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     Harry Jesse Andrus was born on 30 January 1895 in Lahoma, Garfield Co., Oklahoma.^3,4 He was married by R. A. Rushing, Pastor, to Helen D. Young on 5 February 1914 in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.⁵ He died in March 1986 at age 91.⁶ He was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta, Butler Co., Kansas.⁷
     He and his wife Ella were living in Waterloo Twp., Lyon Co., Kansas, in 1920.⁸ They moved to Augusta, Butler Co., Kansas, in 1929, and lived there until 1943^9,10,11 when they moved to Oakland, Alameda Co., California.⁹ They moved back to Augusta when Harry retired in 1961.⁹ In 1985 they were both living at the Walnut Valley Manor Nursing Home in Augusta.¹²
     He worked as a farm laborer until moving to California, where he did carpentry work in the construction business.^8,10,11,9

     Edith Rebecca Andrus was born on 7 September 1897 in Lahoma, Garfield Co., Oklahoma.^3,2,1 She was married by J. C. McKnight, County Judge, to Victor Otto Beck, son of William Henry Beck and Martha Genetta Young, on 26 September 1913 in Arapaho, Custer Co., Oklahoma.⁴ She died on 14 February 1920 at Thomas Memorial Hospital in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, at age 22 from an inflamed appendix (although some family members suggest that the resulting surgery actually caused her death).^3,2 She was buried on 15 February 1920 at Mound Valley Cemetery (Plot 14-3-1) in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.^5,3
     After their marriage she and her husband Victor stayed in Custer Co., Oklahoma, for a time (their first child was born in Thomas, Custer Co., in 1915)², then lived for a while near Grady, Curry Co., New Mexico (where their second child was born in 1917).² By 1920 they were back in Custer Co., living on their own farm in Deer Creek Twp.⁶ Victor also managed a drug store and worked in a hardware store in Thomas.²

     John Allen Andrus was born on 5 September 1900 in Lahoma, Garfield Co., Oklahoma.^1,5 He was married first, by W. S. Dearing, Minister, to Abbie Lena Crowdis, daughter of George E. Crowdis and Lillie A. Jones, on 31 July 1919 in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.² They were divorced in 1927.⁷ He was married second, by W. F. Duncan, Minister, to Elsie Reta Wynn on 21 June 1928 in Watonga, Blaine Co., Oklahoma.⁴ They were divorced in March 1931.⁷ He married third Naomi Pinkard in February 1932.⁷ They were later divorced.⁷ He married fourth Thelma M. Hart, daughter of Earnest A. Hart and Mamie (?), on 26 February 1939 in Winfield, Cowley Co., Kansas.⁷ He died on 20 October 1987 at age 87.⁵ He was buried at Wichita Park Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.⁸
     Although most sources list his given name as John Allen, it should be noted that the 1910 census has Allen J., and the 1930 and 1940 censuses have just Allen.^6,9,10
     He and his first wife Abbie are listed in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, in the 1920 census.³ In 1930 he is listed with his second wife Elsie in Watonga, Blaine Co., Oklahoma,⁹ and in 1940 he is listed with his fourth wife Thelma in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.¹⁰ He later shared an apartment in Wichita with his sister Ada for several years.⁷ In 1985 he was living at the Kansas Masonic Home in Wichita.⁷
     His occupation was listed as telephone lineman in the 1920 census, assistant manager at the telephone company in 1930, and electrician in 1940, and he later worked as an engineer for the Schweter Building Corp.^3,9,10,7

