Bishop Jonathan Josephus Andress (1850 - 1913)

Born 21 Sep 1850 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Zelpha Rose (McConn) Andress — married 15 Feb 1904 in Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Died 8 Oct 1913 at age 63 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Bishop is the actual first name of this individual.

He was born in 1850 ^[1]

Nine years old in 1860 census ^[2] , shown with parents and birth place as Indiana. Shown in 1870 census, apparently with grandparents ^[3] Also in the census is brother Dillon. Both young men were listed as farmers.

He married Zelpha McConnDeGuerre in 1904^[4] He died in Iowa in 1913 ^[5]

"Bishop J. J. [Andress], a farmer residing near Coronado, Kansas" is information found in "Portrait and Biographical Album of Des Moines County, Iowa Chicago: Acme Publishing, 1888 p. 549-550 William E. Brown". Williams's second wife was "Elizabeth W. Andress, widow of D. S. Andress. She was born in Switzerland County, Ind., Oct. 24, 1825, and is a daughter of Joseph and Mary M. Mitchell, the former being a native of Massachusetts, and the latter of Ohio. Her father died in 1860, but her mother is yet living with our subject, and is a well-preserved lady for her age. She reared a family of ten children, four of her sons being soldiers in the late war, following the teachings of patriotism shown by their grandfather, who was a soldier in the war for independence. Mrs. Brown was first married April 3, 1845, to D. S. Andress, a native of Indiana, a son of Jonathan R. Andress, who was a Methodist Episcopal minister. They came to Burlington the same year, the husband working as a contractor and bricklayer until his death, which occurred in October, 1858, at the age of thirty-seven years. He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was Class-Leader of the same. Mr. and Mrs. Andress were the parents of three children: Dora, widow of James A. Tomlinson, who died in Kansas; Bishop J. J., a farmer residing near Coronado, Kan.; Dillon is a stock-raiser and also Justice of the Peace and Postmaster at Madaline P. O., Kan." ^[6][7]

• Fact: Residence (1860) Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Burial Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

1. ↑ Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103027773/bishop-jonathan_josephus-andress : accessed 28 August 2021), memorial page for Bishop Jonathan Josephus Andress (21 Sep 1850–8 Oct 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103027773, citing Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by No Reins (contributor 46595053) .
2. ↑ Citing this Record "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82V-S39 : 18 February 2021), Bishop Andress in entry for Elizabeth A Andress, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJ1-MCK : 28 May 2021), B J Andress in entry for Wm E Brown, 1870.
4. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJXQ-JXX : 8 March 2016), Elizabeth W. Mitchell in entry for B.J.J. Andress and Zelpha Mc Conn De Guerre, 1904.
5. ↑ "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-KKM6 : 29 October 2015), Elizabeth Mitchell in entry for Bishop J Andress, 08 Oct 1913; citing Death, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, page 538, offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,547,821.
6. ↑ "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 January 2023, 14:33), entry for Bishop Jonathan Josephus Andress (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MK7J-CNM ); contributed by various users.
7. ↑ Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch