The Coconino sun., 1923-07-20
LIVED TO BE lOl, MOTHER
OF W, H. ANDERSON TO Be
BURIED HERE ON SUNDAY |

Mrs. Isabella Anderson, mother of
VIM. n. Anderson of Flagstaff, died
last Saturday in Los Angeles at the
ripe old age of one hundred and one
years.
The funeral will be held at the Fed
Grated church, Flagstaff, on Sunday at
in the afternoon, Rev. w. H. Zook
officiating.
This remarkable woman was con-
scious up to the last and death was
merely dropping to sleep without pain
She had recently recovered, apparent
ly, from an attack of pneumonia, and
her son and his wife we're planning to
bring her to their home here. But her
illness had left her weak, and the
weakness increased gradually until the
end came.
Though her death occurred on Sat-
urday, her son here did not receive
the telegram announcing it until Tues
day.
IT wish everyone could live to be
100 years old, see what | have seen
and feel like feel. It's great" These
were the words attributed to Mrs. An
derson by the Los Angeles dailies the
day following her Tooth birthday par
ty, August 18th, 1922. Then Mrs. An
derson gave her recipe for old age:
Live regularly, don't over-eat, eat but
little in warm weather, average eight
or nine hours sleep nightly, rest your
mind as we'll as your body, take care
Of your teeth. "It's never too late
to start this system Of mine" she said.
sThose who do will be surprised how
quickly their health will improve"
At this birthday party, at 346 Wash
ington drive, Los Angeles, there was
huge cake, with 100 candles, which
the sweet old lady cut. There were
many guests, including Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Anderson of Flagstaff. and
former sheriff John C. Cline of Los
Angeles, whose wife is a neice of de-
ceased. James George, veteran Of the
late war, in highland kits played the
bagpipes. Ex-senator Cornelius Cole,
one month younger than Mrs. Ander-
son, was a guest.
Mrs. Anderson was granddaugh-
ter of Lord Petrie of Elgin, Scotland.
This remarkable man, when he was
106 years of age, walked from the
highlands to Aberdeen, a distance OF
118 miles.
Isabella Neven married in Scotland
rs years ago. Her son, w. H. Ander-
son of Flagstaff, was 13 years old
when the family came to this country
and their ship was at Cape Race when
news of the second battle of Bull Run
was brought on board. They settled
in Frederick City, Nd, then, right af-
ter the battle Of Gettysburg, moved to
New York, then, in 1870, to Kansas.
Ten years after that, w. Fl. An
derson went to California, to seek re-
lief from asthma, with which he has
been sufferer. up until now.
Mrs. Anderson was the mother OF
five children. Her husband died Is
years ago in Kansas. Living to sur
vive all of her brothers and sisters,
she also outlived all Of her children,
except the one son, William, Of this
city, who is now "a years old.
In order to verify Mrs. Anderson's s
age, her cousin, David, superintendent
of the Aberdeen, Scotland, postoffice
for the last 35 years, was 9recently
asked to look up the birth record. He
replied that the records of births were
not taken at that time, but he found
record in the kirk" OF her baptism
when she was two weeks old and it
fixed the date of birth.
Mrs. Anderson had visited here IN
Flagstaff four times, the last time
ten years ago. She found the altitude
unsuited to her. During the last sew
eral years she had lived in California
with her son James, who died there
| in 1919 and whose remains were dis
/ Inferred few weeks ago and brought
here for re-burial by VIM. H. Ander-
son.
Mrs. VIM. H. Anderson has been in
| California for more than year, with
her mother-in-law, whom she helped
nurse during the pneumonia. She will
accompany the remains here.
| Flagstaff, proud of her sterling cit
| izen, VIM. H. Anderson, has been deep
ly interested in his remarkable moth
er, who though unknown to most OF
the people here has held their interest
and affection. Their sympathy goes
out to the bereaved son, the last of the
family, in his sad loss and with
the cordial hope that he may live to at
least equal his mothers record for
longevity.