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Harold Edmond Anderson
Last updated 1 Sep 2023 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 4 Mar 1898 in , , Kansas, United States
Died: 5 Aug 1994
Father: Cyrus Anderson (1851 – 1917)
Mother: Amanda Belle Spear (1860 – 1965)
census-us-1900-ps-ks-thomas-180-3a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Thomas County, Morgan Township, enumeration district 180, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 26A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Thomas ⟩ Morgan ⟩ District 0180" image 5; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240502]
Reference Detail: Line 8, dwelling 43
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Harold E. Anderson).
census-us-1930-ps-ks-rawlins-17-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Logan Township, enumeration district 77-17, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 68A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Logan ⟩ District 0017" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 716 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340451]
Reference Detail: Line 31, dwelling 7
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Harold E. Anderson).
marker-harold-minnie-anderson-1994-2003: Gravestone of Harold Edmond (1994) and Minnie May (2003) Anderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021), memorial IDs 89105323 (Harold) and 89105387 (Minnie), photograph uploaded 25 Apr 2012 to both memorials; citing “George West Cemetery (George West, Live Oak County, Texas)”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Harold Edmond Anderson).
military-draftreg-harold-anderson-1918: Draft registration card for Harold Edmond Anderson (1918); U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Kansas ⟩ Rawlins County ⟩ ALL ⟩ Draft Card A” image 14; citing “World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; United States, Selective Service System, Washington, D.C.; National Archives and Records Administration; M1509, 4,582 rolls, imaged from Family History Library microfilm”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Harold Edmond Anderson).
military-draftreg-harold-anderson-1942: Draft registration card for Harold Edmond Anderson (1942); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Texas ⟩ Alfred-Anglim ⟩ Anderson, Elmo-Anderson, Jalette” images 1093-1094; citing “Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 1940 – 1945, 1690 boxes, NAI: 2169790, Record Group 147: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; National Archives and Records Administration, St Louis, Missouri”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Harold Edmond Anderson).
obituary-belle-border-1965: Obituary for Belle Spear Border (1964); “Obituaries / Mrs. Belle Spear Border,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 28 Nov 2022), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1965 ⟩ October ⟩ Oct 14 1965, Thu ⟩ Page 13”, column 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 14 Oct 1965 (Thursday), page five, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Harold Edmond Anderson).
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military-draftreg-harold-anderson-1942: Draft registration card for Harold Edmond Anderson (1942); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Texas ⟩ Alfred-Anglim ⟩ Anderson, Elmo-Anderson, Jalette” images 1093-1094; citing “Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 1940 – 1945, 1690 boxes, NAI: 2169790, Record Group 147: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; National Archives and Records Administration, St Louis, Missouri”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Mar 4 1898) and location (⟨conflict⟩ / U.S.A). See research notes for conflict details.
census-us-1900-ps-ks-thomas-180-3a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Thomas County, Morgan Township, enumeration district 180, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 26A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Thomas ⟩ Morgan ⟩ District 0180" image 5; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240502]
Reference Detail: Line 8, dwelling 43
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Mar/1898), age (2), and location (Kansas). Using his age and the official census date of 1 June 1900 gives a birth date range from 2 June 1897 to 1 June 1898, which encompasses the given date.
census-us-1930-ps-ks-rawlins-17-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Logan Township, enumeration district 77-17, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 68A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Logan ⟩ District 0017" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 716 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340451]
Reference Detail: Line 31, dwelling 7
Comment Detail: Source includes age (⟨conflict⟩) and location (Kansas). See research notes for conflict details.
marker-harold-minnie-anderson-1994-2003: Gravestone of Harold Edmond (1994) and Minnie May (2003) Anderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021), memorial IDs 89105323 (Harold) and 89105387 (Minnie), photograph uploaded 25 Apr 2012 to both memorials; citing “George West Cemetery (George West, Live Oak County, Texas)”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Mar.⟨unclear⟩.1898).
military-draftreg-harold-anderson-1918: Draft registration card for Harold Edmond Anderson (1918); U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Kansas ⟩ Rawlins County ⟩ ALL ⟩ Draft Card A” image 14; citing “World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; United States, Selective Service System, Washington, D.C.; National Archives and Records Administration; M1509, 4,582 rolls, imaged from Family History Library microfilm”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (March 4 1898).
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marker-harold-minnie-anderson-1994-2003: Gravestone of Harold Edmond (1994) and Minnie May (2003) Anderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021), memorial IDs 89105323 (Harold) and 89105387 (Minnie), photograph uploaded 25 Apr 2012 to both memorials; citing “George West Cemetery (George West, Live Oak County, Texas)”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Aug.5.1994).
