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AUDREY, JOHN WHITE, of Fort Mill, York county, South
Carolina, was born in Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, November 30,
1845. His father, William A. Ardrey, was a physician, and descended from
Irish ancestry. His early life was passed in the country, and after some
years' study in school and college, he enlisted, on the breaking out of
the War between the States, as a member of the First North Carolina
cavalry. Shortly after the close of the war Mr. Ardrey engaged in farming,
in which he has ever since taken an active interest.
While engaged
in farming Mr. Ardrey was for a period of some twenty years also
interested in mercantile business. The leading influences in his life, he
feels, have been the training he received from a devoted mother, and the
examples of those who had achieved success. He has also been an interested
reader of the biographies of eminent soldiers and statesmen.
Mr.
Ardrey's interests have not been confined to his immediate business. He
has served as secretary of Confederate camp, No. 920; and he was for
eighteen years master of the local (Catawba) lodge, No. 56, A. F. M., and
for four years he was deputy district grand master. For six years he held
office as intendant or mayor of the town of Fort Mill, York county, South
Carolina. From 1904 to 1906 he was a representative in the state
legislature.
Mr. Ardrey is a member of the Presbyterian church. His
life, though unostentatious, has been useful and has been marked by
self-control and devotion to duty.
His advice to young people who
would attain success in life is: "Respect your parents, and be faithful to
their teaching. Avoid the use of strong drink and tobacco. Have something
definite to do in life, attend to it closely, and do it thoroughly and
well."
On October 27, 1866, Mr. Ardrey married Mary Massey,
daughter of Captain B. H. Massey, of York county, South Carolina. They
have had seven children, of whom five are now (1907) living.
His
address is Fort Mill, York county, South
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