Being missed from his regular haunts last Friday, an investigation was made and he was found helpless in his cabin. He was sent to the hospital where he received treatment but his death occurred yesterday morning.
“Uncle Billie,” as he was called, was a well known resident of the boat colony and was a favorite with those who frequent there. He is survived by a brother and three sisters who live in Wilmington. The arrangements will be announced for his funeral today.
Mr. Anderson was 68 years old and was never married. When the war broke out between the North and the South he enlisted. Serving out one enlistment he again enlisted and served until the close of the war. Liking army life he enlisted in the regular army and served there for ten years.
(The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, 13 April 1914 (Monday), Page 2)
(Newspapers.com)
Being missed from his regular haunts last Friday, an investigation was made and he was found helpless in his cabin. He was sent to the hospital where he received treatment but his death occurred yesterday morning.
“Uncle Billie,” as he was called, was a well known resident of the boat colony and was a favorite with those who frequent there. He is survived by a brother and three sisters who live in Wilmington. The arrangements will be announced for his funeral today.
Mr. Anderson was 68 years old and was never married. When the war broke out between the North and the South he enlisted. Serving out one enlistment he again enlisted and served until the close of the war. Liking army life he enlisted in the regular army and served there for ten years.
(The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, 13 April 1914 (Monday), Page 2)
(Newspapers.com)
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