Daughter of Samuel Bailey Mars Fowler ( born 1810 Celina, Clay, Tennessee; died 12 JUL 1878, Collin, Texas) and Adaline Butler Means (born 1815 Jackson, Tennessee; died 22 NOV 1883 Collin, Texas).
Prentiss Andrews:
Bernetta Fowler was not my great grandmother. She was the first wife of Edwin Jones Andrews and passed away in 1862, while he was serving in the First Texas Sharpshooters. Edwin Jones Andrews and Burnetta Fowler had six children: Eugene Rollin, Harvey Wilson, Laura, Samuel Varney, Patrick Henry, and Martha Oglesby Burnetta. In 1868, he married his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Abernathy, my great grandmother. Edwin Jones Andrews and Mary Elizabeth Abernathey had four children: Frank A. Andrews, Charles Carleton Andrews (my grandfather), Mark Edwin Andrews, and James Richard Andrews. I understand that a number of the brothers of Edwin Jones Andrews served in the 9th Texas Infantry Division and fought in the west in almost every engagement from Shiloh until the end of the war. From what I can learn, Edwin Jones Andrews, 32 years old and with six children, was enrolled in the First Texas Sharpshooters (Burnet's Battalion), in August, 1862. He was apparently elected as a 1st Lieutenant of Company D and served for the remainder of the War. From what I can glean, the First Texas Sharpshooters were originally organized to join the 9th Texas Infantry, which had already moved into Tennessee and Mississippi. However, the First Texas Sharpshooters were redirected and participated in engagements at Jackson, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama. Sometime in 1863, they made their way back across the Mississippi, and were assigned to General Samuel Bell Maxey's command in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), until the war ended.
Varney Andrews, Jr and 28-year old Edwin Jones Andrews moved with their entire families, from near Celina, Tennessee to Grayson County, Texas, in 1858. I’m mentioned on page 87 of James Ray Andrews' The Andrews Family; Descendants of Varney Andrews, Virginia Soldier of the American Revolution. At that writing, I was a student at North Texas State University. After graduation, I got a commission in the U.S.A.F., and served from 1965-1969, in South Carolina and Okinawa (with a brief TDY to Korea during the Pueblo Crisis). While in college, I married my highschool sweetheart, Martha Frances “Francey” Neill, and we’re approaching our 48th anniversary in a week. To make a long story short, I retired from the FAA in 2007, with 36 years service. Francey and I live in Denton, Texas, have one daughter (Lisa Michelle), two sons,(Daniel and David), four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. My sons had only daughters, so except for one male grandchild of my brother Michael, it appears our particular branch will cease to carry the Andrews family name. Thanks again, for your site, and I’ll continue to check it from time to time.
There is a late 19th century publication for Grayson County, Texas, which listed many of the county residents, with a short biography. It listed Edwin Jones Andrews as owner of a farm near Howe, Texas and also as an agent for a lumber company in nearby Sherman, Texas. It states that he was a good Christian, respected by all who knew him. He died in 1900. My dad, who was his grandson, was born in 1910 and recalled seeing one picture of Edwin Jones Andrews. He said that he was wearing a necklace with an Indian symbol similar to what became known as the swastika. Since he enrolled in the First Texas Sharpshooters in August, 1862, which I believe believe was the same month the Confederate draft was introduced in Texas, I surmise that he may not have been as much of a firebrand as his younger brother, Dr. Richard Andrews was active in the secession movement in Grayson County.
Prentiss Andrews:
Bernetta Fowler was not my great grandmother. She was the first wife of Edwin Jones Andrews and passed away in 1862, while he was serving in the First Texas Sharpshooters. Edwin Jones Andrews and Burnetta Fowler had six children: Eugene Rollin, Harvey Wilson, Laura, Samuel Varney, Patrick Henry, and Martha Oglesby Burnetta. In 1868, he married his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Abernathy, my great grandmother. Edwin Jones Andrews and Mary Elizabeth Abernathey had four children: Frank A. Andrews, Charles Carleton Andrews (my grandfather), Mark Edwin Andrews, and James Richard Andrews. I understand that a number of the brothers of Edwin Jones Andrews served in the 9th Texas Infantry Division and fought in the west in almost every engagement from Shiloh until the end of the war. From what I can learn, Edwin Jones Andrews, 32 years old and with six children, was enrolled in the First Texas Sharpshooters (Burnet's Battalion), in August, 1862. He was apparently elected as a 1st Lieutenant of Company D and served for the remainder of the War. From what I can glean, the First Texas Sharpshooters were originally organized to join the 9th Texas Infantry, which had already moved into Tennessee and Mississippi. However, the First Texas Sharpshooters were redirected and participated in engagements at Jackson, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama. Sometime in 1863, they made their way back across the Mississippi, and were assigned to General Samuel Bell Maxey's command in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), until the war ended.
