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Hi Doug,
I think the following information is for the McAndrew family you are researching, however, you will have to do some more research to prove some of the information.
There was only one McAndrew family from Scotland in Clayton Co. on the early census records. On the 1860 census, they lived close to the Whitney family. Most of the McAndrew family seems to have moved to Cherokee Co. in the 1870s. A couple of Mary Whitney's brothers (Peter & William) later moved to Nebraska.
Mary (McAndrew) Whitney and her mother Mary Gilchrist (surname at death), both died after Iowa started registering deaths in the state. Hopefully, the names of their parents are shown on their death registrations. If so, this would cover off a couple of generations.
Hope this helps a bit.
Regards,
Charlene
http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
1841:
27 King St, Glasgow (St Mary's Parish or Tron), Lanarkshire, Scotland
Film: SCT1841/644, Enumeration District: 2, Folio: 206, Page: 12
John McAndrew.....30...Lanarkshire....shoemaker
Mary McAndrew.....25...Lanarkshire
Mary McAndrew.......1...Lanarkshire
William Graig.........30...Scotland..........porter
David Rankin.........20...Scotland..........boot closer
Hugh Daral............20...Scotland...........shoemaker
John Paterson.......20...Scotland..........c.m.
Note:
- ages for those over 15 yrs rounded down to the nearest 5 yr mark
1850:
Mendon, Clayton Co, Iowa
Film: M432_182, Page: 173
John McAndrews.........41....Scotland............shoemaker
Mary McAndrews........36.....Scotland
Mary McAndrews........10.....Scotland
John McAndrews..........8.....Scotland
William McAndrews......6.....Scotland
Peter McAndrews.........5.....Scotland
George McAndrews.....3.....Scotland
James McAndrews......8m...Wisconsin
Elizabeth Davy............12....Scotland
John Davy...................40....Scotland............farmer
Lucy Davy...................50...Scotland
James Gardner..........21...Scotland.............labourer
Jesse Robinson.........69...New Hampshire...shoemaker
Notes:
- John, value of real estate $1,200
- John Davy may have been Mary McAndrew Sr's brother
http://iowawpagraves.org/
Iowa Graves:
MCANDREW, John
Born: 1809
Died: 2 MAY 1853
Cemetery: MONONA
Location: MONONA
County: CLAYTON CO. - IOWA
http://sharylscabin.com/Clayton/marriage/BK1_p81-90.htm
Clayton Co. Marriage Records, Book 1, Page 82
Alexander Gilchrist...Mary McAndrew...March 13, 1855
1860:
Menona, Clayton Co, Iowa
M653_315; Page: 205;
Alex Gilchist...........44...Scotland...farmer
Mary Gilchist..........44...Scotland
Margarett Gilchist....4...Iowa
Alex Gilchist.............2...Iowa
Charles Gilchist.......1...Iowa
Mary McAnder.......20...Scotland
Wm McAnder........16...Scotland...farm laborer
Peter McAnder......14...Scotland
George McAnder...12...Scotland
James McAnder....11...Wisconsin
Isabella McAnder....7...Iowa
Jesse Robinson....73...New York
Notes:
- Alex, value of real estate $1,200
- Mary, value of real estate $4,400 / personal value $790
1860:
Menona, Clayton Co, Iowa
M653_315; Page: 206
John Whitney.........57...New York...farmer
Louisa Whitney......50...Vermont
Reuben Whitney....18...Canada
Levi Whitney..........15...Canada
John Whitney.........12...Canada
Louissa Whitney......8...Iowa
Harriet Slancliff......15...New York
Notes:
- John, value of real estate $3,000
1900:
Maple St, Cherokee City, Cherokee Co, Iowa
Film: T623_432, Enumeration District: 16, Page: 9A
Mary Gilchrist...........head...Oct 1814...85...Scotland / Scotland / Scotland
Maggie H Gilchrist.....dau...Feb 1858...42...Iowa / Scotland / Scotland
http://iowawpagraves.org/
Iowa Graves:
GILCHRIST, Mary
Born: 94Y
Died: 02 AUG 1909
Cemetery: MONONA
Location: MONONA TWP.
