Edward Callender Andrews, Sr., 1823/4-1864 and Mary Ann (Stones) (Andrews) Jones, ~1829-1903

 

EDWARD CALLENDER ANDREWS, SR., was born in 1823 or 1824, most likely in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to parents Robert and Margaret/Margaretta Andrews.[1]  His son Edward Callender Andrews, Jr.’s death certificate notes that Edward Sr. was born in France[2], but that has been ruled out as a birthplace due to the following:

1.        Edward Sr.’s father Robert was a merchant who lived in France for a number of years, and had had several children born in France, between the years 1804 and 1819.[3]

2.        Robert and the family, including wife Margaret, and children Elizabeth, Nancy, John, Henry and Mary returned from France to the United States in 1822.  Edward Jr. was not on the ship passenger list with the rest of the family.[4]

3.        Documents with Edward’s age, specifically the 1860 census, 1861 Civil War muster roll, and 1864 death certificate all indicate a birth year of 1823 or 1824, after the return of the family from France.[5]

4.        Edward’s place of birth is listed as Pennsylvania on the 1860 census, and as Philadelphia on the 1864 death certificate.[6]

Edward was baptized on 24 July 1828 at the Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, previously known as Old Swedes Church, in Wilmington, Delaware.[7]  The Swedish Lutherans built the church in 1698, and it remained a Swedish Lutheran church until 1792 when it transitioned to Episcopal.  Edward’s baptism in 1828 occurred just two years before the congregation moved to a new location.[8]

 

Photo Source:  Zebley, The Churches of Delaware

When Edward’s father Robert died in 1842, his will revealed that Edward did not have the same education as his brothers.  He wrote:

“I give + bequeath to my youngest Son, Edward Callender the sum of Three thousand Dollars in order to place him in a parity with my other sons whose education have cost large sums.”[9]

On 5 July 1849, when Edward was about 26/27 years old, he married Mary Ann Stones at the St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[10]  St. Philip’s is no longer standing, as it was located at 8^th & Vine Streets where the Vine Street expressway now sits.[11] MARY ANN (STONES) (ANDREWS) JONES was born about 1829 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to unknown parents.[12]

Edward and Mary Ann’s only child, Edward Callender Andrews [Jr.], was born on 12 September 1852 in Philadelphia.[13]  In 1860-61, the family lived at 2305 Coates Avenue in Philadelphia, which has since been renamed Fairmount Avenue, just down the street from Eastern State Penitentiary.  Edward’s occupation was listed as conductor.[14]

 

1860 map showing location of Coates Avenue, now called Fairmount Avenue, just down the street from East Penintentiary

Source:  https://www.philageohistory.org/tiles/viewer/?SelectedLayers=Overlay,SMD1860

On 27 July 1861, when Edward was 37 years old, he enlisted in the Union Army, for a 3-year stint, to support the north in the Civil War.  He was mustered in on 8 August 1861 as a Private in the 23^rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company A.[15]

As is commonly known, the Civil War began when the southern rebels fired on Fort Sumter, in Charleston, South Carolina, on 12 April 1861.  By 15 April 1861, President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 militia from across the northern states to suppress the attacks from the rebels, expecting he needed three months of service from the men to do so.  Over 55,000 men from Pennsylvania initially volunteered against the quota of 14,000.  By the end of July 1861, the 3-month stint was over…but the war was still in its very early stages.  Many of the original 23^rd Pa. Vols. re-enlisted for 3 years, kept their unit’s designation, and recruited more men to fill the gaps – which is when Edward enlisted.

The 23rd Pa. Vols. headed to Washington where they were drilled by Colonel David Birney (the regiment was also known as “Birney’s Zouaves,” for their dark blue uniforms), built fortifications, and paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue.  They stayed in this area for their first winter.  The regiment fought mainly in the Virginia area in 1862 and early 1863.  On 1 July 1863, when they had already been moving north into Maryland, they received word about the battle going on in Gettysburg, and were ordered to march the remaining 36 miles to support the battle.  They arrived around 4pm on 2 July 1863 and were heavily engaged in the fighting throughout the next 38 hours, when about 6am on 4 July 1863 they left the battlefield.  Further, on 5 July 1863, they left Gettysburg in pursuit of General Lee and his men.

