote a letter to his daughter-in-law Margaret, my maternal grandmother. She had written to him to let him know that he was going to be a grandfather. He said that he would love to see them, but he couldn't afford many trips because he had not been doing very well for the last few years. He had not been able to find a job in the automobile business because of his age. On April 1, he had started a new job selling living protection. He worked in small country towns, had to pay his own expenses, and he was paid on commission. He said he had not been doing well so far. At the top of the letter, he had written the location "North Branch, Minn." At the bottom of the letter, after his signature, he had given another location: Lindstrom, Minn. At this time, his wife Anna Mae and daughter Jane were living in Beverly Hills, California. Although he had said that he could not afford many trips, John was in California by 27 June 1940, when he died in Norwalk State Hospital in Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California. His death certificate stated that he had been in California for a year, had been in the hospital for 10 minutes, and had been a resident of the community for 10 minutes. His body was sent back to Minnesota and he was buried in Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery in Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota.
John and Kathleen Boe and family. Photo from Boe (Bø) and Halvorson-Otterholt; Shared Roots in Telemark.
Compiled by Melvin and Alpha M. (Boe) Brodshaug, 1984. Published by
Arlene (Boe) Christensen and Marjorie (Boe) Bergee. Printed by Anundsen
Publishing Co., Decorah, Iowa.
On 21 March 1897, John married Signe Olson at his family's home in Swift County, Minnesota. The couple was married by O. E. Solseth. Their daughter Lillian Ruth was born on 12 February 1898. Their son Walter T. was born on June 1899. In 1900, the Boe family was living in Benson, Swift County, Minnesota. Son Walter T. died on 26 September 1900. Another son, Walter Floyd, was born on 5 June 1901. By 1904, the family had moved to Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The same year, John attended the St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) with his brother Hans Adolph "Duff" Boe and his mother Aaste (Halvorson) Boe. At the fair, he met Kathleen Graham (my great-grandmother), the woman who would become his second wife. John and Signe's last child, their daughter Gladys Dorothy, was born in Mason City on 15 June 1905.
John and Signe separated, but according to family lore, never actually divorced. John married Kathleen Graham, and by 1907, they were living in St. Louis, Missouri. He became a father to Kathleen's daughter Vivian, who took his surname. Their son John (my maternal grandfather) was born in St. Louis on 28 April 1908. Their daughter Florence Kathleen was born on 22 November 1909 in Williston, Williams County, North Dakota. In the 1910 United States census, the family was enumerated in St. Louis, in the household of John's mother-in-law Catherine Elizabeth (Winters) Mapplebeck. John was working for Weber Implement Co. as a salesman for the Mitchell car. In 1911, the family was in Williston, North Dakota. John and his brothers Hans Adolph "Duff" and Theodore Jorgen "Ted" formed the Boe Brothers farm machinery business. He was president of the company. Two more children were born in Williston: son James Jorgen on 27 September 1911, and daughter Theodora Catherine on 9 February 1914. In March 1915, the family moved back to St. Louis, and John rejoined Weber Implement Co. He was working for Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co. by October 1915. John and Kathleen's last child, daughter Geraldine Edith, was born in St. Louis on 29 July 1916.
John became president of the Mitchell Automobile Corporation of Missouri in February 1918. In late 1918, the company changed its name to the St. Louis Motor Car Company. John remained president of the company. The company failed in the late 1920s. The Boe family moved to Sarasota, Florida for a year, and then returned to St. Louis. John worked as a factory representative for Marmon Car Co. and for Buick. He was the zone sales manager and covered several northwestern states. He must have met his third wife, Anna Mae Gamble, while traveling for business. She was living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. John left Kathleen (but according to family lore, never divorced her). On 27 June 1929, John and Anna Mae's daughter Jane Ann was born in Minneapolis. According to her birth record, she was a legitimate child, and John and Anna Mae were listed as married in the 1930 United States census. However, their marriage actually took place on 22 August 1934 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. If the family lore about John never divorcing his previous wives is true, John was a bigamist twice over.
