Andrews, John Harlan

1894 - 1971  (77 years)

• Name	Andrews, John Harlan
  Birth	19 Feb 1894	Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ANDR.J004
  _FGRAVE	54287271
  Military Service	World War I,  [1]
  		List of Richland County, Illinois World War I Veterans Compliments of Kaleb Beavers
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  Death	5 Nov 1971	St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
  Burial	Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois
  Person ID	I54750	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Elder, Donna Opal,   b. 16 Dec 1894, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois d. 4 Nov 1987, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F19882	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Feb 1894 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Harlon Andrews, 77, of Decatur and a native of Olney, died Friday night at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Decatur, IL. with burial in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Mr. Andrews was born in Olney, a son of George and LaVina McGee Andrews. He was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church and was a veteran of World War I. He was a retired mechanic and a member of Castle Williams Post 105 of the American Legion. He married Opal Elder in Sullivan on January 20, 1923. Surviving are his wife; son, William E. of Farmington, Mich.; brother, Wesley of Calhoun; sisters, Mrs. Harvey (Josephine) Farris and Mrs. Ronald (Thelma) Wright, both of Olney; Mrs. Martha Turpin of Flora; Bertha Andrews of West Salem; and two granddaughters. Taken from an Olney, IL area newspaper November 8, 1971 (per B. Bromm)

  
  

• Sources

  [S15884] Kaleb Beavers, List of Richland County World War I Veterans, Compiled by Kaleb Beavers, (24 October 2018) (Reliability: 2).