ANDERSON, Orelia

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Last Name
 
ANDERSON
Given Names
 
Orelia (Walker)
AKA's
 
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
6/8/1910
Age at Death
 
68
Place of Birth
 
Pleasant Hill, Louisiana
Race
 
Black
Gender
 
Female
Religion
 
Family Tree
 
Birth Mother
 
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Partner
 
Children
 
(husband) Herbert Anderson; (daughters) Eula Lee Pickett, Joan Anderson, Betty Williams
Non-Temple Relatives
 
Body Identification Number
 
Burial Location
 
Remains claimed by next of kin; burial location unknown
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
8/10/1977
Residence (US)
 
Los Angeles, California 90006
Residence (JT)
 
Dorm 4
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
poultry & swine exp.; seamstress (PT occupation record); housewife (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-26a)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
(senior)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
SSA (US), SSI
Discrepancies
 
FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78) and PT occupation record list birthdate as 6/8/1908
Remembrances
 
“Orelia Anderson was not related to any of the other residents of Jonestown and family members back in Los Angeles or elsewhere remain a mystery. In Jonestown, Orelia is simply a "senior," not assigned to any job. She is absent from Edith Roller's journals, so never got into trouble. However, her page lists skills useful to the community under "PT occupation record," poultry & swine experience, seamstress. RIP, Orelia, 68 years young, taken too soon. You will always be remembered. ” - Kathryn Barbour