Varney Andrews, Jr and 28-year old Edwin Jones Andrews moved with their entire families, from near Celina, Tennessee to Grayson County, Texas, in 1858. I’m mentioned on page 87 of James Ray Andrews' The Andrews Family; Descendants of Varney Andrews, Virginia Soldier of the American Revolution. At that writing, I was a student at North Texas State University. After graduation, I got a commission in the U.S.A.F., and served from 1965-1969, in South Carolina and Okinawa (with a brief TDY to Korea during the Pueblo Crisis). While in college, I married my highschool sweetheart, Martha Frances “Francey” Neill, and we’re approaching our 48th anniversary in a week. To make a long story short, I retired from the FAA in 2007, with 36 years service. Francey and I live in Denton, Texas, have one daughter (Lisa Michelle), two sons,(Daniel and David), four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. My sons had only daughters, so except for one male grandchild of my brother Michael, it appears our particular branch will cease to carry the Andrews family name. Thanks again, for your site, and I’ll continue to check it from time to time.
There is a late 19th century publication for Grayson County, Texas, which listed many of the county residents, with a short biography. It listed Edwin Jones Andrews as owner of a farm near Howe, Texas and also as an agent for a lumber company in nearby Sherman, Texas. It states that he was a good Christian, respected by all who knew him. He died in 1900. My dad, who was his grandson, was born in 1910 and recalled seeing one picture of Edwin Jones Andrews. He said that he was wearing a necklace with an Indian symbol similar to what became known as the swastika. Since he enrolled in the First Texas Sharpshooters in August, 1862, which I believe believe was the same month the Confederate draft was introduced in Texas, I surmise that he may not have been as much of a firebrand as his younger brother, Dr. Richard Andrews was active in the secession movement in Grayson County.
Daughter of Samuel Bailey Mars Fowler ( born 1810 Celina, Clay, Tennessee; died 12 JUL 1878, Collin, Texas) and Adaline Butler Means (born 1815 Jackson, Tennessee; died 22 NOV 1883 Collin, Texas).
Prentiss Andrews:
Bernetta Fowler was not my great grandmother. She was the first wife of Edwin Jones Andrews and passed away in 1862, while he was serving in the First Texas Sharpshooters. Edwin Jones Andrews and Burnetta Fowler had six children: Eugene Rollin, Harvey Wilson, Laura, Samuel Varney, Patrick Henry, and Martha Oglesby Burnetta. In 1868, he married his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Abernathy, my great grandmother. Edwin Jones Andrews and Mary Elizabeth Abernathey had four children: Frank A. Andrews, Charles Carleton Andrews (my grandfather), Mark Edwin Andrews, and James Richard Andrews. I understand that a number of the brothers of Edwin Jones Andrews served in the 9th Texas Infantry Division and fought in the west in almost every engagement from Shiloh until the end of the war. From what I can learn, Edwin Jones Andrews, 32 years old and with six children, was enrolled in the First Texas Sharpshooters (Burnet's Battalion), in August, 1862. He was apparently elected as a 1st Lieutenant of Company D and served for the remainder of the War. From what I can glean, the First Texas Sharpshooters were originally organized to join the 9th Texas Infantry, which had already moved into Tennessee and Mississippi. However, the First Texas Sharpshooters were redirected and participated in engagements at Jackson, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama. Sometime in 1863, they made their way back across the Mississippi, and were assigned to General Samuel Bell Maxey's command in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), until the war ended.
Varney Andrews, Jr and 28-year old Edwin Jones Andrews moved with their entire families, from near Celina, Tennessee to Grayson County, Texas, in 1858. I’m mentioned on page 87 of James Ray Andrews' The Andrews Family; Descendants of Varney Andrews, Virginia Soldier of the American Revolution. At that writing, I was a student at North Texas State University. After graduation, I got a commission in the U.S.A.F., and served from 1965-1969, in South Carolina and Okinawa (with a brief TDY to Korea during the Pueblo Crisis). While in college, I married my highschool sweetheart, Martha Frances “Francey” Neill, and we’re approaching our 48th anniversary in a week. To make a long story short, I retired from the FAA in 2007, with 36 years service. Francey and I live in Denton, Texas, have one daughter (Lisa Michelle), two sons,(Daniel and David), four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. My sons had only daughters, so except for one male grandchild of my brother Michael, it appears our particular branch will cease to carry the Andrews family name. Thanks again, for your site, and I’ll continue to check it from time to time.
