Andrewsag history

The first time my surname appears on a recent family tree was in 1801.

An 1805 map shows the area as the Cherokee settlement Toonatla.

John Andrews, born in 1746 in Cecil county, a clergyman in Pennsylvania who became the Provost of the University of Pennsylvania in 1810.

John and James Andrews who were transported from Dorset in 1828.

By the time of the removal of the Cherokee Indians in 1838, it was known as Konehetee, or valley.

Abraham and Sarah Andrews and their family from Wiltshire who came to Australia in the 1850’s and settled in Singleton, NSW.

Robert and Elizabeth Andrews who left Dorset for Australia in 1853 (Elizabeth died during the passage).

and James Andrews who left county Derry with his three sons in 1854 (they settled in Manning valley, NSW).

W.P. Walker, a pioneer merchant who operated a general store in Valleytown, was the first person to build on the new town site in the winter of 1890.

ANDREWS & GEORGE COMPANY LIMITED was founded and incorporated in 1894 by William H.Andrews and Edward W. George in Japan.

F.P. Cover, a practical and successful tanner in Browntown, Virginia, constructed the F.P. Cover and Sons Tannery in Andrews in 1898.

Todd Andrews, born there in 1901, was an Irish nationalist who helped form Fianna Fail.

Then in 1903, Barker organized and constructed the Cherokee Tanning Extract Company.

The town was officially incorporated on February 21, 1905 with David Samuel Russell appointed as the first mayor of the new town.

The Andrews Lumber Company was organized in Ridgeway, Pennsylvania by E.C. Campbell, who erected a large band saw mill in Andrews in 1911.

In the autumn of 1920, the Peavine railroad, running between Andrews and Hayesville was completed.

Todd Andrews, the Irish nationalist, was a founding member of Fianna Fail in 1926.

From its small beginnings, Andrews grew from two dwellings and one store to a progressive village of 1,748 citizens in 1930.

His story was that of his family, the Andrews family of Comber, a story he researched during the years 1932-41.

John was a politician who became the second Prime Minister of Northern Ireland in 1940 while Thomas was managing director of the Harland & Wolff company in Belfast that built the Titanic.

The first GMSR excursion train rolled into Andrews on October 15, 1988. It was the first passenger train in town since 1948 when that service in Andrews was closed.

Eamonn Andrews, born in Dublin, was a popular British TV presenter of the 1950’s and 60’s.

The finished product did not appear until 1958 – Nine Generations, A History of the Andrews Family of Comber, Co Down.

Julie Andrews is the British actress best known for her starring role in The Sound of Music in 1965.

His line has been traced in Kittie LeBlanc’s 1981 book Andrews Family.

On Tuesday, July 18, 1988, the state of North Carolina purchased the 67-mile scenic railroad line (from Dillsboro to Murphy) from Norfolk Southern for $650,000.

In late 1999 GSMR sold out to American Heritage Railways, owners of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Durango, Colorado.

Former undergraduate student, Sophia Kniaz, has been awarded the Regional Award for Europe in Classical Studies & Archaeology by the Global Undergraduate Awards 2021 Programme.