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- - 1850 census: Ira, 22, is at Canton, NY, with first wife Martha, 21. Living with them are two children by a different last name, Electa Field, 3, and George W. Field, 11 mos. It may be that Martha was first married to a Field, and these are her children by that marriage.
- 1860: Canton, NY: Ira Andrew, 31; Martha, 30; Electa A., 14; George W., 12; Emma J., 10: Marinna M., 8; Silas Andrew, 6; Julius T., 3; Laura, 2.
- Ira enlisted in the Union Army at Malone, NY Sept. 2, 1864, into the 11th New York Cavalry, and was mustered out June 12, 1865, at Memphis, TN. Mechanic; grey eyes; black hair; dark complexion; height 6'.
- 1870 census: Ira is at Coral, IL, with "wife" Josephine Walling Andrews, 44, (they didn't marry until 1875) and children by his first marriage: Silas, 16; Julius Theodore, 13; Laura, 11; Laman, 9; Horatio, 6; and Mary 4. With them are John Warren, 18, and Alex Warren, 16. Alex Warren is actually Alex Walling, Josephine's half-brother; John Warren may also be a half-brother Walling. Alex is a farm laborer; John is a RR employee.
All of the children were born NY, which implies that Ira and Martha Field(s) had daughter Mary in 1866 at Canton. It may be that Martha died in childbirth or shortly thereafter. Josephine says she entered U.S. in 1867, likely St. Lawrence County.
- 1905 Rockford, IL city directory: Ira H. Andrews
- 1910 census: Ira H. Andrews, 91, b. NY, resides Rockford Township, Winnebago, IL with wife Elizabeth Jane Andrews, 79, b. NY, and son O.H. Andrews, 45, b. IL and his wife Mary F., 53, b. NY.
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1829 - 1910 (81 years)