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James Harrison McGrew, Sr.

Male 1861 - 1935  (73 years)


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  • Name James Harrison McGrew  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 14 Apr 1861  Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Mar 1935  Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Burial Pilot Grove Cemetery, Yoakum, Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Notes 
    • Information provided by R.L.McGrew, 5405 Rockland Dr, Pearland TX 77581, a direct descendant All but Bertha and Ruthie Mae are buried in Yoakum on Sweet Home. The other two daughters buried in Houston.

      Name James Harrison Mcgrew
      Event Type Death
      Event Date 24 Mar 1935
      Event Place Lavaca, Lavaca, Texas, United States
      Gender Male
      Marital Status Married
      Birth Date 14 Apr 1861
      Birthplace Lavaca, Texas
      Occupation Stockman and Farmer, Own farm
      Father's Name Lorenza Dow Mcgrew
      Mother's Name Martha Ann Neely
      Informant Frank McGrew
      Certificate Number 14641
      GS Film number 2116313
      Digital Folder Number 005144914
      Image Number 03373



      Citing this Record:
      "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KS11-RRJ : accessed 06 Jul 2014), James Harrison Mcgrew, 24 Mar 1935; citing certificate number 14641, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2116313.
    • (Medical):See attached sources. [3]
    Person ID I2171  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Lorenzo Dow McGrew,   b. 15 Oct 1828, Marion County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1885, Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Mary Margaret Neeley,   b. Abt 1829, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1892, Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1850  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Sometimes also shown as the parent of an Elby McGrew.
    Family ID F1189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Abbie Gail McMurrey,   b. 1 Jan 1859, Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1944, Yoakum County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1881  [1
    Children 
     1. Sarah Belle McGrew,   b. 31 Dec 1883, Yoakum, Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1960, Bellaire, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. Benjamin Thompson McGrew,   b. 21 May 1885, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1964, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     3. James Harrision McGrew, Jr.,   b. 1 Apr 1887, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1967, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     4. Francis "Frank" Marion McGrew,   b. 20 Jun 1889, Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1957, Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     5. Bertha Bee McGrew,   b. 30 Oct 1893, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1976, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     6. Oliver Perry McGrew,   b. 17 Apr 1896, Sweet Home, Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1977, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     7. Ruth May McGrew,   b. Dec 1897, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Willie Lee "Dan" McGrew,   b. 15 Jun 1900, Yoakum, Lavaca County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1980, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F1421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Apr 1861 - Lavaca County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Mar 1935 - Lavaca County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pilot Grove Cemetery, Yoakum, Lavaca 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. 285 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 19735598 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    4. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, 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 1870 Federal Census.), Texas, Lavaca County (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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.), Texas, Lavaca County (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 282 (Reliability: 3).