 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas
The Whitewright Sun Friday, April 11, 1919 pg. 4 J.R. Andrews has returned from Sherman, where he spent several days at the bedside of his brother, Mark H. Andrews, who died at his home in that city April 2nd. Deceased is survived by his widow, three sons and two daughters, also by the one brother, Mr. Andrews of this city. Mr. Andrews came to Grayson county in 1858, and was a citizen of Sherman for over sixty years. "Uncle Mark", as he was familiarly known to Sherman people, enjoyed a wide acquaintance throughout this county, and was highly esteemed by all. He was for many years engaged in the dry goods and other mercantile enterprises in Sherman, andwas long prominent in business circles there. Mr. Andrews was a Confederate veteran and a member of the Mildred Lee Camp of that city. The Whitewright Sun Friday, April 11, 1919 pg. 1 J.R. Andrews and son, Lucian, and O.T. Lackey attended the funeral of Mark Andrews at Sherman Thursday afternoon of last week. Mr. Andrews was a brother of J.R. Andrews of this place, and had many friends here who will regret to learn of his death. Confederate Veteran Magazine February 1921 Comrades at Sherman Members of Mildred Lee Camp, No. 90, U.C.V., of Sherman, Texas who died lately: ....W.D, Sappington, aged 95.... [J.P. Leslie, Adjutant]  Mark Oren Andrews 1880 - 1947 West Hill Cemetery Susan Hawkins 2013 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
