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

Birth30 Jul 1909
Marriage17 Jun 1939Edgecombe County, North Carolina - William Munford Transou
Death13 Dec 1987Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina

Families

SpouseWilliam Munford Transou (1900 - 1968)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherGeorge Allan Holderness (1867 - 1947)
MotherHarriet Howard (1871 - 1954)
SiblingAdm. George Allan Holderness Jr. (1900 - 1987)
SiblingHoward "Chick" Holderness (1902 - 1992)
SiblingWilliam Henry Holderness (1904 - 1965)
SiblingThomas Thurston "Turk" Holderness (1906 - 1988)
SiblingHaywood Dail Holderness (1909 - 1989)
SiblingHarriett Howard "Pat" Holderness (1911 - 2006)

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