County: CLAYTON CO. - IOWA
(think she likely died in Cherokee Co, but buried in Clayton - both of her husbands buried in Monona)
http://iagenweb.org/history/dir-gaz/directories/1865/p126-140.htm
Iowa State Gazetteer, 1865 - Clayton County
Page: 135
The CLYESDALE COMPANY was organized in Scotland on the 4th day of April, 1849, for the purpose of acquiring land in some suitable locality in the United States of America, in which to establish by means of the united capital and industry of its partners, a comfortable home for themselves and families, where they may follow a more simple, useful and rational mode of life than is found practicable in the complex and competition state of society, from which they have become anxious to retire.” The members were John Jack, James Love, John Craig, John McAndrews, James Shanks, James Gardner, Robertson Sinclair, John Davis and John Campbell.*
http://www.sharylscabin.com/Clayton/1882/chapter_XXXVII.htm
History of Clayton County, Iowa 1882
Chapter XXXVII
Monona Township, Clydesdale Colony
(page 1022-1027)
In 1850 several families in Scotland united for the purpose of emigrating to America in a body. Landing in this country, they came West and selected land in Monona Township. The Clydesdale Colony, as it was known, was composed of James Freebairn and family, John McAndrew and family, James Love, John Jack and family, John Davy, Robert St. Clair and family, David Drummond and family, Andrew Anderson and family, John Campbell and family, John McHuffy, John Craig and family, and Alex, McKinsley. James Freebairn was President of the colony. Among those now living are David Drummond and Andrew Anderson. The rest have passed away, but among their descendants are found some of the best citizens of Clayton County.
I'm fairly sure the following baptismal record in 1840 is for Mary McAndrew Whitney. There are also a couple of possible entries for her parents, but not as sure of these two.
From the LDS Family Search website - information extracted from old parish registers:
MARY MCANDREW...Female
Birth: 02 JAN 1840, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Father: JOHN MCANDREW
Mother: MARY DAVIE
Baptismal Record (from Scotland's People site)
Glasgow, January 1840:
McAndrew:
John McAndrew, shoemaker & Mary Davie, a daughter: Mary, b. 2 January 1840. Sponsors: Martin Dorward & Isaac Dorward.
Baptism: (from LDS site)
JOHN MCANDREW...Male
Birth: 16 MAR 1809, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Father: GEORGE MCANDREW
Mother: CHRISTIAN MCKENZIE
Baptism: (from LDS site)
MARY DAVIE...Female
Birth: 02 OCT 1814, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Father: PETER DAVIE
Mother: ISOBEL GRAHAM
The record for Mary McAndrew in 1840, indentifies her father as a shoemaker, and, at least one of her brothers was given the middle name of Davie. I would think the death registration for either Mary or one of her siblings would list the names of their parents.
John McAndrew - it is unlikely that you can prove his parentage since he died before death records were kept in Iowa
Mary Davie - Mary's death record may list her parents and that is likely the only place to find the information. I couldn't find a marriage record for them in Scotland and marriages before 1855 seldom mention the parents anyway.
Information for a couple of Mary Whitney's brothers:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/brown/park.htm
East Park Cemetery, Ainsworth, Brown Co, Nebraska
McAndrew, Peter Davie
(husband of Lanissa Mary Louise Whitney m.1874)
(brother to William D.)
(Civil War-Co. K. 9th Ill.Cav)
Born: 02-24-1845, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 07-02-1935
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/brown/Ainsworth-M-O.htm
Ainsworth Cemetery, Ainsworth, Brown Co, Nebraska
McAndrew, William D.
(husband of Emily Dowding m. 1868)
(Civil War-Co C.13th US Inf, One of Gen. Sherman's Body Guards)
Born: 05-16-1843, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 12-11-1919
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Nebraskana/pages/nbka0184.htm
- bio for Carl Burton McAndrew, one of William D. McAndrew's sons
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