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12) Franklin Melvin Andis:
   born 01 Mar 1898 Burns City, Martin Co, IN or Greene Co, IN;
   died 18 May 1965 Bloomington, Monroe, IN; obituary; death record;   
   death certificate; cause of death: chronic nephrytis, emphysema;   
   buried Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe, IN; tombstone photo
   WWI draft registration card; census records for Frank; family photo;
   signature: 

    ;

   Franklin married (1) Fannie Mae McFarlen* on 02 Jan 1918 Daviess Co, IN 
              (born 21 Apr 1901 or 1902 Odon, Daviess, IN; 
              died 05 Oct 1990 Danville, Hendricks, IN;   
              death certificate
; cause of death: congestive heart failure, aspiration pneumonia; 
              buried Worthington Cemetery, Worthington, Greene, IN; tombstone photo;
              Fannie married Charles Alexander Goins on 28 Aug 1979 Worthington, Greene, IN;
              Fannie married 3 times prior to Charles Goins but we are unble to find records showing names;
              daughter of William James "Jonas" McFarlen (born May 1858 TN; son of Doctor Franklin "D F" McFarlen and  
             
Jane Nickols Wallingsford - family photos) and Liza A "Lizzie" Laughlin (born Dec 1862 IN);
              signature:

              )

              * Fannie is a sister of Rosa Belle McFarlen, found here in the miscellaneous area.

   divorced 1949;
   marriage records for Franklin and Fannie;
   children:
        1) Lois Irene Andis - born 09 Mar 1919 Lincoln, Newton, IN; birth certificate;  
                 died 27 Oct 2000 Indianapolis, Marion, IN; obituary; death record;  
                 death certificate; cause of death: congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;  
              
  buried West Ridge Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, IN; tombstone photo
                 census records for Lois;
                 Lois married (1) William Charles Saunders on 05 Jun 1937 Bedford, Lawrence, IN  
                                     (born 07 Jan 1915 Washington, Daviess, IN;
                                     died
05 Nov 1979 Indianapolis, Marion, IN; death record; death notice
                                     death certificate; cause of death: cardiopulmonary arrest; 
                                     b
uried Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, IN -
                                     unmarked,
Cloisters Mausoleum 9, Level 2, Crypt 51A;
                                     WWII draft card
                                     William also married Phyllis ____;
                                     son of James W Saunders (2
1 Dec 1895 KY-28 Sep 1964; U.S. Army - WWI; buried 
                                     Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, IN; tombstone photo)
and Beulah M Thompson
                                     (1
7 Feb 1896 IN-06 Jul 1957; buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Bedford, Lawrence, IN; tombstone photo)
                 marriage record for Lois and William
                 children:
                     1) Patricia Ann Saunders - living?;
                                census records for Patricia;  
                               
married ____ Rohl (living?);
                                children?
                 Lois married (2) Garvie Russell Warren on 22 Jun 1950 Marion Co, IN  
                           (born 27 Feb 1913 Pulaski Co, KY; birth record
                           died 19 Oct 1983 Indianapolis, Marion, IN; obituarydeath record;  
                           death certificate;
cause of death: metastatic undifferentiated carcinoma; 
                           buried West Ridge Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, IN; tombstone photo;  
                           WWII draft record
                           son of Malon Warren (born Jun 1878 KY) and Dicie Jane Nelson (born Oct 1882 KY)
                           Malon and Dicie married 28 Jan 1897 Pulaski Co, KY);
                 marriage record for Lois and Garvie
                 no children
        2) Paul Eugene Andis - born 17 Nov 1920 Daviess Co, IN; birth certificate;
                 died 15 Aug 1987 possibly Pine, Gila, AZ; death records;    
                 cremated;  
                
U.S. Navy (14 Apr 1944-24 Oct 1945)
                 census records for Paul
; WWII draft card;   
                 married Leona Myrtle Terhune on 02 Dec 1939 Owen Co, IN  
                                 (born 05 Dec 1923 Monroe Co, IN; birth certificate;
                                 died 21 Jan 1980 Anaheim, Orange, CA; obituary; death records;  
                                 buried Bethel Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe, IN; tombstone photo;
                                 Social Security record
                                 daughter of Fred Terhune (21 Sep 1895 Jackson Co, IN
-17 Nov 1958) and
                                 Minnie Ethel Pay
ne (29 Feb 1904-17 Mar 1972); Fred and Ethel buried
                                 Bethel Cemetery, Bloomington, Monro
e, IN; tombstone photos
;
                                 Leona married William H Killough on 22 Dec 1954 Marion Co, IN
                                 (born 12 Jul 1924; son of William Killough and Ruth Hoffa);
                                 Leona married Frank Tweedy c. Dec 1960 (license issued Monroe Co, IN);
                                 Frank: (born 24 Feb 1910; son of Charles Tweedy and Emma McKinley)
);  

