Cecelia Hazel Anderson 1910-1945
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| Dayspringacres, 2020 |
1920
12 January 1920 Census
Celia Anderson age 9 1/2
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| 1920 Census, St Louis Missouri from Ancestry.com |
Here we find Cecelia -- written as Celia, which may explain why Shirley thought she was called Seley. If you say "Celia" with a southern accent, you may end up with only two syllables. Anyway, that is just a thought I had.
- Albert Tullock age 54, renting their home at 1215a Howard Street. We'll look at that address in a bit. It looks like Albert's occupation is auto machinist, working for a wage.The others don't have any occupation.
- Ida Tullock is his wife, age 44.
- Charles Anderson his stepson age 16
- Oren Anderson his stepson age 13
- Celia Anderson is his stepdaughter, but the census taker listed her as daughter. Easy enough mistake to make.
1215a Howard Street, St Louis Missouri
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| Google, 1215a Howard Street, St Louis Missouri,2020 |
Looks like it is an empty lot, as of March 2020. Wonder what it looked like in 1920. If you know, or know how I can find out, let me know using the contact form on the right, or the comment box below.
The red circle is Cecelia's 1920 address when she was nine. The blue is Ida Omohundro Anderson Tullock's address when she died in 1937. The pink circle is where her grandmother Rosa Davis Young lived during the 1940 census. The two orange circles are where Clarence Young, her husband, lived when they married, and then where they both lived in 1935 and 1940 on North Grand.
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| Google, 1215a Howard Street, St Louis Missouri, Aerial view, 2020 |
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I searched for some online old maps. Came close but the map ended right at that crucial area. Okay, then, this becomes part of the story.
Historical Insight -- Prohibition in the 1920s
In 1920, Cecelia Hazel Anderson lived in St Louis Missouri, a major brewing location in the United States, and one that was hit hard when Prohibition went into effect.
In a 1939 news column, Eleanor Roosevelt looked back at the prohibition era and concluded that "a moral change still depends on the individual and not on the passage of any law." The idea that the state cannot legislate morality was a clear lesson from the federal government's nearly 14-year attempt to prohibit the production and sale of alcohol.
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| Ancestry Historical Insights, 2019 For many Californians, the end of federal alcohol prohibition meant the return of the traditional wine festival.. 1934, California Credit: Underwood Archives/Archive Photos/Getty Images |
In Other News (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
- 1920 - 1929 -- The Roaring 20s shook up the world with a massive party after the Great Depression
- 1920 -- Women receive the right to vote in the USA
- 1920 -- Palestine is established.
1921
Warren G. Harding is President of the US 1921 - 1924
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| Warren G. Harding Wikipedia -- Harding 2018 |
Harding was a Republican. At that time, he was one of the most popular US Presidents, but the subsequent exposure of scandals that took place under his administration, and an affair eroded his popular regard. Harding is often rated among the worst US Presidents (Wikipedia -- Harding, 2018).
President Harding Quote -- "I don't know what to do or where to turn in this taxation matter. Somewhere there must be a book that tells all about it, where I could go to straighten it out in my mind. But I don't know where the book is, and maybe I couldn't read it if I found it" (Harding, 2018).
Historical Insight -- Sears, Roebuck and Company
Cecelia Hazel Anderson most likely read or shopped [with her mother] from the Sears catalog from 1914 - 1930.
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| Ancestry Historical Insight, 2018 An army of workers carefully checked and labeled all outgoing packages from one of the Sears Roebuck merchandising buildings. 1933, Chicago, Illinois. Sears, Roebuck & Co./Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain |
In 1886, about 65 percent of all Americans lived in rural areas and they were forced to pay high prices at local general stores. But Richard Sears, a railway agent, used his spare time to sell valuable commodities, such as jewelry, along his route.
In Other News (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
- Insulin is made available to diabetics when Cecelia was 12 years old.
1922
Historical Insight -- The Nationalization of 4-H Programs
Cecelia Hazel Anderson may have participated in a 4-H program while a youth in St Louis, Missouri, in 1920.
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| Ancestry Historical Insights 2018 Utah's Logan Republican reported in September 1914 that 200,000 youth around the country were participating in "Industrial Clubs" 13 October 1921, Charlseston, West Virginia Credit: Library of Congress |
During the last decades of the 19th century, concerns rose over adults’ lack of interest in agricultural innovations. In an effort to educate young people in new agricultural skills, clubs began to pop up in various parts of the United States. By 1912 many of these clubs began to take on the name of “4-H,” indicating a focus on “Head, Heart, Hands, and Health.”
1925
Calvin Coolidge President of the United States, 1925 - 1928
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| 1925 Calvin Coolidge (Wikipedia -- Coolidge, 2018) |
Coolidge was the 30th President of the United States from 1923 to 1929. This Republican was a Massachusetts governor, then Vice President. He became President with the death of Warren G. Harding in 1923, then was elected in his own right in 1924. He said very little, although he had a rather dry sense of humor (Wikipedia -- Coolidge, 2018).
President Coolidge Quote -- "All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work" (Coolidge, 2018).
Historical Insight -- Tri-State Tornado
18 March 1925
Cecelia Hazel Anderson was living in Missouri around the time the deadliest tornado in US history hit the Midwest.
Around 700 people were killed, at least 2,000 injured, and 15,000 homes razed to the ground. For those living in the region, the twisters changed their lives physically and emotionally (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018).