     Richard Norman Andrus was born on 7 May 1905 in Lahoma, Garfield Co., Oklahoma.² He married first Mildred Curry on 31 March 1924 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.³ They were divorced in October 1930.³ He married second Lorraine Young in October 1930 in Shamrock, Wheeler Co., Texas.³ They were divorced in 1931.³ He married third Grace Herrington on 26 March 1932 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.³ They were divorced on 25 September 1933.³ He married fourth Doris Werner (license dated 31 December 1933).⁴ They were later divorced.³ He married fifth Kathryn Lenore Myers in September 1936 in Texas.³ They were divorced on 25 August 1960.³ He married Ruth Larue on either 25 August or 1 September 1960 in Imperial Co., California.^5,3,6 They were later divorced.³ He remarried Kathryn Lenore Myers on 28 May 1961 in Imperial Co., California.⁷ He died on 9 May 1993 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., North Carolina, at age 88 from complications after an operation for appendicitis.² He was buried at Cumberland Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville, Cumberland Co., North Carolina.⁸
     He is listed in the 1930 census with his first wife Mildred in Guymon, Texas Co., Oklahoma,⁹ and in 1940 with his fifth wife Kathryn in Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi.¹⁰ He was living in Wewoka, Seminole Co., Oklahoma, in 1985.³
     He worked in the newspaper business, in advertising in 1940 and later as a layout editor.^9,10,2

     Nellie Ethel Andrus was born on 3 March 1908 in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.^3,2 She married Charles Evan Bainum, son of Charles Bainum and Jennie Tapp, on 26 July 1928 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.² She died on 13 March 1980 at age 72.^2,3 She was buried at Chatham Memorial Cemetery in Chatham, Sangamon Co., Illinois.⁴
     After their marriage she and her husband Charles lived in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, probably until at least 1940.^5,6 They must have moved frequently after 1940, as Charles, who was a minister, started new churches in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Illinois.⁷

     Fanny Kate Clark was born on 11 October 1882 near East Canton, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.² She married Charles Bert Andrus, son of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 4 November 1903 in Enid, Garfield Co., Oklahoma.^3,4 She died on 2 October 1966 at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Butler Co., Kansas, at age 83, after suffering a stroke.² She was buried on 4 October 1966 at Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado, Butler Co., Kansas.²
     After their marriage she and her husband Charlie lived in Lahoma, Garfield Co., Oklahoma, until about 1907², when they moved to a farm in Deer Creek Twp., Custer Co., Oklahoma, about a mile from Charlie's father's new farm.^2,1 About 1918 they gave up farming and moved into the town of Thomas^2,5, where Charlie worked in a hardware store.²
     Around 1920 they heard through Charlie's sister Effie about the booming oil business in Butler Co., Kansas. Charlie moved there, to the town of Midian², and began working with the Empire Oil and Gas Company (later Cities Service Oil and Gas), first as a carpenter, then teamster, and finally in production.^2,5,6,7 Fanny and the rest of the family joined him after she recovered from a serious bout with the flu.² They lived for a time with Effie and her family, then moved into their own place.^2,6,7
     When Charlie had to retire due to health problems, they moved to El Dorado, Butler Co., Kansas, into a house at 625 N. High St.² After her husband's death she moved to 421 S. High St. in El Dorado.²

     Charles Walton Speelman was born on 1 March 1882 in Darlington, Gentry Co., Missouri.^2,3 He married as his second wife Bessie Henrietta Andrus, daughter of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 11 September 1907 in Arapaho, Custer Co., Oklahoma.¹ They were divorced in 1911.⁴ He died on 4 January 1964 in Placer Co., California, at age 81.⁵ He was buried at Old Auburn Cemetery (Plot 79A 3-6) in Auburn, Placer Co., California.⁶
     He and his wife Bessie are listed in Deer Creek Twp., Custer Co., Oklahoma, in the 1910 census.⁷

     George Victor Rummery was born on 13 May 1882 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa.^2,3 He was married by Allen J. Smith, Minister, to Bessie Henrietta Andrus, daughter of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 14 December 1911 in Drummond, Garfield Co., Oklahoma.¹ He died in July 1975 at age 93.⁴ He was buried at Del Norte Cemetery in Drummond, Garfield Co., Oklahoma.⁵
     He and his wife Bessie lived in Drummond, Garfield Co., Oklahoma,^6,7,8 where he worked for a time as a clerk and salesman for a Ford garage^2,6, and later as manager of a grain elevator.^7,8,3