 Monument to the 23^rd Pennsylvania Volunteers at Gettysburg.  Photo from https://gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/union-monuments/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-infantry/23rd-pennsylvania/

Edward was wounded about 10 July 1863 in Funkstown, Maryland, just days after the 23^rd Pa. Vols. participated in the Battle of Gettysburg.  The company “had a severe skirmish with the enemy at Funkstown--loss, several men wounded.”  Edward was one of those injured, but his injury is unknown at this point.[16]  By the winter of 1863, the 23^rd Pennsylvania Volunteers were setting up their winter quarters in Brandy Station, Virginia, near Major General Meade’s headquarters (Meade was the leader of the Potomac Army).  However, by January 1864, the regiment was ordered to Sandusky, Ohio, where 4,200 Confederate prisoners were held.  Rumors had been abounding that there were rebels amassing in Canada that were planning to go to Ohio to attempt to free the prisoners.  There was a need for reinforcements, and the 23^rd Pa. Vols. were sent to support, and traveled by the B&O railroad cattle cars.  This assignment was considered cushy, because of the comfortable quarters, plenty of rations, camp fires every night, and periodic passes off duty to visit the “interesting town of Sandusky.”[17]

Unfortunately, on 18 February 1864, Edward died while serving in Sandusky, Ohio.  His death certificate states that “Soldier contracted Erysipelas at Johnson's Island, Sandusky, OH on or about Feb 18, 1864, believing to be from effects of a trip from Brandy Station VA during coldest winter.”  Erysipelas is described as a “contagious skin disease, due to Streptococci with vesicular and bulbous lesions,” a disease treatable today with penicillin.[18]  His body was brought back to Pennsylvania, where he was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, in Section L, Lot 201, in the same location as his parents.  There is no headstone to mark his grave.[19]

When Edward died Mary Ann was left a war widow with an 11-year old son.  She filed for a widow’s pension on 14 March 1864, which was approved on 25 January 1865; she was granted $8 per month back-dated to an effective date of 18 February 1864 for herself and her son.[20]  On 9 August 1867, she was granted an increase to that pension - $8 per month for herself plus $2 per month for her son.[21]  At this time, she lived on Ridge Avenue and Paoli Lane, Roxborough, and was working as a grocer.[22]

On 16 September 1868, Mary Ann married for a second time, to William C. Jones, in Philadelphia.[23]  In 1870, Mary is shown in the census as living with her husband William Jones, a real estate agent, and son Edward Andrews.[24]  After this time, records to find what Mary and William were doing or where they were living have not been found.  The only other information about Mary Ann comes from the widow’s pension restoration request in 1902, which stated that she lived at 3615 Earp Street in Philadelphia and that her husband William was ‘reported’ dead in 1887 in Colorado.[25]

The claim to restore her widow’s pension was denied, unfortunately, because she could not provide proof of William’s death.  More unfortunately for Mary Ann, it appears that her lawyer was never notified of the denial, so she was not given the opportunity to provide the necessary information.  Mary Ann died 8 months after filing the request to restore her widow’s pension, on 6 April 1903, of ‘debility’ while still living in Philadelphia at ’74 years’ old.  She is buried in Section 34, lot 60, N.E. Corner of  Fernwood Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania.[26]

 

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[1] For parents’ names, see Holy Trinity Old Swedes Church (Wilmington, Delaware), church records 1750-1885, p.780 (1828), Edward Callender Andrews; Delaware Public Archives, Dover; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99DX-CNGW : viewed 17 August 2022), image 204.  For birth year and location, see 1860 U.S. census, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, ward 15, p. 412, dwelling 2617, family 2660, E. C. Andrews household; NARA microfilm M653, roll 1165.  Also, City of Philadelphia, return of a death, 1864, Edward C. Andrews; Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62VW-6GJ : viewed 24 Nov 2020), image 67.

[2] Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, death certficate no. 110537 (1927), Edward Andrews; Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/42342_645856_0561-02742 : viewed 24 Nov 2020), image 2742.

[3] See Robert Andrews’ narrative for list of all childrens’ births.

[4] New York Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), SS Stephania, 22 Apr 1822, for Robert Andrews and family; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7488/images/NYM237_2-0922 : viewed 14 Dec 2020), image 1.

[5] For census, see 1860 U.S. census, Phila. Co., Pa., pop. sch., Phila., p.412, dwell. 261, fam. 2660, E. C. Andrews.  For muster roll, see "Pennsylvania, Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869," image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9040/images/41733_0005-00005 : viewed 13 Dec 2020), image 3; citing Pennsylvania (State) Civil War Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1861–1866,  Records of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.11,  Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Infantry, 23rd Pennsylvania, Company A, for Edward C. Andrews. For death certificate, see City of Philadelphia, return of a death, 1864, Edward C. Andrews; Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62VW-6GJ : viewed 24 Nov 2020), image 67.

[6] Ibid.

[7] Holy Trinity Old Swedes Church (Wilm., De.), church records 1750-1885, p.780, Edward Callender Andrews.