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| 1925 Tri-State Tornado Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018 Inhabitants of Griffin, Indiana, went through the rubble looking for their possessions. Searching was difficult because there wasn't a single building intact 18 March 1925, Griffin Indiana Credit: Topical Press Agency/Hutton Archive/Getty Images |
In Other News (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
- Scopes trial on Evolutionary Theory
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| Staff, 1925 Scopes Trial Opened With Prayer and other headlines, 1925 |
1926
1 November 1926
Historical Insight -- Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
Cecelia Hazel Anderson was living in St Louis around the time the Mississippi River flooded and forced hundreds of thousands to flee.
If she was still living on Howard street, there is a very good likelihood she also had to run.
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| Ancestry Historical Insights, 1997-2020 Outside of New Orleans, Louisiana, the stretch of levees couldn't stand up to the powerful flooding. Tributaries swelled beyond capacity and the series of levees holding the river in place ultimately succumbed in 145 locations. 1927, Louisiana Credit: General Photographic Agency/Hutton Archive/Getty Images |
In Other News (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
- Sound in Movies at age 16
1927
2 May 1927
Historical Insight -- Charles Lindbergh's Solo Atlantic Crossing
Cecelia Hazel Anderson was living in St Louis Missouri when Charles Lindbergh visited their city after becoming the first man to make a solo flight across the Atlantic.
I wonder if Celia went to see him?
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| Ancestry Historical Insight, 2019 The Spirit of St Louis monoplane was custom built in San Diego and has been on display at the Smithsonian Institution since 1927 1927, San Diego, California. Credit: Hulton Archive/Archive Photos/Getty Images |
In Other News (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
- Holland Tunnel opens in New York City
1928
Historical Insight -- Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd's Crime Spree
In 1930, St Louis, Missouri -- near where 18 year old Cecelia Hazel Anderson was living at the time -- was a stop on "Pretty Boy" Floyd's deadly crime spree.
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| Ancestry Historical Insights, 2020 During the Great Depression, Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd's infamous interstate crime spree captured the attention of both the American public and the FBI Credit: American Stock Archive/Archive Photos/Getty Images |
Born the son of an Oklahoma Dust Bowl farmer in 1904, Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd turned to a life of crime to escape the immense poverty his family faced as tenant farmers. Floyd began his criminal career robbing a St. Louis supermarket. After serving three and a half years behind bars, he joined a Kansas City crime ring and worked as the hired gun for bootleggers shipping their "hootch" east along the Ohio and Missouri rivers. But soon he killed his former partners and began robbing banks across the American heartland.
In Other News (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
- Television
- Video Recordings
- Penicillin discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming
- Geiger Counter
1929
Herbert Hoover President of the United States from 1929 - 1932
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| 1929 Herbert Hoover, 31st President Wikipedia -- Hoover, 2018 |
President Hoover Quote -- "Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress" (Hoover, 2018).
14 September 1929
Marriage -- Cecelia Hazel Anderson age 19 married Clarence Arthur Young in St Louis Missouri
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| Anderson Young 1929 Marriage Certificate |
This document has everything going for it. Clarence C. Young of St Louis, over 21 years old. Miss Cecelia H. Anderson of St Louis is under 21 years old, but has permission of her mother Mrs. Ida Tullock. They were married before the Justice of the Peace.
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| Anderson Young 1929 Marriage License |
This document also has much going for it.
Clarence C. Young address 3743 Delmar in St Louis MO.
Miss Cecelia H. Anderson living at 2309 North 9th, St Louis MO.
They are aged 28 and 19 respectively
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| Bonus Points for Signature! |
This is the money shot, right here -- We have the signature of Miss Cecelia H. Anderson.
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| Anderson Young 1929 Marriage notice in Newspaper |
Now it is official, if it is in the newspaper, right?
Let's look at the addresses
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| Google Maps |
Remember this map from earlier? The orange on the bottom left is Clarence's address at the time of his marriage.
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| Google Street View, 3743 Delmar, St Louis MO |
Clarence C. Young at 3743 Delmar -- as you can see, as of March 2020, it is a parking lot. It doesn't matter which pin you choose, it is the same parking lot.
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| Cecelia Anderson, 1929 Google Maps 2309 North Ninth, St Louis MO |
The red is Cecelia's 1929 address. The pink is her 1920 address. The green is Ida Tullock's address at the time of her death.
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| Cecelia Anderson 1929 Google Maps Aerial View |
In this aerial view, we see that it is under a train, and in what looks like the business part of town.
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| Cecelia Anderson 1929 Google Maps Street View |
Yep. We are standing under the train trestle, looking at 2307. I can only think that 2308 is the next door down. Most of the time even addresses are on one side and odd addresses are on the other. In this case, if I turn around, the little man on the bottom left of the image is facing away from the proper address. Anyway, this is the business district, devoid of life. Probably very noisy, too.
I really wonder how in the world they met?
In Other News (OurTimelines.com, 2018)
- Great Depression from 1929 - 1939
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| Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018 Because so many Americans were unable to pay their bills, evictions became widespread. Many built makeshift homes, dubbed "Hoovervilles" because of the outgoing president's inability to combat the growing poverty. Condemned as unsightly, some like this shantytown in the nation's capital, were burned to the ground. 1932, Washington, D.C. Credit: Signal Corps photographer/Commons/Public Domain |
By 1933, 15 million were without work and almost half of all US banks had shuttered. To make matters worse, a historic drought caused widespread farmland erosion across the Prairie, precipitating the Dust Bowl -- Ancestry Historical Insight
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