Vernon Alfred Anderson

  Research Notes:

Vernon Alfred Anderson, b 14 Aug 1913, Cokato; died 23 Nov 1978, International Falls
1st married: 14 Jan 1936, Enio, Rainy River, ON
Mary Elizabeth Lang, b 21 Dec 1910, Ontario, Canada; died 8 May 1961, St Louis Co, MN
Children: unknown
2nd married: 9 Aug 1966, Roberts Co, SD
Helena Richert, b 24 Oct 1914, Hubbard, SK, Canada [previous marriage to unknown Hughes]; died 4 Oct 1995, Koochiching Co

his findagrave, id, 139084290; grave marker records he served with the US Army
WW 2, TEC 5 [can't find him in Headstone application - but it ends in 1970;
not on BIRLS death file; nothing on Fold3
her findagrave, id 139053862

MN Birth index on ancestry: no record; it is possible that he had children born in the Fort Frances, ON area but no evidence


1940 US Census, Watrous, Koochiching Co, ED 36-38; sheet 2B; line 61
Vernon Anderson, age 26, b MN; same place in Apr 1935; farm hand
wife Mary, age 29 born in Canada; in Apr 1935 at Fort Frances, ON
note
the next family is Caroline Anderson, and sons Alvin and George

with Ancestry links [search, Vernon Anderson birth and then link] there is a record for Vernon Anderson b abt 1914 married to Helena Hughes in 9 Aug 1966 - Roberts South Dakota; and then a couple of links [click on her name and then some links on the right side] for US Public records for
Helena Anderson at International Falls, 1991 BUT ????
- findagrave at Forest Hill, records, Helena Anderson, died 4 Oct 1995; id, 139012279; BUT
- Tammy Johnson FT notes the SD marriage record, but no further information

- using Ancestry links (click on her name in the above SD marriage link), the following is likely, but I don't have any collaborating evidence that Vernon was in fact married a second time
US Social Security Application and claims index collection on ancestry:
- born 23 Oct 1914 at Hubbard, SK [abt 70 kms west of Yorkton] and her parents as Gottlieb Richert and Emila Schumland; died 4 Oct 1995 - her name recorded: as Helena Richert, Helena Hughes, and in Nov 1966 as Helena Anderson
and on the US SSDI, last residence on record was Littlefork, Koochiching Co
MN Death Index collection on Ancestry: Helen Anderson; mother's maiden name as: Schumland
Canada Voter's list: 1953, Fort Frances, ON: Mrs Helena Hughes (cafe) and then Wesley Hughes (Truck Driver) both at 610 Kings Highway, Fort Frances

Vernon married Mary Elizabeth Lang on 14 Jan 1936 in Enio, District of Rainy River, Ontario, Canada. (Mary Elizabeth Lang was born on 21 Dec 1910 in Ontario, Canada, died on 8 May 1961 in St Louis Co, Minnesota, United States and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, Koochiching Co, Minnesota, United States.)