This letter was provided to me by Deanne Larue Yancey Driscoll. Deanne is the granddaughter of Frieda Minna Andra, who is sister to my William Fredrick Andra. This letter is in my Great Grandmother’s handwriting, Mary Louise Wanner Andra. She is writing from their home in Queen Creek, Arizona.

Frieda was born in Meissen, Germany 6 March 1893. If you search this site, you will find various references to Frieda as she was a great source of history for the Andra family. She married George Edward Greaves (1892 – 1968) 10 June 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had five children together, George Andra (1915 – 1977), Walter Taylor (1916 – 2011), Elizabeth Frieda (1918 – 2001), Marion Minna (1920 – 1996 – Deanne’s mother), and Ada Helen (1923 – 2020). George disappeared. Frieda remarried Franz Heinrich Wilhelm Lehmitz (1863 – 1947) 10 August 1930 in Salt Lake City. Frieda and Franz had one daughter, Hazel Marie (1931 – 1945). She remarried after Franz’s death to Leonhard Michael Wendel (1883 – 1970) 6 March 1952 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho. Leonhard was the son of Johann Wendel who had married Frieda’s mother after arriving in Utah. She remarried after Leonhard’s death to Brigham Horrocks (1890 – 1976) 7 June 1972 in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho. She passed away 18 October 1978 in Idaho Falls. She is buried in the Grove City Cemetery, Blackfoot, Idaho.

The letter refers to Dale and Judy Andra’s son, Jeremy Dale Andra. The letter also refers to Judy, who is Clara Anna Andra Blanke’s granddaughter. I don’t know details, but I believe she was charged with murder. Clara is Frieda and William’s sister. Another brother, Otto is also referenced. Iona and Carol are both Otto’s daughters.

March 3 / 68

Dear Frieda, thanks for the birthday card and money.

We’re glad you are better, we sure enjoy our selves down here it sure keeps me busy when we go to the Temple. I wash + Iron quite a bit, I think its a vacation for the men but we women have the same things to be done. Otto + Lizz left a week ago to go out to Iona’s should be back to night or tomorrow, they like it down here pretty good. Carol + hubby bought a home of their own so Otto has a job putting in bathroom sink + things, so they sure go over enough.

I have to go over to the ward house 4 miles away to singing Mothers we are going to sing in stake conference Sunday. It gets in the 80 in the after noons down here but it really feels good. We will leave about the 10 April it should be nice weather by then.

May God bless you both, Love: Bill + Mary

over,

P.S. Frieda have you ever heard anything about Judy’s trial? Rebecca sent down a clipping which stated they started Feb 15th but we haven’t heard a word since.

If you know anything about it I wish you would write us.

Sure to bad Clara + Emil have so much to go thru + my heart really goes out to them. They’ll “never” live it down I’m afraid.

Just got our 33rd grand child born the 27th a beautiful baby, they sent us a picture of the baby. A Boy just what they wanted. Dale is the proud father.

So please Frieda if you’ve heard, let us know. I wrote Clara a nice letter but she said she would write me a letter but as yet she hasn’t written.

P.S. Dale is the son on the farm, I already got a picture of the baby its a Boy they have the 2 little girls.