[8] Frank R. Zebley, The Churches of Delaware (Wilmington, Delaware: self-published, 1947), p.7; digital book, DelawareArchives (https://archivesfiles.delaware.gov/ebooks/The_Churches_of_Delaware.pdf : viewed 22 August 2022).

[9] City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will book no. 16 (1842), pP. 62-63, no. 249, Robert Andrews; image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9B2-L99P-Z : viewed 20 August 2022), image 366.

[10] Certification of Marriage, dated 15 Mar 1864, Edward Callender Andrews and Mary Ann Stones, widow's pension application no. WC39772, service of Edward C. Andrews (Pvt., Co. A, 23rd PA Vol. Inf., Civil War); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; image, Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/image/300572547 : viewed 29 Nov 2020), image 62.

[11] See website https://nypl.getarchive.net/media/saint-philips-church-protestant-episcopal-vine-street-north-side-above-eighth-e8ef9f for information on church location.

[12] City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Registration of Deaths no. 22812 (1903), Mary A. Jones, died 06 April 1903; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCGS-NCW : accessed 12 September 2022); citing FSL microfilm 004008676, image 229.

[13] Claim for Increase of Widow’s Pension, 9 August 1867, Mary A. Andrews, pension application no. 39772, for service of Edward C. Andrews (Private Co. A, 23rd Penna. Vols.); Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910; Civil War and Later Pension Files; Record Group 15: R<ecords of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Roll WC39772; National Archives, Washington, D.C. 

[14] 1860 U.S. census, Phila. Co., Pa., pop. sch., Phila., p.412, dwell. 261, fam. 2660, E. C. Andrews AND McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory 1861 (Philadelphia, PA: E. C. & J. Biddle & Co, 1861), p.17; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1189954327:2469 : viewed 16 August 2022), image 39.

[15] "Pennsylvania, Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869," image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9040/images/41733_0005-00005 : viewed 13 Dec 2020), image 3; Infantry, 23rd Pennsylvania, Company A, for Edward C. Andrews.

[16] All information on the movement of the 23^rd Pennsylvania Volunteers was from:  United States Army, History of the 23rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Birney's Zouaves, Three Months and Three Years Service,  Compiled by the Secretary by order of the Survivors Association Twenty-Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1903-1904; digital image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyoftwent00unit : viewed 13 Dec 2020).  Specific information on Edward C. Andrews was found on p.193 of this book.

[17] Ibid., p.110-111.

[18] Disease description from Old Disease Names and their Modern definitions (http://www.disease.pricklytree.co.uk/ : viewed 10 September 2022).  Treatment options from WebMD (https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/what-is-erysipelas : viewed 10 September 2022).

[19] Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), "Index to Interments No. 1, 1841-1919," page 37, no. 7424, Ed. C. Andrews (1864); image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2451/images/40355_267447-00016 : viewed 25 Nov 2020), image 17.

[20] Brief, dated 25 January 1865, Mary Ann Andrews, widow's pension application no. WC39772, service of Edward C. Andrews (Pvt., Co. A, 23rd PA Vol. Inf., Civil War).

[21] Claim for Increase of Widow’s Pension, dated 9 August 1867, Mary Ann Andrews, widow's pension application no. WC39772, service of Edward C. Andrews (Pvt., Co. A, 23rd PA Vol. Inf., Civil War).

[22] Isaac Costa, compiler, Gopsill’s Philadelphia City and Business Directory for 1867-8 (Philadelphia: James Gopsill, 1867), p.149; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/2848321 : viewed 10 September 2022), image 84.

[23] Declaration of a Widow for Restoration of Pension, dated 11 August 1902, Mary Ann Andrews, widow's pension application no. WC39772, service of Edward C. Andrews (Pvt., Co. A, 23rd PA Vol. Inf., Civil War).  The actual marriage record has not been found – this date is from Mary Ann’s request to restore her widow’s pension in 1902, after it is assumed by her that William had died. 

[24] 1870 U.S. census, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Philadelphia, district 55, ward 18, p. 205, dwelling 1981, family 1718, William Jones household; NARA microfilm M593, roll 1403; image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4278826_00536 : viewed 23 Nov 2020), image 204.

[25] Declaration of a Widow for Restoration of Pension, dated 11 August 1902, Mary Ann Andrews, widow's pension application no. WC39772, service of Edward C. Andrews (Pvt., Co. A, 23rd PA Vol. Inf., Civil War). 

[26] City of Philadelphia, registration of deaths no. 22812 (1903), Mary A. Jones; Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DCGS-NCW : viewed 12 September 2022), image 229. See also, Fernwood Cemetery, ferncem@rcn.com, email to Dawn Vanderwolf, subject line: Burial plot information request, 27 October 2022.