W.C. Andrews is a progressive merchant of Mer Rouge, La., and was born in Morehouse parish in the month of August, 1848, the third of four children born to Thomas and Mary (McKnight) Andrews, who were born in Crawford county, Pa., where they also grew to maturity and married. In 1836 they moved to Mississippi, where the father followed his occupation of contracting and building, erecting a number of courthouses and public buildings throughout the state. In 1846 he came to Louisiana, and spent the remainder of his life in Morehouse parish, dying in 1881. His wife died in 1857. All their children were promising, but Joseph died in Mississippi in 1870; Mary is the wife of C.C. Davenport, of Mer Rouge; Ella died at the age of six years, and W.C., the subject of this sketch, and his sister Mary are the only ones who have lived to fulfill the early promise they gave. After the death of the mother of these children Mr. Andrews married again, in 1863, Miss Jennie Underwood, a native of Vermont, becoming his wife. Their union resulted in the birth of one son, Thomas, who is a well-to-do planter of this parish. Mr. Andrews' second wife died in 1888. W.C. Andrews spent his school days at Georgetown, Ky., but was obliged to give up his college course on account of the ill health of his father. He began life for himself at the age of twenty years, taking control of the home plantation, and by good management has now become the owner of 2,600 acres of good land. In 1874 he established a mercantile house in Mer Rouge, and in 1891 he erected a fine two-story brick store building in which he has a stock of general merchandise valued at $6,000, with which he does an annual business of $25,000. He is an able and experienced financier, but is the soul of honesty in all his business transactions. He has always taken an active interest in local politics, and socially is a member of the A.F. & A.M., Blue Lodge No. 54, of Bastrop. In 1869 he married Miss Orlean Pipes, a daughter of Isaac and Ann E. (Evans) Pipes, and their union has resulted in the birth of four children: Rena, wife of John T. Cason, an attorney of Bastrop; Marie, Ernest and W. Cecil. The mother of these children died in 1879, and in 1881 Mr. Andrews married Miss Clara Higginbotham, a daughter of C. Higginbotham, by whom he has three children: Hugh B., Earl and Nita. Mr. Andrews is a member of the Episcopal church. Mr. Andrews' brother, Joseph, was a lieutenant in a Louisiana cavalry company, Army of Virginia, during the Civil war. [Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana; Chicago; The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1892; transcribed by Kim Mohler]
W.C. Andrews is a progressive merchant of Mer Rouge, La., and was born in Morehouse parish in the month of August, 1848, the third of four children born to Thomas and Mary (McKnight) Andrews, who were born in Crawford county, Pa., where they also grew to maturity and married. In 1836 they moved to Mississippi, where the father followed his occupation of contracting and building, erecting a number of courthouses and public buildings throughout the state. In 1846 he came to Louisiana, and spent the remainder of his life in Morehouse parish, dying in 1881. His wife died in 1857. All their children were promising, but Joseph died in Mississippi in 1870; Mary is the wife of C.C. Davenport, of Mer Rouge; Ella died at the age of six years, and W.C., the subject of this sketch, and his sister Mary are the only ones who have lived to fulfill the early promise they gave. After the death of the mother of these children Mr. Andrews married again, in 1863, Miss Jennie Underwood, a native of Vermont, becoming his wife. Their union resulted in the birth of one son, Thomas, who is a well-to-do planter of this parish. Mr. Andrews' second wife died in 1888. W.C. Andrews spent his school days at Georgetown, Ky., but was obliged to give up his college course on account of the ill health of his father. He began life for himself at the age of twenty years, taking control of the home plantation, and by good management has now become the owner of 2,600 acres of good land. In 1874 he established a mercantile house in Mer Rouge, and in 1891 he erected a fine two-story brick store building in which he has a stock of general merchandise valued at $6,000, with which he does an annual business of $25,000. He is an able and experienced financier, but is the soul of honesty in all his business transactions. He has always taken an active interest in local politics, and socially is a member of the A.F. & A.M., Blue Lodge No. 54, of Bastrop. In 1869 he married Miss Orlean Pipes, a daughter of Isaac and Ann E. (Evans) Pipes, and their union has resulted in the birth of four children: Rena, wife of John T. Cason, an attorney of Bastrop; Marie, Ernest and W. Cecil. The mother of these children died in 1879, and in 1881 Mr. Andrews married Miss Clara Higginbotham, a daughter of C. Higginbotham, by whom he has three children: Hugh B., Earl and Nita. Mr. Andrews is a member of the Episcopal church. Mr. Andrews' brother, Joseph, was a lieutenant in a Louisiana cavalry company, Army of Virginia, during the Civil war. [Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana; Chicago; The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1892; transcribed by Kim Mohler]
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