Son of James "Jim" Andrews and his first wife Manerva Ann Collins Andrews.
Paternal grandparents: James N. and Elizabeth Anne Owens Andrews
Maternal grandparents: George W. and Mary Ann Palmer Collins
James Robert Andrews was born in Old Texas, Monroe County, Alabama on April 7, 1875. He was known to family and friends as Bob Andrews. He had 4 full brothers and sisters; Ella Ann Andrews Owens, John William Andrews, Joseph William Andrews and Ida Andrews Curry. He also had 7 half brothers and sisters; Roberson Crusoe Andrews, Bud James Andrews, Clarence Andrews, Annie Lee Andrews Cole, Agyness Genys "Agee" Holder Andrews, Burgess Andrews and Alabama Emily Andrews Ard.
In 1898, Bob Andrews married Liddie Luella "Ellie" Pugh. She was the daughter of George and Temperance Pugh. Her sister Martha Eva "Evvie Lee" Pugh married Bob's brother Joseph Andrews in 1899.
On December 17, 1904, Bob Andrews and his brother John Andrews were accused of the murders of their father James "Jim" Andrews and his young wife Bama Williamson Andrews. Bob and John claimed their father had brutally murdered Bama and then was accidently shot when John tried to take the gun from him. Two of their half-siblings, Annie Andrews,age 13, and Agyness (known as Agee) Andrews, age 11, claimed to have witnessed the crime and accused Bob and John of the murders. Ann and Agee Andrews were the children of James "Jim" Andrews and Maggie Holder, with whom Jim Andrews had a total of 5 children. Jim Andrews and Maggie Holder were never married, as testified to in the resulting murder trials. Jim Andrews had married Bama Williamson shortly after the death of Maggie Holder.
The first trial, held May 1905, tried Bob and John Andrews jointly. It was a sensational trial, full of drama and widely reported in newspapers as far as Atlanta and Nashville. The prosecution painted a picture of two sons angry that their father was going to will his property to his young wife. The defense pointed out that Jim Andrews was known as a heavy drinker and had publicly threatened to kill his very young wife. He had accused her of seeing other men and only the week before their deaths had spent a night in jail after chasing Bama and her mother out of the house dressed only in their nightgowns. The trial resulted in a hung jury (11 jurors wanted death by hanging, 1 juror life in prison) and a mistrial was declared.
The following trials tried Bob and John Andrews seperately. In November 1905, John was sentenced to life in prison, despite evidence that the testimony of the children Annie and Agee may have been influenced by adults, including their legal guardian, Martha Andrews, sister of Jim Andrews. Bob Andrews' 2nd trial, held May 1906, also resulted in a guilty verdict and he was sentenced to life in prison. In 1907, Bob Andrews was granted a new trial in a new venue due to irregularities in juror selection in the previous trial. A new trial held in Selma, Alabama in February 1908 resulted in Bob Andrews being found not guilty of the murder of Bama Andrews. The final trial, held May 1908, found Bob Andrews also not guilty of the murder of his father Jim Andrews. He was now a free man, exonerated of all charges. John Andrews, in prison for life for the murder of his father, was paroled by Alabama Governor B. B. Comer on December 23, 1909. After a request for a pardon, Governor Comer restored John Andrews' full civil and political rights on January 18, 1911.
After his release from prison, Bob Andrews and his wife Ellie moved to Laurel, Mississippi where his mother, sister Ella and brother Joseph were now living. In 1917, Bob and his wife adopted a baby boy, Robert Leon Andrews. Bob and Ellie Andrews also opened a successful "lunchroom" (1920's version of a fast food restaurant selling sandwiches and pie) in Laurel. Bob and Ellie divorced about 1926. Bob Andrews never remarried. He died December 24, 1935 after a long illness.
Paternal grandparents: James N. and Elizabeth Anne Owens Andrews
Maternal grandparents: George W. and Mary Ann Palmer Collins
James Robert Andrews was born in Old Texas, Monroe County, Alabama on April 7, 1875. He was known to family and friends as Bob Andrews. He had 4 full brothers and sisters; Ella Ann Andrews Owens, John William Andrews, Joseph William Andrews and Ida Andrews Curry. He also had 7 half brothers and sisters; Roberson Crusoe Andrews, Bud James Andrews, Clarence Andrews, Annie Lee Andrews Cole, Agyness Genys "Agee" Holder Andrews, Burgess Andrews and Alabama Emily Andrews Ard.
In 1898, Bob Andrews married Liddie Luella "Ellie" Pugh. She was the daughter of George and Temperance Pugh. Her sister Martha Eva "Evvie Lee" Pugh married Bob's brother Joseph Andrews in 1899.
