Hi Bill, you wrote: >Just out of curiosity. From which proprietor of the Hotel Brunswick do you >descend? [I wrote a genealogical article on the Roberts brothers who built >it about >20 years ago, but I don't have the building's entire history.] My great-grandfather, Charles Jackson ANDREWS was proprietor of the hotel in the 1880's & 90's possibly into the next decade. I have photocopies of the Titusville City Directory dated 1890-91 & 1893. The first has this advertisement: HOTEL BRUNSWICK, Titusville, Pa., Rates reduced to $2.00 per day. Elegantly furnished with every convenience of a strictly first-class hotel. - C.J. Andrews, proprietor then this entry: ANDREWS, C.J., prop. Hotel Brunswick, 57 to 63 W. Spring, res 165 N. Perry. the 1893 directory had these entries: ANDREWS, C.J. proprietor Hotel Brunswick, 61 to 63 W. Spring. ANDREWS, Frank R. asst manager Hotel Brunswick The entry for Frank R. is rather amusing since he is my grandfather and was only about nine years old at the time. There is an excellent book titled, "Sketches in Crude-Oil" by John J. McLaurin, 1898, which you might be aware of. This book contains dozens of photos and biographies of people who were involved in the early days of the oil industry in that area of Pennsylvania. I will just quote a small part of it concerning Col. Edward A.L. ROBERTS & my great-grandfather: "On the palatial Hotel Brunswick, which he built and nurtured as the apple of his eye, Col. Roberts lavished part of his wealth. He decorated and furnished it gorgeously from cellar to roof. The appointments were luxurious throughout. If the landlords he engaged could not meet expenses, the Colonel paid the deficiency ungrudgingly and sawed wood. Finally the house was conducted in business-style and paid handsomely. For years it has been run by Charles J. Andrews, who was born with a talent for hotel-keeping. "Charlie" is well-known in every nook and corner of Pennsylvania as a "jolly good fellow," keen politician and all-round thoroughbred. He has the rare facility of winning friends and of engineering bills through the Legislature. He is head of the Liquor League, a tireless worker, a masterly joker and brimming over with pat-stories that do not strike back. He operates in oil and base-ball as a diversion, is a familiar figure in Philadelphia and Harrisburg and popular everywhere." A few years ago, Val Adkins, who wrote for the Meadville Tribune and who has since sadly passed away, place a letter of mine in the paper looking for information about my great-grandfather and the hotel. I received a letter from Jack Proper who lives in Titusville to say that his maternal grandfather, John J. Wakefield had been proprietor of the hotel and that Jack had been born in the hotel in 1920. In 1885 a nephew of my great-grandfather's was killed in a accident involving the hotel elevator. I have copies of several newspaper article about the event. The nephew was the son of William "Bull" Henry Andrews who was later to be a senator for Crawford County in the Pennsylvanian State Legislature and following that he was a congressional delegate for the territory of New Mexico. Another brother of my g-grandfather, was Wesley R. Andrews who was owner and editor of the Meadville Tribune and later secretary to Senator Boise Penrose and later he was Chairman of the Republican Party for the State of Pennsyvania. A few years ago I knew almost nothing about my Andrews relations who are on my mother's side of the family. Charles J. Andrews left his wife for someone else and the family never spoke about him or his brothers. If there is anyone who has information about my great-grandfather or the hotel, I would be very interested to hear from you. - Ed Sinker now living in Herefordshire, UK

I far back to you have your Andrews? I have Andrews across the state border in Ashtabula Co., OH. Also my James Graham of Crawford Co. m. Olive Filena Andrews, she of Ashtatabula Co. Sharie Oceanside, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Sinker" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 3:08 AM Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] Titusville book > Hi Bill, you wrote: > > >Just out of curiosity. From which proprietor of the Hotel Brunswick do you > >descend? [I wrote a genealogical article on the Roberts brothers who built > >it about > >20 years ago, but I don't have the building's entire history.] > > My great-grandfather, Charles Jackson ANDREWS was proprietor of the > hotel in the 1880's & 90's possibly into the next decade. > > I have photocopies of the Titusville City