I am grasping at straws here so please bear with me.....

I am trying to find the 3rd wife of my cousin James Thomas ANDERSON Jr by whom he had 2 children born in Texas between 08 Feb 1947 when his 2nd wife Margaret Mary [O'GRADY] died and cousin James' death 05 Apr 1951 in Kaufman Co TX.

I found a "very possible" match for James' 3rd wife and their 2 children in the TX birth records: a daughter Kathleen born 27 Apr 1949 Dallas Co TX and a son Mark born 15 Feb 1951 in Kaufman Co TX. The parents of both children are James Thomas ANDERSON and Cathryn Louise SIRAK.

A 1st cousin of James' children said she never knew his 2 children by his 3rd wife because they "moved back east."

Again, grasping at straws I searched the 1930 census for a "Cathryn Louise [SIRAK]" and found one possible listing as Cathryn:

1930 Allegheny Co PA/Braddock/HH 266/pg 14b (17 Apr 1930)
SIRAK, Maxim /HH/wm age 46 Yugoslavia/Yug/Yug + married age 23 + emigrated to US in 1904
SIRAK, Margaret /wife/wf age 46 Yugoslavia/Yug/Yug + married age 23 + emigrated to US in 1905
Sirak, Mary /dtr/wf age 24 PA/Yug/Yug + single
Sirak, Mildred /dtr/wf age 22 PA/Yug/Yug + single
Sirak, Rose /dtr/wf age 19 PA/Yug/Yug + single
Sirak, Thomas /son/wm age 18 PA/Yug/Yug + single <<<
Sirak, Effie /dtr/wf age 14 PA/Yug/Yug + single
Sirak, Frances /dtr/wf age 10 PA/Yug/Yug
SIRAK, Catherine /dtr/wf age 05 PA/Yug/Yug <<<<<

This appears to be Maxim and Margaret's son Thomas:
SSDI > Thomas C. SIRAK 27 Dec 1911 - 10 Feb 1988 + last residence Braddock, Allegheny Co PA"

IF IF IF, I have found cousin James' 3rd wife, her children would have older have half-siblings Paul, Thomas, Gerald "Jerry" Michael, Marlene Theresa, and Robert Allen ANDERSON.

IF anyone has any information on the above named persons I would deeply appreciate your sharing it with me. Kathleen and Mark's ANDERSON lineage is very "tricky" and a lot of wrong information has been made public. I would like to share their well-documented paternal ancestry with them.

Again, I may have the wrong children and the wrong 3rd wife but I think there's a good 75% chance I have identified them correctly.

IF your reply includes information on living persons, please email me directly at >>> cora8@comcast.net

My heartfelt thanks,
Kathye Upham

This abstract of James Thomas ANDERSON's obituary proves he did indeed 3rd marry Katherine Louise [SIRAK] and had children Kathleen Ann and Mark as shown in the TX birth birth index online.

His son Paul Norwood ANDERSON was by James' 1st marriage to wife unknown.
His children James T Jr, Gerald Michael, Maurine Theresa, and Robert Allen were by his 2nd wife Margaret Mary [O'GRADY] per the TX birth index online.

James' sisters Willie Louise [ANDERSON] BATES and Rose Mary [ANDERSON] Stanley are deceased; his brother Charles Lenoir ANDERSON is also deceased.

"The Dallas Morning News, 06 April 1951
James T. ANDERSON
Survived by:
wife Katherine SIRAK ANDERSON
5 sons Paul Norwood, James T Jr, Gerald Michael, Robert Allen and Mark
2 daughters Maurine Theresa and Kathleen Ann ANDERSON
brother Charles L of Terrell, TX
2 sisters Mrs. Willie L. Bates, Terrell, TX and Mrs. Rosemary Stanley of Pine Bluff, AR
Services at St John Catholic Church, Terrell, interment only said to be a local Catholic cemetery. Funeral directors Anderson-Clayton Bros of Terrell, TX"

DOCUMENTED and proven descendancy:
John ANDERSON and Sarah [Carney]
Bailey ANDERSON Sr (1754 VA-1840 TX)and Mary [not proven]
Wyatt ANDERSON and Nancy [McFadden]
Jonathan "Shelby" ANDERSON and 2m Hannah [English] Payne
Perry ANDERSON and Isabella [Bodine]
Wm Pinkney ANDERSON and Rosa C. Wilburn
Dr James Thomas ANDERSON and Zannie [Norwood]
>>> James Thomas ANDERSON and 1m Unk 2m [O'GRADY]3m [SIRAK]

I have not yet verified if Mrs Katherine Louise [SIRAK] ANDERSON was the daughter of Maxin SIRAK and Margaret [Unknown] and my only reason for thinking so is because I could not find another Catherine/Kathryn [SIRAK] on the 1930 US census...........

At this time, I have no additional information on Catherine/Kathryn [SIRAK] ANDERSON or her two children.

Kathye

Oakland Memorial Park Cemetery, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas
Catholic Section A-2, Row 9

Anderson, James T. {20 Jan}1909 {05 Apr}1951 ss/w
Anderson, Margaret Mary {04 Nov}1916 - {08 Feb}1947 {she is the daughter of Thomas & Alice Burke O'Grady