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Laura Katherine Anderson 1926–2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 2014

Death Location: Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, USA

Father: Jay Anderson

Mother: Katherine York

Spouse(s): John Watson

Children(s):

Laura Katherine Anderson was born in 1926 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA, the child of Jay Earl Anderson And Katherine Evaleila York. In 1930, Laura Katherine Anderson resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1935, Laura Katherine Anderson resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama. Laura Katherine Anderson married John Jack Brooks Watson, and had children including Craig Brooks Watson, Katherine Watson, Martha Susan Marti Watson. Laura Katherine Anderson passed away in 2014 in Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Laura Katherine Anderson was born in 1926 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA, the child of Jay Earl Anderson And Katherine Evaleila York.
  • In 1930, Laura Katherine Anderson resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, Laura Katherine Anderson resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.
  • Laura Katherine Anderson married John Jack Brooks Watson, and had children including Craig Brooks Watson, Katherine Watson, Martha Susan Marti Watson.
  • Laura Katherine Anderson passed away in 2014 in Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jay Anderson
1892–1958
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
JA
Katherine York
1905–
Birth Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
KY

Spouses(s)

John Watson
1924–
Birth Location: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
JW

Children(s)

Laura Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Laura Anderson
1926–2014
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Parents
Jay Earl Anderson
1892–1958
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Katherine (Evaleila) York
1905–
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
George (Lankford) Anderson
1859–1927
Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Augusta (Josephine) Kress
1869–1942
Bloomfield, Perry, Pennsylvania, USA
Duward (Lee York) Sr.
1871–1952
Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Katherine (Starling "Katie") Hughes
1876–1958
Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Jr.
1836–1905
Mary Scott
1836–1885
Jakob Kress
1827–1892
Elinore Heinz
1832–1917
Perry York
1839–1872
C Shockley
1846–1929
James Hughes
1840–1894
Laura Hutchinson
1847–1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Anderson
1806–1872
Margaret McCoy
1816–1845
David Scott
1783–1837
Elizabeth Ickes
1804–1881
Adam Kress
1799–1867
Johann Heinz
1797–1836
Isaac York
1793–1852
Drucilla McClung
1798–1882
Kinney Shockley
1814–1862
Bethena Mangum
1817–1880
John Hughes
1816–1857
Mary Griffin
1821–1857
Sylvester Hutchinson
1824–1854
Jane Starling
1824–1890

Laura Anderson's Timeline

8 Records

1926
4 Dec 1926
Birth of Laura Katherine Anderson in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Laura Katherine Anderson resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Laura Katherine Anderson resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 14
Laura Katherine Anderson resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1944
1944
Age 18
Laura Katherine Anderson resided here in Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 24
Laura Katherine Anderson resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1956
1956
Age 30
Laura Katherine Anderson resided here in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
2014
12 Mar 2014
Age 88
Death of Laura Katherine Anderson in Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA
Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: The Crusader; Year: 1944
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T627_95; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 68-160
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 25; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 49.0; FHL microfilm: 2339760
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 25; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 49.0; FHL microfilm: 2339760

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T627_95; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 68-160

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T627_95; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 68-160

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: The Crusader; Year: 1944

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 2014
    Event Place: Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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