ANDRESS ANNEX

ANDREWS ANNEX

Sarah Ella Frances (Andress) Chadwell Pedigree

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Origin of the surname “Andress:”

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6 Thomas Andress

1. Biographical notes:

Born 13 March in England. Died there on 24 April 1848.

2. Wife: Sarah Baker

Born 24 April 1782 in England. Died there 26 August 1812.

3. Children: (perhaps others)

a. Thomas Andress: See generation 5, below.

5 Thomas Andress/Andrews (photos)

"Uncle Tommy"

1. Biographical notes:

Born 6 December 1806 in London, England. Died 28 February/21/1 March 1887, age 82, in Texas. Emmigrated to the US. In his later years resided with his son-in-law, William Weakley Chadwell. Apparently changed his surname from Andress to Andrews. After his wife (Henrietta) died, resided with his daughter and son-in-law, William Weakley and Sally Ella Frances (Andrews) Chadwell.

Per Josie Lee (Watkins) Kennedy: "Thomas Andrews was 'quite a person.' He was very quiet. He was a very home sick man. He had come from Liverpool, England for a lark and had planned on returning to England. However, he married and his wife was always afraid to go across the water, so he couldn't go home. He used to write to his family in England, but they always pleaded with him to return, so he had to quit writing, because he was unhappy about the situation. He spoke with a very British accent. He was a medium size man with fair skin and hair. He came to America between 1834 (as he was made an Odd Fellow that year in England) and 30 December 1841 (the day he married in Marshall County, Tennessee. Margaret Needham (Mrs.), a granddaughter said that he landed in New York, and that he kept his money hidden in a wooden churn on the voyage. When he arrived in New York he bought a shipment of corn - then turned right around and sold it for a very nice profit."

Per Frances Lee (Kennedy) Biles: "This Thomas Andrews family were called Andrews in Tennessee, where Thomas and Henrietta were married, but down in Texas it seems that every one kept calling them Andress - partly because the writing of the 'ws' appeared to be 'ss,' and I suppose partly the way Thomas pronounced his name, as he had a very British accent. Anyway, whatever all the reasons, this family is now called 'Andress'." "The Bible of son George Thomas Andrews has all the names as 'Andrews,' but the other Bibles use the name 'Andress'."

2. Wife: Henrietta H. Squires

Born 22 December 1821 in Tennessee; daughter of George Washington (b. 1785 in Bedford Co., VA, d. before 1840) and Sarah (Willis) Squires (b. 29 Nov 1791 in Culpeper Co., VA, d. 6 Apr 1872 in Trenton Twp, Fannin Co., TX). Died 6 March 1885 in Cooke County, Texas. Married Thomas Andress on 30 December 1841 in Marshall County, Tennessee. Was an experienced and respected mid-wife and medical provider in her neighborhood.

Of interest, Henrietta (Squires) Andrews had a sister, Permelia Ann Squires (b. 18 May 1813 in KY, d. 2 Feb 1887 in Fannin Co., TX), who married John Ransom Aldridge (b. 13 Nov 1805 in NC, d. 30 Nov 1874 in TX), son of Aaron and Nancy (McDaniel) Aldridge (gen 7 of the Aldridge Annex).

Also of interest: Henrietta (Squires) Andrews had a brother, William C. Squires (b. 22 Feb 1816 in Columbia Twp, Adair Co., KY, d. 4 Jul 1875) who married Mary A. Davis and moved to Marshall County, Tennessee and in 1858 moved to Fannin County, Texas and in 1875 moved to Robinson County, Texas. William and Mary had a son, George W. Squires in 1844 in Lewisburg, Tennessee.

3. Children:

a. Sarah Ella Frances Andress/Andrews: See generation 4, below.

b. Margaret "Magge" Ann Andrews: (photos) Born 11 December 1847 in Tennessee. Died 15 August 1926 in Cooke County, Texas. Married Samuel T. Aldridge (b. 22 Mar 1837 in TN, d. 15 Oct 1913 in Cooke Co., TX), son of James T. and Mary (?) Aldridge, on 2 February 1865 (per Fannin Co. marriage records; also seen: m. 3 Jan 1866) in Fannin County, Texas and had the following children:

(1. Emma L. Aldridge: Born about 1867. Died 1935. Married William "Will" F. Sanders (b. 1854, d. 1929), son of Benjamin Richard and Eliza (Frazier) Sanders.

(2. May Oad Aldridge: Married William W. McFarland (b. 1852), son of James O. and Ruth (Watkins) McFarland (William was double cousin of Adam Watkins).

(3. Joseph F. Aldridge: Born about 1870.

(4. R. Elmer Aldridge.

