Alexander Burto "Ab" Andrus was born 14 February 1875 in St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States to James Andrus (1835-1914) and Manomas Lovina Gibson (1842-1940) and died 2 April 1949 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. He married Catherine Heyborn Macfarlane (1875-1904) 25 September 1902 in St. George, Washington County, Utah. He married Rosilla Brooks (1883-1967) 4 September 1906 in St. George, Washington County, Utah.
AB is one of the second generation pioneers of Dixie in the Saint George area of Southern Utah. He was a man who knew and loved good horses. He owned a ranch in Diamond Valley and ran stock for many years. He was a mercantile owner and businessman in Saint George and he was a contributor to the municipal community and to his church.
AB married Catherine MacFarlane, the love of his youth; who died two weeks after their daughter, Caddie, was born in 1904. He married Rosilla Brooks and established a lovely home with characteristic gardens and orchards in St George.
AB responded to a call to serve a proselyting mission in Brooklyn, New York when his family was very young. His oldest son, Roman, was a teen and was asked to step up to adult responsibilities while his father served. He was a man of the Chinle Shale and loved the red and purple earth and the drama of sun sets and storms on the high plateaus.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Catherine Andrus (1904-1984) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| James Roman Andrus (1907-1993) | |||
| Calvert Brooks Andrus (1910-1992) | 16 August 1910 St. George, Washington County, Utah | 22 December 1992 Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Utah | Edna Kay Tyler (1918-1995) |
| Reva Ann Andrus (1912-2006) | 24 November 1912 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 27 July 2006 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | Wesley Hyrum Atkin (1913-2008) James Arthur Beard (1905-1961) |
| Baby Brooks Andrus (1915-1915) | |||
| Pearl Andrus (1917-1998) | |||
| Mary Andrus (1917-2008) | |||
| Baby Brooks Andrus (1919-1919) | |||
| George Gibson Andrus (1920-2001) | |||
| Margaret Dawn Andrus (1826-2019) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Laura Jane Andrus (1857-1926) | |||
| James Andrus (1860-1937) | 30 January 1860 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | 8 November 1937 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Eleanor Lydia Adelaide Dodge (1862-1911) |
| Mary Lavina Andrus (1862-1863) | |||
| Elizabeth Louella Andrus (1863-1927) | |||
| Elnora Andrus (1865-1938) | |||
| Medora Andrus (1865-1938) | |||
| Medora Andrus (1866-1866) | |||
| William Edgar Andrus (1868-1871) | |||
| Milo Washington Andrus (1871-1937) | |||
| Gideon Lafayette Andrus (1873-1957) | |||
| Thamazin Millennium Andrus (1876-1955) | |||
| Baby Andrus (1880-1880) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| George Judson Andrus (1864-1866) | |||
| Medora Andrus (1866-1866) | |||
| John Edwin Andrus (1868-1869) | |||
| Moses Willard Andrus (1869-1941) | 7 April 1869 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 12 December 1941 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | Elizabeth Orpha Morris (1872-1946) |
| Robert Nathaniel Andrus (1873-1874) | |||
| Alexander Burto Andrus (1875-1949) | 14 February 1875 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | 2 April 1949 St. George, Washington County, Utah, United States | Catherine Heyborn Macfarlane (1875-1904) Rosilla Brooks (1883-1967) |
| Charles Andrus (1878-1948) | |||
| Thomas Garland Andrus (1880-1921) | |||
| Vilate Andrus (1882-1969) | |||
| Ethel Andrus (1885-1935) | |||
| Pearl Andrus (1887-1966) | |||
Residences
See Also
St. George Gravestone
- Location : St. George City Cemetery, Washington County, Utah
See Also
- Alexander Andrus
- Andrus Family
- Andrus in Washington County, Utah
- AB Andrus at Find A Grave