Lizzie Andrews

Before the Civil War, Lizzie Andrews (maiden name: Simmons) was a slave of Charles Green Andrews, a Methodist pastor in Madison County, Mississippi. She married Alexander Andrews around 1858 in Madison County. After the war, she lived with her husband in Vicksburg, Mississippi. They had four children together: Robert, born March 20, 1873; May, born December 14, 1874; Alexander, born November 16, 1876; and Simon, born November 14, 1879. She died on April 25, 1910, of unknown causes, likely in Vicksburg.

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Name:Andrews, Lizzie
Alternative names:
  • Simmons, Lizzie (alternative name)
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  • Spouse
Gender:F
Race:Black
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TypeDatePlaceAccepted/RejectedAgeStatusReason
Slave
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Death date:1910-04-25
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Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Andrews, Charles Greenowner ofAndrews, Lizzie
Andrews, Lizzieparent ofAndrews, Robert
Andrews, Lizzieparent ofAndrews, May
Andrews, Lizzieparent ofAndrews, Alexander S
Andrews, Lizzieparent ofAndrews, Simon
Andrews, Lizziewife ofAndrews, Alexander
SOURCES

Pension Records for Alexander Andrews, RG 15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.