1. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Theodore Fred Anderson
Race: Black
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Ottole, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1919
Residence Place: Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA
Registration Date: 1940
Employer: Rollie Gordon
Weight: 168
Complexion: Light brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 6 4
Next of Kin: Creola Cora Bon
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Theodore Fred Anderson Self (Head)
Creola Cora Bon Mother"
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Theodore Fredy Anderson
[Theodore F Anderson]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1919
Birth Place: Anawalt, West Virginia
Death Date: 4 Mar 2003
Father: Fred J Anderson
Mother: Cora C Hasting
SSN: 522168409
Notes: Oct 1938: Name listed as THEODORE FREDY ANDERSON;
12 Mar 2003: Name listed as THEODORE F ANDERSON"
3. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Mia Houghton; 17 Apr 2016.
" Theodore Fred “Ted” Anderson, Sr
Birth 14 Jan 1919
Death 4 Mar 2003 (aged 84)
Burial
Rose City Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon"
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Mia Houghton; 17 Apr 2016.
" Mary Lou Holloway Anderson
Birth 8 Jun 1921
Colorado, USA
Death 3 Jul 1992 (aged 71)
Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Rose City Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); page 253; WV Archives Web Site.
Dorsey Anderson; age 21; born in VA; single; Colored; living at Keystone, WV; was issued a license to
marry on 13 Sep 1941 in McDowell Co, WV; Corzetta Richardson; age 18; born in Elkhorn, WV;
single, Colored; living at Keystone, WV; with consent of Catherine Brown, mother of Corzetta
Richardson; no return by a minister.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorsey Anderson Jr
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1919
Birth Place: Worth McDowe, West Virginia
Death Date: May 1977
Father: Dorsey Anderson
Mother: Annie Esters
SSN: 232248424
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Notes: Aug 1939: Name listed as DORSEY ANDERSON JR;
29 Dec 1987: Name listed as DORSEY ANDERSON"
3. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorsey Jr Anderson
Service Info.: PVT US Army
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1920
Death Date: 15 May 1977
Service Start Date: 22 Jan 1942
Interment Date: 3 Jun 1977
Cemetery: Los Angeles National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049
Buried At: Section 314 Row B Site 3"
4. California, Death Index, 1940-1997; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Dorsey Anderson
Social Security #: 232248424
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1920
Birth Place: West Virginia
Death Date: 15 May 1977
Death Place: Los Angeles"
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1941); page 253; WV Archives Web Site.
Dorsey Anderson; age 21; born in VA; single; Colored; living at Keystone, WV; was issued a license to
marry on 13 Sep 1941 in McDowell Co, WV; Corzetta Richardson; age 18; born in Elkhorn, WV;
single, Colored; living at Keystone, WV; with consent of Catherine Brown, mother of Corzetta
Richardson; no return by a minister.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; E.D. 24-5; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 66B;
Image 14 of 70; Household #107.
Listed as Thomas Anderson; age 21; born in WV; single; Negro; 4 yrs HS education; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; works in boiler house at mine; in household of husband, Thomas L.
Anderson, Sr.
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Lawrence Anderson
Race: Black
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Gary, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1918
Residence Place: Gary, Mcdowell, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: U S Coal And Coke Co
Weight: 140
Complexion: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: James Anderson
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Thomas Lawrence Anderson Self (Head)"
3. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry, Vol #__(1941); Page 16; Line #14; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas L. Anderson, Jr; age 23; born in Gary, WV; single; Colored; living at Gary, WV; married on
5 Oct 1941 in Bluefield, WV; Leatryce Smalls; age 18; born in Martinsville, VA; single; Colored; living
in Bluefield, WV.
4. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Thomas Lawrence Anderson Jr
[Thomas L Anderson Jr]
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1918
Birth Place: Gary McDowel, West Virginia
Death Date: Feb 1988
Father: Thomas L Anderson
Mother: Olive Stewart
SSN: 233144484
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as THOMAS LAWRENCE ANDERSON JR;
20 Apr 1988: Name listed as THOMAS L ANDERSON"
1. Mercer Co, WV; Marriage Registry, Vol #__(1941); Page 16; Line #14; WV Archives Web Site.
Thomas L. Anderson, Jr; age 23; born in Gary, WV; single; Colored; living at Gary, WV; married on
5 Oct 1941 in Bluefield, WV; Leatryce Smalls; age 18; born in Martinsville, VA; single; Colored; living
in Bluefield, WV.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; E.D. 24-5; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 66B;
Image 14 of 70; Household #107.
