Individual Details
Anna Stamps Holderness
(30 Jul 1909 - 13 Dec 1987)
1928 Yearbook, Sweet Briar College
Anna S. Holderness, Freshman Class
1929 Yearbook, Sight and Insights - Salem Academy & College, Winston-Salem, NC.
Theta Delta Pi - Anna Holderness, Class of 1931
29 Sep 1932 - the SS Mauretania arrived in New York City. She sailed from Southampton England by way of Cherbourg (France) on September 24th. Passengers included Anna and Harriet Holderness. Both were born in Tarboro, NC - Anna, age 23, on July 30th, 1909 and Harriet, age 21, on August 4th, 1911. Their US address was "Tarboro, NC".
2 Mar 1934 The SS M.V. Georgic sailed from New York City on Feb 14, 1924, arriving back in New York from a West Indies Cruise on March 2nd. Passengers included Anna, age 24, and Harriett, age 22. Their home address was now 900 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA.
Married William Munford Transom. Had two children. Lived in Greensboro, NC
Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount, NC, 19 June 1939, Monday, p.3
Transou-Holderness Wedding Solemnized
On Saturday evening a marriage ...when Miss Anna Stamps Holderness of Tarboro became the bride of Mr. William Monford Thansou of Greensboro.
... Mrs. Transou is the eldest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. George Allen Holdernss. She attended Sweet Briar College and is a graduate of Salem College.
Mr. Transou, the eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Transou of Greensboro, is a graduate of the University of North Carolina where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He is now manager of the Armco Finishing Company of Greensboro.
1940 Census. Greensboro, Guilford, NC, Hh 44
310 Wentworth Dr
William M. Transou, 39, b. NC, lived in Burlington, Alamance Co, NC in 1935, Treasurer, Armco Finishing Co
Anna H., wife, 30, lived in Tarboro, Edgecomb Co, NC in 1935
Anna S. dau, age 1
Ella Knight, Servant, Negro, 22, b. NC, lived in Tarboro in 1935
1950 Census. Greensboro, Guilford Co, NC, Hh 136
310 Wentworth
William M. Transou, 49, Official, Wholesale piece goods
Anna H., wife, 40
Anna S. dau, 10
William Jr., son, 5
Marian Edwards, maid, Negro, 32, b. Nc, Servant, private home
S.S. Constitution sailed from New York, 1 May 1953, bound for port of Gibralter.
Passenger: Anna H. Transou, age 42, b. North Carolina. To remain 1 month.
1959 Greensboro, NC City Directory
Transou, Anna H. Mrs., v-pres sec B & A Remnant Co, Inc. residence - 310 Wentworth Dr
Transou, Wm M. (Anna H; Greensboro Fabric Shop) pres treas B & A Remnant Co Inc. residence - 310 Wentworth
Buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, NC
Events
Birth | 30 Jul 1909 | ||||
Marriage | 17 Jun 1939 | Edgecombe County, North Carolina - William Munford Transou | |||
Death | 13 Dec 1987 | Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina |
Families
Spouse | William Munford Transou (1900 - 1968) |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Father | George Allan Holderness (1867 - 1947) |
Mother | Harriet Howard (1871 - 1954) |
Sibling | Adm. George Allan Holderness Jr. (1900 - 1987) |
Sibling | Howard "Chick" Holderness (1902 - 1992) |
Sibling | William Henry Holderness (1904 - 1965) |
Sibling | Thomas Thurston "Turk" Holderness (1906 - 1988) |
Sibling | Haywood Dail Holderness (1909 - 1989) |
Sibling | Harriett Howard "Pat" Holderness (1911 - 2006) |
Endnotes
1. Compiled and written by Marvin E. Holderness, Sr., Holderness: History & Genealogy of the Holderness Family (New York c1958), p.22.
2. Compiled and written by Marvin E. Holderness, Sr., Holderness: History & Genealogy of the Holderness Family (New York c1958), p.22.
3. Holderness,Stamps, Howard manuscript papers from Ann Hull
4. North Carolina Death Records, 1983-1987.