THE ANDERSON STORY

Dear Kinfolk,

Six months ago I started a blog called “who is my granddaddy”.  My blog stories were based upon my mother’s side of the family, the GUERNSEYS.  It has been fun sharing the early day stories of my grandparents, plus hearing back from my cousins on their recollections of our grandparents life.  I am presently on hold waiting for more stories about the GUERNSEYS,  so I am  now ready to share my knowledge of the ANDERSON ” granddaddies.”

My goal is to keep these stories alive for generations to come.  With your help, this can happen!

The blog will be posted under the title of www.whoismygranddaddy.com . If you choose to read about our grandparents, as I post them to the internet, simply subscribe by entering your e-mail address at the subscription block at the bottom of this blog and confirming your subscription by double-clicking your acceptance in an email you will receive from WordPress.

I will start with our grandparents, William Henry and Tommie Lee (Boles) Anderson.  They had seven children:

Norma Nancy Anderson, born   1895, Red Moon, Oklahoma Territory*

Orren Albert Anderson      ”         1898,   ”                 ”

Virgil Anderson                  ”          1900,   ”                 ”

Lillie Lee Anderson            ”          1902,   ”                 ”

Wm. Donald (Jack) Anderson        1904,   ”                 ”

Leona Bell Anderson         ”            1910,  ”                Oklahoma State

Georgia Faye Anderson       ”         1912,  ”                    ”

William Henry and Tommie Lee Anderson and their children in 1904. Leona and Georgia Faye were not yet born at the time of this picture.

* Red Moon, Oklahoma Territory, no longer exists.  It was named after Chief Red Moon, it was approximately 5-6 miles northwest of Cheyenne, Oklahoma.

My next blog will feature the fascinating stories about our grandfather, William Henry Anderson, also known as Black Bill and Bill Lee.  I will try to relate how he went from being an outlaw (aka Bill Lee) to being a Deputy Sheriff of Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, for 45 years.  I think you will enjoy his story, which was like a western movie.

Cousins, please feel free to send me your Black Bill stories to be added to this blog.  OR, make corrections  to my memories of granddad and stories told me by Aunts Noma, Georgia Faye and Leona.

Hope you enjoy,

Jim Lee Anderson