(5. Ada Aldridge: Twin. Born 13 February 1877. Died 12 October 1961. Married Jonathan Ruth (b. 24 Feb 1862, d. 15 Jan 1958) and had the following daughter:

(a. Thelma Ruth: Married E. E. Rigney.

(6. Ida Aldridge: Twin. Born 13 February 1877. Died 1935. Married Will Gardner.

(7. William G. Aldridge.

(8. Aaron Aldridge: Never married. Blinded late in life.

(9. Richard Aldridge.

(10. Mark Aldridge: Born 15 March 1887. Died 29 June 1899; interred Burns Cemetery.

c. John William Andress: Born 17 August 1848 in Marshall County, Tennessee. Died 31 December 1929. Married his 1st cousin, Mary Anne Burns (b. 3 Feb 1852 in Trenton Twp, Fannin Co., TX, d. 11 Jan 1928 in Myra Twp, Cooke Co., TX), daughter of William and Margaret Jane (Squires) Burns on 8 May 1873 in Fannin County, Texas and had the following children:

(1. Albert R. Andress: Born 25 December 1884 in Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas. Married Annie Jones of Hays County, Texas and had one daughter:

(a. Daughter: Married Herman Gay.

(2. William B. Andress: Married twice and had one daughter:

(a. Lucille Andress.

(3. James H. Andress.

(4. Emmett E. Andress: Never married. Resided with his sister, Margaret and her husband, Frank M. Needham.

(5. J. Clyde Andress: Married (?); subsequently divorced. No children.

(6. Margaret Andress: Born 25 November 1881. Married Frank M. Needham on 20 June 1916.

(7. Cora Andress: Married (1st) George McMakin and had the following son:

(a. Kenneth McMakin: Employed as a minister.

Cora (Andress) McMakin married (2nd) Robert Yarbrough.

(8. Ida Andress: Married Clifford Bolander.

(9. Eula Andress: Married Bomer Blanton.

(10. Mattie Andress: (male) Married Dollie Woodruff.

d. Mary Amanda Andrews: Born 5 January 1851 in Marshall County, Tennessee. Died 8 July 1941. Married Curtis/Curtice Otis Medlen (b. 9 May 1845 in Madison Co., AL, d. 25 Feb 1899 in Hunt Co., TX) on 15 June 1871 and had the following children:

(1. Adelade Josephine Madlen: Born 13 June 1872. Married Alexander Lee Payne

(2. Thomas Andress Medlen: Born 25 January 1874. Married Gertrude Shields.

(3. Adele Gertrude Medlen: Born 14 November 1875. Married Robert Craddock.

(4. Minnie Alice Medlen: Born 26 November 1879. Married Oliver Wendel Myers.

(5. William Alfred Medlen: Twin. Born 4 July 1882. Married (1st) Cora Ingle. Married (2nd) Zada Maddox.

(6. Henrietta Medlen: Twin. Born 4 July 1882. Died 8 December 1882.

(7. George Roy Medlen: Born 3 November 1884. Married Maude Ingle.

(8. Etta May Medlen: Born 21 November 1886. Married Custer Owan Chapman.

(9. Audrey Lee Medlen: Born 29 July 1889. Had an interest in her family's history. Married Luke Albert Colwell and said the following:

"Grandma [Henrietta H. (Squires) Andrews] was the community doctor. I guess a mid-wife, for they called her always to take care of sick people. However, she was reared a lady and didn't know how to cook when the slaves were freed. I believe they [grandparents, aunts & uncles] were small of stature. Aunt Margaret Aldridge was tallest, she was about 5 ft. 6 inches. Mother and Aunt Jo were about 5 ft. 2 in. None of our men were over 6 ft. Aunt Margaret had 4 boys who were over 6 t. I imagine they were 6 ft. 3 in. All in all though, I do believe that they, the entire clan, were medium height."

e. George Thomas Andrews: (photos) Born 7 November 1851/54 in Marshall County, Tennessee. Died 7 March 1940; interred Reed Cemetery, Myra, Cooke County, Texas. Married Mattie L. Fincher (b. 7 Apr 1862, d. 18 Oct 1893) on 10 December 1891. According to Frances Lee (Kennedy) Biles: "This was a pretty wonderful man. He was a very wealthy man and left his estate equally divided among his brothers and sisters or their heirs. He was much lived, and not just because of his wealth."

f. Josephine "Josie" Callie/Colie/Colia Andrews: (photos) Born 15 October 1858 in Marshall County, Tennessee. Died 26 May 1948. Married Leonard Ashley Pace "Bud" (b. 5 Jul 1856, d. 16 Mar 1899 in Fannin Co., TX) on 24 December 1877 and had the following children:

(1. William Ashley Pace: Perhaps born 13 February 1879. Perhaps died 24 January 1932.

(2. Myrtle Pace: Born 12 January 1881. Died 14 August 1883, age 2 years and 7 months; interred Pdels School House yard.

