Cecelia Anderson Young 1930s

Cecelia Anderson Young, 1910-1945

Mini Pedigree

Cecelia Anderson Young mini pedigree from Ancestry
Dayspringacres, 2020

Search for Cecelia's record of birth

It's a little bit out of place, and I am too lazy to search for the correct place.
This documents that Cecelia's birth is not recorded
Or, at least, it is not found using the search terms.
If you have more information, let me know

1930, age 19

1930 Census

10 April 1930

1930 Census, St Louis Missouri
First two lines are continued from previous page

Here is a primary source showing some information about these two.

First, Clarence is 28 years old and Cecelia is 19 years old as of 10 April 1930.  We also see that Clarence is a Door maker at the Tool? Woodwork Company, working for a wage, and that he is not a veteran.  He did not fight in World War I.

Cecelia and Clarence lived at 3814 Page Boulevard
Google Maps 2018

A closer view of the Google Map

3814 Page Boulevard
Google Maps Street View 2018
An odd looking house, seems quite small

Cecelia was living with her husband's family.  In one small house on 3814 Page Boulevard in St Louis there were three couples:  Clarence and Cecelia; his parents Oliver Bebe and Rosa Evelyn Davis Young [Rosa is presumed to have been Indian per Shirley's interview]; and his brother Roscoe and Lucille Young.

23 June 1930

Birth of daughter Shirley Mae 

I don't have primary sources for Shirley's birth.   I have her death certificate, and other tertiary sources of her birth date.  Okay.  Moving right along.

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Blakeslee, 1930

1931

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• Chinese-Japanese war #2 is fought until 1933

1933 age 23

Franklin Delano Roosevelt President of the United States, 1933 - 1945

FDR Presidential Library & Museum, 2018

President Roosevelt Quote:  A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward (Roosevelt, 2018).

Historical Insight 

The Social Impact of the First "New Deal"

The government programs started by the first "New Deal" in 1933 may have assisted Cecelia Anderson Young

The National Recovery Administration was established to bring
industry, labor, and government leaders together
to solve the nation's economic problems
About 1933, San Francisco, California
Credit:  Getty Images

Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018

The first "New Deal" created by President Franklin Roosevelt and his cabinet was aimed at providing relief and recovery to those hit hardest by the depressed economy (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018).

Historical Insight

The End of Prohibition

Cecelia Anderson Young may have been part of the majority that celebrated in St Louis Missouri when the 21st Amendment ended national alcohol prohibition.

In the post-prohibition era, taverns were promoted as places
for families and mixed crowds of men and women.
September 1938, Raceland, Louisiana
Credit:   Russell Lee/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
Ancestry Historical Insights, 2018

Ratification of the 18th Amendment in 1919 led to a lucrative black market for organized crime, corruption within police departments, and a general lack of respect for the law by a broad cross section of the American public.

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1935 age 25

Residence per 1940 census

1711 Grand Boulevard, St Louis Missouri.  They were boarders in a home.  We will look at this in a moment,  Well, in five years in the future, actually.

Historical Insight

Living on Route 66

In 1935, Cecelia Anderson Young lived in St Louis Missouri, one of the towns along "The Mother Road" -- Route 66

The popular rhythm ad blues standard "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66"
was first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946 and has been
covered by more than fifty other artists,
including Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones
About 1940, New Mexico
Credit:  FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Ancestry Historical Insights

Mom-and-pop businesses boomed -- word spread quickly about a diner's tasty menu or a gas station's exceptional service.  Towns of just a few buildings blossomed into several streets of convenience stores and hotels.

Historical Insight

The Great Depression

During the Great Depression, Cecelia Anderson Young, age 25, likely faced hardships like joblessness and scant resources while living  in St Louis Missouri in 1935

Though the vast majority of the jobs created by President Roosevelt
during the Great Depression were for unskilled laborers,
he also employed artists to document life across the country. 
This photograph of a migrant family escaping the Dust Bowl
was shot by Dorothea Lange and has become an iconic work from the era.
1936, Nipomo, California
Credit:  Dorothea Lange/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
Ancestry Historical Insight 2018

The "only thing we have to fear is fear itself" declared incoming President Franklin D. Roosevelt during his 1933 inauguration.  Immediately he set to work rebuilding the country (Ancestry Historical Insight, 2018).

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• Abyssinian war, 1935-1926

1936

Historical Insight

The 1936 North American Heat Wave

Cecelia Anderson Young experienced one of the worst heatwaves in North American history while living in St Louis Missouri during the summer of 1936.

In addition to crop failures, farmers had to be concerned
about a lack of vegetation for their livestock
1 July 1936, Kansas
Credit:  Keystone-France/Gamma-Geystone/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images
Ancestry Historical Insight, 2018

About 200 deaths were attributed to the heatwave in the city, but Chicago was just one of many places where extremely hot weather caused havoc that summer.  Across America, the heatwave was blamed for more than 5,000 deaths and the failure of crops in the nation's breadbasket.

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• Spanish Civil War
• Helicopter developed

1937 age 27

8 February 1937

Death of Cecelia's mother

Cecelia's mother Ida passed away on 8 February 1937 in St Louis Missouri at the age of 61.  Either Cecelia or Ida was living at 819 Chambers Street, St Louis Missouri

Staff, Ida M. Tullock Burial Permit, 1937

Tullock Family, 1937

Her address is listed as 819 Chambers, St Louis MO.  Wife of Albert Tullock, she was a mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law and aunt.  

