Person:Oliver Andis (1)

Watchers
m. 17 Nov 1842
  1. Hannah Maria Andis1843 - 1931
  2. Samuel Randolph Andis, M.D.1845 - 1914
  3. Sarah J AndisAbt 1847 - 1863
  4. Oliver H Andis1849 - Aft 1880
  5. Mary Isabel Andis1851 - Abt 1908
  6. Rhoda Andis1853 - 1864
  7. Elvira Francis Andis1856 - 1939
  8. Ampcorus AndisAbt 1858 -
  9. Walter L Andis1860 -
Facts and Events
Name Oliver H Andis
Gender Male
Birth? 25 Mar 1849 Brown, Hancock, Indiana, United States
Death? Aft 1880 Oregon, Washington, Iowa, United Statespos died in the Washington County poorhouse
Burial? Washington, Iowa, United States

Research Notes

  • Possible record match: Oliver H. Andis, Enlisted in Company C, Indiana 148th Infantry Regiment on 17 Feb 1865.Mustered out on 05 Sep 1865.
  • No marriage record has been found.
  • In 1880, Oliver H Andis is found living in the Washington County Poorhouse. According to their records, "Oliver H. Andis, aged 34. Was sunstruck while in the army and is incapable of doing any kind of manual labor except as he is directed. He is a native of America and was well educated. Was admitted from Washington township in 1876."1 It is likely that he died there.
References
  1.   Oliver H. Andis, in The history of Washington County, Iowa: containing a history of the county, its cities, towns etc., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late revellion...history of the Northwest...Iowa, map of Washington County.. (Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox Co., 1974)
    p 394.

    ... Oliver H. Andis, aged 34. Was sunstruck while in the army and is incapable of doing any kind of manual labor except as he is directed. He is a native of America and was well educated. Was admitted from Washington township in 1876. ...
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    [cos1776 Note: On 8 Dec 1878, there was a terrible fire at the poorhouse which is described in the book. Oliver H. Andis is listed as an inmate at the time, but it is unclear what, if anything, happened to him in the fire.]