Eli Caswell Andis

parents: John Andis and Isabelle Bough

	Birth: 07 Jun 1878 Martin Co, IN
	Death: 17 Nov 1934 Lake Twp, Newton Co, IN
	*Burial:* Burns City Cemetery, Burns City, Martin, IN (unmarked)

Marriage #1

Mary Margaret "Meg" Fortner

04 May 1899 Martin Co, IN

Children

James Everett Andis		24 Jun 1900
Ernest T Andis		20 Dec 1910
Carl Edward Andis		30 Mar 1922

children of Eli Caswell Andis and Mary Margaret "Meg" (Fortner) Andis

Sources

1880 Federal census	McCameron, Martin, IN - age 1 (view census information)
1900 Federal census	McCameron, Martin, IN - age 21 (view census information)
1910 Federal census	Brown, Martin, IN - age 31 (view census information)
1920 Federal census	Lincoln, Newton, IN - age 42 (view census information)
1930 Federal census	Lincoln, Newton, IN - age 51 (view census information)
Ancestry.com	WWI and WWI draft cards; news articles
GenGathering.com	Volunteer Nadine Coles (obituaries)
Martin County Tribune - Loogootee, IN	Delinquent Tax List for Brown Township - January 17, 1924
Martin Co IN Courthouse (Shoals, IN)	Marriage records; birth records (personally viewed and transcribed)
Newton County, Indiana Cemeteries	Online cemetery index
Hammond Times, Hammond, IN	News articles
Newton County, Indiana	Online marriage index
Newton Co, IN Clerk of Court (telephone)	Death information
Find a Grave volunteer Laura Heckman	Tombstone photos - Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana
Find a Grave volunteers Harley Hoover, The Golden Rule and J V	Tombstone photos - Roselawn Cemetery, Roselawn, Newton Co, Indiana
Find a Grave volunteer Bob Nielsen	Tombstone photos - Blue Ridge Cemetery, Raub, Benton, IN
Find a Grave volunteer Laura Heckman	Tombstone photos - Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, LaPorte, IN
Find a Grave volunteer Linda Parnell	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Lake Village Cemetery, Lake Village, Newton, Indiana
Find a Grave volunteers MichiganMike and M J Sharkey	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Oakland Cemetery, Morocco, Newton, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Jackie & Ralph and Lola Harrison	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Welsh Cemetery, Rensselear, Jasper, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Bob and Nancy Cannon and coan.net	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Sugar Creek Cemetery, Stockland, Iroquois, IL
Family records	Records belonging to Brandi Michelle (Keehn) Brennan
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Janet Sue Andis
Family records	Records belonging to Shirley (Andis) Sargent
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Nancy Howell
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

Miscellaneous Information

1) We have a copy of Eli and Mary's marriage certificate.

2) We have a newspaper article regarding taxes for Eli Andis.

3) We have a copy of Eli's WWI draft registration card.

4) Eli's obituary and death certificate: cause of death: myocarditis.

Photos and/or signatures

thanks to Nancy (Hardwick) Howell for all photos

Eli Caswell Andis,
his wife Meg (Fortner) Andis
and their son James E

c. 1901

James E Andis
and unknown child
children of Eli C and Meg Andis

c. 1904

James E Andis (right)
Ernest T Andis (center)
and unknown girl

c. 1911

The Michael Fortner Jr Family
Michael is the grandfather of Margaret "Meg" (Fortner) Andis

back row, left to right: James W Ritchey, Eli Hardwick, Nancy Jane Hardwick,
Tom Fortner, Eli C Andis, Meg A Andis, Sylvia Fortner, Eph Fortner
front row, left to right: Roy Hardwick, Michael Fortner, Virdia Fortner,
Alzelenia Fortner, Everett Andis

c. 1910

Eli (left) with his son Carl (right) and granddaughter Louise Maribelle Andis (daughter of James Everett)

1930

thanks to Janet Sue Andis for this photo