1898 - 1970 (72 years)
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Generation: 2
Generation: 3
4. | Columbus Lafayette "Zip" Thurmond, Sr. was born on 13 Nov 1833 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee (son of John Green Thurmond and Anna Louisa Sturges); died on 1 Feb 1903 in Victoria County, Texas. Notes:
Esther McGrew Hardin says he "was the achiever of the bunch." He was sheriff, and at one time held just about every other office in Victoria Co, TX. He was considered the model sheriff of Texas. Per the Handbook of Texas, Columbus "Old Zip" Thurmond was a native of Tennessee and came to Texas at an early age and settled in Victoria County. He was a merchant in the firm of J.O. Wheeler and became treasurer of Victoria County in 1846. He married in 1858 to Maggie McGrew; they were parents of four children. He operated stores at Goliad and Brownsville between 1863 and 1865, when he became a land agent. He was sheriff of Victoria in 1884. His papers, covering 1831 to 1897, are in the Archives at the University of Texas.
His birthdate was auspicious. On November 13, 1833, between midnight and dawn, thousands of meteors showered the sky over North America. To the native peoples of the land, it appeared that the stars were falling out of the heavens. Some thought it was the judgment day. Others called it "The Night the Stars Fell".
A young girl who was a slave at the time of the event said "Somebody in the quarters started yellin' in the middle of the night to come out and to look up at the sky. We went outside and there they was a fallin' everywhere! Big stars coming down real close to the groun' and just before they hit the ground they would burn up! We was all scared. Some O'the folks was screamin' and some was prayin' we all made so much noise, the white folk came out to see what was happenin'. They looked up and then they got scared too."
The celestial phenomenon called "the most impressive and awesome display ever recorded" was, in fact, the Leonids meteor shower seen in one of its most impressive years. Viewers witnessed 50,000to 150,000 meteors per hour, only equaled by the November 17, 1966 display, when the Leonid shower brought 150,000 meteors per hour. Debris from the comet Temple-Tuttle that orbits the sun every 33 years causes the shower."
Columbus married Margaret Alice McGrew on 2 Apr 1857 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Margaret (daughter of John McGrew and Nancy Holliday) was born on 3 Mar 1835 in Mississippi; died on 13 Jul 1914 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Margaret Alice McGrew was born on 3 Mar 1835 in Mississippi (daughter of John McGrew and Nancy Holliday); died on 13 Jul 1914 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Notes:
Name Margaret Alice Thurmond
Event Type Death
Event Date 13 Jul 1914
Event Place Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States
Gender Female
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 03 Mar 1835
Birthplace , Mississippi
Father's Name John Mcgrew
Mother's Name Nancy Holliday
Informant C L Thurmond
Certificate Number 15818
GS Film number 2051128
Digital Folder Number 005145350
Image Number 02132
Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K37T-9GJ : accessed 02 Jul 2014), Margaret Alice Thurmond, 13 Jul 1914; citing certificate number 15818, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2051128.
Children:
- Alfred Seymour Thurmond was born on 3 Mar 1858 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1918 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- Columbus Lafeyette Thurmond, Jr. was born about 1859 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1919 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- Annie Laurie Thurmond was born on 13 May 1862 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 15 May 1896 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- 2. Sam Houston Wells Thurmond was born in 1866 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1901 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- Jesse James Thurmond was born in 1871 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1963 in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.
- Benjamin Thurmond was born in 1872 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died before 1882 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- George Murat Thurmond was born on 14 Dec 1873 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1925 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.
- Martha Malina Thurmond was born on 24 Feb 1879 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1966 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- Thomas Pulaski Thurmond was born in 1881 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died before 1891 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- Benton Mcculloch Thurmond was born in 1883 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1893 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- John Garibaldi Thurmond was born in 1885 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1889 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
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8. | John Green Thurmond was born about 1785 in Virginia; died before 1840 in Tennessee. Notes:
Location of death shown by some as in Lauderdale County, TN and by others as in Dyersburg, Dyer County, TN.
