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Andrew Jackson Westerfield III

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Andrew Jackson Westerfield III

Birth
Manilla, Rush County, Indiana, USA
Death
1 Dec 1946 (aged 59)
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Andrew Jackson Westerfield III (14925409)

Born: December 22, 1886 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County).
Died: December 1, 1946 in Shelbyville, Indiana in Major Hospital. He is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Section 15A, Plot#39. There is only a small concrete block with the numbers "39" on it as it is Plot #39 (no headstone).

Andrew Jackson Westerfield III served in the U.S. Army in the Philippine Islands from March 3, 1908 until 1911. U.S. Army, stationed in the Philippine Islands. Private, Company M, 6th Regiment. Infantry. 3F (1908), 3S (1911 on).

Upon returning home from the military, Andrew Jackson Westerfield III worked for the Macy Gravel Pit located four miles north of Manilla. On Thursday October 5, 1911 Mr. Westerfield endured a horrible accident at Macy Gravel Pit. A cave in occurred and Mr. Westerfield's toe had to be amputated as a result of this industrial accident at the Macy Gravel Pit.

In 1920 Census, Andrew Jackson Westerfield III lived with his parents in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County).

Andrew Jackson Westerfield III was a Carpenter by trade.

Father: Andrew Jackson "Ding" Westerfield Jr.
Born: October, 1851 in Manilla (Rush County)
Died: August 16, 1903 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County). Death was caused by decapitation from a saw blade. Andrew Jackson Westerfield Jr. was killed (decapitated) when a saw blade flew apart at the Ding Westerfield Saw Mill. His Death Certificate says "Injury to Brain".
Occupation: Farmer, Attorney and he owned the Ding Westerfield Saw Mill in Manilla, Indiana.
Andrew Jackson "Ding" Westerfield Jr. married Melvina McColley on December 28, 1873 in Shelby County, Indiana.

Mother: Melvina McColley Note: Her Death Certificate says Surviving Spouse is Audreen Westerfield (should read Andrew Westerfield).
Born: April 10, 1848 in Shelby County, Indiana.
Died: April 8, 1921. She died in Columbus, IN. (Bartholomew County) but is buried in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County).
Melvina's Fathers: Nicholas Miller McColley
Born: 1815 in Kentucky
Died: Shelby County, Indiana in 1884.
Melvina's Mother: Nancy Trees McColley who married Nicholas Miller McColley on January 7, 1836. The McColley family had eight children together.
Born: November 23, 1815 in Clermont County.
Died: July 6, 1901 in Shelby County, IN.

Andrew Jackson Westerfield III married Hulda May Lewis in Shelbyville Indiana on January 12, 1924. Hulda May Westerfield (#130452308) (b. July 22, 1901 in Shelby County, Indiana; d. in Dubois County, Indiana on February 1, 1978). Hulda is buried in Huntingburg, Indiana (Dubois County) at Fairmount Cemetery, Section E, Row 2. They had four children together. All children were born in Shelby County, Indiana.

The four children of Andrew Jackson Westerfield III and Hulda May Lewis Westerfield were:

Charles Wilbur Westerfield (3884738)
Born: January 15, 1925 in Blue Ridge, IN (Shelby County).
Died: October 29, 1957 in Albuquerque, NM. He is buried in Santa Fe, NM National Cemetery.

George Lewis Westerfield (101995885) He spent his life in Madison State Hospital due to mental retardation at birth.
Born: May 29, 1928 in Shelby County, IN.
Died: February 20, 1983 in Hanover (Jefferson County, IN).

Loretta Frances Westerfield (68113602). Married to John Lester Stanford of LaFollette, TN.
Born: 1930 in Shelby County, IN
Died: 2008 in East Chicago, IN. Buried in Hobart, IN.

Robert Edward Westerfield (36122303). Married to Dorothy Westerfield who resides near Golden, CO.
Born: 1935 in Rush County, Indiana.
Died: 2006 in Texas but buried in Denver, Colorado at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

SIBLINGS: The children of Andrew Jackson "Ding" Westerfield Jr. and Melvina McColley were:

NOTE: Andrew Jackson Westerfield Jr. and Melvina McColley had at least seven children.

i. Nettie "Nellie" Westerfield (142398885). Born: 1876 in Rush County, Indiana. Died: May 2, 1888 due to Diabetes at age 12 in Rush County, IN.