On 29 April 1940, John wrote a letter to his daughter-in-law Margaret, my maternal grandmother. She had written to him to let him know that he was going to be a grandfather. He said that he would love to see them, but he couldn't afford many trips because he had not been doing very well for the last few years. He had not been able to find a job in the automobile business because of his age. On April 1, he had started a new job selling living protection. He worked in small country towns, had to pay his own expenses, and he was paid on commission. He said he had not been doing well so far. At the top of the letter, he had written the location "North Branch, Minn." At the bottom of the letter, after his signature, he had given another location: Lindstrom, Minn. At this time, his wife Anna Mae and daughter Jane were living in Beverly Hills, California. Although he had said that he could not afford many trips, John was in California by 27 June 1940, when he died in Norwalk State Hospital in Norwalk, Los Angeles County, California. His death certificate stated that he had been in California for a year, had been in the hospital for 10 minutes, and had been a resident of the community for 10 minutes. His body was sent back to Minnesota and he was buried in Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery in Milan, Chippewa County, Minnesota.
Williston, North Dakota city directory, 1911
American Garage & Auto Dealer, August 1919
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 29 December 1918
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 22 June 1919
Sunday, August 24, 2014
52 Ancestors: #34 Edward Theodore Anderson
In 1938, my great-grandfather Edward Theodore Anderson wrote an account of his life for his daughter Helen (my paternal grandmother) and son Earl. I feel very fortunate to have a copy of this account, which is the source of much of the information in this post.
Earl Theodore Anderson was born on 10 August 1882 at his parents' home on 97 Townsend Street, Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Andrew T. Anderson (Andreas Troedsson) and Marthe Elisabeth Erickson (Eriksdatter). He was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church at Sedgwick and Hobbie Streets. The first school he attended was the Oak Street School on the North side of Chicago. In 1889 the family moved to 5915 S. Morgan Street in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. He then attended school in a vacant store at 60th and Racine until Beale School was built. He attended Beale School until 7th grade. He then went to work as an office boy with the Englewood News Co., 6242 Wentworth Ave. He also studied for confirmation, and was confirmed by Rev. Geo. E. Youngdahl in 1897.
His next job was with the Continental Casualty Co. in the basement of the Postal Telegraph building. He learned the printing business at this job. He then worked for different plants, and eventually went to work for the Continental Colortype Co. on Market and Monroe Streets. He was in charge of the platen process. The three color process was used; yellow, red, and blue inks were used on copper plates to produce different colors, including black. The inks were mixed by hand on zinc tables. Edward believed that the ink was affecting his health, and he changed occupations at this time.
Edward took a three-month course in shorthand and typing at Orr's Business College at 63rd and Yale Ave. He subsequently worked for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad at Dolton Junction, the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad and Belt Railway, and in the Vice-Presidents office of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Edward married Ellen Victoria Dahlquist on 20 June 1910 in Chicago. On their honeymoon, they went to White Bear Lake, Minnesota and the Dells in Wisconsin, and traveled by boat to Muskegon, Michigan. Their first home was at 6638 Sangamon Street, Chicago.
Edward passed a stenographer's examination in July 1910, and on 19 September 1910, he went to work for the City of Chicago. His starting salary was $90 per month.
On 27 September 1911, their daughter Helen Martha Marie was born. They then moved to 208 E. 70th Street and then to 7244 Lowe Street. The family lived at each residence for a couple of years, and then lived at 6547 S. Peoria Street for about six years. Their son Earl Theodore was born on 7 July 1917.
In 1923, they went to an architect and had plans drawn up for a two-story brick house, and moved to their home at 8241 S. Peoria Street in April 1924.
Around 1928, Edward became the Secretary-City Treasurer for the city of Chicago. His salary was $300 per month. He had to take a salary cut in 1932 through 1938 (ranging from 10 percent to 22 percent) as a result of the Depression.
