Henry David Andrew (1856 - 1917)

Born 9 Sep 1856 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Aug 1917 at age 60 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States

Biography

Henry Andrew is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Illinois.

Henry was born in 1856. He was the son of John Andrew and Mary Enoch. ^[1]

Henry married Anna Baum in 1889. ^[2]

Their son, Harry was born in Montana where Henry was a salesman for Marcus Daly for seven years. ^[3]

In 1900 they lived in Omaha where Henry managed a tea company

Henry and Anna must have divorced because he is listed as a widower in 1920. However in 1920 Anna is married to Joseph Reinboth and their son Harry is living with them. She is not mentioned in Henry’s obituary.

Henry died of Pneumonia in Chicago in 1917. ^[4]

Children

1. Marion Andrew 1893-1894
2. Harry Lawler Andrews 1895-1969

Obituary

HENRY D. ANDREW DIES AT CHICAGO Noted Singer For Thirty Years And Night Clerk Of Nelson Hotel Ten Years

Henry D. Andrew, who had spent most of his sixty years of life in Rockford and who was widely known as night clerk of the Nelson hotel and for his talent as a vocalist died yesterday morning at St. Luke's hospital, Chicago, where he had been a patient for the last week. The body was brought to Rockford last evening.

Mr. Andrew was attacked by pneumonia last February, and he was a patient at Rockford hospital for a time. He improved somewhat and was able to be about at intervals, but his progress was so slow and his condition so unsatisfactory that he went to Chicago to have the benefit of treatment by specialists and an operation.

Henry D. Andrew was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Andrew and was born in the Scotch settlement, near Argyle, Ill. in 1856, but had spent the greater part of his life in Rockford.

Had Fine Bass Voice He was possessed of a bass voice of wide ranger and a peculiar timbre that made him extremely effective as second bass in male voice vocalism, this being first demonstrated with the Rifles' quartet of the eighties, composed of himself, E. M. Penfield, Charles Dennis and Dr. L. F. Foote, which was a feature of the social life of the Rockford Rifles when that military organization had a national reputation. Late he made several concert tours with the Weber quartet, associated with M. E. Barnes, Charles G. Roger and L. Judd West, and in recent years sang with the Imperial quaret, his musical career extending over thirty years. He appeared in many amateur operatic and ministral productions with signal success.

Was Elk and Mason He was a member of Rockford lodge of Elks and of Masonic fraternity. For the last ten years he had been employed as night clerk at the Nelson hotel.

He is survived by a son, Harry, in training in the cavalry at Chicago, a sister, Miss Minnie Andrew of the Stewart store, and three brothers, Dr. J. D. Andrew and Frank H. Andrew of Chicago, and Fred Andrew of Grant avenue.

Deceased was a man of genial personality and kindly disposition whose worth and dependability won the warm regard of a wide circle of friends, who view his passing with sincere regret.

Funeral services, in charge of the Masons, will be held at the family home for many years, 515 North Church street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clck. Interment will be made in the West Side cemetery.^[5]

1900 US Census

Omaha, Nebraska^[6]

Name: Henry Andrews

Age: 42

Birthplace: Illinois

Home in 1900: South Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska

Father's Birthplace: Scotland

Mother's Birthplace: Maryland

Occupation: Manager Tea Co

• Henry Andrews Head Male 43 Illinois
• Anna Andrews Wife Female 37 India
• Henry Andrews Son Male 5 Montana

1910 US Census

Rockford, Illinois ^[7]

Name: Henry Andrens (Andrews)

Age in 1910: 43

Birthplace: Illinois

Home in 1910: Rockford Ward 3, Winnebago, Illinois

Street: North Church Street

Marital status: Widowed

Occupation: Hotel Clerk

• Henry Andrens Head Male 43 Illinois
• Harry Andrens Brother (son) Male 14 Illinois
• Minnie Andrens Sister Female 37 Illinois
• John J Andrens Father Male 84 Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64M-1VJ : 8 June 2019), Henry D Andrew in entry for John J Andrew, 1870.
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-CMTH : 8 November 2017), Henry D. Andrews and Anna A. Baume, 03 Dec 1889; citing , Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,602,649.
3. ↑ Church, Charles. Past and present of the city of Rockford and Winnebago County, Illinois. Chicago, The S. J. Clarke publishing co., 1905. Pg. 693
4. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7LB-C8N : 11 March 2018), Henry David Andrew, 30 Aug 1917; citing , Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference cn 26345, record number 63, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,309,060.
5. ↑ Morning Star (Rockford, IL) 31 August 1917, page 2 GenealogyBank: accessed 4 August 2019
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3YB-JSR : accessed 4 August 2019), Henry Andrews, South Omaha city Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 4A, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,926.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKFX-XFR : accessed 4 August 2019), Henry Andrens, Rockford Ward 3, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 168, sheet 22B, family 381, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 336; FHL microfilm 1,374,349.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #138504613: accessed 04 August 2019), memorial page for Henry David Andrew (9 Sep 1856–30 Aug 1917), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Dean McMakin (contributor 46804161) .