Brief Life History of Lillian Florence
When Lillian Florence Anderson was born on 17 March 1901, in Correctionville, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, her father, Otto Alfred Anderson, was 29 and her mother, Pearl Engle, was 31. She married Ronald Turley Barrett on 4 October 1928, in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States. She lived in Union Township, Woodbury, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States in 1925. She died on 8 June 1979, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Onawa, Monona, Iowa, United States.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Lillian Florence? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Lillian Barrett, "United States Census, 1940"
- Lillian Emily Anderson, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Lillian Emily Barrett, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.
German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.