Martha Edmondson

Family/Spouse: William Alexander Lott. William was born before 1851; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Annie married Wood Hathorn McGrew in 1891. Wood (son of Leonard Bradford McGrew and Leitha "Lether" Jane Hathorn) was born on 14 May 1873 in Covington County, Mississippi; died on 13 Feb 1957 in Collins, Covington County, Mississippi; was buried in Mount Horeb Cemetery, Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When he registered for the World War I draft, he was a resident of Seminary, Mississipi and was farming 3 miles west of that place. He was single, of medium heighth and slender, with gray eyes and dark hair.


(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Mississippi, Covington County, Beat One Seminary
Enumerated 10 Jan 1920
SD 6 ED 2 Sheet 5B
82-89
McGrew, Benjamin Franklin Head M W 25 M Miss Miss Miss Farmer
McGrew, C. Irene Wf F W 16 M Miss Miss Miss
McGrew, B ennie Son M W 11/12 S Miss Miss Miss

Benjamin married C. Irene Aultman on 1 Jul 1918 in Covington County, Mississippi. C. was born on 6 Sep 1903 in Mississippi; died on 25 Oct 1994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Trained as a nurse at Southern Mississippi Charity Hospital in Laurel, Mississippi. She primarily worked for the U.S. Public Service Bureau of Indian Affairs. She is buried at Mr. Horeb cemetery near Collins, Mississippi.

Notes:

Fred married later in life because he lived at home with his divorced mother and sisters who had children but no husbands. He helped take care of everyone. Wheeler and his family always lived within walking distance of his mother. He and his wife farmed and raised chickens. Even on that meager income, they put money aside to ensure a college education for their daughters. Wheeler had Alzheimer's disease, and was in a nursing home for the last six years of his life. His wife Pauline visited him faithfully every day.

Fred married Stella Pauline Watts on 3 Jan 1932 in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi. Stella was born on 22 Feb 1910 in Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi; died on 12 Mar 1998 in Covington County, Mississippi; was buried on 15 Mar 1998 in Mount Horeb Cemetery, Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He has a military marker, embossed with a cross, and "Bennie McGrew, Mississippi, M Sgt US Air Force Ret, World War II Korea, Dec 15 1919 Aug 28 1973." He also shares a double headstone with Myra McGrew (1920-1988).

Social Security Death Index has the same name, same date of birth, shows his last residence as Seminary, Mississippi, BUT has his date of death as December 1963?

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]