ANDICE, TEXAS est. 1857 in Williamson County

ANDICE, TEXAS est. 1857

Andice Texas is a small Town in the far west side of Williamson County - Andice was originally called Stapp and later renamed to Berry's Creek before becoming Andice.

Andrew "Buck" Jackson had a small store near upper Berry's Creek, and became postmaster of Berry's Creek post office, in the fall of 1876. In 1879 Benjamin W. Stapp was appointed the new post master.

Audice Newton was born in 1899 son of of a pastor and applied for a post office, requesting that it be named "Audice." Postal officials misread the name, approved the office as "Andice," Audice was appointed postmaster in 1899.

Andice is located about 18 miles west of Georgetown on highway 2338 and 10 miles south of Florence on highway 970. The site was settled in the early 1850s and developed a cattle industry after the Civil War, when wheat and cotton were significant local crops.

ANDICE, TEXAS est. 1857

Population: 25 (2003)

WWII soldiers Gene Howland, Gene Pearson, and Grady Howland (L to R) in downtown Andice on leave from duty in 1941. Andice was misnamed for “Audice,” the name of the son of the local pastor who applied for a community post office in 1899.

Courtesy of Connie Kanetzky

Image 8268
Three soldiers by car,
l-r: Wiliam Eugene Howland, Gene Preseton Pealson, and
Howard Grady Howland, Andice, Texas, during furlough in WWII - 1940