                 marriage record for Paul and Leona;  
                 divorced 22 Sep 1945 Monroe Co, IN;
                 children:
                     1) Herman Eugene Andis - born 22 Aug 1940 IN Bloomington, Monroe, IN; birth certificate;  
                              died 27 Aug 2002 possibly Placentia, Orange, CA; death record;          
                              Social Security record
;  
                              married Margaret Ann Jones on 30 Aug 1957 Marion Co, IN
                                         (born 28 Mar 1941;
                                         died 09 Jan 2003 Fullerton, Orange, CA; death record;
                                         Social Security record;    
                                         Margaret married (2) ____ Sharer by 1991;
                                         daughter of Robert H Jones and Julian F Bell)
                              marriage record for Herman and Margaret
                              children:
                                  1) Robert Eugene Andis - born 19 Dec 1957 IN;
                                              died 26 May 1994 San Bernardino Co, CA; obituarydeath records;  
                                              buried The Good Shepherd Cemetery, Huntington Beach, Orange, CA; tombstone photo;   
                                              Social Security record;                 
                                              married Vicki Lynn Meyers on 12 May 1976 Clark Co, NV (living);
                                              marriage record for Robert and Vicki;  
                                              children:
                                                    1) Robert E Jr Andis - living?; married?; children?
                                                    2) Laura Lynn Andis - living?; married?; children?
`                                                   3) Jason Allen Andis - living?; married?; children? (not mentioned in father's obituary)
                                                    4) Matthew Tyler Andis - living?; married?; children? (not mentioned in father's obituary)
                                                    5) Ashley Noel Andis - living?; married?; children? (not mentioned in father's obituary)
                                  2) Paul Eugene Andis - born 06 Feb 1959 Indianapolis, Marion, IN;
                                             died 19 Jul 1999 Fullerton, Orange, CA; death records;  
                                             cause of death: cardiopulmonary arrest;
                                             buried Good Shepherd Cemetery, Huntington Beach, Orange, CA -
                                             unmarked in section A, grave 3L near his brother Robert;                           
                                             Social Security record;  
                                             married?; children?  
                                  3) Jean Andis - living?; married?; children?
                                  4) Charles A "Charlie" Andis - living?; married?; children?
                     2) Loretta Sue Andis - living?;
                              Loretta married (1) William Farris c. Dec 1959 likely Terre Haute, Vigo, IN (living);
                              marriage license announcement for Loretta and William;  
                              children: 
                                    1) Darlene M Farris - living?; married?; children?
                              Loretta married (2) Robert Eugene Rupp on 29 Jun 1968 Monroe Co, IN  (living);
                              marriage record for Loretta and Robert;  
                              children: 
                                    2) unknown female Rupp - living?; married?; children?
                              Loretta married (3) Clyde N Harden on 28 Sep 1975 Bloomington, Monroe, IN  (living);
                              marriage record for Loretta and Clyde;  
                              children?
        3) Ivan Lee Andis - born 08 Oct 1927 Clay Twp, Owen, IN; birth certificate
                 died 19 Apr 2001 Mesa, Maricopa, AZ; cremated; obituaries 
                 U.S. Army - WWII (02 Feb 1946-12 Mar 1947); WWII Army enlistment record;
                 High School yearbook entrylegal  articles; census records for Ivan; signature:

                 

                  Ivan married (1) Betty Jean Anderson on 25 Jun 1945 Bedford, Lawrence, IN 
                           (born 11 Dec 1927 Lawrence Co, IN;
                           died 21 Jul 1978 Bloomington, Monroe, I
N; obituary/news article; tribute to Betty;
                           death certificate; cause of death: fracture of cervical spine (auto accident); 
                           buried Hilltop Cemetery, Avoca, Lawrence, IN; tombstone photo;
                           Social Security record; Betty married (2) Louis Rex Rollins;  
                           daughter of Earl Anderson (10 Jun 1898 IN-04 Apr 1966 IN) and
                           Mellie Reida Henderson (25 Jan 1900-27 Nov 1978 IN);
                           Earl and Mellie buried Hilltop Cemetery, Avoca, Lawrence, IN; tombstone photo
)
                 marriage application for Ivan and Betty;
                 divorced on 23 Sep 1953; news articles regarding Ivan and Betty;
                 children:
                      1) Teri Lee Andis (used Rollins as surname) - living?;
                                    married Timothy Mark Hamilton on 02 Oct 1970 Springville, Lawrence, IN (living);

                                    marriage record for Teri and Timothy
;
                                    children?  

