Charles died May 25, 1918. Clinton Daily PublicDeWitt County, IllinoisSaturday, May 25, 1918 PROMINENT DEWITT COUNTIAN IS DEAD.End Comes to Charles Andrews, Man for Many Years Identified with County Progress. Charles ANDREWS, prominent and well known citizen of DeWitt county, has gone to his reward. He passed away at 5 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Libby ENOS, in Harp township. He was 78 years of age at the time of his demise. Mr. Andrews had been ill for some time, troubled with cancer of the stomach and his end was not unexpected. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal church at DeWitt. Interment will be made at the DeWitt county cemetery. Charles Andrews was a pioneer settler of DeWitt county, during his life-long residence here, acquired a host of friends. He was prominently associated with the growth of this community and had always taken an active part in community development. His death is mourned by all who knew him. The deceased was born in Rutledge township on December 19, 180(?), the son of Mr. and Mrs. John ANDREW[S]. A brother and a half-sister are survivors of his family. In 1861 he was united in marriage to Hannah WILSON, who passed away twenty-five years ago. The immediate surviving family of the late Mr. Andrews consists of three sons, Riley, in Missouri; George, in Kansas; and Edward, of this city; and daughters, Mrs. Ida FERGUSON, now deceased; Mrs. Libbie ENOS, of Harp township; and Mrs. John PARKER, of Clinton. Several grandchildren also survive. The passing of Mr. Andrews takes away from this community another of the pioneer settlers and one of the men whose influences in this vicinity has boded lots of good. He is gone but not forgotten.
Charles died May 25, 1918. Clinton Daily PublicDeWitt County, IllinoisSaturday, May 25, 1918 PROMINENT DEWITT COUNTIAN IS DEAD.End Comes to Charles Andrews, Man for Many Years Identified with County Progress. Charles ANDREWS, prominent and well known citizen of DeWitt county, has gone to his reward. He passed away at 5 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Libby ENOS, in Harp township. He was 78 years of age at the time of his demise. Mr. Andrews had been ill for some time, troubled with cancer of the stomach and his end was not unexpected. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal church at DeWitt. Interment will be made at the DeWitt county cemetery. Charles Andrews was a pioneer settler of DeWitt county, during his life-long residence here, acquired a host of friends. He was prominently associated with the growth of this community and had always taken an active part in community development. His death is mourned by all who knew him. The deceased was born in Rutledge township on December 19, 180(?), the son of Mr. and Mrs. John ANDREW[S]. A brother and a half-sister are survivors of his family. In 1861 he was united in marriage to Hannah WILSON, who passed away twenty-five years ago. The immediate surviving family of the late Mr. Andrews consists of three sons, Riley, in Missouri; George, in Kansas; and Edward, of this city; and daughters, Mrs. Ida FERGUSON, now deceased; Mrs. Libbie ENOS, of Harp township; and Mrs. John PARKER, of Clinton. Several grandchildren also survive. The passing of Mr. Andrews takes away from this community another of the pioneer settlers and one of the men whose influences in this vicinity has boded lots of good. He is gone but not forgotten.
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