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image 1033 Emzie & Elzora Fisher	image 1064 Andice, Texas, Businesses in 1929	image 2005 Dorothy Fisher [Sauls], age 18, riding a longhorn bull at the Elzie Fisher farm
image 2031 Augusta "Gus" Fisher w/ old faithful dog, "Ole Blue" ca. 1920's at George Fisher's home on Sunset Lane, east of Andice, Texas. image 2102 Mr & Mrs Milt Love in Wagon w/ Horses - Gus & Ben Jacob's R & W Store [1932-1974] in background. Andice, Texas, ca. 1930's	image 2066 Hog Butchering, Pat Osuna at Dunlop Place, Andice, Texas. ca. 1949 image 2117 Wade Howland with dog "Ossie" & gun, ca 1930's, Andice, Texas	image 2071 Bethel Baker, son of Robert Zebulon Baker and Minerva Ellen "Bea" Swindle Baker. He was one of two boys and nine girls in the family. Bethel Baker married Leah Landry in the late 1920's. They had no children, but dozens of nieces and nephews. He farmed the family farm [the Baker Place] of about 200 acres on the North San Gabriel River between Andice and Liberty Hill until 1956 when the Great Drought of the 1950's reached its climax. He was not able to make a crop in over two years. Until the end, he farmed with mules. His father had told him that he thought the tractors were not good for the soil.
image 8050 Gus Fisher with his children	image 8051 Grandchildren of Gus Fisher, son 4th from left in the middle is Emizie "Hamp" Fisher, ca. 1930's	image 8053 Bertha & Elzie Fisher 57th Anniversary
image 8054 Dot-100 years old on Christmas Day with Willie Jones Dailey	image 8055 Fisher Family	image 8056 Grandpa Grant Jones
image 8061 Fisher Boy	image 8062 Fisher Family, Andice, Texas	image 8063 Fisher Family, children of Ausust and Sally fisher, l-r: Sam, Sally, George, Robert, Mary Fhsier William, Joies, Elzie and A.B. Fisher
image 1183 Gus [b. 1845] and Seley [b. 1859] Chapman Fisher and family, near Andice, Texas. ca. 1900's. Gus Fisher had been a slave in Arkansas. Gus, son of Joe Fisher, was half brother of the famous King Fisher. Gus came to Texas at age 9 with the Joe Fisher Family.	image 1193 Primitive Baptist Preachers in cart and riding oxen	image 1194 Rock House Community School, Andice, Texas, ca. 1920's image 8273 l-r: Ruby Howland, Helen Howland with little girl Connie Howland, Lula Howland, ca.1951, Andice, Texas
image 1206 War Time Wedding, WWII, Veron Douglas Dunlop and Imogene King, Andice, Texas	image 2072 These fellow had a snake roundup, apparently a very successful one. North San Gabriel River, ca. 1930's.	image 2104 Madge McCormick Smith "Cowgirl" of Florence-Andice, Texas, July
image 2116 William Miles Howland as a boy on pony	image 4003 Emzie Fisher fixing a fence near Andice, Texas	image 4026 William Wilson Howland in overalls and hat, holding the mules "Kit" and "Buck". Mule "Jack" in lot, son Eugene Howland holding the mare "Trixie", son Grady Howland behind "Trixie's" colt. Andice, Texas, ca. 1930's
image 4027 Young boy with big hat is Grady Howland, man in overalls and hat, holding colt is William Wilson Howland, boy facing colt is Eugene Howland on Howland Farm, Andice, Texas, ca.1930's	image 4028 Connie Howland Kanetzky and her father Grady Howland, with Jersey Cow named "Pet" from the Pet Milk Company. Andice, Texas, ca.1930's	image 4029 William Wilson and Lula Howland with chickens, Howland Farm, Andice, Texas, ca. 1930's
image 5042 Baptizing in river, Gabriel Mills, near Andice, Texas	image 5043 Mount Horeb Methodist Church, built 1854, used as church ca. 1927, moved to Mahomet. It was still used as church, until it was torn down in 1940, Gabriel Mills, near Andice, Texas	image 8002 Charles and Gene Fisher with goats at the Fisher farm at Andice/Florence. The Fisher family led by Gus Fisher, a former slave in Arkansas, is one of the earliest and most noted Black Families in the county.
image 8149 Bell Anderson Bowen and Charles Bowen with horse "Old Blue", Andice, Texas, ca. 1924	image 8150 Emilee Baker Love in Wedding Dress 1/1/35 beside car. Andice, Texas	image 8151 Six Baker children at a reunion, Andice, Texas, ca.1930's
image 8153 Robert & Minerva Baker Family, Andice, Texas	image 8155 Uriah Anderson's Grandchildren. Andice, Texas ca. 1940's	image 8157 Merle Maness. Granddaughter of Zebulon & Bea Baker. Andice, Texas
image 8158 Seymour School Class, Andice, Texas, ca. 1910	image 8194 Lucille Smith, portrait at 17, ca. 1918	image 8202 Funeral [Casket] of William Wilson Howland in 1946
image 8205 Lowel & Wade Howland on front porch, ca. 1930's, Andice, Texas	image 8206 Howland Farm House ca. 1915, Andice, Texas	image 8250 Norman Whitfield, Andice, Texas, ca. 1924, son of "Uncle Will and Aunt Lula" Whitfield
image 8265 Ruby Howland and friend, at Howland Farm. Andice, Texas	image 8267 Lula Pearl [Smith] Howland and baby son, William Eugene Howland, ca. 1919, Howland Farm, Andice, Texas	image 8269 Two soldiers during WWII, l-r: Gene Howland and Grady Howland at parents home, Will and Lula Howland, Andice, Texas
image 8270 Boy with Dog	image 8271 l-r: Lula Howland, Ruby Howland holding Martha Howland, William Wilson Howland holding puppy. ca. 1946	image 8272 WWII Army Air Corp Pilot William Eugene Howland from Andice, Texas

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Baptist Church

Baptist Church plaque

Marker Text:

The Rev. Freeman Smalley, one of the first Baptists in Texas, preached in this area about 1850. This church was organized about 1851, meeting in a log schoolhouse built by Joshua Stapp and others, 1854-76; in a new school building, 1876-94; and in a structure of its own at Pilot Knob, 1894-1936. Successively called "Stapp," "White House," and "Pilot Knob" Baptist Church, the congregation moved to Andice in 1936. It now worships near the original site, where the first pastor, Josiah Andrews, used to hand his pistol on a peg on the hewn, oak-stump Bible stand while he preached.

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