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Queen Esther Ruth Anderson 1925–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 August 1925

Birth Location: Cross, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: May 2010

Death Location: North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Theodore Sr

Mother: Lessie Middleton

Spouse(s): Curtis Townsend

Children(s): Lynette Townsend

Queen Esther Ruth Anderson was born in 1925 in Cross, South Carolina, USA, the child of Theodore Anderson Sr And Lessie Diana Jessie Middleton. In 1930, Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided in Saint Stephen, Saint Stephen, Berkeley, South Caro. Queen Esther Ruth Anderson married Curtis Preston Townsend, and had children including Anne Whaley Moncks, Gwendolyn Y Townsend, Lynette Townsend, Troy Leonardis Townsend. Queen Esther Ruth Anderson passed away in 2010 in North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Queen Esther Ruth Anderson was born in 1925 in Cross, South Carolina, USA, the child of Theodore Anderson Sr And Lessie Diana Jessie Middleton.
  • In 1930, Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided in Saint Stephen, Saint Stephen, Berkeley, South Caro.
  • Queen Esther Ruth Anderson married Curtis Preston Townsend, and had children including Anne Whaley Moncks, Gwendolyn Y Townsend, Lynette Townsend, Troy Leonardis Townsend.
  • Queen Esther Ruth Anderson passed away in 2010 in North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Theodore Sr
1904–1984
Birth Location: St Johns, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
TS
Lessie Middleton
1909–1973
Birth Location: St Johns, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
LM

Spouses(s)

Curtis Townsend
1915–1997
Birth Location: Broxton, Georgia
CT

Children(s)

Lynette Townsend
1942–2022
Birth Location: Moncks Corner, South Carolina
LT

Queen Anderson's Ancestors

Self
Queen Anderson
1925–2010
Birth Place: Cross, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Theodore Anderson Sr
1904–1984
St Johns, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Lessie (Diana "Jessie") Middleton
1909–1973
St Johns, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
George Anderson
1865–
Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Sarah Townsend
1874–1919
Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America
Abraham ("Poppa") Middleton
1873–1966
St Johns Berkeley, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Sarah Jones
1878–1953
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Anderson
1823–1870
Annie Prioleau
1833–1881
Mariah Waller
1840–1927
Samuel Middleton
1848–1919
Kate Randolph
1850–1939
Peter Jones
1850–
Jane Peebles
1857–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Middleton
1809–1882
Mussie Mossie
1823–
Melvin Randolph
–1916

Queen Anderson's Descendants

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Queen (Esther Ruth) Anderson (01 August 1925–May 2010) m. Curtis (Preston) Townsend (17 Aug 1915–26 Jan 1997)
  1. 1. Lynette Townsend 1942–2022 m. Joseph (Wilfred) Smith 1942–2015

Queen Anderson's Timeline

12 Records

1925
1 Aug 1925
Birth of Queen Esther Ruth Anderson in Saint Stephen, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Saint Stephen, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
1925
01 August 1925
Birth of Queen Esther Ruth Anderson in Cross, South Carolina, USA
Cross, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided here in Saint Stephen, Saint Stephen, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Saint Stephen, Saint Stephen, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided here in Eutaw, Berkeley, South Carolina
Eutaw, Berkeley, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 15
Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided here in Eutaw, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Eutaw, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided here in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1992
1992
Age 67
Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided here in Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC
1993
1993
Age 68
Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided here in Moncks Corner, SC
Moncks Corner, SC
1997
30 Jan 1997
Age 72
Queen Esther Ruth Anderson resided here in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
2010
1 May 2010
Age 85
Death of Queen Esther Ruth Anderson in Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America
Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America
2010
May 2010
Age 85
Death of Queen Esther Ruth Anderson in Moncks Corner, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
Moncks Corner, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1925
    Event Place: Saint Stephen, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 August 1925
    Event Place: Cross, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Saint Stephen, Berkeley, South Carolina; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341922

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Saint Stephen, Saint Stephen, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Eutaw, Berkeley, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Eutaw, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1992
    Event Place: Columbia, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Moncks Corner, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1997
    Event Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Times and Democrat; Publication Date: 30 Jan 1997; Publication Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbia, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Moncks Corner, SC
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Moncks Corner, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 2010
    Event Place: Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 2010
    Event Place: Moncks Corner, Berkeley, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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