     George Lyman Mouchette was born on 4 September 1889 in Millport, Lamar Co., Alabama.² He married Effie Leora Andrus, daughter of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 1 March 1916 (the Andrus genealogy says, apparently mistakenly, 8 September 1915) in Woodward, Woodward Co., Oklahoma.^1,4 He died on 2 September 1934 at Norton State Hospital in Norton, Norton Co., Kansas, at age 44 from tuberculosis.^4,5 He was buried at Sunset Lawns Cemetery in El Dorado, Butler Co., Kansas.⁶
     He served in the Alabama state militia for six months in 1915.² He must have moved to Fort Supply, Woodward Co., Oklahoma, very soon afterwards, since he and Effie Andrus met there and were married in 1916.^7,3,1
     After their marriage he and his wife Effie filed a claim to some government land near Lucy, Torrance Co., New Mexico. However, the land was poor for farming, and neighboring ranchers were fighting over grazing rights, so they soon relinquished their claim^4,3 and moved to Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, where Effie's parents were then living.^3,4 He ran a dry cleaning business in Thomas for a time, but wasn't very successful.^4,8 In June 1917, when he registered for the World War I draft, he was working as a warehouseman at Red Star Mills in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.² Around that time, trying to make more money, he left Effie and their infant daughter and went to Texas to work in the oil fields, but soon injured his foot and returned home to Thomas.^4,5
     They moved to Wichita about 1919^4,5,9, and he took a job on an oil pipeline.^9,4,5 They soon afterward moved to Butler Co., Kansas, where a large oil field had been discovered⁵, and he went to work for the oil company, becoming an assistant foreman by 1930.^5,10 Effie wrote to her brother Charlie telling him about the oil boom, and he and his family also moved to Butler Co. to work in the oil fields, and lived with them for a short time.¹¹

     Horace William Carl Jones was born on 17 February 1880 in Plainfield, Hendricks Co., Indiana.^1,2 He married Ada Elizabeth Andrus, daughter of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 6 October 1924.³ He died on 20 August 1952 at age 72 when his car crashed into a bridge abutment along a country road north of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas. He had been to Kansas City on business, and decided to visit friends in LeRoy, Kansas, on his way home. He left LeRoy for Wichita about 9:00 PM on 20 August, and was found around 2:00 AM. It was presumed that he had fallen asleep while driving, although he also had some problems with the car's headlights earlier in the evening.⁴ He was buried on 23 August 1952 at Wichita Park Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.⁴
     He normally went by the name Carl.^5,4 He came to Kansas with his parents in 1882 ("at age 2"), where they settled on a farm near LeRoy in Coffey Co.⁴ He moved to Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, in 1922⁴, and he and his wife Ada are listed there in the 1930 and 1940 censuses.^5,6
     He was a hay dealer and farmer in LeRoy before moving to Wichita in 1922.^1,4 In Wichita he was working as a salesman in a dry goods store in 1930⁵, and later went into the used car business.^6,4

     Harry Newton Edwards was born on 2 September 1876 in Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana.^1,3 He married Ada Elizabeth Andrus, daughter of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 19 November 1957 at the bride's home in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.² He died on 21 December 1962 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, at age 86.² He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery (Sect. A, Lot 129, Grave 1) in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.⁴
     He lived for a time in Niles, Berrien Co., Michigan,² then moved to Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas,² where he went into business as a dry goods merchant.^2,1

