When Andrew William Roush was born on 16 March 1775, in Northumberland, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John George Casper Roush, was 21 and his mother, Christina Morr, was 17. He married Catherine Shenk about 1796. They were the parents of at least 13 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Scott Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 27 August 1854, in Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United States.