                 Ivan married (2) Bessie Marie Callahan on 24 Jul 1962 Monroe Co, IN
                                (born 07 May 1924 Frankfort, Clinton, IN; birth certificate
                                died 23 Mar 2018 Seymour, Jackson, IN; obituary;
                                buried Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson, IN;
                                daughter of Clyde Oral Callahan (21 May 1902 IN-17 Mar 1989 IN; buried 
                                Kurtz Cemetery, Kurtz, Jackson, IN; tombstone photo) and Stella George (born c. 1904 IN)
                                Bessie married and divorced 2 times prior to Ivan, and to Richard Wylie Phillips in 1976)
                 news articles regarding Ivan and Bessie;  
                 likely divorced by 1963 (per news article just above, where Bessie was seeking support from "former husband" Ivan Andis);
                 children (All 3 of the following children were born before Ivan's marriage to Bessie, but records state she is their mother):
                     2) Thomas David Andis - living?;
                                Thomas married (1) Sondra Lee Durham on 10 Sep 1976 Bloomington, Monroe, IN (living);   
                                 marriage record for Thomas and Sondra;  

                                 children?
                                Thomas married (2) Sharon S Whitted on 05 Jan 1983 Cooke Co, TX (living);
                                 marriage record for Thomas and Sharon;  
                                 divorced 1986;
                                 children?
                                Thomas married (3) Maxine Elaine Lentz on 07 Mar 1992 Freetown, Jackson, IN (living);
                                 marriage record for Thomas and Maxine;  
                                 divorced 07 Jan 2000;
                                 children?
                                Thomas married (4) Maxine Elaine Lentz on 01 Feb 2000 Bloomington, Monroe, IN (living);
                                 marriage record for Thomas and Maxine;  
                                 children?
                     3) Lee Ann Andis - born 04 Mar 1957 Bedford, Lawrence, IN; 
                             died 21 Oct 1998 Seymour, Jackson, IN; obituary
                             death certificate; cause of death: lung cancer; 
                             buried Burgoon Church Cemetery, Monroe Co, IN; tombstone photo;    
                             Lee Ann married (1) Ricardo Don Foster on 08 Sep 1972 Vallonia, Jackson, IN (living?)
                             marriage record for Lee Ann and Ricardo;  
                             divorced; 
                             children: 
                                  1) Betsy Marie Foster - living?;
                                               Betsy married (1) John Matthew Charles on 18 Jul 1994 Seymour, Jackson, IN (living?)
                                               marriage records for Betsy and John 
                                               children?
                                               Betsy married (2) Robert Earl Peterson on 18 Aug 2007 Jackson Co, IN (living?)
                                               children?
                                               Betsy married (3) Rick Allen Lentini (living?)
                                               children?
                                  2) Travis Wayne Foster - born 06 May 1976 IN;
                                               died 08 Jun 1976 Seymour, Jackson, IN;
                                               death certificate; cause of death: encephalytis, pneumonia, sepsis, etc;   
                                            
  buried Vallonia Cemetery, Vallonia, Jackson, IN; tombstone photo  

                             Lee Ann married (2) Dennis Michael Carpenter on 20 May 1978 Kurtz, Jackson, IN
                                       
 (born 03 Dec 1955 Jackson Co, IN;
                                         died 04 Jul 2013; obituary; cremated;
                                         son of Gilbert Carpenter and Helen Maxine Fields)
                             marriage record for Lee Ann and Dennis;
                             divorced c. 28 May 1983;
                             children? 
                                  3) Dennis Michael Jr Carpenter - living?;
                                               married Bobbie Jo Chadd on 15 Aug 2003 Freetown, Jackson IN (living?);
                                               marriage record for Dennis and Bobbie 
                                               children?
                             Lee Ann married (3) Michael Box in 1998  (living?)
                             children?     
                     4) Rebecca Sue Andis - living?; married?; children?  
                 Ivan married (3) Lillian Grace Harren on 12 Mar 1965 Valparaiso, Porter, IN  
                           (born 02 Nov 1916 Porter, Porter, IN; birth certificate;
                           died 18 Jun 2008 Valparaiso, Porter, IN; obituary; death record;
                           death certificate; cause of death: failure to thrive;
                           buried Graceland Memorial Park, Valparaiso, Porter, IN; tombstone photo;    
                           Lillian also married Leigh Everett Morgan, Elwin Berrier in 1952, John Woudema in 1966; 
                           daughter of Willard William Harren and Nellie Ailes);  
                 marriage record for Ivan and Lillian
;
                 divorced c. 04 Jan 1966; divorce notice;
                 children?                           
                 Ivan married (4) Lounez
Beaird on 11 Dec 1979 Clark Co, NV
                                  (
born 15 May 1930 Tyronza, Poinsett, AR;
                                  died 28 Sep 1997 possibly Chandler, Maricopa, AZ; obituary; death record 
                                  buried Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Mesa, Maricopa, AZ; tombstone photo;
                                  Social Security record;  
                                  daughter of James E Beaird and Annie L Franks;
                                  Lounez also married Bill R Orme on 22 Jun 1968
 