(3. George Albert Pace: Born 4 February 1882. Died 1950; interred Oak Hill. Never married.

(4. Joseph Thomas Pace: Born 26 September 1883. Died 20 April 1924.

(5. Hattie Elizabeth Pace: Born 25 June 1885. Died 1953. Married James T. Robinson (b. 1882) on 26 July 1903 at Orangeville, Fannin County, Texas.

(6. Floyd Preston Pace: Born 3 March 1888. Died 22 September 1935.

(7. Alvah Lee Pace: Born 27 October 1890. Died 10 February 1932. Married Emmett Cooper (b. 7 Nov 1892, d. 20 Jan 1960; interred Oakhill Cemetery.

(5. Clarence Avon Pace: Born 13 January 1894. Died 5 February 1939.

(6. Rosco Pace: Born 23 February 1896. Died 5 February 1947, age 57; interred Oak Hill Cemetery. Married Lucille Dale (b. 5 Sep 1903.

(7. John (Leonard) Curtis Pace: Born 17 June 1899. Died 17 April 1964; interred Oak Hill Cemetery. Never married. Shared his family's Bible with Frances Lee (Kennedy) Biles.

(8. Leonard Pace.

g. James "Jim" Andrews: (photos)

h. Cleopatra A. Andrews: Born 21 November 1862. Died 7 February 1920. Married John Alexander Watkins (b. 6 Feb 1861, d. 10 Apr 1935), son of William and Julia Ann (Buchanan) Watkins on 11 January 1881 in Fannin County, Texas and had the following children:

(1. Sarah "Sally" Emily Watkins: Born 16 March 1883. In 1962 resided at Era, Texas.

Sarah Watkins married Benedict "Ben" D./R. Alexander (b. 16 Oct 1874 in Larmar Co., TX, d. 2 Aug 1935 at Era, Cooke Co., TX), son of Noah Fields Alexander (b. 26 May 1847 at Cornersville, TN) and Mary Jane Davidson (m. 3 Apr 1873 at Bryan, Brazos Co., TX), on 22 May 1904 and had the following children:

(a. Vera Leola Alexander: Born 22 May 1905. Died 21 November 1920.

(b. Rexford Alexander: Born 5 April 1907. Married Era Sherile and had the following children:

(1) Geryl Pearl Alexander: Married Donald Haag.

(2) Max Alexander: Married Beverly Butler, daughter of Dolly and Laura (Reed) Butler (granddaughter of Joseph and Nancy Jane (McFarland) Watkins).

(c. Gordon Alexander: Born 24 October 1908. Married Esther Terrell and had the following daughter:

(1) Ruby Lee Alexander: Married David Albright.

(2) James Alexander.

(d. Marie Alexander: Born 11 November 1911. Married Luel Bundy; no children.

(e. Jack Watkins Alexander: Born 8 June 1912. Married Zela Holloway; no children.

(f. Helen Alexander: Born 11 September 1914. Married James Robertson.

(g. Margaret Alexander: Born 6 March 1916. Married Holman Gibson and had the following daughter:

(a) Sara Jane Gibson.

(h. Kenneth Alexander: Born April 1918. Married; no children.

(i. Sara Reba Alexander: Born 5 April 1920. Married Ralph Handwerk and had the following children:

(1) Kendall Handwerk.

(2) Kevin Handwerk.

(3) Colleen Handwerk.

(4) Karen Handwerk.

(5) Pamela Handwerk.

(j. John Fields Alexander: Born 22 April 1928. Not married.

(k. Edwin Alexander: Born 13 September 1925. Married Mary Frances Strader and had the following daughter:

(1) Linda Gail Alexander.

(2. Maggie Lee Watkins: Born 26 July 1884. Died 10 December 1925. Married (?) Walker on 11 October 1903.

(3. Mattie "May" Elizabeth Watkins: Born 21 Oct 1886. Died 5 April 1894.

(4. William Oscar Watkins: Born 6 January 1888. Married (?) McCleskey in November (?).

(5. Grace Josephine Watkins: Born 3 November 1889. Married (?) Bush on 6 March (?).

(6. Tommie Alvatine Watkins: Born 19 April 1899. Died 18 January 1926.

(7. Mamie Ruth Watkins: Born 16 April 1892. Married (?) Casey.

(8. Pearl Ray Watkins: Born 3 December 1896. Married (?) Sweeney.

(9. Ewing Albert Watkins: Born 8 December 1901. Died 1945.

4 Sarah Ella Frances Andress/Andrews:

Born 2 January 1846 in Marshall County, Tennessee. Died 18 March 1892 in Trenton Township, Fannin County, Texas. Married William Weakley Chadwell, generation 4 of the Chadwell Annex on 8 March 1866.

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