Current Officers
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Executive Committee
President
Craig Jensen
West Valley, Utah
(Sarah Miles wife line)
president@miloandrus.org
I am a great grandson of Milo Andrus Junior, the only child of Milo Andrus and his second wife, Sarah Ann Miles. My grandmother, Ann Andrus Jensen is the 7th child of Milo Andrus Junior and Elizabeth Boyes.
I was born in Emmett, Idaho and lived there with my parents William Andrus Jensen and Pauline Bangerter Jensen and eight siblings on a dairy farm until my high school years. Our family moved to Granger in the Salt Lake Valley in 1963 and many of us still live here.
I served an LDS mission in the West Spanish American Mission serving in Arizona and California among the Spanish speaking people. I married Roberta Bowman of Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico and we are the parents of 10 children and grandparents of 16 with 3 more on the way as of July 2011.
I received a Bachelors degree in Speech and Dramatic Arts and a Masters degree in Communications from BYU. We lived for a time in Dodge City, Kansas before settling in West Valley City, Utah where I have worked more than 30 years in the pre-cast concrete industry and now own and operate Modern PreCast.
I have been aware of the Milo Andrus family since I was a teenager and have spent many years recently researching information on Azuba Smith and Ruluf Andrus. I know many places their information is not. I have served as a wife-line representative and am eager to help strengthen and unify the family as president of the Andrus Family Organization, building on the work of those who have gone before.
Vice President
Andy Andrus
Ogden, Utah
(Jane Munday wife line)
vicepresident@miloandrus.org
Secretary
Holly Lamb
Layton, Utah
(Sarah Miles wife line)
secretary@miloandrus.org
Treasurer
Donald R. Andrus
Perry, Utah
(Jane Munday wife line)
treasurer@miloandrus.org
My Name is Donald Robert Andrus. I am the 5th of nine children born to Thomas Edgar and Garda D. Andrus. My father Thomas Edgar was the youngest boy born to Robert and Lovenia Andrus. Robert is the son of Milo and Jane Munday Andrus.
I first became involved in the Milo Andrus Family Organization approximately 33 years ago when I was invited to the home of my father in Ucon, Idaho. He was serving at that time as President of the Milo Andrus Family. He had also invited Douglas Andrus Jr. the son of Douglas Andrus, son of Heber Andrus who was a brother to Robert. In the living room of my father’s home, Doug Jr. was asked (assigned by the railroad method) to be the president of the Jane Munday wife line organization and I was “asked” to be the vice president. This began my involvement in the organization. It was some four or five years later, at a Milo Andrus Family Reunion held in Milo, Idaho that I was nominated and elected President of the Milo Andrus Family Organization. I served as president until the Milo Andrus Family Reunion held in Salt Lake City in June 2003 when Merrill was elected as President.
Information Coordinator (Mailing List)
Dean Andrus
Idaho
(Jane Munday wife line)
info@miloandrus.org
Genealogy Research Coordinator
Ray B. Andrus, Jr.
American Fork, Utah
(Jane Munday wife line)
research@miloandrus.org
I was born in 1928 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, son of Ray B. Andrus and Frances Charlotte Hemsley Andrus, the oldest in a family of five sons and two daughters. I grew up on a farm in Ucon, Idaho. I attended school in Ucon and then attended Ricks College for two years before serving a mission in New Zealand. After returning from my mission I married Faye Mickelsen, and we are the parents of ten children, five sons and five daughters. At the present time we have 44 grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. I was engaged in farming and ranching before retiring, and since then I and my wife have served a two and a half year full time Family History mission and are presently involved in genealogical research. We live in American Fork, Utah.
Genealogical Researcher
Laura Anderson
Tooele, Utah
(Jane Munday wife line)
genealogy@miloandrus.org
I was born and raised in San Lorenzo, California and served an LDS mission to California. I have 2 sons and 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren. I have spent my life being my kid’s mom and have loved it! My hobbies? Well, genealogy of course. I currently live in Tooele, Utah.
I enjoy participating in the family organization. I have found that Milo was a colorful individual who the more I understand about him the more I realize he was amazing. My favorite Milo historical site is Mormon Grove, Kansas. I had done so much historical research on it I could see the layout in 1855. The farm, the tents, and the Welsh, Danish, English, German camps spread along the creek. I did a lot of research in the cemetery. I was able to identify 50 people who were unidentified before this research. Now they have names and dates, but more importantly now they have stories, amazing stories of courage.
Then you have Milo in 1856 sending 3 wagon loads to the starving immigrants. He was afraid that his company would be stuck like that in 1855. He did all he could for my ancestors who were Willie Company pioneers.
Please get involved, we can accomplish so much together. If you have the ability to input information, or donate money, or just pray for our success, do what you can. If we work together we can accomplish so much!
Genealogical Researcher
DeLane Hyer
research2@miloandrus.org
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Wife Line Representatives
Abigail Daley
Dale C. Andrus
Provo, Utah
daley@miloandrus.org
I was born and raised in southern California. I served in the Korean War with the Marines. I married Patricia Mae Johnson and have five children—four boys and one girl—and twelve grandchildren. My favorite Church history sites include Kirtland and Nauvoo. I don’t have many hobbies—no time. I am involved with the family organization because I feel it is important to serve our dead and complete the necessary ordinances.
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Sarah Miles
Don Jensen
La Grande, Oregon
miles@miloandrus.org
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Lucy Loomis and Francenia Tuttle
Meredith Graff
Vancouver, Washington
loomis@miloandrus.org
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Adeline Alexander
Berwyn J. Andrus
Bountiful, Utah
alexander@miloandrus.org
My name is Berwyn J. Andrus. I am the son of Randolph Andrus Jr. (Dolph), son of Randolph Andrus Sr., who was the son of Milo Andrus and Adeline Alexander. I was born in Cedar City, Utah, in 1929 and currently live in Bountiful, Utah.
I served a mission in New England from 1948-1950. I graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Civil Engineering and spent my career working for Unisys, Paramax, Loral, Lockheed, and L3. I retired in 1999.
I have 5 children, 21 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. In my free time I enjoy gardening and hiking.
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Mary Ann Webster
Open Position
webster@miloandrus.org
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Ann Brooks and Elizabeth Brooks
Bonnie Goddard
brooks@miloandrus.org
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Jane Munday
Newton Andrus
Orem, Utah
munday@miloandrus.org
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Margaret Ann Boyce
Open Position
boyce@miloandrus.org
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Emma Covert
Ron Morgan
Alpine, UT
covert@miloandrus.org
I was born in Rigby, Idaho and grew up in California in a place called El Monte. As I grew up and graduated from high school I decided I wanted to be an electrician. So I became an electrician and I worked in the construction industry wiring houses and industrial buildings. At this time I also got married and my wife and I raised four children. We now have 15 grandchildren. I did not serve a mission as a young person but my wife and I serve a mission from November 2001 to October 2003 in Cambodia. That was one of greatest experiences we have ever had. We think about the Cambodian people everyday and we email a lot of the young people that we know in Cambodia. I have always had an interest in my ancestors and hope we can find more about my wife line of Emma Covert.
