Hi there Rick & Carol, This Andrew family is the line that I descend from. The A. Curtis Andrew at American Corner is a 2nd cousin of my paternal grandmother. You can see family bible of this Andrew family at my web-site; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~carolines/ click on "Vital Records" then on "An Andrew Family Bible" Allen Curtis Andrew's father, son of William Elisha Andrew, was sheriff of Caroline Co., MD just as Curtis' brother Louis C. Andrew was later. William Elisha Andrew was the son of William Curtis Andrew, etc. Parker Todd Preston, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: <HOOKSETS@aol.com> To: <MDCAROLI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [MDCAROLI] Curtis Andrew > Carol, > Here is an excerpt from a newspaper article written about 1974 about > American Corner, Caroline Co., Md... > > > " American Corner proper has an estimated population of 75 to 100 (since > it isn't incorporated there's no official count), but the surrounding area > claims a population of more than 1000. > It's leading citizen is A. Curtis Andrew, the 35 year old president of > the three member Board of County Commissioners. He is also the proprietor of > the A. Curtis Andrew Auction, which holds forth in a converted cannery on > Thursday nights, and the A. Curtis Andrew farm which was awarded to his > ancestors by the English monarchy. Andrew still possesses the original > sheepskin deed." > > I believe this fellow and the auction barn are still there in American > Corner. Perhaps writing him could help you. Sorry, I don't have the address, > but it is such a small place a letter would surely reach him with just a zip > code. > > The complete article is at <http://daffin.org/TheirCornerOfAmerica> The > formatting is still a little rough as I have not gotten around to "polishing" > it up. > > Rick Largaespada > > > > In a message dated 1/22/02 8:47:53 PM, genev@tisd.net writes: > > << Carol Andrews writes: > > > I am searching for information on a John Andrew, Mark Andrew and a Curtis > > Andrew. > >> > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >