Thomas ANDREWS

  General Notes:

Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Trenton, Delaware, Ohio; Roll M593_1196; Page: 512A; Image: 624; Family History Library Film: 552695.

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Trenton, Delaware, Ohio; Roll T9_1012; Family History Film: 1255012; Page: 463.4000; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0423.


Baskins 1880 History of Delaware County. Trenton Twps.
THOMAS ANDREWS, farmer; P. O. Sunbury; is a son of Ira and Bethiah (Jenkins) Andrews ; his father was born May 30, 1798, and married June 16, 1823 ; his mother was born Aug. 31, 1804; they came from Connecticut; he bought 100 acres of land where the Columbus depot now stands ; both are deceased, the father Oct. 6, 1854, and the mother March 21, 1864; they had two children- Chauncy B., born May 16, 1824, in Berkshire Township, and is now living in Iowa; Thomas Andrews was born April 17, 1831, in Syracuse, N. Y., and was married Feb. 8, 1855, to Alsina, a daughter of Jacob Boyd ; she was born May 16, 1833, in this township ; they have two children-Medora, married John Longwell, now living in Sunbury ; Charles, now attending college in Delaware. Our subject learned the cooper's trade with his father, and and continued the same until 25 ; he also worked at the hat trade in Mt. Vernon and Trenton Township. After marriage, they settled on their farm, which consists of 200 acres, in addition to which they own sixty-five acres in another lot. He is serving his fifth year as Treasurer of the township. He is a member of Sparrow Lodge, No. 400, A., F. & A. M, in which he was elected Treasurer for six terms in succession ; is also Treasurer of the Delaware (Ohio) Fire Insurance Co.

Thomas married Alsina BOYD, daughter of Jacob BOYD and Elizabeth ANDERSON, on 8 Feb 1855 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States. (Alsina BOYD was born on 16 May 1833 in New Jersey, USA, died on 1 May 1901 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States and was buried in Trenton Cem., Condit, Trenton, Delaware, Ohio.)