Today in Family History - 11 Oct

My grandmother Adda Wanda Anders was born on this day in 1924 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Wanda's birth certificate was destroyed in a courthouse fire (imagine that). This explains the various birth-related affidavits, etc.

References

[1] Anders Family Bible. Owned by Roy Jacob Anders, Sr. and Georgia Effie Florene Pegoda. "Children's Names" page.

[2] Birth Records of Walker County, Texas. Certification of birth facts for Adda Wanda Anders (based on the Walker County School Census of 03 Mar 1933).

[3] Birth Records of Walker County, Texas. Affidavit to birth facts for Adda Wanda Anders.

[4] Death Records of Madison County, Texas. Death certificate for Adda Wanda Anders.

[5] The Huntsville Item, Huntsville, Texas. 06 Sep 1996; Page 3A; Obituary for Adda Wanda Anders.

[6] Birth Records of Walker County, Texas. Delayed birth certificate for Adda Wanda Anders.

[7] Unknown Newspaper. Obituary for Adda Wanda Anders, 11 Sep 1996.

[8] Pegoda Family Bible, (publication information could not be located in the Bible). "Births" page (grandchildren).