Directory dated 1890-91 & 1893. > The first has this advertisement: > HOTEL BRUNSWICK, Titusville, Pa., Rates reduced to $2.00 > per day. Elegantly furnished with every convenience of a strictly > first-class hotel. - C.J. Andrews, proprietor > then this entry: > ANDREWS, C.J., prop. Hotel Brunswick, 57 to 63 W. Spring, > res 165 N. Perry. > the 1893 directory had these entries: > ANDREWS, C.J. proprietor Hotel Brunswick, 61 to 63 W. Spring. > ANDREWS, Frank R. asst manager Hotel Brunswick > The entry for Frank R. is rather amusing since he is my grandfather and > was only about nine years old at the time. > > There is an excellent book titled, "Sketches in Crude-Oil" by John J. > McLaurin, 1898, which you might be aware of. This book contains > dozens of photos and biographies of people who were involved in the > early days of the oil industry in that area of Pennsylvania. > > I will just quote a small part of it concerning Col. Edward A.L. ROBERTS > & my great-grandfather: > > "On the palatial Hotel Brunswick, which he built and nurtured > as the apple of his eye, Col. Roberts lavished part of his wealth. > He decorated and furnished it gorgeously from cellar to roof. The > appointments were luxurious throughout. If the landlords he > engaged could not meet expenses, the Colonel paid the deficiency > ungrudgingly and sawed wood. Finally the house was conducted > in business-style and paid handsomely. For years it has been run > by Charles J. Andrews, who was born with a talent for hotel-keeping. > "Charlie" is well-known in every nook and corner of Pennsylvania as > a "jolly good fellow," keen politician and all-round thoroughbred. He > has the rare facility of winning friends and of engineering > bills > through the Legislature. He is head of the Liquor League, a tireless > worker, a masterly joker and brimming over with pat-stories that do > not strike back. He operates in oil and base-ball as a diversion, is > a familiar figure in Philadelphia and Harrisburg and popular > everywhere." > > A few years ago, Val Adkins, who wrote for the Meadville Tribune and who > has since sadly passed away, place a letter of mine in the paper looking for > information about my great-grandfather and the hotel. I received a letter > from Jack Proper who lives in Titusville to say that his maternal grandfather, > John J. Wakefield had been proprietor of the hotel and that Jack had been > born in the hotel in 1920. > > In 1885 a nephew of my great-grandfather's was killed in a accident involving > the hotel elevator. I have copies of several newspaper article about the > event. The nephew was the son of William "Bull" Henry Andrews who was > later to be a senator for Crawford County in the Pennsylvanian State > Legislature and following that he was a congressional delegate for the > territory of New Mexico. Another brother of my g-grandfather, was Wesley > R. Andrews who was owner and editor of the Meadville Tribune and later > secretary to Senator Boise Penrose and later he was Chairman of the > Republican Party for the State of Pennsyvania. > > A few years ago I knew almost nothing about my Andrews relations who > are on my mother's side of the family. Charles J. Andrews left his wife > for someone else and the family never spoke about him or his brothers. > > If there is anyone who has information about my great-grandfather or > the hotel, I would be very interested to hear from you. > - Ed Sinker now living in Herefordshire, UK > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > *** Tired of this LIST? Going on vacation, a business trip? *** > Send an email with one word, UNSUBSCRIBE, in the Subject and Message > area to: [email protected] Digest? Replace "L" with "D". > > ============================== > 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 > >

I really messed that up. I guess I am not awake as yet. The first line should read - How far back do you have your Andrews? Also the date of the Andrews/Graham marriage was 1852. Sharie Oceanside, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Paulson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 8:46 AM Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] Titusville book > I far back to you have your Andrews? > > I have Andrews across the state border in Ashtabula Co., OH. Also my James > Graham of Crawford Co. m. Olive Filena Andrews, she of Ashtatabula Co. > > Sharie > Oceanside, CA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward Sinker" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 3:08 AM > Subject: Re: [Crawf'rd] Titusville book > > > > Hi Bill, you wrote: > > > > >Just out of curiosity. From which proprietor of the Hotel Brunswick do > you > > >descend? [I wrote a genealogical article on the Roberts brothers who > built > > >it about > > >20 years ago, but I don't have the building's entire history.] > > > > My great-grandfather, Charles Jackson ANDREWS was proprietor of the > > hotel in the 1880's & 90's possibly into the next decade. > > > > I have photocopies of the Titusville City Directory dated 1890-91 & 1893. > > The first has this advertisement: > > HOTEL BRUNSWICK, Titusville, Pa., Rates reduced to $2.00 > > per day. Elegantly furnished with every convenience of a > strictly > > first-class hotel. - C.J. Andrews, proprietor > > then this entry: > > ANDREWS, C.J., prop. Hotel Brunswick, 57 to 63 W. Spring, > > res 165 N. Perry. > > the 1893 directory had these entries: > > ANDREWS, C.J. proprietor Hotel Brunswick, 61 to 63 W. Spring. > > ANDREWS, Frank R. asst manager Hotel Brunswick > > The entry for Frank R. is rather amusing since he is my grandfather and > > was only about nine years old at the time. > > > > There is an excellent book titled, "Sketches in Crude-Oil" by John J. > > McLaurin, 1898, which you might be aware of. This book contains > > dozens of photos and biographies of people who were involved in the > > early days of the oil industry in that area of Pennsylvania. > > > > I will just quote a small part of it concerning Col. Edward A.L. ROBERTS > > & my great-grandfather: > > > > "On the palatial Hotel Brunswick, which he built and nurtured > > as the apple of his eye, Col. Roberts lavished part of his > wealth. > > He decorated and furnished it gorgeously from cellar to roof. > The > > appointments were luxurious throughout. If the landlords he > > engaged could not meet expenses, the Colonel paid the deficiency > > ungrudgingly and sawed wood. Finally the house was conducted > > in business-style and paid handsomely. For years it has been run > > by Charles J. Andrews, who was born with a talent for > hotel-keeping. > > "Charlie" is well-known in every nook and corner of Pennsylvania > as > > a "jolly good fellow," keen politician and all-round > thoroughbred. He > > has the rare facility of winning friends and of engineering > > bills > > through the Legislature. He is head of the Liquor League, a > tireless > > worker, a masterly joker and brimming over with pat-stories that > do > > not strike back. He operates in oil and base-ball as a > diversion, is > > a familiar figure in Philadelphia and Harrisburg and popular > > everywhere." > > > > A few years ago, Val Adkins, who wrote for the Meadville Tribune and who > > has since sadly passed away, place a letter of mine in the paper looking > for > > information about my great-grandfather and the hotel. I received a letter > > from Jack Proper who lives in Titusville to say that his maternal > grandfather, > > John J. Wakefield had been proprietor of the hotel and that Jack had been > > born in the hotel in 1920. > > > > In 1885 a nephew of my great-grandfather's was killed in a accident > involving > > the hotel elevator. I have copies of several newspaper article about the > > event. The nephew was the son of William "Bull" Henry Andrews who was > > later to be a senator for Crawford County in the Pennsylvanian State > > Legislature and following that he was a congressional delegate for the > > territory of New Mexico. Another brother of my g-grandfather, was Wesley > > R. Andrews who was owner and editor of the Meadville Tribune and later > > secretary to Senator Boise Penrose and later he was Chairman of the > > Republican Party for the State of Pennsyvania. > > > > A few years ago I knew almost nothing about my Andrews relations who > > are on my mother's side of the family. Charles J. Andrews left his wife > > for someone else and the family never spoke about him or his brothers. > > > > If there is anyone who has information about my great-grandfather or > > the hotel, I would be very interested to hear from you. > > - Ed Sinker now living in Herefordshire, UK > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > > *** Tired of this LIST? Going on vacation, a business trip? *** > > Send an email with one word, UNSUBSCRIBE, in the Subject and Message > > area to: [email protected] Digest? Replace "L" with "D". > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > ----------> ALL CAPS or UPPER CASE Letters Permissible Use <---------- > When typing a surname? YES! Absolutely! A must! For general text? 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