Benjamin Andrus Jr.

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Andrus Jr. was born on 30 September 1879, in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, his father, Benjamin Theophile Andrus, was 42 and his mother, Amelia Richard, was 35. He married Marie Azelie Miller on 20 December 1897, in Church Point, Acadia, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ward Two, Allen, Louisiana, United States in 1920 and Ward Two, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 January 1960, in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Grand Coteau, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Andrus Jr.
1879–1960
Marie Felicia Guillory
1901–1954
Leroy Joseph Andrus
1923–1994
Rosa May Andrus
1925–2020
Marion John Andrus
1929–2013
Lloyd J. Andrus Sr
1932–1991
Benjamin Andrus
1934–1934
Armond Patrick Andrus
1935–2014
Patricia Ruth Andrus
1937–2019

Sources (26)

  • Benjeim Andrus, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Benjamin Andrus, "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
  • Benjamin Andrews, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

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

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

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: 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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