James Houston Andrus

1895 - 1968  (72 years)

• Name	James Houston Andrus
  Nickname	Jim
  Born	22 Jul 1895	North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jul 1968	North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA
  Buried	23 Jul 1968	Willowhole Cemetery - North Zulch, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I1413	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Dallas Lemuel Darwin Andrus,   b. 28 Mar 1856, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 1 Apr 1912, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Emma Ruth Folsom,   b. 7 Nov 1871, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 3 Feb 1950, Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1887	Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA
  Family ID	F2167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Letha Estelle Coldiron,   b. 4 Sep 1902, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Sep 1973, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Aug 1915	Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. James Dallas Andrus,   b. 21 Jan 1917, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 1953, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 36 years) + 2. Ella Mae Andrus,   b. 4 Nov 1919, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Mar 2016, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA  (Age 96 years) + 3. Melba Ruth Andrus,   b. 28 Jun 1922, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1991, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA  (Age 68 years) + 4. Nettie Estelle Andrus,   b. 18 Aug 1927, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1993, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA  (Age 65 years)   5. Infant Male Andrus,   b. 7 Apr 1930, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 7 Apr 1930, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA  (Age 0 years) + 6. Herman Monroe Andrus,   b. 26 Oct 1937, North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Dec 1991, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Jul 1895 - North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA Married - Aug 1915 - Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA Died - 21 Jul 1968 - North Zulch, Madison County, Texas, USA Buried - 23 Jul 1968 - Willowhole Cemetery - North Zulch, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Marriage License Announcement of James Houston Andrus and Letha Estelle Coldiron Published in The Bryan Eagle on August 30, 1915
  		U.S. World War I Draft Card - James Houston Andrus Name: James Houston Andrus County: Madison State: Texas Birth Place: Texas, United States of America Birth Date: 22 Jul 1895 Race: Caucasian (White) Age: 21 Occupation: Farming Employer: Self Height: Short Build: Slender Eye Color: Grey Hair Color: Light
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - James Houston Andrus Name: James Houston Andrus Gender: Male Birth Date: 21 Jul 1895 Residence Place: North Zulch, Texas, USA Military Draft Date: 1942 Next of Kin: G. M. Coldiron
  		Death Certificate for James Houston Andrus Name: James Houston Andrus Birth Date: 22 Jul 1895 Birth Place: North Zulch, Texas Gender: Male Race: White Residence: North Zulch, Madison, Texas, USA Father: Dallas Andrus Mother: Emma Folsom Age at Death: 72 Death Date: 21 Jul 1968 Death Place: Madisonville, Madison, Texas, USA
  		Obituary of James Houston "Jim" Andrus Published in The Madisonville Meteor on July 25, 1968
  		Andrus Family History Compiled by: Mrs. Edwin Oland Andrus (nee Violet Jernigan) of Fort Worth, Texas

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of James Houston "Jim" Andrus and Letha Estelle Coldiron Andrus Willowhole Cemetery - North Zulch, Texas, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: James H. Andrus Of North Zulch Is Buried Tuesday James Houston Andrus, 72, of North Zulch died in the Madison County Hospital July 21. Last rites for Mr. Andrus were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Willowhole Church with the Rev. H. D. Hale of North Zulch officiating. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Letha Andrus, North Zulch; daughters, Mrs. R. L. May and Mrs. W. T. McGinty, North Zulch, Mrs. W. C. Nelson, Dallas; and son, Herman Monroe Andrus, Lufkin. Other survivors include his brothers, Ike Andrus, Dallas, Walter Andrus, Wharton, and Herman Andrus, Hawkins; sisters, Mrs. Henry Powell, Madisonville, and Mrs. Winnie Denman, North Zulch; 24 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Andrus was born Jul 22, 1895, and had he lived one more day he would have been 73 years of age. He was born at North Zulch to Dallas and Emma Fulson Andrus. Interment was in Willowhole Cemetery with J. M. Day Funeral Home in charge of the burial. Pallbearers were Bob Machart, Tom McGinty, David Wade, Paul Lewis, Floyd Sandlin, Edward May, Don May and Robert H. May. (Published in The Madisonville Meteor on July 25, 1968)