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The Story of The Name ANDRE
As reported in my comments under Corinne and Andre, my great-grandfather Trawick was a Presbyterian Minister. Martin and Sarah Trawick died on the same day, October 8,1878, during a New Orleans yellow fever epidemic. An infant child had died one week earlier.
The four surviving children were taken into the home of a family with the surname Andre. They were members of Rev. Trawick's Presbyterian congregation. I've been told their name had been Andreson; they were of Norwegian background and had dropped the "son" from their name. My grandfather lived in their home from age thirteen until maturity. My father was given that family name. It was not a French pronunciation, no accent on the "e" (pronounced An Dree). My mother added the accent and gave me the French pronunciation. My son is named Andre1 III, but called Andy since birth, is known by and uses only Andy in his business and personal life. The tradition continued when his son Andre' IV was born. He is called Drew (translate French Andre' to English Andrew, thus Drew).
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