Effie Stevens

Female9 December 1877–28 February 1966

Brief Life History of Effie

When Effie Stevens was born on 9 December 1877, in Missouri, United States, her father, George Harrison Stevens, was 35 and her mother, Margaret Adaline Proffer, was 28. She married William Edward Andrews on 21 January 1900, in Bollinger, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Meramec Township, Jefferson, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Bonhomme Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1940. She died on 28 February 1966, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

William Edward Andrews
1873–1960
Effie Stevens
1877–1966
Marriage: 21 January 1900
George Magnus Andrews
1901–1982
Gracia Pearl Andrews
1903–1968
Charles Harold Andrews
1906–1982
Mabel Irene Andrews
1907–1992
Stephen Stuart Andrews
1912–1977
Ruth Augusta Andrews
1914–2011
Esther Lee Andrews
1917–1991
Edward Franklin Andrews
1919–1920
Effie Emogene Andrews
1919–2003

Sources (7)

  • Effie E Andrews in household of William E Andrews, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Effie Stephens in entry for W. E. Andrews, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Effie Andrews in household of William Andrews, "United States Census, 1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 January 1900Bollinger, Missouri, United States

    • Children (9)

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    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 4

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

    Age 5

    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

    Age 24

    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    Name Meaning

    English (London), Flemish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Steven . The surname of Flemish origin is also found in the Walloon part of Belgium. In North America, the English form of the surname has also absorbed some like-sounding Jewish names and various other European cognates, e.g. Greek Stefanidis , Serbian Stevanović (see Stevanovic ), Slovenian and Slovak Štefanič (see Stefanic ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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