On December 17, 1904, Bob Andrews and his brother John Andrews were accused of the murders of their father James "Jim" Andrews and his young wife Bama Williamson Andrews. Bob and John claimed their father had brutally murdered Bama and then was accidently shot when John tried to take the gun from him. Two of their half-siblings, Annie Andrews,age 13, and Agyness (known as Agee) Andrews, age 11, claimed to have witnessed the crime and accused Bob and John of the murders. Ann and Agee Andrews were the children of James "Jim" Andrews and Maggie Holder, with whom Jim Andrews had a total of 5 children. Jim Andrews and Maggie Holder were never married, as testified to in the resulting murder trials. Jim Andrews had married Bama Williamson shortly after the death of Maggie Holder.
The first trial, held May 1905, tried Bob and John Andrews jointly. It was a sensational trial, full of drama and widely reported in newspapers as far as Atlanta and Nashville. The prosecution painted a picture of two sons angry that their father was going to will his property to his young wife. The defense pointed out that Jim Andrews was known as a heavy drinker and had publicly threatened to kill his very young wife. He had accused her of seeing other men and only the week before their deaths had spent a night in jail after chasing Bama and her mother out of the house dressed only in their nightgowns. The trial resulted in a hung jury (11 jurors wanted death by hanging, 1 juror life in prison) and a mistrial was declared.
The following trials tried Bob and John Andrews seperately. In November 1905, John was sentenced to life in prison, despite evidence that the testimony of the children Annie and Agee may have been influenced by adults, including their legal guardian, Martha Andrews, sister of Jim Andrews. Bob Andrews' 2nd trial, held May 1906, also resulted in a guilty verdict and he was sentenced to life in prison. In 1907, Bob Andrews was granted a new trial in a new venue due to irregularities in juror selection in the previous trial. A new trial held in Selma, Alabama in February 1908 resulted in Bob Andrews being found not guilty of the murder of Bama Andrews. The final trial, held May 1908, found Bob Andrews also not guilty of the murder of his father Jim Andrews. He was now a free man, exonerated of all charges. John Andrews, in prison for life for the murder of his father, was paroled by Alabama Governor B. B. Comer on December 23, 1909. After a request for a pardon, Governor Comer restored John Andrews' full civil and political rights on January 18, 1911.
After his release from prison, Bob Andrews and his wife Ellie moved to Laurel, Mississippi where his mother, sister Ella and brother Joseph were now living. In 1917, Bob and his wife adopted a baby boy, Robert Leon Andrews. Bob and Ellie Andrews also opened a successful "lunchroom" (1920's version of a fast food restaurant selling sandwiches and pie) in Laurel. Bob and Ellie divorced about 1926. Bob Andrews never remarried. He died December 24, 1935 after a long illness.
Son of James "Jim" Andrews and his first wife Manerva Ann Collins Andrews.
Paternal grandparents: James N. and Elizabeth Anne Owens Andrews
Maternal grandparents: George W. and Mary Ann Palmer Collins
James Robert Andrews was born in Old Texas, Monroe County, Alabama on April 7, 1875. He was known to family and friends as Bob Andrews. He had 4 full brothers and sisters; Ella Ann Andrews Owens, John William Andrews, Joseph William Andrews and Ida Andrews Curry. He also had 7 half brothers and sisters; Roberson Crusoe Andrews, Bud James Andrews, Clarence Andrews, Annie Lee Andrews Cole, Agyness Genys "Agee" Holder Andrews, Burgess Andrews and Alabama Emily Andrews Ard.
In 1898, Bob Andrews married Liddie Luella "Ellie" Pugh. She was the daughter of George and Temperance Pugh. Her sister Martha Eva "Evvie Lee" Pugh married Bob's brother Joseph Andrews in 1899.
On December 17, 1904, Bob Andrews and his brother John Andrews were accused of the murders of their father James "Jim" Andrews and his young wife Bama Williamson Andrews. Bob and John claimed their father had brutally murdered Bama and then was accidently shot when John tried to take the gun from him. Two of their half-siblings, Annie Andrews,age 13, and Agyness (known as Agee) Andrews, age 11, claimed to have witnessed the crime and accused Bob and John of the murders. Ann and Agee Andrews were the children of James "Jim" Andrews and Maggie Holder, with whom Jim Andrews had a total of 5 children. Jim Andrews and Maggie Holder were never married, as testified to in the resulting murder trials. Jim Andrews had married Bama Williamson shortly after the death of Maggie Holder.
The first trial, held May 1905, tried Bob and John Andrews jointly. It was a sensational trial, full of drama and widely reported in newspapers as far as Atlanta and Nashville. The prosecution painted a picture of two sons angry that their father was going to will his property to his young wife. The defense pointed out that Jim Andrews was known as a heavy drinker and had publicly threatened to kill his very young wife. He had accused her of seeing other men and only the week before their deaths had spent a night in jail after chasing Bama and her mother out of the house dressed only in their nightgowns. The trial resulted in a hung jury (11 jurors wanted death by hanging, 1 juror life in prison) and a mistrial was declared.
