David D. Andrus

1832 - Aft 1900  (68 years)

• Name	David D. Andrus
  Birth	7 Oct 1832	Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  	David Andrus 28 1832 Amelia 25 1835 Isaaqc 5 1855 Alice 2 1858 Rosa 2/12 Andrus Stephen 40 1820 Susan 36 1824 Melina 13 1847 Charles 9 1851
  Census	1870	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  	residence 163 Hiram C Andrus 56 1814 2,000 12,500 farm Scholastic Andrus 55 1815 Pamela Andrus 16 1854 Benjamin Andrus 14 1856 Placide Hargrove 14 1845 residence 160 Andrus David D 37 1833 Louisiana Andrus Aurelia 34 1836 Louisiana Andrus Isaac E 14 1856 Louisiana Andrus Clara E 7 1863 Louisiana Andrus Morgan 5 1865 Louisiana Andrus Martin 2 1868 Louisiana Andrus Laura 2/12 1870 Louisiana Wimberley Adele 16 1854 Mississippi Andrus Geo W 18 1852 Black Louisiana Tannor Elizabeth 35 1835 Black Louisiana Tannor Coralie 5 1865 Black Louisiana Tannor Jean 3/12 1870 Male Black Louisiana
  Census	1880	Mermenton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  Census	7 Jul 1900	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  	residence 329 Andrus David H Oct 1832 67 Married 45 1855 Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Andrus Orelia A Wife Jun 1836 63 Married 45 1855 Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Andrus Felix Son Jun 1872 27 Married 3 1897 Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Andrus Madeline Daughter-in-law White Jan 1876 24 Married 3 1897 Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana residence 330 Charles H Andrus 87 Aug 1812 widowed
  Death	Aft 1900	of, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	D. D. Andrus, Jennings. D. D. Andrus, planter, was born near where he now resides on October 7, 1832. He is the son of Charles H,. and Lisima (Guidry) Andrus. His parents are natives of Calcasieu and St. Martin Parishes, Louisiana, respectively. They belong to the oldest families of the State. Charles H. Andrus is still living, and is a resident of this parish. He has always been a farmer and stock raiser, an is now owner of twenty-five hundred acres of land, where he resides. The mother of our subject died November 21, 1889, at the age of seventy-six years. The subject of this sketch is one of a family of twelve children. He began life as a planter, and now owns eleven hundred acres of land, upon which he raises a variety of products and a great amount of stock. He has at the the present time on his plantation more than three hundred head of cattle and one hundred and fifty horses. Mr. Andrus has also an interest in a large mercantile business at Jennings and Lake Arthur, in partnership with D. Derouen. Mr. Andrus is prominent in local plitics, as well as all other public affairs. He has served as police juror from his ward since 1874, and for a number of years was notary public. He was married in 1855 to Miss Aurelie Arceneaux, daughter of Orelien and Mary (Andrus) Arceneaux, and natives of Lafayette and Calcasieu Pareishes, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Andrus are the parents of nine children, five sons and four daughters: Isaac E. ; Morgan D.; Martin J.; Felix D.; Jules O.; Clara E.; wife of John Castex, Jr.; Jaura, wife of Arthur A. Hebert; Mary and Alice, of whom the last two died in 1862 and 1862, respectiviely. Mr. Andrus d wife are members of the Catholic Church. Source: Southwest Louisiana Historical and Biographical, William H. Perrin, Gulf Publishing, 1891, New Orleans, p. 137. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8629074/person/126643747/media/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum
  Person ID	I40613	Roots
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Charles Hiram Andrus,   b. 13 Jul 1813, Louisiana d. 14 Oct 1900, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Scholastique Lezima Guidry,   b. 14 Apr 1814, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana d. 21 Nov 1889, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	5 Dec 1831	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
  	Name: Charles Andrus Gender: Male Birth Place: LA Birth Year: 1812 Spouse Name: Lizema Guidry Spouse Birth Place: LA Spouse Birth Year: 1814 Marriage State: of LA Number Pages: 2
  Family ID	F11798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mrs. Aurelle Arceneaux,   b. Jun 1836, Louisiana d. 26 Sep 1915, Louisiana (Age ~ 79 years)
  Marriage	1855	Louisiana
  Children	+ 1. Isaac E. Andrus,   b. Nov 1855, Louisiana d. 31 Jan 1934, of, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 78 years)   2. Alice Andrus,   b. 1858, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1860, of, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 3 years)   3. Rosa Andrus,   b. May 1860, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana d. Aft Jul 1860, of, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Clara E. Andrus,   b. 1863, Louisiana d. Aft 1880, of, Mermenton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 18 years)   5. Morgan Andrus,   b. 1865, Louisiana d. Aft 1880, of, Mermenton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 16 years)   6. Martin Andrus,   b. 1868, Louisiana d. Aft 1880, of, Mermenton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 13 years)   7. Laura Andrus,   b. 1870, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1880, of, Mermenton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 11 years)   8. Felix Andrus,   b. Jun 1872, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1900, of, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 28 years)   9. Jules O. Andrus,   b. 1874, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1880, of, Mermenton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana (Age 7 years)
  Family ID	F13651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2012

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Oct 1832 - Louisiana Marriage - 1855 - Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth