John ANDERSON, Oakmont, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1923 (Belfast roots)

[Gortraney]

I've been advised by the wonderful Aghadowey to pop over here in the hope someone might be able to help with the Anderson branch of my family tree. My father, Albert Wylie, travelled to the States from Belfast in 1923 and on the travel/immigration form stated he was going to stay with his cousin John Anderson in Oakmont, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (641 Albany)

Albert (known as Bertie) was the son of Jane Anderson, who was the daughter of William Anderson and Jane Anderson. She also had sons she named Robert, Charles and Waddell which don't appear to fit into the pattern of naming on the Wylie side of the family. On her wedding cert in 1894 it stated she was living on the Castlereagh Road in Belfast and her father William was a grocer.

The Belfast thread is here: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,631572.0.html

Any help very gratefully received!

Many thanks,
Trish

[*Sandra*]

This is the only John Anderson recorded on census in Oakmont. Allegheny 1920  - John T Anderson and his wife Annie are living at 661 but no street address in the left hand margin. John and Annie were both born in Pennsylvania. John and Annie would be a generation older than your Albert Wylie.

Oakmont, Allegheny, Pennsylvania in  1920

John T Anderson 56 Born PA. Parents born Ireland. Salesman. Pleasure Boat Co.
Annie M Anderson 56 Born PA. Parents Ireland.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6BK-D7G

and in 1930 John is widowed still living in Washington Avenue Oakmont. Allegheny.

John F Anderson 68 Born PA. Head. Widowed. Proprieter. Apartments.
Lillian A Halter 53 Born Maryland. Servant Housekeeper Private Family
May E Anderson 72 Born PA. Sister

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCHY-74R


Looking at the 1910 census he seemed to be listed as John Taylor Anderson.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGQ4-3G2

Nothing so far - sorry. 

Sandra

[Gortraney]

Oh my goodness, please don't apologize Sandra! I really appreciate you taking the time to look things up for me 

If he's the only John Anderson in Oakmont in 1920 there's a chance it's a link, right? I don't think my father came up with the address out of nowhere. Thing is, I'm assuming when he said it was a cousin that it was a 1st cousin, when I suppose realistically it could have been a cousin of his mother.

Interestingly I've just discovered another John T Anderson listed on the 1940 census in Oakmont who was born in 1923, the year my father went Stateside. This new John T Anderson's father is given as a Wylie P Anderson which seems like too much of a coincidence to me, especially when the spelling is the same.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ4K-2JF

Having said that, maybe I'm grasping at straws 

[aghadowey]

Wylie P. Anderson's parents weren't from Ireland so unlikely to be connected.

[Gortraney]

Wylie P. Anderson's parents weren't from Ireland so unlikely to be connected.

Darn. Like I said... grasping at straws... 

[*Sandra*]

Wylie was the son of John and Annie - I saw the 1940 census entry with John T Anderson born in 1923 but deleted the information before I posted just incase it caused confusion. Then found an entry where Wylie P Anderson seemed to be on his own in 1930 ?  So haven't fathomed that out yet ?

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ4K-2JX

Sandra

[shellyesq]

This looks like John Anderson in 1900:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3MC-4CN

I thought this might be a possible match for John in 1880:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW6D-17N  It's hard to be sure with a common name, but he seemed to be the only one of the right age in that area with parents born in Ireland.

[Gortraney]

This looks like John Anderson in 1900:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3MC-4CN

I thought this might be a possible match for John in 1880:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW6D-17N  It's hard to be sure with a common name, but he seemed to be the only one of the right age in that area with parents born in Ireland.

Ahhhh now this is interesting. It says his father is Matthew Anderson. My father's youngest brother was Matthew Anderson Wylie and Matthew doesn't come from the Wylie side of the naming pool. If I can find a Matthew Anderson born in Ireland with the same parents as Jane we could have a winner! 

[shellyesq]

This looks like Matthew, John & family in 1870, including a possible son William - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZLS-X5S