What this tells me is that her family was fairly close to her.  Later generations proved to be less cohesive, but here she had children and grandchildren, siblings and their family.  I wish there was more information.  She is buried at Calvary Cemetery.  You can view her Find a Grave memorial here. I'm afraid there is not a photo of her grave, there may not have been a stone.   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46205259

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• Nylon (by DuPont)

1938

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• Germany annexes Austria

Staff, 1938

1939

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• World War II from age 29 to age 35
• Aircraft Jet Engine invented (by Ohain)
• Digital Computer

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Resources

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). The Social Impact of the First "New Deal". Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Ancestry Historical Insights. (2019). The End of Prohibition. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Ancestry Historical Insight. (2018). Living on Route 66. (Ancestry) Retrieved 2018, from Ancestry Historical Insight: https://www.ancestry.com/contextux/historicalinsights/route-66/persons/131344145:1030:14582634 Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). The Great Depression. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Ancestry Historical Insight. (2018). 1926 North American Heat Wave. Retrieved 2018, from Ancestry: Ancestry.com Blakeslee, H. W. (1930, August 4). Annual Meteor Shower Be Due. (Ancestry.com) Retrieved March 2020, from The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia Missouri: Newspapers.com Dayspringacres. (2020). Cecelia Hazel Anderson Young mini-pedigree. Retrieved March 27, 2020, from Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14582634/person/293016749/story?cachedcontent=no FDR Presidential Library & Museum. (2018). Franklin D. Roosevelt. Retrieved May 28, 2018, from Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47600299 OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. (Timelines courtesy of www.ourtimelines.com. Timeline formatting and technology copyright © 2000-2018 ourtimelines.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under the Pan-American Conventions.) Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

Roosevelt, F. D. (2018). Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/franklin_d_roosevelt

Staff. (1937, February 11). Ida M. Tullock Burial Permit. (Ancestry) Retrieved April 1, 2020, from St Louis Post-Dispatch, St Louis Missouri: Newspapers.com

Staff. (1938, September 27). 1938 Germany Annexes Austria. (Ancestry) Retrieved April 1, 2020, from St Louis Globe-Democrat, St Louis Missouri: https://www.newspapers.com/image/573375797/?terms=Germany%2Bannexes%2BAustria#

Tullock Family. (1937, February 9). Ida Omohundro Anderson Tullock obituary. (Ancestry) Retrieved April 1, 2020, from St Louis Post-Dispatch, St Louis Missouri: Newspapers.com

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Cecelia Hazel Anderson 1920s

Cecelia Hazel Anderson 1910-1945

Dayspringacres, 2020

1920

12 January 1920 Census

Celia Anderson age 9 1/2

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

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.

Google, 1215a Howard Street, St Louis Missouri, Aerial view, 2020

Google, 1215a Howard Street, St Louis Missouri, Street View, 2020

No building in sight.  Look at the little street-man map, and you can see I am facing the correct direction.  Nobody's home.  There IS no home!

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.

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

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• 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

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.

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.

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

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).

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

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• Scopes trial on Evolutionary Theory 

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.

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?

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.

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
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• Geiger Counter

1929

Herbert Hoover President of the United States from 1929 - 1932

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

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.

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

Bonus Points for Signature!

This is the money shot, right here -- We have the signature of Miss Cecelia H. Anderson.

Anderson Young 1929 Marriage notice in Newspaper

Now it is official, if it is in the newspaper, right?

Let's look at the addresses

Google Maps

Remember this map from earlier?  The orange on the bottom left is Clarence's address at the time of his marriage.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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Resources

Ancestry Historical Insights. (1997 - 2020). Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Retrieved March 2020, from Ancestry: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). 1925 Tri-State Tornado. Retrieved March 2020, from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). The Great Depression. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insight. (2018). Sears, Roebuck and Company. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2018). The Nationalization of 4-H Programs. Retrieved March 2020, from Ancestry: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2019). Charles Lindbergh's Solo Atlantic Crossing. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2019). The End of Prohibition. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2020). Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd's Crime Spree. Retrieved March 2020, from Ancestry: Ancestry.com

Dayspringacres. (2020). Cecelia Hazel Anderson Young mini-pedigree. Retrieved March 27, 2020, from Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14582634/person/293016749/story?cachedcontent=no

Google. (2020). 1215a Howard Street, St Louis Missouri. Retrieved March 2020, from Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/1215+Howard+St,+St.+Louis,+MO+63106/@38.6434963,-90.1946583,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87d8b32f417018f3:0x4366187cdb0cff3c!8m2!3d38.6434921!4d-90.1924696

Google. (2020). 1215a Howard Street, St Louis Missouri, Aerial View. Retrieved March 2020, from Google Maps, Aerial View: https://www.google.com/maps/place/1215+Howard+St,+St.+Louis,+MO+63106/@38.6440004,-90.1922579,194m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x87d8b32f417018f3:0x4366187cdb0cff3c!8m2!3d38.6434921!4d-90.1924696

Google. (2020). 1215a Howard Street, St Louis Missouri, street view. Retrieved March 2020, from Google Maps, Street View: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6433904,-90.1926401,3a,75y,32.65h,81.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTfMTDAWslhUNAJZ3KyehQw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Harding, W. G. (2018). Warren G. Harding Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuotes: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/warren_g_harding

OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. (Timelines courtesy of www.ourtimelines.com. Timeline formatting and technology copyright © 2000-2018 ourtimelines.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under the Pan-American Conventions.) Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

Staff. (1925, July 10). 1925 Scopes Trial Opened With Prayer and other headlines. (Ancestry) Retrieved March 2020, from St Louis Post-Dispatch, St Louis Missouri: https://www.newspapers.com/image/140288859/?terms=scopes%2Btrial#

Wikipedia -- Harding. (2018, May 26). Warren G. Harding. Retrieved May 27, 2018, from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding

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