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Retta Adeline "Addie" Andrews McElhaney
31 Aug 1889 – 15 Feb 1937
| Birth | 31 Aug 1889 |
| Death | 15 Feb 1937 |
| Cemetery | Washington Cemetery Washington , McClain County , Oklahoma , USA |
| Added by | Kay McElhaney Moore on 02 Oct 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36560465 |
Bio
Addie Andrews was born in Texas but came to Oklahoma Territory as a nine year old. She remembered dangling her feet off the wagon when they came across the Red River. The family camped out and took shelter under the wagon when the weather turned bad. She and her sister Della were said to pick cotton all day and dance all night. They had to slip out as their father would not have approved. At age 15 she married Ben McElhaney. They had eight children together. She was remembered for her kind heartedness and great cooking abilities. Her children were Lottie, Ben Jr., Lucile, Ray, Robbie, Deaune, J.D. and Dorothy. She died at age forty seven, leaving three children still at home. It was a big loss for them all. Her children cherished her memory very deeply.
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Family
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Siblings
- Martha "Mattie" Andrews Scott 1863–1947
- Mary Elizabeth Andrews Marks 1865–1943
- John Cornelious "Neal" Andrews 1868–1936
- Sarah Leona Andrews Smith 1869–1957
- Thomas Clayburn "Clabe" Andrews 1871–1961
- Frank Benjamin Andrews 1881–1963
- Lucy E. Andrews Higgins 1882–1959
- James Adron "Abe" Andrews 1884–1957
- Josie Lou Andrews Grissom 1886–1968
- Georgia Della Andrews Phillips 1888–1976
- Virginia May Andrews Grissom 1894–1971
- PVT William R Andrews 1896–1918
Children
- Lottie I. McElhaney Jenkins 1910–1992 FaG
- Benjamin Franklin "Ben" McElhaney Jr 1911–2002 FaG
- Lucile E McElhaney Frogge 1913–1997 FaG
- Ray McElhaney 1914–1973 FaG
- Robbie McElhaney Locke 1917–2010 FaG
- Deaune E McElhaney 1927–2012 FaG
- James David McElhaney 1928–2003 FaG
- Dorothy Lee McElhaney 1931–1931 FaG
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