John B. Andrew, p. 1165

JOHN B. ANDREW was born in Morris township, Washington Co., Penn., October 28, 1852. He is a son of Robert S. and Sarah (Cooper) Andrew, and grandson of James Andrew, who was born and married in the State of New Jersey, removing to Washington county, Penn., early in the present century. The grandfather located near Mt. Zion church, Morris township, and there reared the following family, all of whom are now deceased: Ruth, Mary, Margaret, James, John, William, Peter and Robert S. Peter was born in Morris township, August 25, 1799, died April 23, 1883. Robert S. was born in Morris township, November 6, 1812. Mr. Andrew died in 1826.

Robert S. Andrew received his early education at the subscription schools, but on the death of his father was obliged to assume the care of the farm, together with his brothers. In 1836 he married Rhoda Patterson, daughter of Thomas Patterson, of Morris township. She bore him two children (twins), who died in infancy. Mrs. Andrew died in 1837, and in 1842 Mr. Andrew was united in marriage with Sarah Cooper, daughter of Zebulon Cooper, of Butler county, Penn., to which union were born the following children: Sarah Ann and Mary Elizabeth (twins), born February 2, 1843 (Mary Elizabeth, deceased in infancy, and Sarah Ann is the wife of George W. Craft, of Morris township); James Herschel, born January 21, 1845, yet living (unmarried) with his brother, John B. Andrew; Zebulon C., born January 2, 1847, married to Jennie Booth (of Greene county, Penn.) and residing in Washington, Penn.; Margaret E., born February 15, 1850, widow of Spencer Clutter, and living in Greene county, Penn., and John B., subject of this memoir. The mother of these children died November 3, 1852, and Mr. Andrew in 1858, wedded Hannah (Hathaway) Emerson. She was born in 1821. Their children were: Robert S., born September 10, 1859, living in Pittsburgh, Penn.; Carrie, born September 27, 1862, wife of J. F. Post, and residing in Morris township, and William H., born October 10, 1865 living in Washington. Mrs. Andrew died March 4, 1877, and in 1884 he married Sarah Anderson, of Washington, Penn. Mr. Andrew passed his entire life upon the old home farm, and always followed agriculture. He was a Democrat, and in religion was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Concord, but attended the M. E. Church at Mt. Zion. Robert S. Andrew died June 9. 1891.

John B. Andrew remained at home and assisted his father in the farm duties until he was twenty-six years of age. On November 1, 1878, he married Flora Samantha Cooper (born December 25, 1855), daughter of Nathaniel Cooper, of Mercer county, Penn., and their children are Oliver Woods, born September 5, 1879; John Elmer, born September 27, 1883, and Harry Clark, born October 17, 1887. Mr. Andrew raises some stock, and is a successful farmer. Politically, he is a Democrat but not a politician, and in religion he and his wife are members of the M. E. Church at Mt. Zion.

Text taken from page 1165 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project.
Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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