1 8 8 1 32 9 Milo And r u s Genealogy El se w h a t th e b a ti z ed sh al l y —do w h i ch a re p for th e dea d , i f the dead r i se not at all l st Cor . T h e fam i ly of M i lo An dru s , Sen io r , real i z in g th e gre at i mp ortan c e o f th e w ork for th e dea d as s i gn e d to M i l o An . d ru s , J un io r , th e duty of m aki n g Gen ealogi c al R e s earch H av i ng foun d grea t d i ffic ul ty i n co nn ec t i ng th e fami l y of M il o A n d ru s w i th th at of oth er A n d ru s fam il i e s o n reco rd , I am p ubl i s h i ng th i s l i t tl e bo ok w h i ch con t ains a sketc h of ’ fath er s l ife an d th e n am e s of h i s w i ve s , ch il d ren , an d gran d i t c h il dre n . M y d es ire i s th at m ay p rov e h el pfu l i n ai d ing som e of h i s p o st eri ty , a t an earl y d at e , to fin d t h e co n n ec tin g ’ l i n k i n o u r fath er s fam i l y . N U R . M I L O A D R S , J Au tobiOg rap hi c al Sketc h the M ilo Andrus , the auth or of thi s B iography , i s son f R u l u f A n n M o dnugm a d A z ub a S m i th . y fath er i s a n at i ve ” o f H a r t r d u a nd , Con n ec ti c t , m y m oth er of R utl and , V er . e mont They shortly a fter marriage mov d to Essex County , a ! St te of N ew ork , where they resi de d until thei r ni nth ch il d — b ! O was born seven oys an d three girls , namely ran , Almon , s 2nd . Carlo , E rasmu , Harwin , M il o and M ilo Erasmus , Har 1st o 1 win , and Milo died in chi ldho d , the dates of thei r deaths can n ot gi v e i n con se qu en c e of a fi re th at b u rn t up th e record s ’ m . S b b il of m y fath er s fa m i l y T h e n a e s o f s i s ters w e re y , . o Sarah , an d E m i l y M y el de s t b r th er O ran w a s bo rn i n 1797 ; Sy b i l w a s born i n 1799 ; A l m on w a s b o rn i n 1801; t h e date s I of the others cannot give . ' a b ov e M il o 2nd oth T h e w ri te r o f t h e , , w a s born M arc h , 1814 . k W h en fi ve y ears ol d , m y p aren t s m ov e d to D un i rk , N ! o k St at e of e w r , w h ere th ey re s i ded on e a n d a h al f y ears . D uri ng th a t ti m e th ere w a s a c i rc u m s tan c e o cc u rred , t h at . s eem s to m e t o sh o w t h e p rot ecti n g h an d o f t h e Lo rd over m e . I w en t to th e sh ore of Lak e E ri e an d go t i n to a sk iff o n th e sh ore an d w en t to sl eep , w h en th e w i n d aro se an d took the ski ff on the lake , and it was not seen unti l nearly Gc MILO AN DRUS GENEALOGY e . o ut o f s igh t . I w a s th en p ic k d u p st il l so un d a sl eep I h av e al w ay s th ough t th at t h e A ngel of Peac e th en w at c h e d ove r m e . M y p aren t s th en m oved up th e l ak e i n to th e st at e of Ohio , in H uron County , town ship o f Hen rietta , where they ! . h tt o had th ree daughters born , namely Evaline C arlo e . b rn 1819 1821 Oc tobe r 7th . 1817 ; Lu c i n a . born ; H arri et . bo rn . A t th e w ri ti ng of th i s th e t ’w o el d es t of m y bro th ers are s t il l al i ve an d th re e of m y y o unge s t s i s ters . Th ey h ave al l l 1 3 . 0 st 8 . rej ec t e d th e Go sp el M y moth er d i ed Jan u ary . M y fath er d i ed i n th e w i n t er of 1848 . I sh al l n o w d rop th e t h e h i s ory of t bal anc e of t h e fam i l y , an d gi ve a fe w i n c i den t s of my o w n h i s tory . A ft er t h e d eat h of my m oth er , I bo ugh t th e bal an c e o f I - m y ti m e u n ti l w a s t w enty on e of m y fath er . for wh ic h I pa i d h i m on e h u n dred an d fifty dol l ars . I n t h e s p ri ng of 1832 o f , I m et an el d er of th e, Ch u rc h of J es u s Ch ri s t Lat ter l day Sai n t s , t h o ugh I shou d say , p rev i ou s to th i s . th at I h a d my m i n d m u ch exe rc i sed abo u t a fu t u re stat e , an d h ad read th e v i ew s of A l ex an d er Cam pb el l , an d th at bei ng th e n eare st to th e tru th s of th e N e w T es ta m en t . I h ad b een bap t i z ed by a El de r O rson H y d e , th en a m i n i st er of th t s ec ti on ; b u t w h en I co mp are d th e sc rip t u re s w it h th e t each i n gs of th e el de r o f f th e Ch u rch o Ch ri st , I foun d th at h e h ad th e tru th ! aft e r t . ry i ng for n earl y on e y ear , I y iel d ed to b ap ti sm O n e to m on th an d n i n e d ay s p rev i ou s m y bapt i s m , I w a s u n i te d i n m arri age to A bigai l J an e D al ey , wh o se fath er h ad b een bap t i z e d i n to th e Ch u rch of Ch ri s t a bou t on e y ear l t 1833 b efore . W e w ere m arri ed Feb ru ary , ; bap ti z ed A p ri l 12t h 1833. 5 1833 , I w a s ord ai n ed an ele r M ay th , , u n der th e f o . o h an d s J o sep h W ood Start ed on m y fi rs t m i s si n i n J un e , 1833 , i n com p a ny w i t h J o sep h W ood , t rav el ed a d i s tan c e o f s ev en ty m i l es p reac h i ng every day an d bap t i zed th ree .