ALICE MARY RICHESON ANDERSON, known as MARY, was the daughter of ALICE MAY BRAZIER of Vancouver, WA and her second husband, AUSTIN BRESNEN RICHESON of Chicago, IL. ALICE was married at age 19 to FRANCIS EARL BENTLEY of Churchville, NY but this marriage ended in divorce.
She grew up in Portland as the middle child in her family, with an older half-sister, THELMA CLAUDIA BENTLEY and a brother, JOHN AUSTIN RICHESON. MARY graduated from the University of Oregon and was married to a lovely man, WILLIAM MORRIS "MORRIE" ANDERSON. One of her hobbies was painting, and her volunteer service was given to adult literacy.
Their known children:
1) Gary William Anderson (1944-2009).
2) Living Anderson
MARY was a member of the Presbyterian church and a homemaker, whose kindness and sense of humor were shared in abundance.
Sources from Ancestry.com: Federal censuses for 1920, 1930, and 1940. OR death index 1903-1998.
Social Security Death Index and obituary.
Sources from Newspapers.com:
Wedding announcement in The Oregonian (Portland, OR), 25 Nov 1940. Interview on what she wanted to do after graduation from high school in The Oregonian (Portland, OR), 20 May 1924. Pg. 49, "High School Girls Face Facts Fearlessly".
Other sources: Family lore.
She grew up in Portland as the middle child in her family, with an older half-sister, THELMA CLAUDIA BENTLEY and a brother, JOHN AUSTIN RICHESON. MARY graduated from the University of Oregon and was married to a lovely man, WILLIAM MORRIS "MORRIE" ANDERSON. One of her hobbies was painting, and her volunteer service was given to adult literacy.
Their known children:
1) Gary William Anderson (1944-2009).
2) Living Anderson
MARY was a member of the Presbyterian church and a homemaker, whose kindness and sense of humor were shared in abundance.
Sources from Ancestry.com: Federal censuses for 1920, 1930, and 1940. OR death index 1903-1998.
Social Security Death Index and obituary.
Sources from Newspapers.com:
Wedding announcement in The Oregonian (Portland, OR), 25 Nov 1940. Interview on what she wanted to do after graduation from high school in The Oregonian (Portland, OR), 20 May 1924. Pg. 49, "High School Girls Face Facts Fearlessly".
Other sources: Family lore.
ALICE MARY RICHESON ANDERSON, known as MARY, was the daughter of ALICE MAY BRAZIER of Vancouver, WA and her second husband, AUSTIN BRESNEN RICHESON of Chicago, IL. ALICE was married at age 19 to FRANCIS EARL BENTLEY of Churchville, NY but this marriage ended in divorce.
She grew up in Portland as the middle child in her family, with an older half-sister, THELMA CLAUDIA BENTLEY and a brother, JOHN AUSTIN RICHESON. MARY graduated from the University of Oregon and was married to a lovely man, WILLIAM MORRIS "MORRIE" ANDERSON. One of her hobbies was painting, and her volunteer service was given to adult literacy.
Their known children:
1) Gary William Anderson (1944-2009).
2) Living Anderson
MARY was a member of the Presbyterian church and a homemaker, whose kindness and sense of humor were shared in abundance.
Sources from Ancestry.com: Federal censuses for 1920, 1930, and 1940. OR death index 1903-1998.
Social Security Death Index and obituary.
Sources from Newspapers.com:
Wedding announcement in The Oregonian (Portland, OR), 25 Nov 1940. Interview on what she wanted to do after graduation from high school in The Oregonian (Portland, OR), 20 May 1924. Pg. 49, "High School Girls Face Facts Fearlessly".
Other sources: Family lore.
She grew up in Portland as the middle child in her family, with an older half-sister, THELMA CLAUDIA BENTLEY and a brother, JOHN AUSTIN RICHESON. MARY graduated from the University of Oregon and was married to a lovely man, WILLIAM MORRIS "MORRIE" ANDERSON. One of her hobbies was painting, and her volunteer service was given to adult literacy.
Their known children:
1) Gary William Anderson (1944-2009).
2) Living Anderson
MARY was a member of the Presbyterian church and a homemaker, whose kindness and sense of humor were shared in abundance.
Sources from Ancestry.com: Federal censuses for 1920, 1930, and 1940. OR death index 1903-1998.
Social Security Death Index and obituary.
Sources from Newspapers.com:
Wedding announcement in The Oregonian (Portland, OR), 25 Nov 1940. Interview on what she wanted to do after graduation from high school in The Oregonian (Portland, OR), 20 May 1924. Pg. 49, "High School Girls Face Facts Fearlessly".
Other sources: Family lore.
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