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ANDING, MARTIN ALEXANDER II
Surnames: ANDING, MCGEE, WATKINS, BONAPARTE, KELLER, TURE,
BAGBY, BRUNER, FELDER, WILLIAMS, BYERS, BROWN, PALMER, MOORE, BARGAINER, PRICE,
KING, WYNNE, CLARK, TAYLOR, DERWOOD, HALE
Martin Alexander Anding, II (called "Alex"), b September 6, 1871 at Caseyville,
Lincoln County, Mississippi, d May 29, 1930 in Falls County, Texas--was the
sixth of nine childen of Benjamin Franklin and Mary Margaret (McGee) Anding. The
ANding ancestors were natives to Sounth Carolina who immigrated to Mississippi
before 1833.
On July 25, 1897 in Falls County, Texas, Alex was married first to Julia Moore
Watkins, b January 7, 1873 at Demopolis, Alabama, d February 25, 1906 and buried
in Powers Chapel Cemetery--a daughter of Napoleon Bonaparte and Carolina (Moore)
Watkins, natives of Marengo County, Alabama, who came to Texas and settled in
Falls County.
Alex and Julia lived in Wilderville area of Fallls County, where he was a farmer
and rancher. They had four children.
Mary Ray Anding, b May 30, 1898 in Rosebud, d Fberuary 23, 1945 in
Denton--married December 20, 19191 to Lewis Edward Keller--a son of Charles
Stewart and Margaret Elven (Ture) Keller. They had five children: Charles Ray
Keller, died March 4, 1942 in World War II; Louis Edward Keller, Jr.; Peggy
Louise (Keller) Bagby; Mary Ruth (keler) Bruner; and John Anding Keller.
Margaret Ernestine Anding, b December 17, 1899 in Rosebud, d April 1979--married
August 9, 1920 to Judson Carlos Felder, and they lived at Huntsville, Texas.
Martin Watkins Anding, b May 21, 1902 in Rosebud, d June 8, 1960 in
Marlin--married August 22, 1923 to Essie Lula Williams, b November 6, 1903 in
Indian Teritory (Oklahoma)--a daughter of Orange Derwood And Margaret (Brown)
Williams. Martin operated a filling station on Williams Street in MArlin. They
had four children, rearing only one to adulthood: Dorothy Jean Anding, b May 28,
1924 in Rosebud, died young; Margaret FRances Anding, b April 22, 1925, d May 8,
1926; Cora Lynn Anding, b November 8, 1927--married forst Jack Edward Byers and
had Susan and Patricia Byers; and married second to Robert Palmer and had Robert
Martin Palmer and Namcy Caroline Palmer. The only son of Martin and Essie was
William Alexander Anding, b November 5, 1934; Essie (Williams) Anding now
resides in Tyler, Texas.
Cornelius Moore Anding, b August 30, 1904--married first on November 1, 1924 to
Lela May Williams--a sister of Martin's wife, and they were the parents of three
children. He married second to Mrs. Lorene (Barganier) Price.
After the death of Julia Moore (Watkins) anding, Alex was married second on
September 22, 1907 to Georgia Theresa Hale, b October 27, 1881, d August 19,
1912. They had two children.
Willie Lee Anding--a daughter b June 18, 1908 in Rosebud, who married first on
October 29, 1928 to Hugghlon King, who died January 16, 1947. She married second
on September 7, 1948 to Frederick H. Wynne, of Fort Worth, Texas.
George Alexander Anding, b April 30, 1910 in Rosebud. No information.
Alex married third on November 27, 1913 to Cora (Clark) Taylor, b May 26, 1875,
d April 19, 1952. She had Curtis, Grace, Georgia, and Henry Taylor by her first
marriage to James Joshua Taylor.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of
these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical
Commission, page 11, Column 1 and 2
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.