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William Henry Anderson

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William Henry Anderson
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Born Circa 1869
Died December 20, 1944
Parents ...
Spouse Loula May (McDaniel) Echols
Children Della Lee (Anderson) Echols, ...



Summary[edit]

Not to be confused with William Hamilton Anderson of New York, known for his involvement in the Anti-Saloon League as both go by "William H. Anderson" at times. There also appears to be a man by the same name who drowned in Galveston, TX and someone else from Mobile and/or Birmingham, AL.

His death was reported by The Fort Worth Press (The Fort Worth Press#December 21, 1944 and The Fort Worth Press#December 22, 1944), but he was buried in Snyder.

Timeline[edit]

Date Event
Circa 1869 Born, implied by age at death
September 17, 1909 Listed as a petit juror (The Western Light#September 17, 1909)
August 14, 1914 Went to Sweetwater with wife, referred to as from Hermleigh (The Snyder Signal#August 14, 1914)
December 11, 1914 Along with J. R. Coker, selling everything related to Mercantile Company (The Snyder Signal#December 11, 1914)
January 11, 1915 Went to Snyder (from Hermleigh) to serve as a juror (The Snyder Signal#January 15, 1915)
August 20, 1915 Visited by J. N. Anderson and mentioned in jury summons list (The Snyder Signal#August 20, 1915)
May 24, 1918 Advertising his new grocery store in newspaper (The Snyder Signal#May 24, 1918)
May 31, 1918 Repeat of grocery store advertising (The Snyder Signal#May 31, 1918)
June 7, 1918 Repeat of grocery store advertising (The Snyder Signal#June 7, 1918)
June 21, 1918 Repeat of grocery store advertising (The Snyder Signal#June 21, 1918)
June 28, 1918 Repeat of grocery store advertising (The Snyder Signal#June 28, 1918)
September 27, 1918 Sold stock of groceries to J. Monroe (The Snyder Signal#September 27, 1918)
August 18, 1919 Sold his interest in the Anderson-Echols drug store to W. W. Echols (see more at Echols Drug Store) (The Snyder Signal#August 22, 1919)
September 19, 1919 Recently retired from the drug business and is buying cotton in Hermleigh (The Snyder Signal#September 19, 1919)
March 19, 1920 Referred to as a "cotton buyer of Hermleigh" (The Snyder Signal#March 19, 1920)
July 9, 1920 Arrived in Foch (a short-lived name for Hermleigh) and was a guest (with his daughter, Mrs. W. W. Echols) of Mr. J. R. Coker (The Snyder Signal#July 9, 1920)
September 17, 1920 Received a telegram informing him of the birth of his grandson, William Walker Echols Jr. (The Snyder Signal#September 24, 1920)
December 10, 1920 Visited by W. W. Echols (The Snyder Signal#December 10, 1920)
December 17, 1920 Sold his farm southeast of Snyder to L. G. Williams of Ranger (The Snyder Signal#December 17, 1920)
November 25, 1930 Received permit for brick veneer house at 1511 Alston (see note below on Alston) (The Fort Worth Press#November 25, 1930)
June 30, 1933 Listed as a dealer for "fairy home style hams" (The Fort Worth Press#June 30, 1933)
August 28, 1943 Newspaper mentions 54th year of marriage along with short quotes (The Fort Worth Press#August 28, 1943)
April 12-13, 1944 Listed as a speaker and dealer in furniture convention (The Fort Worth Press#April 12, 1944 and The Fort Worth Press#April 13, 1944)
December 20, 1944 Died in Fort Worth then buried in Snyder (The Fort Worth Press#December 21, 1944 and The Fort Worth Press#December 22, 1944)

Alston Ave.[edit]

On November 25, 1930, The Fort Worth Press states that "W. H. Anderson" received a permit for a brick veneer house at 1511 Alston.

In a newspaper segment regarding the marriage of Avinelle (Echols) Cason, she is referred to as the "daugher of Mrs. W. W. Echols, 1517 Alston Ave." (The Fort Worth Press#March 28, 1935). In addition, "1517 Alston Avenue" is listed as the home of William Walker Echols Sr. when he died (The Fort Worth Press#December 19, 1933). Zillow states that the house currently at this address was built in 1925.

However, by August 28, 1943, their address is said to be "1504 Fifth Ave." (The Fort Worth Press#August 28, 1943). In the newspaper segment discussing the birth of William Walker Echols III, "1504 Fifth Ave." is listed as the address of "Mrs. Della Echols", indicating that the house at 1504 Fifth Ave may have been inherited by Della Lee (Anderson) Echols after her parents passed away (The Fort Worth Press#September 4, 1947).

In addition, 1517 Alston Ave. is only about half a mile away from 1504 Fifth Ave (assuming the locations have not changed).

Misc[edit]

This may be the "W. H. Anderson" who filed a legal case against "Dr. E. McDaniel" as his wife's maiden name is "McDaniel." (Fort Worth Daily Democrat-Advance#February 2, 1882)