What would George Alvin Inks, upper left in the family photo, think if he heard the news about Miss Auburn?

Andrew's Kids

Information about the descendants of Andrew Inks

From the left, the Andrew Inks family: Walter, George, Cora, Clarence Albert "Bert", Andrew, Ora, Charley, Olive, Rebecca, Cloyd, Harvey "Ray", (front), Thomas "Harley" (back) and Della. Two other children, Lettie and Edward, died young. Since Olive was born in 1893 and looks quite young, the family likely posed for this portrait before 1900.

The Beginning

October 23, 1812, Fayette County, Penn. Four months earlier, the young United States of America, barely 24 years old, had declared war against Great Britain for stirring up Indian hostilities against American citizens, impressing American seamen into British service and capturing more than 900 American vessels over the previous nine years.

But on this day, Thomas T. Inks, and his wife, the former Susanah Flanigin, were celebrating the birth of a son, Thomas T. Eight years later, James Monroe, the man famous for telling Europe to stay out of the Americas (Monroe Doctrine) was president. And on May 8, 1820, Lydia Rensberger was born in Somerset County, Penn. to Johann George Rensberger and Elizabeth Strough.. In time, Lydia would come to marry Thomas Inks and together they would produce Andrew J. Inks, (1846-1938). Andrew was a teenager during the Civil War, and not yet 20 when Lincoln was assassinated. Five years later, his wife, Rebecca, gave birth to their first born, Charles.

In time Andrew and Rebecca would have 13 children. The last, Olive, was born in 1893. Rebecca did well by childbirth. While only 11 of her children lived beyond childhood, Rebecca lived another 34 years after Olive's birth and died in 1927. Her 11 surviving children produced a line of descendants who come together each year to celebrate the fact that they are family.

This page is dedicated to helping members of the family pass on their history and traditions. Eventually there will be other pages for each of the 11 children of Andrew Inks who produced descendants. Perhaps the family tree will sprout new branches, as we learn of other children of Thomas and Lydia.

Locational Maps

If you are using Windows 95, you can download a map to find your way to the next Inks reunion. Here's how: In Windows 95, left-click the spinning globe at the right side of your screen. This will take you to Yahoo.com. When you get there, click on the text, "city maps," and when the page comes up, just enter the name of the city, and the street address, if you have it.
There are controls that allow you to produce maps to the east or west of the map that is displayed, and to zoom in and out. And if you put your pointer on a spot in the map and click, that spot will become the new center of the map that is displayed. Have fun with this!

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