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Millard Andrus

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Millard Andrus

Birth
Holladay, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
5 May 1936 (aged 79)
Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Burial
Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
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Grave adjacent to Minerva Terry Andrus (1859-1927).
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DRAPER -- Millard Andrus, 80, who was a prominent figure in early-day railroad development and construction in the west, died at his home in Draper late Tuesday of ailments incident to age. Born in Big Cottonwood (now Holladay) September 24, 1856, a son of Milo and Jane Munday Andrus, Mr. Andrus was launched upon a career as a railroad construction engineer as early as 1869 and was identified with the construction of practically every railroad in Utah and southern Idaho. With his father and brothers he worked on the construction of the first grade of the Union Pacific railroad in Echo canyon. His first contract was in the construction of Denver & Rio Grande Western line through Jordan Narrows. He was active in the construction of many canals in Salt Lake County. An active worker in the L. D. S. Church, he had served as superintendent of the Draper Mutual Improvement Association and the Draper Sunday School.

Mr. Andrus married Minerva Deseret Terry on December 6, 1875, in the old Salt Lake Endowment House. She died several years ago. Five sons and daughters survive. They are: M. Burgess Andrus, Mrs. E. M. Rasmussen and Mrs. A. W. Sorensen, Draper; George E. Andrus, Magna, and Mrs. J. Elden Brown, Sandy. Twenty-nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p. m. in the Draper First L. D. S. ward chapel by Bishop Elray Christiansen. Friends may call at the C. I. Goff mortuary in Midvale Thursday and Friday and at the family home in Draper Saturday morning. Burial will be in the Draper cemetery.
Grave adjacent to Minerva Terry Andrus (1859-1927).
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DRAPER -- Millard Andrus, 80, who was a prominent figure in early-day railroad development and construction in the west, died at his home in Draper late Tuesday of ailments incident to age. Born in Big Cottonwood (now Holladay) September 24, 1856, a son of Milo and Jane Munday Andrus, Mr. Andrus was launched upon a career as a railroad construction engineer as early as 1869 and was identified with the construction of practically every railroad in Utah and southern Idaho. With his father and brothers he worked on the construction of the first grade of the Union Pacific railroad in Echo canyon. His first contract was in the construction of Denver & Rio Grande Western line through Jordan Narrows. He was active in the construction of many canals in Salt Lake County. An active worker in the L. D. S. Church, he had served as superintendent of the Draper Mutual Improvement Association and the Draper Sunday School.

Mr. Andrus married Minerva Deseret Terry on December 6, 1875, in the old Salt Lake Endowment House. She died several years ago. Five sons and daughters survive. They are: M. Burgess Andrus, Mrs. E. M. Rasmussen and Mrs. A. W. Sorensen, Draper; George E. Andrus, Magna, and Mrs. J. Elden Brown, Sandy. Twenty-nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p. m. in the Draper First L. D. S. ward chapel by Bishop Elray Christiansen. Friends may call at the C. I. Goff mortuary in Midvale Thursday and Friday and at the family home in Draper Saturday morning. Burial will be in the Draper cemetery.

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