Andrew JUST

1854 - 1933  (79 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	Andrew JUST
  		Andrew Just
  Born	18 May 1854	Maienfeld, Graubunden, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Aug 1933	Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA
  Age	79 years
  Buried	Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA
  		Andrew and Ann Jesse Just Headstone
  Notes	"All About the Justs" The First Generation Andrew Just was my grandfather. His parents Florian and Menga named him Andreas and he Americanized his name to Andrew. He was the second child of the couple. He was four years old when his parents immigrated to America. He lost his father within a few months after their settlement in or near Holton, Kansas. His mother married Andrew Hill after his father died. Andrew Hill and Menga had four children. It was in the Andrew Hill family that Andrew Just grew up. Not much is known about Andrew's life as a child. However, we do know that after he reached adulthood he was employed by the railroad. He moved to Solomon, Kansas, as a requirement of his employment with the railroad. It was in Solomon that he met my Grandmother Jessie "Anna" Cobler, who was born and raised in Solomon. They were married on February 16,1879 . They produced eight children, Oscar "Orval," Curtis "Earl," Myrtle "Maude," Andrew "Mearl," Amelia Edna "Millie," walter Paul "Jim," Frank Alva, and Roy. They became the first generation of Americans of the Swiss Just family. Andrew's job required that he move to Salina, Kansas, sometime after 1893 and before 1897. Andrew's family lived on north Tenth street. The house faced west. The backyard extended to Ninth street to the east. The house is gone now, having been destroyed when a highway by-pass was constructed, but a large tree that was in the backyard remains. Andrew died before I was born so I have no memory of him. However, everyone that I spoke with that knew him remembers Andrew as a kind and gentle person. My brother Jack recalls Andrew sitting in his back yard feeding robins from his hand. One robin would approach, take grain from his hand and move off. Then another robing would repeat the routine. Andrew was obviously a busy man. If he wasn't at work he was tending his garden or doing other chores. He usually wore his railroad attire which consisted of a work shirt and overalls. He had a large garden in his back yard which he attended to regularly. The family had a horse which he had trained to walk down between the rows of the garden without stepping on a plant. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad handling various duties. He did some farming and will drilling. He also worked in a flour mill. On occasion he rode the horse to work. Usually, however, the horse pulled a wagon and was a form of family transportation. The family also had a cow and chickens which was customary at the time. The cow, chickens and garden produced a substantial amount of food for the large family. Andrew enjoyed his family and was very proud of them. It was at this location that he and Jessie's children grew up. There is somewhat of a mystery about Andrew's life after reaching adulthood but prior to his marriage to Jessie. He had previously married a lady in Holton, Kansas who died during childbirth. It is assumed that the child died as well. During my research I reviewed a book which was located at the Memorial Library of Holton, Kansas. The author had visited every cemetery in Jackson County, Kansas, and recorded the names on the tombstones. There was an "Andrew Just" listed in the book as being buried in the Brick cemetery south of Holton approximately six miles. The dates on the stone were very obliterated so we don't have that information. I visited the site of the cemetery but I could not find the stone. It was a very small cemetery and most of the grave sites were without markers. Could this have been the son of our Andrew Just? I believe so. According to the groundskeeper the records for the cemetery have been lost or misplaced. I have researched newspaper obituaries at the Kansas Historical Museum. However, I have found nothing with respect to this particular Andrew Just. For the time being it will remain a mystery. I did not find anything concerning Florian Just or Menga Hill. All of Andrew's children reached adulthood and their portraits are displayed on the following pages preceded by a family portrait of Andrew, Jessie and four of their children.
  Person ID	I300	The Andrist-Lindy-Young & Rizzo Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family	Ann Jessie COBBLER,   b. 15 Sep 1858, Boone, Indiana, USA ,   d. 28 Mar 1945, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1879
  Children	+ 1. Oscar Orval JUST,   b. 22 Nov 1880, Kansas, USA ,   d. 30 Nov 1925, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA  (Age 45 years) + 2. Earl Curtis JUST,   b. 6 May 1883, Kansas, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1964, Contra Costa, California, USA  (Age 81 years)   3. Myrtle Maude JUST,   b. 3 Feb 1886, Holton, Jackson, Kansas, USA ,   d. 14 Aug 1981, Pearland, Brazoria, Texas, USA  (Age 95 years)   4. Mearl Andrew JUST,   b. 18 Sep 1888, Kansas, USA ,   d. 27 May 1966, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA  (Age 77 years)   5. Amelia Edna JUST,   b. 27 Aug 1893, Solomon, Dickinson, Kansas, USA ,   d. 8 Oct 1970, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA  (Age 77 years)   6. Walter Paul JUST,   b. 2 Aug 1897, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 1936, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA  (Age 38 years) + 7. Frank Alva JUST,   b. 18 Sep 1900, Salina, Saline, Kansas, USA ,   d. 12 Oct 1955  (Age 55 years) + 8. Roy JUST,   b. 20 Sep 1904,   d. 1980  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2012
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Andrew & Jessie Just with 4 of 8 children

  
  

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