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census-us-1900-ps-ks-thomas-180-3a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Thomas County, Morgan Township, enumeration district 180, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 26A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Thomas ⟩ Morgan ⟩ District 0180" image 5; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240502]
Reference Detail: Lines 5,8, dwelling 43
Comment Detail: Source identifies Harold E. Anderson as a son of Cyrus Anderson. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
obituary-cyrus-anderson-1917: Obituary for Cyrus Anderson (1917); “The Passing of a Noted Pioneer,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 20 Feb 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1917 ⟩ 01 ⟩ 18" page 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 18 Jan 1917 (Thursday), page 1, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Harold Anderson as a biological son of Cryus Anderson.
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census-us-1930-ps-ks-rawlins-17-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Logan Township, enumeration district 77-17, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 68A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Logan ⟩ District 0017" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 716 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340451]
Reference Detail: Lines 29,31, dwelling 7
Comment Detail: Source identifies Harold E. Anderson as a child of Belle S. Border. The source does not provide sufficient evidence to denote the type of parent/child relationship.
obituary-cyrus-anderson-1917: Obituary for Cyrus Anderson (1917); “The Passing of a Noted Pioneer,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 20 Feb 2021), image “United States of America ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1917 ⟩ 01 ⟩ 18" page 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 18 Jan 1917 (Thursday), page 1, column 3”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Harold Anderson as a biological son of Belle Spear.
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Family
Spouse/Partner: Minnie May Shafer (1907 – 2003)
Married: ?
marker-harold-minnie-anderson-1994-2003: Gravestone of Harold Edmond (1994) and Minnie May (2003) Anderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021), memorial IDs 89105323 (Harold) and 89105387 (Minnie), photograph uploaded 25 Apr 2012 to both memorials; citing “George West Cemetery (George West, Live Oak County, Texas)”
Comment Detail: Source implies that Harold Edmond Anderson and Minnie May Shafer were married. Thier combined gravestone notes the shared surname Anderson, and she is identified as a "beloved wife."
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: at George West, Live Oak County, Texas, United States
Military Service: World War I
marker-harold-minnie-anderson-1994-2003: Gravestone of Harold Edmond (1994) and Minnie May (2003) Anderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021), memorial IDs 89105323 (Harold) and 89105387 (Minnie), photograph uploaded 25 Apr 2012 to both memorials; citing “George West Cemetery (George West, Live Oak County, Texas)”
Comment Detail: Source notes gravestone location (George West, Live Oak County, Texas).
marker-harold-minnie-anderson-1994-2003: Gravestone of Harold Edmond (1994) and Minnie May (2003) Anderson; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021), memorial IDs 89105323 (Harold) and 89105387 (Minnie), photograph uploaded 25 Apr 2012 to both memorials; citing “George West Cemetery (George West, Live Oak County, Texas)”
Comment Detail: Source notes military service (World War I).
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Attributes
Residence: at Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, United States
Occupation: clerk
Residence: at Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Residence: at Logan Township, Rawlins County, Kansas, United States
Residence: at George West, Live Oak County, Texas, United States
Residence: at George West, Live Oak County, Texas, United States
census-us-1900-ps-ks-thomas-180-3a: 1900 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Thomas County, Morgan Township, enumeration district 180, sheet 3A (form/penned) or page 26A (stamped); 1900 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 13 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Thomas ⟩ Morgan ⟩ District 0180" image 5; citing “Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, NARA microfilm publication T623 (1854 rolls), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 1240502]
Reference Detail: Line 8, dwelling 43
Comment Detail: Source includes census date (1 June 1900) and location (Colby, County: Thomas, State: Kansas).
military-draftreg-harold-anderson-1918: Draft registration card for Harold Edmond Anderson (1918); U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Kansas ⟩ Rawlins County ⟩ ALL ⟩ Draft Card A” image 14; citing “World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; United States, Selective Service System, Washington, D.C.; National Archives and Records Administration; M1509, 4,582 rolls, imaged from Family History Library microfilm”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Sept 7, 1918) and occupation (Clerk).
military-draftreg-harold-anderson-1918: Draft registration card for Harold Edmond Anderson (1918); U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Kansas ⟩ Rawlins County ⟩ ALL ⟩ Draft Card A” image 14; citing “World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; United States, Selective Service System, Washington, D.C.; National Archives and Records Administration; M1509, 4,582 rolls, imaged from Family History Library microfilm”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Sept 7, 1918) and location (Atwood, Rawlins, Kans[as]).
census-us-1930-ps-ks-rawlins-17-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Logan Township, enumeration district 77-17, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 68A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Logan ⟩ District 0017" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 716 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340451]
Reference Detail: Line 31, dwelling 7
Comment Detail: Source includes date (1 Apr 1930) and location (State: Kansas / County: Rawlins / Township: Logan Township).
