Miles DeForest Andross

• BIRTH 1809 Bradford, Orange County, Vermont, USA
• DEATH 6 Mar 1836 (aged 26–27) San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
• BURIAL The Alamo, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA, MEMORIAL ID 50582916, Photos by John "J-Cat" Griffith & Vicki Luoma

Miles DeForest Andross, Alamo defender, was born in Vermont in 1809. He moved to Texas and settled in San Patricio. He took part in the siege of Bexar, became ill afterwards, and remained in Bexar as part of Lt. Col. James Clinton Neill's command. Andross served in the Alamo garrison as part of Capt. William Blazeby's infantry company. He died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836. [4]

There has been much speculation on the spelling of Mr. Andross' name, Mills or Miles, DeForrest or DeForest.

Inscription MILLS DeFORREST ANDROSS
VERMONT

Parents
John Andross 1762–1813

Spouse
Elizabeth Peabody Andross Newell 1801–1882

Siblings
Thomas R Andross 1796–1879
William R Andross 1800–1856
Noble C. Andross 1806–1890
Mehetabel B Andross 1810–1860

Children
Charles Peabody Andross 1823–1901
William Henry Andross 1825–1905

References

[1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50582916/miles-deforest-andross [2] FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 21 2020, 10:17:51 UTC

Sources

[3] Military_service: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - ? to 6 March 1836

[4] The Handbook of Texas Online - Bill Groneman)