Anderson GWIN, Jr.^[1]

1856 - 1937  (80 years)

• Name	Anderson GWIN
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1 Apr 1856	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Jun 1900 - Apr 1930  [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	The 1900 census notes that Anderson made his living as a "brass finisher". By April 1910 he was working as a machinist. He was still employed in that capacity in January 1920 when he noted his employer as the U.S. Navy Yard. The 1930 census indicates that Anderson had retired.
  Death	13 Jan 1937	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	Anderson died of chronic nephritis [inflammation of the kidneys] at 2:30am on 13 January 1937 at his home, 1409 Leckie Street in Portsmouth, Virginia. He was 80 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	16 Jan 1937	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	His body was interred in the Portlock Cemetery section of Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia on 16 January 1937.
  Person ID	I59815	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Anderson GWIN
  Mother	Alice POWELL
  Family ID	F6007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Willie Irene FAISON,   b. 29 Sep 1876, Portsmouth City, VA d. 19 Jan 1954, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	12 Dec 1899	Portsmouth City, VA   [1]
  	Willie and Anderson were married in Portsmouth on 12 December 1899. The couple's marriage record notes that Alexander was a widower.
  Children	1. Judson Hope GWIN,   b. 3 Jan 1901, Virginia d. 24 Dec 1997, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F6006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1910 US Census / Gwin, Anderson 512 South Street, Portsmouth, Virginia
  		1920 US Census / Gwin, Anderson 1409 Leckie Street, Portsmouth, Virginia
  		1930 US Census / Gwin, Anderson 1409 Leckie Street, Portsmouth, Virginia

  
  

• Sources

  [S1252] Anderson Gwin - Willie Irene Faison, Portsmouth, VA marriage record (1899). [S2114] Anderson Gwin, Virginia death certificate no. 458 (1937). [S1239] 1900 US Census / Gwin, Anderson. [S1240] 1910 US Census / Gwin, Anderson. [S1255] 1920 US Census / Gwin, Anderson. [S1259] 1930 US Census / Gwin, Anderson.