military-draftreg-harold-anderson-1942: Draft registration card for Harold Edmond Anderson (1942); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Texas ⟩ Alfred-Anglim ⟩ Anderson, Elmo-Anderson, Jalette” images 1093-1094; citing “Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 1940 – 1945, 1690 boxes, NAI: 2169790, Record Group 147: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; National Archives and Records Administration, St Louis, Missouri”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Feb 16 1942) and location (George West Live Oak Co Texas).
obituary-belle-border-1965: Obituary for Belle Spear Border (1964); “Obituaries / Mrs. Belle Spear Border,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 28 Nov 2022), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1965 ⟩ October ⟩ Oct 14 1965, Thu ⟩ Page 13”, column 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 14 Oct 1965 (Thursday), page five, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (3 Oct 1965 [the date of Belle's passing]) and location (George West, Texas).
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Birth Date: This database uses 4 Mar 1898. The 1930 U.S. Census gives an age of (31), which, when applied to the official census date of 1 Apr 1930, gives a birth date range from 2 Apr 1898 to 1 Apr 1899. [census-us-1930-ps-ks-rawlins-17-1a]
Birth Location: This database uses Kansas. His World War II draft registration card has a location of Colby (or Colley), Texas. The state disagrees with other records, but beyond that there is currenly no such town in Texas. If Colby is another name for Aldine, it is currently located in an unincorporated area north of (but within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of) Houston in Harris County. As for the alternate name, there is no Colley (and it appears there never was), but there is a Colleyville. It should also be noted that the birth place is in a different hand than Harold's name and address. The presumtion here is that Harold wrote his name, residence, date of birth, maybe his wife's name, and his signature, but the rest was added by the registrar or a clerk, and the Texas was an error by the latter. (Perhaps Harold only gave a town and the registrar just entered Texas out of reflex. This is an assumption, but it seems a reasonable explanation.) [military-draftreg-harold-anderson-1942]
FOLLOWUP
Harold was probably born in Colby, Kansas, as suggested by the residence of both parents in 1900, and by the location of the occupation of his father in in 1898.
Did Harold work for the FBI? The 26 Jul 1934 edition of The Morning Chronicle (Manhattah, Kansas) on page 1 note that "Harold E. Anderson, government agent" provided testimony in a perjury case, which in turn was related to a gangster case. The 6 Jul 1939 edition of The Parsons Sun (Parsons, Kansas) on page 2 calls Harold E. Anderson an FBI chief in a story (continued from page 1). However, I've found several Harold E. Andersons in Kansas during this time.
Harold Anderson and Minnie May Shafer may have married 6 Sep 1941 in George West, Live Oak County, Texas. [research-a-spear-family-history]
Harold Anderson and Minnie Shafer had a daughter, {private}. [obituary-belle-border-1965]
Harold Anderson and Minnie Shafer's daughter, {private} [research-a-spear-family-history]
There is a marriage reported for {private}.
Harold probably died in George West, Live Oak County, Texas. [research-a-spear-family-history]
census-us-1930-ps-ks-rawlins-17-1a: 1930 U.S. Census, population schedule, Kansas, Rawlins County, Logan Township, enumeration district 77-17, sheet 1A (form/penned) or page 68A (stamped); 1930 United States Federal Census, database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed before 18 August 2018) ⟩ "Kansas ⟩ Rawlins ⟩ Logan ⟩ District 0017" image 1; citing “Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 716 (of 2667), National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.” [FHL microfilm 2340451]
Reference Detail: Line 31, dwelling 7
military-draftreg-harold-anderson-1942: Draft registration card for Harold Edmond Anderson (1942); U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.com: accessed 5 Apr 2021) ⟩ “Texas ⟩ Alfred-Anglim ⟩ Anderson, Elmo-Anderson, Jalette” images 1093-1094; citing “Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 1940 – 1945, 1690 boxes, NAI: 2169790, Record Group 147: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; National Archives and Records Administration, St Louis, Missouri”
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obituary-belle-border-1965: Obituary for Belle Spear Border (1964); “Obituaries / Mrs. Belle Spear Border,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 28 Nov 2022), “⟩ United States ⟩ Kansas ⟩ Atwood ⟩ The Citizen-Patriot ⟩ 1965 ⟩ October ⟩ Oct 14 1965, Thu ⟩ Page 13”, column 1; citing “The Citizen-Patriot (Atwood, Rawlins County, Kansas), 14 Oct 1965 (Thursday), page five, column 1”
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research-a-spear-family-history: {private} Engelmann, A Spear Family History, privately printed 1988, updated 2002, 2005; privately held
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