There is a late 19th century publication for Grayson County, Texas, which listed many of the county residents, with a short biography. It listed Edwin Jones Andrews as owner of a farm near Howe, Texas and also as an agent for a lumber company in nearby Sherman, Texas. It states that he was a good Christian, respected by all who knew him. He died in 1900. My dad, who was his grandson, was born in 1910 and recalled seeing one picture of Edwin Jones Andrews. He said that he was wearing a necklace with an Indian symbol similar to what became known as the swastika. Since he enrolled in the First Texas Sharpshooters in August, 1862, which I believe believe was the same month the Confederate draft was introduced in Texas, I surmise that he may not have been as much of a firebrand as his younger brother, Dr. Richard Andrews was active in the secession movement in Grayson County.
Prentiss Andrews:
Bernetta Fowler was not my great grandmother. She was the first wife of Edwin Jones Andrews and passed away in 1862, while he was serving in the First Texas Sharpshooters. Edwin Jones Andrews and Burnetta Fowler had six children: Eugene Rollin, Harvey Wilson, Laura, Samuel Varney, Patrick Henry, and Martha Oglesby Burnetta. In 1868, he married his second wife, Mary Elizabeth Abernathy, my great grandmother. Edwin Jones Andrews and Mary Elizabeth Abernathey had four children: Frank A. Andrews, Charles Carleton Andrews (my grandfather), Mark Edwin Andrews, and James Richard Andrews. I understand that a number of the brothers of Edwin Jones Andrews served in the 9th Texas Infantry Division and fought in the west in almost every engagement from Shiloh until the end of the war. From what I can learn, Edwin Jones Andrews, 32 years old and with six children, was enrolled in the First Texas Sharpshooters (Burnet's Battalion), in August, 1862. He was apparently elected as a 1st Lieutenant of Company D and served for the remainder of the War. From what I can glean, the First Texas Sharpshooters were originally organized to join the 9th Texas Infantry, which had already moved into Tennessee and Mississippi. However, the First Texas Sharpshooters were redirected and participated in engagements at Jackson, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama. Sometime in 1863, they made their way back across the Mississippi, and were assigned to General Samuel Bell Maxey's command in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), until the war ended.
Varney Andrews, Jr and 28-year old Edwin Jones Andrews moved with their entire families, from near Celina, Tennessee to Grayson County, Texas, in 1858. I’m mentioned on page 87 of James Ray Andrews' The Andrews Family; Descendants of Varney Andrews, Virginia Soldier of the American Revolution. At that writing, I was a student at North Texas State University. After graduation, I got a commission in the U.S.A.F., and served from 1965-1969, in South Carolina and Okinawa (with a brief TDY to Korea during the Pueblo Crisis). While in college, I married my highschool sweetheart, Martha Frances “Francey” Neill, and we’re approaching our 48th anniversary in a week. To make a long story short, I retired from the FAA in 2007, with 36 years service. Francey and I live in Denton, Texas, have one daughter (Lisa Michelle), two sons,(Daniel and David), four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. My sons had only daughters, so except for one male grandchild of my brother Michael, it appears our particular branch will cease to carry the Andrews family name. Thanks again, for your site, and I’ll continue to check it from time to time.
There is a late 19th century publication for Grayson County, Texas, which listed many of the county residents, with a short biography. It listed Edwin Jones Andrews as owner of a farm near Howe, Texas and also as an agent for a lumber company in nearby Sherman, Texas. It states that he was a good Christian, respected by all who knew him. He died in 1900. My dad, who was his grandson, was born in 1910 and recalled seeing one picture of Edwin Jones Andrews. He said that he was wearing a necklace with an Indian symbol similar to what became known as the swastika. Since he enrolled in the First Texas Sharpshooters in August, 1862, which I believe believe was the same month the Confederate draft was introduced in Texas, I surmise that he may not have been as much of a firebrand as his younger brother, Dr. Richard Andrews was active in the secession movement in Grayson County.
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