Charlotte Marie was fortunate that her father William was able to provide the family with beautiful housing, servants, education, art, music lessons, fine clothing and devotion. Her parents had six children, the first child Walter, died in infancy, 11 September 1878. The second child, Amy Louise, died at age nine on 24 January 1888. The living children were Elsie May, Arthur William, Helen Mildred, and Charlotte Marie. William and Amelia were especially attentive parents, and they were very close to the children--discussions at the dinner table, reading at bedtime, writing books about the children. Their love of beauty, writing and literature, learning--influenced his children to finish high school and go on to college.
Charlotte Marie, the sixth child of William Newell Holway and Charlotte Amelia Leonard, was born 13 May 1891 in Oakland, California, married Andrew Morris Anderson 10 August 1912, died 31 July 1971, and buried in Ventura, California.
It was in East Oakland that her father William, with a partner, went into real estate and built two lovely two-story houses. It was in that lovely house the two girls, Helen and Marie spent their early years. To assist with care of the house and children, their mother "Lottie" had a cultured English woman, a Chinese man and an upper-class, well educated, Japanese man who cooked, took care of the garden and of the horses. Marie and Helen enjoyed riding in the carriage with him as he drove the black horses to town to pick up William in the evening.
In 1884 they moved to Pasadena in Southern California, and lived in a lovely two-story house. Marie and Helen could hardly wait until evening, when from Mt. Lowe a search light would suddenly stream out and weave back and forth across the valley and light on them and their new home. But the eight months of healthful, happy, gypsy freedom for the children ended. In 1885 Helen entered kindergarten and Elsie high school. William built a new home in Highland Park, Los Angeles, where they moved and were joined with the grandparents. Life was not that easy for the family. They lived in three new homes that William built and sold. The last one in Highland Park is where Helen and James L. Hancock were married in 1909 and where Charlotte Amelia died..7 December 1907.
Helen and Marie, who was 14 months younger than Helen, were very close and enjoyed for years taking guitar and mandolin lessons--Marie the guitar and Helen the mandolin. Helen was interested in art. Marie prepared herself for a teaching career and accepted a position in Holtville, Imperial Valley, where she met Andrew Morris Anderson and married him 10 August 1912. They lived in a tent house on his cotton farm and took their meals at the Anderson seniors' house while she continued teaching. With their infant son, Robert William, they moved to South Pasadena where a second son Phillip Lee was born in 1919.
Morris entered the insurance business. Ventura became a profitable area for his work, and they moved to the city of Ventura. He was in charge of A.M. Anderson General Agency at Ventura of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company with other offices at his home. Marie was a real asset to him in his business--a gracious host to his clients and to the companies visiting heads and their wives, a stanch believer in his plans and abilities. She kept the house running smoothly. She, like her sister Amy, thought always of others, and found life full in doing for them. In their trailer they traveled for two years visiting practically every state to present a "simple plan" that he developed for selling insurance.
Charlotte Marie was loved deeply by her sisters, but it was Elsie that served as an example to her and as the older sister always ready to support Marie. (Written By Leonard Hancock, nephew, September 2012)
Charlotte Marie, the sixth child of William Newell Holway and Charlotte Amelia Leonard, was born 13 May 1891 in Oakland, California, married Andrew Morris Anderson 10 August 1912, died 31 July 1971, and buried in Ventura, California.
It was in East Oakland that her father William, with a partner, went into real estate and built two lovely two-story houses. It was in that lovely house the two girls, Helen and Marie spent their early years. To assist with care of the house and children, their mother "Lottie" had a cultured English woman, a Chinese man and an upper-class, well educated, Japanese man who cooked, took care of the garden and of the horses. Marie and Helen enjoyed riding in the carriage with him as he drove the black horses to town to pick up William in the evening.
In 1884 they moved to Pasadena in Southern California, and lived in a lovely two-story house. Marie and Helen could hardly wait until evening, when from Mt. Lowe a search light would suddenly stream out and weave back and forth across the valley and light on them and their new home. But the eight months of healthful, happy, gypsy freedom for the children ended. In 1885 Helen entered kindergarten and Elsie high school. William built a new home in Highland Park, Los Angeles, where they moved and were joined with the grandparents. Life was not that easy for the family. They lived in three new homes that William built and sold. The last one in Highland Park is where Helen and James L. Hancock were married in 1909 and where Charlotte Amelia died..7 December 1907.
Helen and Marie, who was 14 months younger than Helen, were very close and enjoyed for years taking guitar and mandolin lessons--Marie the guitar and Helen the mandolin. Helen was interested in art. Marie prepared herself for a teaching career and accepted a position in Holtville, Imperial Valley, where she met Andrew Morris Anderson and married him 10 August 1912. They lived in a tent house on his cotton farm and took their meals at the Anderson seniors' house while she continued teaching. With their infant son, Robert William, they moved to South Pasadena where a second son Phillip Lee was born in 1919.
Morris entered the insurance business. Ventura became a profitable area for his work, and they moved to the city of Ventura. He was in charge of A.M. Anderson General Agency at Ventura of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company with other offices at his home. Marie was a real asset to him in his business--a gracious host to his clients and to the companies visiting heads and their wives, a stanch believer in his plans and abilities. She kept the house running smoothly. She, like her sister Amy, thought always of others, and found life full in doing for them. In their trailer they traveled for two years visiting practically every state to present a "simple plan" that he developed for selling insurance.