John married Anna Louisa Sturges on 19 Dec 1811 in Columbia County, Georgia. Anna was born on 30 May 1797 in Columbia County, Georgia; died about 1855 in Refugio County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Anna Louisa Sturges was born on 30 May 1797 in Columbia County, Georgia; died about 1855 in Refugio County, Texas. Notes:
Married:
The "TotalFam" Tree at WorldConnect has the following notes relating to the marriage of John Green Thurmond and Ann Sturgis. "I have a copy of John G Thurmond and Ann Sturgis marriage bond from Columbia County GA records. 1787 to 1935 Microfilm Drawer #190 Box #63. The bond dated ninth day of December 1811. Newspaper "Mirror of the Times" of Augusta GA issue dated Dec. 23, 1811 states they were married on December 19, 1811."
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10. | John McGrew was born on 24 Jun 1788 in St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory (son of James McGrew and Constance Tillett); died about 1835-1836 in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Notes:
Wynema McGrew writes that the baptisms of twin brothers Guillermo and Juan, children of Santiago and Constancia Tibbett (Tillet) Magrew, Protestants were recorded in Bapt. Rcds. Bk #2, p. 31, and she transcribed this below, exactly as she says they were recorded, in "Records of Old Mobile, Catherdral of the Immaculate Conception, Mobile, Alabama, Section 8, Baptisms, 1781-1850."
123. William Magrew
On 17 November 1788, I, the undersigned pastor of Mobile, baptized solemnly in James Magrew's house, William, born on 24, June 1788. /s/ Rev. Miguel Lamport
124. John Magrew
On 17 November 1788, I the undersigned pastor of Mobile, baptized solemnly in James Magrew's house John, born 24 June 1788. /s/ Rev. Miguel Lamport
[The above children are legitimate offspring] of James Magrew and Constantine Tillett, Protestants, natives of the Tombigbee River, in this District. Cassian Castanares, Sacristan, was the godfather for all. . /s/ Rev. Miguel Lamport
He and William purchased land in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana in 1807. (THE SOUTHERN McGREWS GREW).
Purchased land in Marion Co, MS on 6 Aug 1817 and on 31 Oct 1818 (THE SOUTHERN McGREWS GREW).
Per Copiah County MS marriage records, John McGrew was a surity for J.M. Rowan and Mrs. Martha Lawhan, 2 Oct 1842, so this places the family of John McGrew in Copiah Co. It was probabaly his son, however, as he was deceased by 1836.
Was in DeClouets Regiment during the War of 1812, and was in the Battle of New Orleans, along with his twin brother William.
Per Nancy's pension application, he died in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, LA. Their is also a Covington Co, Mississippi where the family once lived. This could cause confusion in the records.
John married Nancy Holliday before 1827 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Nancy (daughter of Ayres Holliday and Olivia Johnson) was born about 1796-1797 in Georgia; died after 1860 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Nancy Holliday was born about 1796-1797 in Georgia (daughter of Ayres Holliday and Olivia Johnson); died after 1860 in Texas. Notes:
(Research):
Census Listings:
1850 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Gallatin
Enumerated 21 Sept 1850
Stamped 255
678-678
Nancy McGrew 54 F --- $320 Ga
Wm G. McGrew 23 M Farmer Mi
Amanda 19 F Mi
James McGrew 17 M Laborer Mi
John McGrew 16 M Mi
Margaret McGrew 14 F Mi
George Hartley 22 M Laborer Mi
John W. Seers 70 M Garden Maker N. York
1860 Census
Texas, Victoria County, Victoria
Enumerated 14 Jun 1860
Page 39
279-287
Martha Cunningham 22 F ---- $7500 $7000 Miss
Nancy McGrue 63 F ---- $--- $1500 Ga
Amanda McGrue 29 F Miss
Children:
- Martha McGrew was born about 1827 in Mississippi; and died.
- William G. McGrew was born on 4 Jul 1828 in Mississippi; died on 16 Apr 1854 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Brushy Fork Cemetery, Carpenter, Copiah County, Mississippi.
- Amanda McGrew was born about 1831 in Mississippi; and died.
- James C. McGrew was born on 7 Dec 1831 in Mississippi; died on 4 Sep 1854 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Brushy Fork Cemetery, Carpenter, Copiah County, Mississippi.
- John McGrew was born about 1834 in Mississippi; and died.
- 5. Margaret Alice McGrew was born on 3 Mar 1835 in Mississippi; died on 13 Jul 1914 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
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