Mother of Sherwood L. Anderson (1900 U.S. Census Easton Ward 8: Relation Son; Parent or Spouse Names Frances).
Given Frances only on census Parent field; maiden surname unread. Married name Anderson. Do not invent a maiden.
Maiden unread. Full household sheet (Head names) not separately indexed this pass; image 4115151_00964. Ethel on son’s death-cert relatives may be son’s later spouse, not this Frances.
Facts
- Name
- Frances Anderson
- Generation
- 5
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Female
Spouses
Children
Sources
- LOCK as mother of Sherwood L. Anderson: 1900 census Relation=Son with Parent or Spouse Names Frances; Easton Ward 8; birth Jan 1882 NJ matches locked identity.
1900 United States Federal Census (Ancestry collection 7602) — Easton Ward 8, Northampton, Pennsylvania; record 52576214 (image 4115151_00964): Name “Sherwood Anderson”; Birth Date “Jan 1882”; Birthplace “New Jersey, USA”; Relation to Head of House “Son”; Parent or Spouse Names “Frances”.
- PA death certificate index for son lists Relatives including Frances (with Edward, Ethel) — corroborates given name.
Pennsylvania Death Certificates (Ancestry 5164) record 6703487: Sherwood L Anderson Relatives “Edward, Frances, Ethel”.