Charlotte Marie was loved deeply by her sisters, but it was Elsie that served as an example to her and as the older sister always ready to support Marie. (Written By Leonard Hancock, nephew, September 2012)
Charlotte Marie was fortunate that her father William was able to provide the family with beautiful housing, servants, education, art, music lessons, fine clothing and devotion. Her parents had six children, the first child Walter, died in infancy, 11 September 1878. The second child, Amy Louise, died at age nine on 24 January 1888. The living children were Elsie May, Arthur William, Helen Mildred, and Charlotte Marie. William and Amelia were especially attentive parents, and they were very close to the children--discussions at the dinner table, reading at bedtime, writing books about the children. Their love of beauty, writing and literature, learning--influenced his children to finish high school and go on to college.
Charlotte Marie, the sixth child of William Newell Holway and Charlotte Amelia Leonard, was born 13 May 1891 in Oakland, California, married Andrew Morris Anderson 10 August 1912, died 31 July 1971, and buried in Ventura, California.
It was in East Oakland that her father William, with a partner, went into real estate and built two lovely two-story houses. It was in that lovely house the two girls, Helen and Marie spent their early years. To assist with care of the house and children, their mother "Lottie" had a cultured English woman, a Chinese man and an upper-class, well educated, Japanese man who cooked, took care of the garden and of the horses. Marie and Helen enjoyed riding in the carriage with him as he drove the black horses to town to pick up William in the evening.
In 1884 they moved to Pasadena in Southern California, and lived in a lovely two-story house. Marie and Helen could hardly wait until evening, when from Mt. Lowe a search light would suddenly stream out and weave back and forth across the valley and light on them and their new home. But the eight months of healthful, happy, gypsy freedom for the children ended. In 1885 Helen entered kindergarten and Elsie high school. William built a new home in Highland Park, Los Angeles, where they moved and were joined with the grandparents. Life was not that easy for the family. They lived in three new homes that William built and sold. The last one in Highland Park is where Helen and James L. Hancock were married in 1909 and where Charlotte Amelia died..7 December 1907.
Helen and Marie, who was 14 months younger than Helen, were very close and enjoyed for years taking guitar and mandolin lessons--Marie the guitar and Helen the mandolin. Helen was interested in art. Marie prepared herself for a teaching career and accepted a position in Holtville, Imperial Valley, where she met Andrew Morris Anderson and married him 10 August 1912. They lived in a tent house on his cotton farm and took their meals at the Anderson seniors' house while she continued teaching. With their infant son, Robert William, they moved to South Pasadena where a second son Phillip Lee was born in 1919.
Morris entered the insurance business. Ventura became a profitable area for his work, and they moved to the city of Ventura. He was in charge of A.M. Anderson General Agency at Ventura of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company with other offices at his home. Marie was a real asset to him in his business--a gracious host to his clients and to the companies visiting heads and their wives, a stanch believer in his plans and abilities. She kept the house running smoothly. She, like her sister Amy, thought always of others, and found life full in doing for them. In their trailer they traveled for two years visiting practically every state to present a "simple plan" that he developed for selling insurance.
Charlotte Marie was loved deeply by her sisters, but it was Elsie that served as an example to her and as the older sister always ready to support Marie. (Written By Leonard Hancock, nephew, September 2012)
Charlotte Marie, the sixth child of William Newell Holway and Charlotte Amelia Leonard, was born 13 May 1891 in Oakland, California, married Andrew Morris Anderson 10 August 1912, died 31 July 1971, and buried in Ventura, California.
It was in East Oakland that her father William, with a partner, went into real estate and built two lovely two-story houses. It was in that lovely house the two girls, Helen and Marie spent their early years. To assist with care of the house and children, their mother "Lottie" had a cultured English woman, a Chinese man and an upper-class, well educated, Japanese man who cooked, took care of the garden and of the horses. Marie and Helen enjoyed riding in the carriage with him as he drove the black horses to town to pick up William in the evening.
In 1884 they moved to Pasadena in Southern California, and lived in a lovely two-story house. Marie and Helen could hardly wait until evening, when from Mt. Lowe a search light would suddenly stream out and weave back and forth across the valley and light on them and their new home. But the eight months of healthful, happy, gypsy freedom for the children ended. In 1885 Helen entered kindergarten and Elsie high school. William built a new home in Highland Park, Los Angeles, where they moved and were joined with the grandparents. Life was not that easy for the family. They lived in three new homes that William built and sold. The last one in Highland Park is where Helen and James L. Hancock were married in 1909 and where Charlotte Amelia died..7 December 1907.
Helen and Marie, who was 14 months younger than Helen, were very close and enjoyed for years taking guitar and mandolin lessons--Marie the guitar and Helen the mandolin. Helen was interested in art. Marie prepared herself for a teaching career and accepted a position in Holtville, Imperial Valley, where she met Andrew Morris Anderson and married him 10 August 1912. They lived in a tent house on his cotton farm and took their meals at the Anderson seniors' house while she continued teaching. With their infant son, Robert William, they moved to South Pasadena where a second son Phillip Lee was born in 1919.
Morris entered the insurance business. Ventura became a profitable area for his work, and they moved to the city of Ventura. He was in charge of A.M. Anderson General Agency at Ventura of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company with other offices at his home. Marie was a real asset to him in his business--a gracious host to his clients and to the companies visiting heads and their wives, a stanch believer in his plans and abilities. She kept the house running smoothly. She, like her sister Amy, thought always of others, and found life full in doing for them. In their trailer they traveled for two years visiting practically every state to present a "simple plan" that he developed for selling insurance.
Charlotte Marie was loved deeply by her sisters, but it was Elsie that served as an example to her and as the older sister always ready to support Marie. (Written By Leonard Hancock, nephew, September 2012)
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