Andis Family - Family Histories - Coleman County, Texas

     In 1911, W. T. "Bud' Andis and his wife, Margaret May Gentry "Maggie," moved to Coleman from Nacogdoches County. Maggie was the daughter of Tom and Nannie Curry (see Joel Curry). At the time of their move, there were four children: Parilee (born in Waco in 1899), Nannie (born in Milam County in 1903), Elizabeth (Nacogdoches County in 1905), and Cecil (Nacogdoches, 1908). A fifth child, Thelbert, was born in the early 1900's but died at the age of four. The family settled in Coleman, and Bud Ands began working as a night watchman for the city. Later, he also worked and operated several cafes in Coleman. Two additional children were born in Coleman, Curtis in 1914 and Modeane in 1921. After Bud Andis died in 1950, at the age of 75, Maggie Andis continued to live in Coleman. In 1960. she moved to Holiday Hill Rest Home until her death at the age of 84 on February 26, 1965.

     Parilee Andis married Eddie Z. Orr of Coleman in the Thompson home on Commercial Avenue in August 1916. They had three children: Mary Alene, born March 3, 1918 in Coleman, Eddie Z., born December 8, 1920 in Brownwood, and David Lee, born January 2, 1930 in Brownwood. Ed Orr ran a garage in Coleman before moving his family to Brownwood, later, California. They eventually retired in Coleman. He died February 13, 1970 at the age of 69. Parilee moved to Waco near her son, Eddie, in 1982. She died in February, 1983. The Orrs are buried in Coleman.

     Nannie Andis married Gene Spivey (see Spivey).

     Elizabeth "Dedie" Andis married Otus Sewell in Coleman in 1924 (see Jesse N. Sewell). The family lived in Abilene and Waco where Otus was a watchmaker and jeweler. They returned to Coleman in 1962 where he worked at Earle Smith Jewelers on Commercial Avenue. Dedie resides in Coleman. Their daughters reside in California and Jackson, Mississippi.

     Cecil "Soupy" Andis, after attending Coleman schools, began employment with A-1 Cleaners on College Avenue owned by C. H. Shore. Eventually, he bought out Shore, but later sold out. Cecil married Susan Sophia McDermett, daughter of Oscar and Ethel May McDermett (see Oscar McDermett), November 30, 1935. They had two children, Cecilia Annette, August 23, 1936, and Jerry Charles, February 10, 1939.

     In 1951, he bought the Klean Klose Kleaners on Live Oak Street near the Coleman High School. He operated that business until he sold it to Bahlman Cleaners of Winters in 1970. After a brief bout with cancer, he died September 5, 1981 in Coleman. He was buried in Coleman. Susan Andis graduated from Seal Hospital School of Nursing in 1935. She was in private duty nursing until her appointment as Coleman Independent District School Nurse in 1949. She was instrumental in the organization or the Candy Stripers at Overall-Morris Memorial Hospital and the Future Nurses. In 1972. she was honored as Lady of the Year by the International Office of Beta Sigma Phi. She retired as school nurse in 1980. She is a member o the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary, the Texas Graduate Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association.

     Cecilia married Steve Hoffpauir in 1956. They moved to Houston and had four children: Susan Leigh, April 23, 1957; Melissa Ann, August 25, 1959; Stephanie Adair, January 11, 1964; and Jon Cecil, December 21, 1968. The Hoffpauirs returned to Coleman in 1971. They were divorced in 1973. Cecilia and Robert Pawlik were married on December 25, 1974. They now live in San Diego, California, where Cecilia is a travel agent and Bob is National Sales Manager for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishing.

     Jerry Charles Andis graduated from Coleman High School in 1957. He was chapter president of the F.F.A., awarded the Lone Star Farmer's degree, and president of the Junior Rodeo Association, which he helped organize. He married Gale Rene (Prettyman) Alvarez, July 25, 1964. A daughter, Dana Rene was born March 18, 1965. David, Gale's son, was adopted by Jerry in 1965. Jerry and Gale were divorced in 1971, and Jerry and the two children moved from Houston to Nacogdoches in 1973. He helped form Agri-Sales Associates where he is a sales manager. He married Mary Lynn (Isbell) Tucker on August 29, 1975.

     Curtis Ands married Ollie Mae Byers in 1937 in Coleman. They had four daughters: Dee Ann, 1939; Nannie Sue, 1940; Tonya Lynn, 1941; and Sherry, 1949. The family moved from Coleman to Bisbee, Arizona, in the late 1940's. He is retired and makes jewelry as a hobby.

     Modeane Andis married Edgar Saverance from Coleman, December 6, 1941. They had three children: Rita Jeane, November 15, 1942; Kay, December 28, 1943; and Clyde, May 25, 1951. They now live in San Antonio.

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Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Andis, 1948

Susan, Cecil, Jerry, and Cecilia Andis