[Information in brackets was added from other sources. -1- On January 26, 1925 when our cousin, Fred Rush was being laid at rest in the Clinton Cemetery, my attention was called to two white slabs on which were the names of James Andrews and his wife [Elizabeth] Porter Andrews. I learned that they were my great-grand father and great-grand mother Andrews. The dates of their births and deaths are forgotten. [James b Apr. 20, 1775, d Sep. 22, 1859; Elizabeth b Mar. 26, 1785, d Sep. 28, 1859] Great- grand mother’s maiden name was Porter. We do not know much about our Porter cousins as none of them lived near here and we did not visit each other. But time and take the trouble to go to Corydon Indiana and investigate the records he would find the name of a prominent lawyer of that name who had three [seven] daughters, Arelia, Helen and Attia. I think when we should read their history we would be proud to claim such people as our ancestors. I do not know whether this prominent man was a brother or a nephew of great grand mother Andrews [he was a brother] but I do know and have the evidence that they -2- recognized their Andrews cousins as cousins for during the Civil War when Uncle Ethan Andrews, William Jasper Andrews, (our father) and John Calvin Andrews (our uncle) were fighting on the Northern side, letters were exchanged between these three Porter Sisters and their Andrews cousins. Read the three letters.--- [We have 6 letters from the Porter sisters to their Andrews cousins.] Tell about meeting one
from Corydon. My talk was to be about William Andrews and Family, but since this introduction makes our Relationship clearer, I thought it not out of place. William Andrews was the [second] oldest son of James Andrews and wife. Other members of this family were John Andrews, James Andrews, Dorcas Rush, Ethan Andrews, Robert Andrews, Thomas Andrews, Elizabeth Dethic and Elias Andrews. [Not mentioned are Henry, Carrie, Maria, another Elizabeth who died in infancy, and Nancy.] Willaim was born October 26, 1807, and his wife Jane Wellman 1811. To them were born ten children, Elizabeth, born May 1, 1833; James Lewis January 29, 1839; William Jasper, April 22, 1840; John Calvin May 21 [2], 1842, George Wellman March 11, 1844; Elias August 3, 1845; Cyrus and Demetrius, twins, December 15, 1847; Henry Anderson, November 4, 1849 and Joseph Francis, March 7, 1855. All lived to be grown except the twins, Cyrus dying December 26, 1848 aged one year and eleven days and Demetrius on -3- October 11, 1849 aged one year 9 months and 26 days. James Lewis died March 20, 1866, aged 27 years, 1 month and 21 days. John Calvin died in Paris Illinois December 21, 1863 on his way home, having obtained a furlough from the army. His age was 21 years, 7 months and nineteen days. Elias died November 14, 1891 aged 46 years, 3 months and 11 days. Henry Anderson died May [20] 1899, aged 49 years 5 mos. Elizabeth, the eldest and only daughter died May 26, 1903 aged 70 years and 25 days. William Jasper died January 24 1909 aged 68 years, 9 months and 2 days. George Wellman died April 1, 1912 [1911] aged 68 [67] years & 20 days. Joseph Francis died [Nov. 19], 1922 aged 67 years. The Father, William Andrews, was a man of influence in the community in which he lived. It was because of his generosity that the United Brethren Church was built at Jones in 1875. He was one of its charter members. Two of his children, Elizabeth Ammerman, and William Jasper Andrews lived and died in the faith of this church, the others being scattered elsewhere, in other parts of the country, town, or cities. [The bottom of the page is torn off.] -4- Besides being a man of religious principles and a God-fearing man, William Andrews was sober upright in his dealings, industrious, and patriotic, as evidenced by the fact that he sent two sons who were the only ones of the family old enough and physically able, to fight in the Civil War, these two, as you have already noted, were William Jasper and John Calvin By his industry, he became a man of wealth as it was considered in those days. If he were living today he would be a supporter of the 18th amendment and Volstead law or any other effort to bring prohibition to this country. It is true that he lived at a time when that the liquor traffic and open saloon had to be endured because most people not having studied the evil effects of alcohol on the body and the morals had not
thought that is was possible nor probable that it could be gotten rid of, yet he began to see its evil effects. In those days every one who could afford it kept it in their homes to be used in medicinal purposes or to treat their friends who call or visit them. Before his death, however, William Andrews saw bright young men cut down by alcoholic drinking and was heard to say that the one regret of his life was that he had kept any alcoholic drink in his home. He deeply felt the wrong of placing and temptation before his friends that would cause them to fall, although it was not considered a crime nor wrong in those days to use it in any way. He died December 25, 1880 aged 73 years, 1 mo. And 21 days and the death of his wife occurred Feb.
5 1879 aged 68 yrs. And 6 days William Andrews had 26 grandchildren 19 of whom are living. They are as follows: -5- 1 Mary Jane Davis – Terre Haute, Ind 2 John Ammerman – St. Bernice. 3 Josie Hupp – Terre Haute. 4 Sherma Amerman – Clinton R. R. 5 Viola Fletcher – Terre Haute. 6 Della Wilkins – St. Bernice 7 George Amerman – St. Bernice 8 Addie Amerman – West Terre Haute. 9 Elsie Brumfield – Terre Haute 10 Carrie Ingle – Dana 11 Rena Andrews – Terre Haute 12 Clyde W. Andrews – Terre Haute 13 Sylvia Andrews – 14 Grace Trogdon – Paris, Ill. 15 Dr. Clifford Andrews – Wisconsin 16 Della Powell - 17 Lewin Andrews 18 Dr. P. K. Andrews – 19 Blanch CaseifStrikeouts and underlines are reproduced
from the original manuscript.]from if one should have the Andrews was born January 29, that was put
forth the liquor it was thought