Tony Andel

1917 - 1998  (81 years)  Submit Photo / Document    Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Tony Andel
  Birth	1 Feb 1917	Hartford, Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  	Name Anthony Andel Age 2 Birth Year abt 1918 Birthplace Rhode Island Home in 1920 Central Falls, Providence, Rhode Island Street Charles St Residence Date 1920 Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Son Marital Status Single Father's Name Raymond Andel Father's Birthplace Bohemia Mother's Name Aloysya Andel Mother's Birthplace Bohemia Occupation None Neighbors View others on page Household members Name Age Raymond Andel 32 Aloysya Andel 30 Anna Andel 9 Felix Andel 8 Agnes Andel 6 Albina Andel 4 Anthony Andel 2 Joseph Andel 0 Close
  Census	1940	San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
  	Name Anton Andell Age 23 Estimated Birth Year abt 1917 Gender Male Race White Birthplace Connecticut Marital Status Single Relation to Head of House Lodger Home in 1940 San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California San Bernardino,San Bernardino,California Street So Arrowhead House Number 247 Inferred Residence in 1935 San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California Residence in 1935 San Bernardino Sheet Number 6A Occupation Machinist Helper Attended School or College No Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 8th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40 Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939 49 Income 1500 Income Other Sources No Neighbors View others on page Household members Name Age John Deegan 57 Florence Deegan 28 Katherine Deegan 1 Anton Andell 23
  Immigration	7 Jun 1941	New Britian, Connecticut, USA
  	Name Anthony Birth Date 1 Feb 1917 Birth Place B. Central Falls,R.i. Record Type Naturalization Relation to Head Child Father Raymond Mother Alojzia Andel
  Fact	1942	San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
  	Name Tony Andel Residence Year 1942 Street Address 868 Spruce Residence Place San Bernardino, California, USA Occupation Wrestler Publication Title San Bernardino, California, City Directory, 1942
  Fact	12 Jul 1942	San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
  	Name Antone Andell Residence Date 12 Jul 1942 Residence Place San Bernardino, California, USA Newspaper Title The San Bernardino County Sun
  MILI	17 Oct 1942	Los Angeles, California, USA
  	Name Antone Andel Race White Marital Status Married Rank Private Birth Year 1917 Nativity State or Country Rhode Island Citizenship Citizen Residence Hartford, Connecticut Education 4 years of high school Civil Occupation Machinists Enlistment Date 17 Oct 1942 Enlistment Place Los Angeles, California Service Number 19162063 Branch Corps of Engineers Component Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of Source Civil Life Height 67 Weight 199
  Fact	1962	San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
  	Name Antone Andel Residence Date 1962 Street Address 27064 Cypress Av Highland Residence Place San Bernardino, California, USA Party Affiliation Democrat
  Fact	1989	Highland, California, USA
  	Name Antone Andel Residence Date 1989 Address 27064 Cypress St Residence Highland, CA Postal Code 92346-3662
  Fact	12 May 1998	Cajon Pass, California   [1]
  	THE HILL 582 MEMORIALS ANTONE "TONY" ANDEL - February 1, 1917 - May 12, 1998 At the present time - July 2010 - there are five memorials on Hill 582 dedicated to railfans and railroad employees that are no longer living. The Antone "Tony" Andel memorial bench and brass plaque was the first memorial to be placed on the Hill. Tony Andel was a life-long Santa Fe Railway employee. Tony worked his way up to round-house foreman at Barstow during the steam era, and then moved to San Bernardino where he also was a round-house foreman. When diesel locomotives replaced steam, Tony became an on-board diesel mechanic, riding in the locomotives from Los Angeles to Barstow and return to keep the early diesel engines running. Tony then became an expert air brake and traction motor technician, working in the San Bernardino shops until his retirement. Because of his expertise, on several occassions the Santa Fe "loaned" Tony to foreign and domestic railroads that were in need of expert advice. The state-owned railroad in Saudi Arabia was one such beneficiary of Tony's expertise. In 1985, the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society was making preparations to remove AT&SF steam locomotive 3751 from Viaduct Park, San Bernardino. Tony Andel offered to help. The air-brake system on the locomotive was primitive, yet Tony was familiar with it's workings. He also knew that parts for that particular system were still hidden away in the San Bernardino shops - artifacts from the steam era. Tony located the parts and the railroad donated them to Project 3751. Tony also passed on his knowledge of the 3751's brake system to SBRHS volunteers that would be responsible for operating and maintaining the locomotive. Crippled by arthritis in his later years, possibly a result of being a professional wrestler when he was young, Tony was also an avid videographer. Tony loved to make train videos. When he could no longer drive, friends would take him trackside to shoot video. Hill 582 was a favorite spot. We would set Tony in his wheelchair at the north end of the Hill facing the tracks, and he would video tape the trains as they went by. Since some of the trees on Hill 582 had names, Tony wanted to donate a pine tree that would be called Tony's Tree. On Christmas Day, 1996, "Tony's Christmas Tree" was planted at the southeast corner of Hill 582. Of the three pine trees that survived the June 2002 brush fire, Tony's tree is now by far the largest of the three. Tony Andel passed away on May 12, 1998. Tony's relatives offered to donate a tree to Hill 582 in Tony's memory. Since Tony already had a tree on Hill 582, it was decided that a bench with a plaque would be fitting memorial. The bench and plaque were placed on the Hill in April, 1999. Although vandalized, repaired and repainted numerous times, the bench remains an important fixture on Hill 582.
  Death	12 May 1998	San Bernardino, CA
  Age at Death	81 years
  Person ID	I1494	St. John Origin and Ancestry DNA Database
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jakub Raymond Andel,   b. 5 Aug 1887, Ostrawa, Czechoslovakia d. 12 Sep 1948, Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Alojzia Polak,   b. 14 Jun 1889, Dambrova Fisztak, Czechoslovakia d. 21 Nov 1970, East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F995580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Clara Williams
  Marriage	12 Mar 1935	Riverside, California, USA
  Age at Marriage	He : 18 years and 1 month - She : ??.
  Family ID	F995581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Reed,   b. 14 Oct 1907, Rainesville, Indiana, USA d. 9 Jul 1997, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Between April 1940 - 17 Oct 1942
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 8 months - She : 35 years.
  Family ID	F0828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Tony Andel(1917 – 1998) 2Jakub Raymond Andel(1887 – 1948) 4Antone Andel 5Anna Kienarski, Andel 3Alojzia Polak(1889 – 1970) 6 7

  
  

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  Suzanne St. John. "Tony Andel". The St. John Genealogy Project. https://stjohngenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I1494&tree=OSA0001 (accessed May 8, 2025).

  
  

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