The following trials tried Bob and John Andrews seperately. In November 1905, John was sentenced to life in prison, despite evidence that the testimony of the children Annie and Agee may have been influenced by adults, including their legal guardian, Martha Andrews, sister of Jim Andrews. Bob Andrews' 2nd trial, held May 1906, also resulted in a guilty verdict and he was sentenced to life in prison. In 1907, Bob Andrews was granted a new trial in a new venue due to irregularities in juror selection in the previous trial. A new trial held in Selma, Alabama in February 1908 resulted in Bob Andrews being found not guilty of the murder of Bama Andrews. The final trial, held May 1908, found Bob Andrews also not guilty of the murder of his father Jim Andrews. He was now a free man, exonerated of all charges. John Andrews, in prison for life for the murder of his father, was paroled by Alabama Governor B. B. Comer on December 23, 1909. After a request for a pardon, Governor Comer restored John Andrews' full civil and political rights on January 18, 1911.
After his release from prison, Bob Andrews and his wife Ellie moved to Laurel, Mississippi where his mother, sister Ella and brother Joseph were now living. In 1917, Bob and his wife adopted a baby boy, Robert Leon Andrews. Bob and Ellie Andrews also opened a successful "lunchroom" (1920's version of a fast food restaurant selling sandwiches and pie) in Laurel. Bob and Ellie divorced about 1926. Bob Andrews never remarried. He died December 24, 1935 after a long illness.
Paternal grandparents: James N. and Elizabeth Anne Owens Andrews
Maternal grandparents: George W. and Mary Ann Palmer Collins
James Robert Andrews was born in Old Texas, Monroe County, Alabama on April 7, 1875. He was known to family and friends as Bob Andrews. He had 4 full brothers and sisters; Ella Ann Andrews Owens, John William Andrews, Joseph William Andrews and Ida Andrews Curry. He also had 7 half brothers and sisters; Roberson Crusoe Andrews, Bud James Andrews, Clarence Andrews, Annie Lee Andrews Cole, Agyness Genys "Agee" Holder Andrews, Burgess Andrews and Alabama Emily Andrews Ard.
In 1898, Bob Andrews married Liddie Luella "Ellie" Pugh. She was the daughter of George and Temperance Pugh. Her sister Martha Eva "Evvie Lee" Pugh married Bob's brother Joseph Andrews in 1899.
On December 17, 1904, Bob Andrews and his brother John Andrews were accused of the murders of their father James "Jim" Andrews and his young wife Bama Williamson Andrews. Bob and John claimed their father had brutally murdered Bama and then was accidently shot when John tried to take the gun from him. Two of their half-siblings, Annie Andrews,age 13, and Agyness (known as Agee) Andrews, age 11, claimed to have witnessed the crime and accused Bob and John of the murders. Ann and Agee Andrews were the children of James "Jim" Andrews and Maggie Holder, with whom Jim Andrews had a total of 5 children. Jim Andrews and Maggie Holder were never married, as testified to in the resulting murder trials. Jim Andrews had married Bama Williamson shortly after the death of Maggie Holder.
The first trial, held May 1905, tried Bob and John Andrews jointly. It was a sensational trial, full of drama and widely reported in newspapers as far as Atlanta and Nashville. The prosecution painted a picture of two sons angry that their father was going to will his property to his young wife. The defense pointed out that Jim Andrews was known as a heavy drinker and had publicly threatened to kill his very young wife. He had accused her of seeing other men and only the week before their deaths had spent a night in jail after chasing Bama and her mother out of the house dressed only in their nightgowns. The trial resulted in a hung jury (11 jurors wanted death by hanging, 1 juror life in prison) and a mistrial was declared.
The following trials tried Bob and John Andrews seperately. In November 1905, John was sentenced to life in prison, despite evidence that the testimony of the children Annie and Agee may have been influenced by adults, including their legal guardian, Martha Andrews, sister of Jim Andrews. Bob Andrews' 2nd trial, held May 1906, also resulted in a guilty verdict and he was sentenced to life in prison. In 1907, Bob Andrews was granted a new trial in a new venue due to irregularities in juror selection in the previous trial. A new trial held in Selma, Alabama in February 1908 resulted in Bob Andrews being found not guilty of the murder of Bama Andrews. The final trial, held May 1908, found Bob Andrews also not guilty of the murder of his father Jim Andrews. He was now a free man, exonerated of all charges. John Andrews, in prison for life for the murder of his father, was paroled by Alabama Governor B. B. Comer on December 23, 1909. After a request for a pardon, Governor Comer restored John Andrews' full civil and political rights on January 18, 1911.
After his release from prison, Bob Andrews and his wife Ellie moved to Laurel, Mississippi where his mother, sister Ella and brother Joseph were now living. In 1917, Bob and his wife adopted a baby boy, Robert Leon Andrews. Bob and Ellie Andrews also opened a successful "lunchroom" (1920's version of a fast food restaurant selling sandwiches and pie) in Laurel. Bob and Ellie divorced about 1926. Bob Andrews never remarried. He died December 24, 1935 after a long illness.
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