     Homer Daniel Baker was born on 14 May 1889 in Lindsborg, McPherson Co., Kansas.^4,2,3 He was married by A. H. Latimer, County Judge, to Faye Andrus, daughter of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 8 June 1910 in Arapaho, Custer Co., Oklahoma.¹ He died in a Denver, Colorado, hospital on 14 March 1944 at age 54, after being in ill health for several weeks.⁵ He was buried on 17 March 1944 at Littleton Cemetery (Block 9, Lot 25, Grave 2) in Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado.^6,5
     He and his wife Faye were living in Arvonia Twp., Osage Co., Kansas, in 1920⁷, and he was then working as a laborer on a stock farm.⁷ They moved to Steamboat Springs, Routt Co., Colorado, in 1929⁵, where they lived until Homer's death in 1944.^8,9,5 In Steamboat Springs he worked as a garage mechanic, and served as assistant fire chief.^8,9,5 He was an avid sportsman, and at the time of his death was serving as president of the local Isaak Walton League chapter.⁵

     Helen D. Young was born on 20 July 1890 in Missouri.^3,1 She was married by R. A. Rushing, Pastor, to Harry Jesse Andrus, son of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 5 February 1914 in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.¹ She died in July 1985.³ She was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta, Butler Co., Kansas.⁴
     She went by the name Ella.^5,6,3 She and her husband Harry were living in Waterloo Twp., Lyon Co., Kansas, in 1920.² They moved to Augusta, Butler Co., Kansas, in 1929, and lived there until 1943^7,5,6 when they moved to Oakland, Alameda Co., California.⁷ They moved back to Augusta when Harry retired in 1961.⁷ In 1985 they were both living at the Walnut Valley Manor Nursing Home in Augusta.⁸

     Victor Otto Beck was born on 28 November 1889 near Kirksville, Sullivan Co., Missouri.^2,3 He was married by J. C. McKnight, County Judge, to Edith Rebecca Andrus, daughter of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 26 September 1913 in Arapaho, Custer Co., Oklahoma.¹ He died on 2 June 1955 at Thomas Memorial Hospital in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, at age 65 from pancreatic cancer.² He was buried on 5 June 1955 at Mound Valley Cemetery (Plot 14-3-2) in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.^2,4
     After their marriage he and his wife Edith stayed in Custer Co., Oklahoma, for a time (their first child was born in Thomas, Custer Co., in 1915)³, then lived for a while near Grady, Curry Co., New Mexico (where their second child was born in 1917).³ By 1920 they were back in Custer Co., living on their own farm in Deer Creek Twp.⁵ He also managed a drug store and worked in a hardware store in Thomas.³

     Abbie Lena Crowdis was born on 2 January 1901 in Calwood, Calloway Co., Missouri.^3,1 She was married by W. S. Dearing, Minister, to John Allen Andrus, son of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 31 July 1919 in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.¹ They were divorced in 1927.⁴ She died on 23 October 1991 at age 90.² She was buried at Mound Valley Cemetery (Plot 99-3-2) in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma.⁵
     She and her husband John are listed in Thomas, Custer Co., Oklahoma, in the 1920 census.⁶

     Elsie Reta Wynn was born about 1900 in Missouri.¹ She was married by W. F. Duncan, Minister, to John Allen Andrus, son of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 21 June 1928 in Watonga, Blaine Co., Oklahoma.¹ They were divorced in March 1931.²
     She and her husband Allen are listed in Watonga, Blaine Co., Oklahoma, in the 1930 census.³ She was a telephone operator.³

     Naomi Pinkard was born on 6 August 1894.² She married John Allen Andrus, son of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, in February 1932.¹ They were later divorced.¹ She died in 1957.³ She was buried at Mound Cemetery in Taloga, Dewey Co., Oklahoma.³

     Thelma M. Hart was born on 18 August 1902 in Kansas.^3,2 She married as her second husband John Allen Andrus, son of George William Andrus and Lizzie May Allen, on 26 February 1939 in Winfield, Cowley Co., Kansas.¹ She died on 17 June 1978 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, at age 75.^1,3 She was buried at Wichita Park Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.⁴
     She and her husband Allen are listed in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas, in the 1940 census.⁵