Woodrow Wilson Anderson

Brief Life History of Woodrow Wilson

When Woodrow Wilson Anderson was born on 4 July 1915, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Peter John Anderson, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Anna Hansen, was 34. He married Edna Burton on 11 February 1943, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He immigrated to World in 1941. He died on 12 May 1945, in Ryukyu Islands, Okinawa-ken, Japan, at the age of 29, and was buried in Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Woodrow Wilson Anderson
1915–1945
Edna Burton
1917–2001
Marriage: 11 February 1943

Sources (22)

  • Woodrow Wilson Anderson in household of Peter John Anderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Woodrow Wilson Anderson, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935"
  • Woodrow W Anderson, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"

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World Events (8)

1919

Treaty of Versailles gives Japan some territorial gains in the Pacific.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1925

The electorate increases fivefold.

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.

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Jul 1945 Account of Woodrow's Death in Okinawa

Excerpt of Letter From Lil Anderson Daily to her sister Olive Anderson Gammell Wed Jul 18, 1945 Ogden, Utah Page 3 "Don Neilsen's brother Hal acquired 1st hand information about Jeff on Okinawa. Here …

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