James Thomas McGrew

Abt 1824 - 1857  (33 years)

• Name	James Thomas McGrew  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1824	Mississippi   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Dec 1857	Robertson County, Texas   [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 d. Aft 1839, County of Robertson, Republic of Texas (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth ???,   b. Abt 1794, Georgia d. May 1860, Limestone County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1812	Amite County, Mississippi   [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 d. 10 Feb 1883, Texas (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1850
  Children	1. William Thomas McGrew,   b. 2 Feb 1855, Limestone County, Texas d. 3 Jul 1927, Mount Calm, Hill County, Texas (Age 72 years)   2. Elizabeth Townsend "Bettie" McGrew,   b. 11 Mar 1857, Limestone County, Texas d. 4 Aug 1950, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F1371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1824 - Mississippi Death - 21 Dec 1857 - Robertson County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 350 (Reliability: 3). [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). [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 16 and 339 (Reliability: 3).