by Joanne Ferguson
George Anderson Sr was born on 16 September 1892 in Lugar, Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland. George emigrated to the USA in 1923. He worked as a blacksmith in a steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania. He married Mary McMichael Boyle in Scotland. She was born on 25 Jul 1902 in Auchinleck, Scotland. George died on 02 Oct 1970 in Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Mary died on 02 Sep 1990 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
George Anderson Sr and Mary McMichael Boyle had the following children:
John Anderson was born on 16 Aug 1921 in Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. He married Jean Eileen Howat (great-granddaughter of William Howat and Margaret Brown who emigrated from Ayrshire, Scotland in 1867) on 28 Oct 1943 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. She was born on 20 Sep 1922 in Braddock, Pa. John served in the US Army during WWII. John worked as a weight master in the steel works in Braddock, Pennsylvania. John died on 16 Apr 1975 in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Jean was a housewife who died on 14 Dec 1979 in Swissvale, Allegheny, Pa.
John Anderson and Jean Eileen Howat had one child. John Anderson was born on 04 Sep 1946 in Pennsylvania. John served in the US Navy in Vietnam. He married Joyce L. Sprague. She was born in Ohio. He died on 24 Sep 1998 in Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. John Anderson and Joyce L. Sprague had the following children: Dawn L., Shawn E., and Brian C.
William Wilson Anderson was born on 20 Aug 1922 in Scotland. He married Lillian Kramer who was born in Pennsylvania in 1923. He served in the Army during WWII and was injured in battle. He worked as a weight master for the steel works. William Wilson died on 10 Nov 1977 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Lillian died in 1997 in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. William and Lillian had four children: Amy, Margaret, Christine, and William, Jr.
George Anderson, Junior was born on 08 Aug 1924 in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He worked as an ash man for the local government in Braddock. He served in the Army during WWII. George never married and had no children. He died on 13 Dec 1976 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Allan Boyle Anderson was born on 09 Apr 1927 in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He married Dolores Mekula who was born in June of 1926. He was a salesman in a men’s clothing store. He served in the Army during WWII. Allan and Dolores did not have any children. Allan died on 22 Sep 2019 in Maryland, United States of America. Dolores died in 2019 in Maryland. Both are buried in Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Matthew Riggans Anderson was born on 16 Feb 1929 in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was a laborer in the open hearth at the steel mill in Braddock. He married Janet L. Pici on 17 Sep 1960 in Winchester, Virginia. She was born about 1934. At the time of his marriage, Matthew was a supervisor for military affairs in Virginia. Matthew died on 24 Jul 2015 in Carlsbad, San Diego County, California. Matthew and Janet had one son, Matthew Eric.
Agnes Boyle Anderson was born about 1937 in Pennsylvania. She married Ray Edward Curtin in 1961 in Ohio, West Virginia. Ray was born on 20 April 1929 and worked in the steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania. He died on 7 April 2014 in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania. Agnes and Ray had two children: Kevin and Sharon.
Jane Riggans Anderson was born on 16 Aug 1942 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. She married John Harold Lynch on 03 Jan 1974 in Winchester, Virginia. He was born on 03 May 1928. John joined the Army and served in Vietnam during that war. John retired from the Army of the rank of E6. John died on 27 February 2011 in Swissvale, Pennsylvania. Jane died on 27 Dec 1996 in Swissvale, Pennsylvania. Jane and John had one daughter, Heather.
The sons and son-in-law of George Anderson and Mary McMichael Boyle served gallantly in the Army and Navy, defending their new country in WWII and Vietnam.
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