Laura Ednel McGrew

Abt 1877 - 1950  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Laura Ednel McGrew  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1877	Mississippi   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Mar 1950	Mississippi State Hospital, Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi   [2]
  Burial	Mississippi State Hospital Cemetery, Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi   [2]
  Notes	According to Wyneman McGrew, Laura had a tumultous life, and was married at least twice. She had several children, and some of them died young. One daughter, Neva (later called Keary) Carr, was raised by her ex-husband, Charlie Carr and her younger sister, Fannie. Laura spent the last 30 years of her life at the Mississippi State Hospital, and died of Dementia Praecox.
  Person ID	I3035	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Leonard Bradford McGrew,   b. 25 Mar 1842, Marion County, Mississippi d. 21 May 1903, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Leitha "Lether" Jane Hathorn,   b. 22 Dec 1849, Mississippi d. 23 Apr 1914, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1866	Covington County, Mississippi
  	Wynema McGrew says they Lenard met Leitha and became enamored with her on a trip to Mobile with his mother to sell produce. Her parents objected to the marriage as Leonard was overbearing and older than Leitha.
  Family ID	F1563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1877 - Mississippi Death - 9 Mar 1950 - Mississippi State Hospital, Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Covington County, SD No 1 Enumerated 11 Jun 1880 Page 9 SD 2 ED 123 73-73 (Reliability: 3). [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 122 (Reliability: 3).