Opher James Andis

U.S. Army
WW I

parents: William Nelson Andis and Melinda A Walls

	*Birth:* 26 Aug 1894 Burns City, Martin, IN
	*Death:* 29 Apr 1978 Springville, Lawrence, IN
	*Burial:* Cresthaven Memory Gardens, Bedford, Lawrence, IN

Marriage #1

Rosa Belle McFarlen

10 Jan 1918 Daviess Co, IN

Children

William James Andis		born & died 30 Dec 1918
Ray Alvin Andis		05 Sep 1920
Curtis Napoleon Andis		03 Sep 1922
Roy Francis Andis		living?
John Melvin Andis		living?
Jesse Alton Andis		living?
Earl Sylvester Andis		02 May 1935
Gladys Pauline Andis		living?
Martha Sue Andis		living?
Mary Lou Andis		living?

notes regarding the children of Opher James Andis and Rosa Belle (McFarlen) Andis

Sources

1900 Federal census	Brown, Martin, IN - age 5
1910 Federal census	Brown, Martin, IN - age 15
1930 Federal census	Indian Creek, Monroe, IN - age 34
Daviess County Courthouse, Washington, IN	Birth records (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
Martin County Health Department, Shoals, IN	Birth records (personally viewed and transcribed or copied)
Monroe County Public Library (online)	Birth records; death records; marriage records
Indiana Births	1880-1920 Index (Ancestry.com)
Indiana Marriages	1800-1941 Index (Ancestry.com)
Daviess County Courthouse, Washington, IN	Marriage records (personally viewed and transcribed or copied)
Monroe County Library, Bloomington, IN	Marriage records (personally viewed and transcribed or copied)
Martin County Courthouse, Shoals, IN	Marriage records (personally viewed and transcribed or copied)
Social Security Death Index	Online death records (Ancestry.com)
Daviess County Health Department, Washington, IN	Death records (personally viewed and transcribed or copied)
Monroe County Health Department, Bloomington, IN	Death records (personally viewed and transcribed or copied)
Lawrence County Historical Society, Bedford, IN	Obituaries (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
Herald-Telephone, Bloomington, IN	Obituary: Hubert Andis; printed 20 Jun 1984
The Herald-Times Bloomington, IN	Obituary: Rosa (McFarlen) Andis - printed Friday, August 25, 1989; Obituary: Una Kay (May) Andis - printed Saturday, Aug 3, 1999; Obituary: Mary C (Bunch) Andis - printed Friday, Nov 16, 2001
Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, IN	Obituaries: Ray A Andis, Geneva (Blake) Andis, Paula (King) Godsey, Joshua D Poole
Martin Co Library, Shoals, IN	Martin County obituaries
Breckenridge Cemetery, Bedford, IN	Viewed and photographed tombstones
Random Acts of Kindness, Monroe Co, IN volunteer Lana Ayers	Tombstone photos
Cresthaven Memory Gardens, Bedford, IN	Viewed and photographed tombstones
Beech Grove Cemetery, Bedford, IN	Viewed and photographed tombstones
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Vicky Toborg
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

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Miscellaneous Information

1) We have a copy of Opher and Rosa's marriage records.

2) Wife of Opher James Andis: Rosa Belle McFarlen - born 25 Jun 1898 Odon, Daviess Co, IN; died 23 Aug 1989 Springville, Lawrence, IN; obituaries; buried Cresthaven Memory Gardens, Bedford, Lawrence, IN (tombstone photo shown below); funeral card; daughter of W James "Jonas" McFarlen and Liza A "Lizzie" Laughlin (photo of Jonas and Lizzie); married (1) in 1916 Daviess Co, IN to Henry Johnson, who died 05 Jun 1917 - Henry and Rosie had two children.

3) We have a copy of Opher's WWII draft registration card.

4) City Directory listing for Opher and Rosa.

5) We have a copy of a newspaper article celebrating Opher and Rosie's 50th anniversary (includes photo).

6) We have funeral records and obituaries for Opher; cause of death: cerebral thrombosis.

Photos and/or signatures

thanks to Vicky Toborg for the following photos: