Co A 154th Reg NYSV. Married Fanny Fox 26 November 1865. She was born 12 March 1845 at Russell, Warren Co., PA. Andrew served in the Civil War from 02 July 1862 to 11 June 1865. During the war, Andrew developed lung disease and lived with it his entire life. After the war, he became a Farmer. He settled at Steamburg about 1857. His children were: Fred Sherman Blood, Clyde Lincoln Blood, Elva Irene Blood, Nellie Imogene Blood, Leon Blood, Dana Lee Blood, Deforest Percy Blood, Edith Alberta Blood, Agnes Minnie Blood, Roscoe Conklin Blood, Lucia Genevieve Blood and Herman Harlow Blood. Thanks to descendant, Allan L. Winger for family information. His obituary was found in the Randolph New York Register dated October 14, 1910 and reads as follows: " SUDDEN DEATH MEETS COLDSPRING CITIZEN". Andrew Blood Expired Sunday Morning WAS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN. Mr. Blood leaves a large family and many friends to mourn his death ----funeral services held Tuesday. The town of Coldspring lost one of it's prominent citizens when Andrew Blood died at his home at 8 o'clock Sunday morning, of heart disease. Mr. Blood had been in poor health for some time, but it was reported he was improving of late; the day previous to his death he walked about his place and was taking a renewed interest in the affairs of the farm. Mr. Blood is survived by his wife, Fanny and ten children, two having died in their youth. The children are: Clyde, Lee, Roscoe and DeForest Blood of Jamestown; Mrs. Elva Bartlett of Steamburg, and Herman and Edith who reside with their parents; Mrs. Agnes Henry of Flint, Mich; Mrs. Nellie Lundquist of Oil City, Pa.; Mrs. Lucia Burkhardt of Falconer. Andrew was the son of Daniel Blood, one of the pioneers of this section, and he came to Coldspring with his parents when a youth. He enlisted in Company A, 154th N.Y. Volunteer Infantry, on July 25th, 1862, and served three years, being promoted to First Sergeant of his company. At the close of the war he was married and began his occupation as Farmer. The funeral was held at his home Tuesday, being conducted by Rev. C.M. Dow, of Houghton, N.Y., an Evangelist of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of which Mr. Blood was a member and worker. Burial was made in Steamburg Cemetery. During his lifetime Mr. Blood had held many offices within the gift of the people of his township. He was a staunch Republican and was often to be found in the party conventions representing Coldspring. He was a Justice Of The Peace and held other offices. Mr. Blood was a loyal friend, an upright citizen; in his home he was kind and affectionate, and his memory will long be cherished by all who knew him." A special "Thankyou" to Donna Markey for Andrew's obituary.