Listed as Lawrence Anderson; age 53; born in VA; married; Negro; 5th grade education; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; machinist for mine; head of household.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; E.D. 24-5; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 66B;
Image 14 of 70; Household #107.
Listed as Olive Anderson; age 53; born in VA; married; Negro; 6th grade education; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; in household of husband, Thomas L. Anderson, Sr.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Adkin District; Gary; E.D. 24-5; taken 17 Apr 1940; Page 66B;
Image 14 of 70; Household #107.
Listed as James Anderson; age 19; born in WV; single; Negro; 4 yrs HS education; lived in
same place on 1 Apr 1935; new worker; in household of husband, Thomas L. Anderson, Sr.
1. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James E Swift
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1920
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1993
Marriage Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Spouse: Constance E Gowen
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 74"
2. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: James Swift
Gender: Male
Death Age: 90
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1919
Birth Place: Bon Secour, Baldwin, Alabama, USA
Residence Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Death Date: 21 May 2010
Newspaper Place: City, New Jersey, USA
Spouse: Gladys Allen
Parents: Charles Platt
Children: Sandy Perlstein of Princeton, Texas, Jimmy Swift of Dallas, Texas, and Becky Williams of Bedford, Texas"
1. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Constance Gowen
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1915
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1936
Marriage Place: Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father: W E Gowen
Mother: Cynthia Vaughn
Spouse: Floyd H Anderson
Film Number: 001574156"
2. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Constance E Gowen
Gender: Female
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1919
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1993
Marriage Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Spouse: James E Swift
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 73"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Constance Gowen Anderson
[Constance Gowen Swift]
[Constance Swift]
[Constance Gowen Gowen]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1917
Birth Place: Superior, West Virginia
Death Date: 16 Jun 1996
Father: Walter E Gowen
Mother: Cynthia Vaughan
SSN: 233207374
Notes: Jan 1938: Name listed as CONSTANCE GOWEN ANDERSON;
23 Aug 1994: Name listed as CONSTANCE GOWEN SWIFT;
23 Aug 1996: Name listed as CONSTANCE G SWIFT"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Joann; 10 Jul 2010.
" Constance G Anderson
Birth 1917
Death 1996 (aged 78–79)
Burial
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma"
1. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Floyd H Anderson
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1915
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1936
Marriage Place: Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father: Leo T Anderson
Mother: Beatrix Sorrell
Spouse: Constance Gowen
Film Number: 001574156"
2. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Floyd Harold Anderson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Place: Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1915
Residence Place: Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Employer: While Wet Wash Laundrey
Weight: 165
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Constance Gowen Anderson
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Floyd Harold Anderson Self (Head)
Constance Gowen Anderson "
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Floyd H Anderson
[Floyd Anderson]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Jan 1915
Death Date: Jul 1975
Claim Date: 28 Jul 1975
SSN: 234160903"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Joann; 10 Jul 2010.
"Floyd H Anderson
Birth 1915
Death 1975 (aged 59–60)
Burial
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma"
1. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Constance Gowen
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1915
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1936
Marriage Place: Lawrence, Ohio, USA
Father: W E Gowen
Mother: Cynthia Vaughn
Spouse: Floyd H Anderson
Film Number: 001574156"
2. Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Constance E Gowen
Gender: Female
Age: 74
Birth Year: abt 1919
Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1993
Marriage Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Spouse: James E Swift
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 73"
3. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Web Site.
"Name: Constance Gowen Anderson
[Constance Gowen Swift]
[Constance Swift]
[Constance Gowen Gowen]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1917
Birth Place: Superior, West Virginia
Death Date: 16 Jun 1996
Father: Walter E Gowen
Mother: Cynthia Vaughan
SSN: 233207374
Notes: Jan 1938: Name listed as CONSTANCE GOWEN ANDERSON;
23 Aug 1994: Name listed as CONSTANCE GOWEN SWIFT;
23 Aug 1996: Name listed as CONSTANCE G SWIFT"
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; submitted by Joann; 10 Jul 2010.
" Constance G Anderson
Birth 1917
Death 1996 (aged 78–79)
Burial
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma"