Anderson, Sterling Christopher-[2417]

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This Info From Chris.
John Fitz III, b. 22 Mar 1843 York Co PA d. 20 Jul 1899 Guthrie Co IA m. 24 Dec 1863 Fulton Co IL. John was a farmer and minister of the Church of the Brethren.
His wife, Magdalena Falkenstein b.16 Oct 1841 York Co PA d. 26 May 1888 Guthrie Co IA
John Fitz III and Magdalena Falkenstein were the parents of 10 children

1. Jacob W. Fitz b. 3 Nov 1864 added
2. Samuel Fitz b. 16 Jan 1867
3. Rebecca Fitz b. 6 Feb 1868
4. Catherine Fitz, below. added
5. George G. Fitz (Dr.) b. 10 Jul 1870
6. Elizabeth Fitz b.23 Oct 1871
7. Anna Fitz b. 16 Dec 1872
8. Joseph Hamilton Fitz (Dr.) b. 27 Jan 1874
9. Mary Fitz b. 21 Oct 1876
10. David Fitz b. 28 Aug 1878Done adding 1-10


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No. 4 Catherine Fitz b. 8 Mar 1869 Astoria IL m. 4 Oct 1893 Yale IA d. on 30 Jul 1947 Des Moines IA.
Her husband, Edward J. Anderson b. 28 Feb 1871 Burlington IA d. 5 Jun 1943 Jefferson, IA.Added
Catherine and Edward had 9 children.

1. Blanche Lucille b. 8 Mar 1894
2. Winona Pauline b. 28 Nov 1895
3. Paul b. Oct 1897
4. Dorothy Helen b. 28 Jul 1899
5. Frances Joyce b. 1 Jan 1901
6. Kathryn Maxine b. 27 Apr 1906
7. Maurine b. 8 Oct 1908
8. Sterling, below.
9. Edward Bryce b. 13 Dec 1912

No. 8 Sterling Anderson b. 16 Feb 1910 Guthrie Co IA m. 28 Dec 1946 Los Angeles CA d. 12 Mar 1988 Logan OH.
His wife, Rosamond Marie Fox b. 8 Apr 1921 Logan OH. They had 5 children.

1. Sterling Christopher b. 19 Nov 1948 Palmdale CA (yours truly)
2. Deborah Maureen b. 24 Oct 1949
3. Catherine Cecilia b. 23 Mat 1954
4. Romuald (yes, Romuald) David b. 14 Feb 1960

5. Maria Evelyn b, 4 Dec 1962

As for Andersons, I know what you mean, Dick. It took me about 15 years to finally make the connections back to the villages in Sweden. I searched the Ancestry World Tree for your mother, Ethel Mabel Anderson, but there is no connection in America between your line and mine as I have the names and relationships of every individual in our line who came to America and their descendants. However, I noted that your grandfather, John Anderson (yes, my great grandfather was a John Anderson too) was a Lutheran and was affiliated with numerous individuals at that church with Scandinavian ancestry, probably Swedish. If you can make the connection to Sweden, detailed household records there go back to the 1600s and 1700s, so it's worth the effort.

As for the Fitzes, Magdalena "Falkenstine", wife of John Fitz, and their first seven children are listed in their family bible and you can view a copy on page 114 of one of my books, A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Germanic Ancestors, Betterway Books, 2000, available through Amazon.com and every bookstore on the planet (well, maybe). I included quite a bit of information and copies of records on the Fitzes throughout the book. Genealogy is like eating salted peanuts .... you just can't stop (smile).