Alex Andrews
1903–1978 (Age 75)
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
The Life of Alex
When Alex Andrews was born on 26 February 1903, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Alexander Andrews, was 39 and his mother, Amelia Schneckenburg, was 39. He had at least 1 son with Mabelle Gignac. He died about 10 March 1978, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 75.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Alex Andrews
1903–1978
Mabelle Gignac
1905–
Robert Hale Andrews
1930–1993
Spouse & Children
1903–1978Male
- Mabelle Gignac
1905–Female
children
(1)
- Robert Hale Andrews
1930–1993Male
Parents & Siblings
- Alexander Andrews
1864–1941Male
- Amelia Schneckenburg
1863–1940Female
siblings
(10)
1889–1980Male
1892–1985Male
1894–1949Male
1896–1989Male
- Stanley N. Andrews
1900–1932Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1904
Age 1
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1905 · The Industrial Workers of the World
Age 2
The Industrial Workers of the World was founded after a convention was held by radical trade unionists from all over the United States who opposed the policies of the American Federation of Labor. The IWW opposed the American Federation of Labor's acceptance of capitalism and its refusal to include unskilled workers in craft unions. The convention took place on June 24 and was referred by the workers as the Industrial Congress or the Industrial Union Convention. The IWW aimed to promote worker solidarity in the revolutionary struggle to overthrow the employing class.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 20
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Andrew . This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson . In North America this name has absorbed numerous cases of the various European cognates and their derivatives. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Alexander Andruszkiewicz Jr. in household of Alex Andruszkiewicz, "United States Census, 1910"
Alexander Andrews Jr., "United States Census, 1930"
Alex Andrews, "United States Census, 1940"
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