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James Thomas McGrew

Male Abt 1824 - 1857  (~ 33 years)


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  • Name James Thomas McGrew  [1, 2
    Born Abt 1824  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Dec 1857  Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • The the LDS Ancestral File, ver 4.15 incorrectly shows Thomas as a son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Blackburn) McGrew. However, according to McGrew researcher Wynema McGrew of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he is actually the son of James Tate McGrew (Alexander's brother) and his wife Elizabeth. Per THE SOUTHERN McGREWS GREW he appeared before the Board of Land Commissioners for Robertson County, Texas in 1847 for 320 acres. He was authorized to locate and survey out any of the vacant land in the Republic. On the 1850 census, Alfred Hicks, a laborer, was living with them. The same Alfred Hicks lived with his brother's--John Flood McGrew--family in 1860.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1850 Census
      Texas, Robertson County, Pr 1
      Enumerated 4 Nov 1850
      110-110
      Thomas McGrew 26 M Farmer 640 Miss
      Lucretia McGrew 17 F Ala
      Alfred Hicks 35 M 1486 Miss (Living with older brother, John Flood, in 1860 in Limestone County, TX)
    Person ID I2094  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Tate McGrew,   b. Bef 1783, St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1839, County of Robertson, Republic of Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth ???,   b. Abt 1794, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1860, Limestone County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1812  Amite County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • According to the Church of the Latter-day Saints "Ancestral File-ver 4.15", Alexander McGrew and Elizabeth Blackburn were also shown as the parents of Thomas McGrew (b. 1824 in Marion County, Mississippi) and Samantha McGrew (b. 1826 in Marion County, Mississippi). However, the research of Wynema McGrew of Hattiesburg, Mississippi shows that Thomas and Samantha are actually the children of James Tate McGrew (the brother of Alexander McGrew) and Elizabeth Patterson McGrew.
    Family ID F854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucretia Bennett,   b. 24 Dec 1833, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1883, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married Bef 1850 
    Children 
     1. William Thomas McGrew,   b. 2 Feb 1855, Limestone County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1927, Mount Calm, Hill County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Elizabeth Townsend "Bettie" McGrew,   b. 11 Mar 1857, Limestone County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1950, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F1371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1824 - Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Dec 1857 - Robertson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 350 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Texas, Robertson County, Precinct 4 Enumerated 3 Nov 1850 Stamped 235 110-110 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 16 and 339 (Reliability: 3).