In 1943, Edward was on the Board of Deacons at Bethlehem Lutheran Church , 58th and South Wells Streets, Chicago. He was deeply religious, and wrote the following about his faith:
During my own life, and since Ellen and I have lived together, we have been blessed immensely by our Creator. He has taken care of us continually and without Him we would not have been where we are today. We have been blessed with God-fearing parents which is an asset far beyond comprehension. We have both had Christian experiences with our Lord Jesus Christ, and expect, after leaving behind this life, to be joined by you, Helen, and you Earl, in the Heaven above which is prepared for those who love the Lord Jesus.
By 1951, Edward and Ellen had moved to St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. Edward died at New Fern Restorium in St. Petersburg on 2 December 1965. He was buried on 4 December 1965 in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Petersburg.
Edward Theodore Anderson draft card. World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Illinois. State Headquarters ca. 1942. NARA Publication M2097, 326 rolls. ARC ID: 623284. The National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri. U.S.A.
Earl Theodore Anderson was born on 10 August 1882 at his parents' home on 97 Townsend Street, Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Andrew T. Anderson (Andreas Troedsson) and Marthe Elisabeth Erickson (Eriksdatter). He was baptized at the Immanuel Lutheran Church at Sedgwick and Hobbie Streets. The first school he attended was the Oak Street School on the North side of Chicago. In 1889 the family moved to 5915 S. Morgan Street in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. He then attended school in a vacant store at 60th and Racine until Beale School was built. He attended Beale School until 7th grade. He then went to work as an office boy with the Englewood News Co., 6242 Wentworth Ave. He also studied for confirmation, and was confirmed by Rev. Geo. E. Youngdahl in 1897.
His next job was with the Continental Casualty Co. in the basement of the Postal Telegraph building. He learned the printing business at this job. He then worked for different plants, and eventually went to work for the Continental Colortype Co. on Market and Monroe Streets. He was in charge of the platen process. The three color process was used; yellow, red, and blue inks were used on copper plates to produce different colors, including black. The inks were mixed by hand on zinc tables. Edward believed that the ink was affecting his health, and he changed occupations at this time.
Edward took a three-month course in shorthand and typing at Orr's Business College at 63rd and Yale Ave. He subsequently worked for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad at Dolton Junction, the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company, the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad and Belt Railway, and in the Vice-Presidents office of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Edward married Ellen Victoria Dahlquist on 20 June 1910 in Chicago. On their honeymoon, they went to White Bear Lake, Minnesota and the Dells in Wisconsin, and traveled by boat to Muskegon, Michigan. Their first home was at 6638 Sangamon Street, Chicago.
Edward passed a stenographer's examination in July 1910, and on 19 September 1910, he went to work for the City of Chicago. His starting salary was $90 per month.
On 27 September 1911, their daughter Helen Martha Marie was born. They then moved to 208 E. 70th Street and then to 7244 Lowe Street. The family lived at each residence for a couple of years, and then lived at 6547 S. Peoria Street for about six years. Their son Earl Theodore was born on 7 July 1917.
In 1923, they went to an architect and had plans drawn up for a two-story brick house, and moved to their home at 8241 S. Peoria Street in April 1924.
Around 1928, Edward became the Secretary-City Treasurer for the city of Chicago. His salary was $300 per month. He had to take a salary cut in 1932 through 1938 (ranging from 10 percent to 22 percent) as a result of the Depression.
In 1943, Edward was on the Board of Deacons at Bethlehem Lutheran Church , 58th and South Wells Streets, Chicago. He was deeply religious, and wrote the following about his faith:
During my own life, and since Ellen and I have lived together, we have been blessed immensely by our Creator. He has taken care of us continually and without Him we would not have been where we are today. We have been blessed with God-fearing parents which is an asset far beyond comprehension. We have both had Christian experiences with our Lord Jesus Christ, and expect, after leaving behind this life, to be joined by you, Helen, and you Earl, in the Heaven above which is prepared for those who love the Lord Jesus.
By 1951, Edward and Ellen had moved to St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. Edward died at New Fern Restorium in St. Petersburg on 2 December 1965. He was buried on 4 December 1965 in Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Petersburg.
Edward, Helen, and Ellen Anderson
Edward and Ellen Anderson
Chicago, Illinois city directory, 1913
St. Petersburg, Florida city directory, 1955
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