John Daley Andrus

Brief Life History of John Daley

When John Daley Andrus was born on 23 April 1842, in Woodville, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Milo Andrus, was 28 and his mother, Abigail Jane Daley, was 27. He married Caroline Cynthia Weatherbee on 27 March 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Richmond Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 25 March 1921, in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Daley Andrus
1842–1921
Caroline Cynthia Weatherbee
1842–1931
Marriage: 27 March 1863
Linnie Fencretta Andrus
1863–1867
Mary Andrus
1865–1939
John Harrison Andrus
1868–1936
James Andrus
1871–1939
Caroline Andrus
1874–1951
Etta Andrus
1877–1966
Milo Andrus
1879–1928
Stella Jane Andrus
1883–1940

Sources (33)

  • John Anderson, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Daley Andrus - birth: 23 April 1841; Woodside, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
  • John Dailey Andrus, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Andrews .

History: William Andrus came to Boston in 1635 and moved to New Haven in 1639, where he died in 1676.

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

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Millennium goes to the circus!

This short story about John Daley Andrus (1841-1921) was extracted from the history of his younger sister Millennium Andrus Fisher (1845-1922). I was so excited to see this small entry since there i …

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