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William Patrick Henry McGrew, M. D.

Male Abt 1825 - Abt 1884  (~ 59 years)


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  • Name William Patrick Henry McGrew  [1, 2, 3
    Suffix M. D. 
    Birth Abt 1825  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1884  Beeville, Bee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • According to Esther McGrew Hardin, William P McGrew was in Copiah County, Mississippi in 1850, with two sons, with wife M. McGrew and Burrell Moody, 18, living with him. In view of this, and because Dr. William's son John H. named a son John Moody McGrew, Esther believes that the first wife of Dr. McGrew was a Moody. Nancy Lea Wilson Wright of Shreveport says that William McGrew's first wife was Marcina Moody Welch.

      He was listed as a merchant and planter in 1850. He must have become a doctor sometime before he moved to Refugio prior to 1860.

      Dr McGrew was one of the largest slaveholders in Refugio in the mid-1850s. Esther McGrew Hardin cites Hobart Huson, in his history REFUGIO, as noting these slaveholders were mainly planters and stock-farmers living along the San Antonio and Guadalupe Rivers, most whom brought their slaves with them. They were also, not surprisingly, some of the most active and leading secessionists in the county. Dr. William P. McGrew was chief justice during the period of 1862 to the end of the war. His court "took prompt and effective measures to guard against slave uprisings." They appointed patrols over the entire county, along with working to help support the families of the men who had gone to war.

      The Refugio list of Home Guard units included: Thomas M. Duke, Thomas M. Duke, Jr.; Henry McGrew; James McGrew; John McGrew; Dr. William P. McGrew; Thomas McGuill; Alfred S. Thurmond.

      After the end of the war, Dr. and Mrs. McGrew were said to have owned the original Mission Hotel, at the northwest corner of Alamo and Purisiama.

      Wynema McGrew adds that he was also Mayor of Refugio and a Methodist preacher. She shows that he died ca 1884 in Beeville, Texas.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1850 Census
      Mississippi, Copiah County
      23 Sept 1850
      683-683
      William P. McGrew 25 M Planter and Merchant 1200 Miss
      M. McGrew 29 F Miss
      John McGrew, 5 M Miss
      William P. McGrew 3 M Miss
      Burrell Moody 18 M Student Miss

      1860 Census
      Texas, Refugio County and Precinct, PO Refugio
      Enumerated 23 Jun 1860
      Page 13
      168-133
      Wm P McGrew 35 M MD 50 20,000 Miss
      Clara F. V. 25 F Teacher New York
      John H McGrew 15 M Miss
      Wm H McGrew 13 M MIss
      Albert G B 9 M Miss
      William Downs 22 M Carpenter Miss
    Person ID I2196  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father William McGrew,   b. 24 Jun 1788, St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1876, Rockport, Aransas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Olivia Elvira Holliday,   b. Bef 1802, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 23 Feb 1817  Washington Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Married in either Holmes County, Mississippi or Washington Parish, LA.
    Family ID F1413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marcina Moody,   b. Abt 1821, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 12 Dec 1844  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    • Wynema McGrews shows that they were married on 12 Dec 1844, in Copiah County, by Jesse Butler JP, John Gustavus, bondsmane.
    Children 
     1. John McGrew,   b. Abt 1845, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1876, Refugio County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 31 years)
     2. William P. McGrew,   b. Abt 1847, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Albert G. B. McGrew,   b. Abt 1851, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1429  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1825 - Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Dec 1844 - Copiah County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1884 - Beeville, Bee 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. 387 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.), Mississippi, Copiah County 23 Sept 1850 683-683 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth 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 1860 Federal Census.), Texas, Refugio County and Precinct, PO Refugio Enumerated 23 Jun 1860 Page 13 168-133 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 16 and 381 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S201] McGrew, Everette THE SOUTHERN McGREWS GREW (2106 Freeland Way, Dallas TX 75228).