ii. John Wilbur "Wilbur" Westerfield (142397026) (b. 1877 in Manilla, Rush, Indiana; d. April 1, 1932 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana). John Wilbur Westerfield was a Railroad Brakeman/Conductor. He married Nellie B. Owens Westerfield (137210227) (1882-1954. They lived in Columbus, Indiana (Bartholomew County).
John Wilbur Westerfield married Nellie B. Westerfield (1882-1954) from Columbus, Indiana (Bartholomew County). John Wilbur Westerfield and Nellie B. Owens Westerfield had two children:
Child Westerfield (1905-1910). Die at age 5.
Ralph Owens Westerfield (142395313).

iii Frances Westerfield (142401105) (b. 1879 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County); d. 1901 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County). She is buried in the Manilla Cemetery. She had a Niece, Emma Catherine Thral.

iv. Nicholas Miller Westerfield (149017104) (b. March 26, 1880 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County) ; d. April, 1919 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County). In 1900 Census, he lived with his parents at age 20 in Manilla, Indiana.. In 1910 Census, he lived with his parents at age 29. He died in April, 1919 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County).

v. Male Westerfield born March 26, 1882

vi. Male Westerfield born: May 27, 1884

vii. Andrew Jackson Westerfield III (14925409) (b. December 21, 1885 in Manilla, Indiana; d. December 1, 1946 in Shelby County, Indiana). Andrew Jackson Westerfield married Huldah May Lewis Westerfield on January 12, 1924 in Shelby County, Indiana. They had four children together; Charles, George, Loretta and Robert. They all grew up in Shelbyville, Indiana.

OBITUARY
SHELBYVILLE REPUBLICAN
Monday December 2, 1946
Page 1 column 1

DEATH CLAIMS CITY RESIDENT
Andrew J. Westerfield III, 59, Dies at Hospital

Andrew J. Westerfield III, 59, died Sunday at the Major Hospital after an illness of three weeks. His home was on East Jackson Street.

He was born near Manilla in Rush county on December 22, 1886. For the past twenty years he has resided in Shelbyville where he was employed as a carpenter. In March 1924 he was married to Hulda May Lewis, of Blue Ridge. Mr. Westerfield attended the Calvary Baptist church. From 1908 until 1911 he served in the U.S. Army, stationed in the Philippine Islands.

Surviving are the widow, four children, Loretta Frances, Robert, George and Charles.
Funeral services will be held at the Murphy funeral home at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Clarence Hager officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:00 o’clock tonight.
Andrew Jackson Westerfield III (14925409)

Born: December 22, 1886 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County).
Died: December 1, 1946 in Shelbyville, Indiana in Major Hospital. He is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Section 15A, Plot#39. There is only a small concrete block with the numbers "39" on it as it is Plot #39 (no headstone).

Andrew Jackson Westerfield III served in the U.S. Army in the Philippine Islands from March 3, 1908 until 1911. U.S. Army, stationed in the Philippine Islands. Private, Company M, 6th Regiment. Infantry. 3F (1908), 3S (1911 on).

Upon returning home from the military, Andrew Jackson Westerfield III worked for the Macy Gravel Pit located four miles north of Manilla. On Thursday October 5, 1911 Mr. Westerfield endured a horrible accident at Macy Gravel Pit. A cave in occurred and Mr. Westerfield's toe had to be amputated as a result of this industrial accident at the Macy Gravel Pit.

In 1920 Census, Andrew Jackson Westerfield III lived with his parents in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County).

Andrew Jackson Westerfield III was a Carpenter by trade.

Father: Andrew Jackson "Ding" Westerfield Jr.
Born: October, 1851 in Manilla (Rush County)
Died: August 16, 1903 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County). Death was caused by decapitation from a saw blade. Andrew Jackson Westerfield Jr. was killed (decapitated) when a saw blade flew apart at the Ding Westerfield Saw Mill. His Death Certificate says "Injury to Brain".
Occupation: Farmer, Attorney and he owned the Ding Westerfield Saw Mill in Manilla, Indiana.
Andrew Jackson "Ding" Westerfield Jr. married Melvina McColley on December 28, 1873 in Shelby County, Indiana.

Mother: Melvina McColley Note: Her Death Certificate says Surviving Spouse is Audreen Westerfield (should read Andrew Westerfield).
Born: April 10, 1848 in Shelby County, Indiana.
Died: April 8, 1921. She died in Columbus, IN. (Bartholomew County) but is buried in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County).
Melvina's Fathers: Nicholas Miller McColley
Born: 1815 in Kentucky
Died: Shelby County, Indiana in 1884.
Melvina's Mother: Nancy Trees McColley who married Nicholas Miller McColley on January 7, 1836. The McColley family had eight children together.
Born: November 23, 1815 in Clermont County.
Died: July 6, 1901 in Shelby County, IN.

