ANDERSON, Ralph Waldo

1886 - 1979  (92 years)

• Name	ANDERSON, Ralph Waldo
  Birth	26 Dec 1886	Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA   [1, 2]
  CENSUS	1889	Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA   [3]
  		1889 Washington State Census: Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA
  CENSUS	14 Jun 1900	Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA   [4]
  	Occupation: at school, 6 months Can read and write
  		1900 US Census: Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA, sht 14A
  CENSUS	29 Apr 1910	Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA   [5]
  	Occupation: laborer, home farm, wages Can read and write Working 15 Apr 1910 No Zero days out of work in 1909
  		1910 US Census: Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA, sht 10A
  MILI	5 Jun 1917	Kitsap Co., WA   [6]
  	Address: R. F. D. 59, Port Blakely, WA Occupation: farmer, home farm Island Center Dependents: Mother, wife, two infant children Description: medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light brown hair No disabilities
  		WW I draft card: Ralph Waldo Anderson 1917
  CENSUS	4 Feb 1920	Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA   [7]
  	Ralph's mother Ida and brother Theodore living with family of Ralph and Kate Anderson Own farm Occupation: farmer, general farm, owner/operator Can read and write
  		1920 US Census: Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA, sht 2B
  CENSUS	3 Apr 1930	Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA   [8]
  	Ralph's mother Ida Anderson living with Ralph and Kate Anderson. Owns home, value $3600, not on a farm Married age 25 Occupation: laborer, pole camp, wages Can read and write Not a veteran
  		1930 US Census: Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA, sht 1B
  MILI	27 Apr 1942	Kitsap Co., WA   [1]
  		WW II draft card: Ralph Waldo Anderson 1942 Residence: Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA Contact person: Moulder Flodin, Port Blakely, WA Employer: Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Co., Winslow, Kitsap Co., WA Description: 5'-5", 130 lbs, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion No other physical identifiers
  EVENT	6 Oct 1946	Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA   [9]
  	Ralph's mother Ida and brother Theodore living with family of Ralph and Kate Anderson Owns farm Occupation: farmer, general farm, owner/operator Can read and write
  		Andrew and Ida Hoskinsin house 1946 "OLD HOUSES are hard to find on Bainbridge. Andrew Anderson, a Swedish sailor who "jumped ship" and settled on the island in early days, and his wife, Ida Hoskinson Anderson, daughter of the "weather man," carried the boards for this home on their backs more than four miles from the head of Eagle Harbor to Island Center. Their son, Ralph, still lives in the house and uses the original well, which once had sweep and an oaken bucket."
  Death	21 Jun 1979	Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA   [2]
  		Obituary: Ralph Anderson 1979 "Ralph W. Anderson, 91, believed to have been the oldest native of Bainbridge Island died last night at the home he had occupied since his birth on Dec. 26, 1887. Anderson left his home on Fletcher Bay Road only for a trip to Alaska, where he was a cook. After his return, he married the former Kate Olsen, who died in 1961. Anderson's father, Andrew, a Norwegian (he was actually from Sweden), came to the Bainbridge Island area and began an 80-acre homestead after jumping ship at Port Madison in 1873....He is survived by three sons, Gene of Bainbridge Island, Gerald of Lynwood and Richard of Port Angeles; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren."
  Burial	Island Center Cemetery, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Co., WA   [2]
  	"Cremation arrangements are being handled by Owyen Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at Island Center Cemetery."
  Person ID	I2001	Main
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	ANDERSON, Andrew Gustaf,   b. 3 Jan 1848, Sweden d. 18 May 1916, Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	HOSKINSON, Ida L.,   b. Abt 1853, Illinois d. 24 May 1936, Manette, Kitsap Co., WA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	10 Feb 1879	Seattle, King Co., WA   [10]
  	Married at Methodist Episcopal Parsonage by Isaac Dillion, Pastor Witnessed by Ida's brother Stewart Hoskinson and John B. Bangs
  		Marriage Certificate: Andrew Anderson and Ida L. Hoskinson 1879
  		Sworn statement by S. F. Hoskinson re marriage of Andrew Anderson and Ida L. Hoskinson 1879 Sworn statement by (brother) S. F. Hoskinson that Andrew Anderson and (sister) Ida L. Hoskinson are residents of Washington Territory, of lawful age, and have no impediments to marriage.
  Family ID	F389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	OLSEN, Kate J.,   b. 1892, Norway
  Marriage	2 Aug 1913	Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA   [11]
  	Witnesses to the marriage, Kate's parents Emil B. and Ethel E. Olsen. Affidavit signed by Kate's mother Ethel E. Olsen stating Ralph and Ethel are "not habitual criminals," that Ralph is over 21 yrs and Kate over 18 yrs of age; no legal impediment to their marriage. Ralph and Kate then required to swear they were "not feeble minded, an imbecile an epileptic, an insane person, a common drunkard nor a person afflicted with pulmonary tuberculosis, and is not afflicted with any contagious venereal disease."
  		Marriage certificate: Ralph W. Anderson Kate J. Olsen 1913
  		Marriage affidavit: Ralph W. Anderson and Kate J. Olsen 1913
  Family ID	F629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Dec 1886 - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA CENSUS - 1889 - Port Blakely, Kitsap Co., WA CENSUS - 14 Jun 1900 - Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA CENSUS - 29 Apr 1910 - Eagle Harbor, Kitsap Co., WA Marriage - 2 Aug 1913 - Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA MILI - 5 Jun 1917 - Kitsap Co., WA CENSUS - 4 Feb 1920 - Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA CENSUS - 3 Apr 1930 - Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA MILI - 27 Apr 1942 - Kitsap Co., WA EVENT - 6 Oct 1946 - Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA Death - 21 Jun 1979 - Island Center, Kitsap Co., WA Burial - - Island Center Cemetery, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Co., WA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S450] WW II Draft Registration Cards 1940-1947, (Ancestry.com), 27 Apr 1942, Serial No. U 3558, Order No. (blank) (Reliability: 3). [S673] News articles: Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA, (Bremerton Sun, Bremerton WA), 22 Jun 1979, p 6 (Reliability: 2). [S146] 1889 Washington State Census, (Ancestry.com), 1889, Port Blakely, Kitsap Co. (Reliability: 2). [S747] 1900 US Census, Washington, (Ancestry.com), 14 Jun 1900, Eagle Harbor, sht 14A (Reliability: 2). [S520] 1910 US Census, Washington , (Ancestry.com), 29 Apr 1910, Eagle Harbor, sht 10A (Reliability: 2). [S174] WW I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918, (Ancestry,com), 5 Jun 1917, Form 9183, No. 10 (Reliability: 3). [S746] 1920 US Census, Washington, (Ancestry.com), 4 Feb 1920, Island Center, Kitsap Co., sht 2B (Reliability: 2). [S521] 1930 US Census, Washington, (Ancestry.com), 3 Apr 1930, Island Center, Kitsap Co., sht 1B (Reliability: 2). [S749] News articles: The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle WA , (The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle WA ), 6 Oct 1946, The Sunday Times Rotogravure, p 6 (Reliability: 3). [S576] Washington State Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Ancestry.com), 10 Feb 1879, Cert No. 334 (Reliability: 3). [S576] Washington State Marriage Records, 1854-2013, (Ancestry.com), 2 Aug 1913, Kitsap Co., No 757 (Reliability: 3).