                 marriage record for Ivan and Lounez;  
                 Ivan married (5) Nanna P Wilson
                            (born 10 Aug 1915; 
                            died 30 Jul 2006 Maricopa Co, AZ; death notice;
                            Social Security record)      
        4) Russell Wayne Andis - living?; census records for Russell;  
                 married Shirley Iva Hawkins on 02 Jun 1951 Monroe Co, IN 
                           (born 19 Dec 1935 Bloomington, Monroe, IN; birth certificate  
                           died 09 Jul 2012; obituary - includes photo;
                           buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Monroe, IN; tombstone photo;  
                           daughter of Theodore Charles Hawkins (24 Apr 1914-31 Dec 1978) and Grace Bell (21 Dec 1915-15 Mar 1998);
                           Theodore and Grace buried Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe, IN; tombstone photo;
                           Shirley married (2) to James W Elliott; 
                           Shirley married (3) to Richard S Wood on 20 Jul 1958 Monroe Co, IN)
                 divorced 28 Aug 1956 Monroe Co, IN;
                 children:
                    1) Russell Wayne Jr "Rusty" Andis - born 14 Apr 1952 likely IN;
                              died 19 Dec 2017;
                              Russell married (1) C
ynthia Joyce Owens on 12 May 1973 Bloomington, Monroe, IN (living?)
                              marriage record for Russell and Cynthia 
                              divorced by Feb 1975;
                              children?
                              Russell married (2) Sandra Kay Price on 21 Feb 1975 Bloomington, Monroe, IN (living?)
                              marriage record for Russell and Sandra
                              div
orced by Aug 1985;
                              children:
                                    1) Russell James "Jamie" Andis - living?; married?; children?
                              Russell married (3) Betty Jean Bell on 09 Aug 1985 Ellettsville, Monroe, IN (living?)
                              marriage record for Russell and Betty 
                    2) Daniel Ray Andis
- born 11 Jul 1955 Normal, McLean, IL;
                              died 22 Jun 2011 Bloomington, Monroe, IN;
                              death certificate; cause of death: cardiac arrhythmia, end stage liver disease;    
                              married
Rosetta K Deckard on 21 Jun 2009 Monroe Co, IN (living?)
                              children:
                                  1) Gina Danielle Andis - living?;
                                             Gina married (1)
Matthew W Biggs on 31 Dec 1997 Spencer, Owen, IN (living?)
                                             marriage record for Gina and Matthew
                                             divorced 14 Nov 2001;
                                             children?
                                             Gina married (2) Travis Levi Tieman on 09 Sep 2003  Bloomfield, Greene, IN (living?)
                                             marriage record for Gina and Travis
                                             children:
                                                  1) Kaylie Chanelle Tieman - living?; married?; children?
                    3) Sherry Lynn Andis - living?;
                              Sherry married (1) James Otto Parks on 30 Aug 1969 Bloomington, Monroe, IN (living?)
                              marriage record for Sherry and James
;
                       
      divorced 27 Jul 1992;
                              children:
                                   1) Tammy Shurlynn Parks - living?;
                                               Tammy married (1) Travis L League on 08 Jul 1993 Worthington, Greene, IN (living?)
                                               marriage record for Tammy and Travis
;
                                            
  children?  
                                               Tammy married (2) Danny Joe Salyers on 25 Aug 2001 Ellettsville, Monroe, IN (living?)
                                               marriage record for Tammy and Danny
;
                                               children?  
                              Sherry married (2) James Otto Parks on 01 Jan 1994 Bloomington, Monroe, IN (living?)
                              marriage record for Sherry and James
;
                            
 children?  

   Franklin married (2) Doshia Pearl Cox on 28 Jun 1952 Martin Co, IN 
            (born 20 Sep 1897 Monroe Co, IN;
            died 28 Jun 1971 Bloomington, Monroe, IN; obituary
            death certificate; cause of death: acute pulmonary edema, pulmonary carcinoma, etc.; 
            buried Valhalla Memory Gardens, Bloomington, Monroe, IN; tombstone photo;  
            Social Security record;
            daughter of Willis Elmer Cox (1876 IN-04 Aug 1942 Monroe Co, IN) and 
            Etta May VanPelt (18 Feb 1874-25 Aug 1899; buried Koontz Cemetery, Monroe Co, IN; tombstone photo)
            Doshia married on 22 Aug 1914 Monroe Co, IN (1) to Andrew J Ridge and divorced 1940; 

             signature: )

             marriage record for Franklin and Doshia