Andrew Jackson Westerfield III married Hulda May Lewis in Shelbyville Indiana on January 12, 1924. Hulda May Westerfield (#130452308) (b. July 22, 1901 in Shelby County, Indiana; d. in Dubois County, Indiana on February 1, 1978). Hulda is buried in Huntingburg, Indiana (Dubois County) at Fairmount Cemetery, Section E, Row 2. They had four children together. All children were born in Shelby County, Indiana.

The four children of Andrew Jackson Westerfield III and Hulda May Lewis Westerfield were:

Charles Wilbur Westerfield (3884738)
Born: January 15, 1925 in Blue Ridge, IN (Shelby County).
Died: October 29, 1957 in Albuquerque, NM. He is buried in Santa Fe, NM National Cemetery.

George Lewis Westerfield (101995885) He spent his life in Madison State Hospital due to mental retardation at birth.
Born: May 29, 1928 in Shelby County, IN.
Died: February 20, 1983 in Hanover (Jefferson County, IN).

Loretta Frances Westerfield (68113602). Married to John Lester Stanford of LaFollette, TN.
Born: 1930 in Shelby County, IN
Died: 2008 in East Chicago, IN. Buried in Hobart, IN.

Robert Edward Westerfield (36122303). Married to Dorothy Westerfield who resides near Golden, CO.
Born: 1935 in Rush County, Indiana.
Died: 2006 in Texas but buried in Denver, Colorado at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

SIBLINGS: The children of Andrew Jackson "Ding" Westerfield Jr. and Melvina McColley were:

NOTE: Andrew Jackson Westerfield Jr. and Melvina McColley had at least seven children.

i. Nettie "Nellie" Westerfield (142398885). Born: 1876 in Rush County, Indiana. Died: May 2, 1888 due to Diabetes at age 12 in Rush County, IN.

ii. John Wilbur "Wilbur" Westerfield (142397026) (b. 1877 in Manilla, Rush, Indiana; d. April 1, 1932 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana). John Wilbur Westerfield was a Railroad Brakeman/Conductor. He married Nellie B. Owens Westerfield (137210227) (1882-1954. They lived in Columbus, Indiana (Bartholomew County).
John Wilbur Westerfield married Nellie B. Westerfield (1882-1954) from Columbus, Indiana (Bartholomew County). John Wilbur Westerfield and Nellie B. Owens Westerfield had two children:
Child Westerfield (1905-1910). Die at age 5.
Ralph Owens Westerfield (142395313).

iii Frances Westerfield (142401105) (b. 1879 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County); d. 1901 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County). She is buried in the Manilla Cemetery. She had a Niece, Emma Catherine Thral.

iv. Nicholas Miller Westerfield (149017104) (b. March 26, 1880 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County) ; d. April, 1919 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County). In 1900 Census, he lived with his parents at age 20 in Manilla, Indiana.. In 1910 Census, he lived with his parents at age 29. He died in April, 1919 in Manilla, Indiana (Rush County).

v. Male Westerfield born March 26, 1882

vi. Male Westerfield born: May 27, 1884

vii. Andrew Jackson Westerfield III (14925409) (b. December 21, 1885 in Manilla, Indiana; d. December 1, 1946 in Shelby County, Indiana). Andrew Jackson Westerfield married Huldah May Lewis Westerfield on January 12, 1924 in Shelby County, Indiana. They had four children together; Charles, George, Loretta and Robert. They all grew up in Shelbyville, Indiana.

OBITUARY
SHELBYVILLE REPUBLICAN
Monday December 2, 1946
Page 1 column 1

DEATH CLAIMS CITY RESIDENT
Andrew J. Westerfield III, 59, Dies at Hospital

Andrew J. Westerfield III, 59, died Sunday at the Major Hospital after an illness of three weeks. His home was on East Jackson Street.

He was born near Manilla in Rush county on December 22, 1886. For the past twenty years he has resided in Shelbyville where he was employed as a carpenter. In March 1924 he was married to Hulda May Lewis, of Blue Ridge. Mr. Westerfield attended the Calvary Baptist church. From 1908 until 1911 he served in the U.S. Army, stationed in the Philippine Islands.

Surviving are the widow, four children, Loretta Frances, Robert, George and Charles.
Funeral services will be held at the Murphy funeral home at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Clarence Hager officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7:00 o’clock tonight.


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