John McGrew

Abt 1845 - Abt 1876  (31 years)

• Name	John McGrew  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Abt 1845	Mississippi   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1876	Refugio County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Refugio, Refugio County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	Middle initial variously shown as J, H or M. Ester McGrew Hardin states his middle name was MOODY. Children names were obtained from both census records and a letter from Clara Manning, a descendant of Katherine McGrew McGuill to Esther McGrew Hardin. The McGrew's lived in Blanconia, just barely across the Refugio county line in Bee County. It was distinguished in the early days as being the headquarters of Sallie Scull, a notorious woman cattle operator and gunwoman. John McGrew was killed in a gunfight in front of a saloon in Refugio in 1876. According to Hobart Huson's book "Refugio": "Charles Berkowitz moved to Refugio and founded the famous "Bull's Head Saloon" at the southwest intersection of Alamo and Yabacion streets. It also had a gambling parlor associated with it. ..(perhaps the most noted gunfight) between John McGrew and Luke Porter. There was some sort of disagreement between the two men, and bullets began to spatter all over the place. The customers rushed to cover leaving a clear field to the principals. Present was a Mexican gambler, who with more courage than discretion tried to stop the melee. He stepped behind McGrew at the instant that a bullet from Porter's gund plowed through McGrew's body. The same bullet tore through the Mexican gambler's body and killed him." The footnote to this story cites W.L. Rea's "Memoirs." His wife Julia Hart, whose parents were early settlers in the Irish Colony in nearby San Patricio, Texas. Buried in Calvary cemetery. (Research): Census Listings: 1870 Census Texas, Refugio County, SD Number 4, PO Refugio Enumerated 8 July 1870 Stamped 139 71-71 McGrew, John 24 M W Stock Raiser 4--- $500 Miss McGrew, Julia 23 F W Keeping House Tx McGrew, Marcina 2 F W Tx 72-72 McGrew, R W 27 M W Stock Raiser $5000 $10,000 Miss McGrew, Alice 24 F W Keeping House Tx McGrew, Dixie 5 M W Tx McGrew, Sophie 3 F W Tx 73-73 McGrew, WIlliam 78 M W Farerm 1000 $--- Ala McGrew, Elvira 60 F W Keeping house Ga McGrew, James 36 M W Stock Driver Miss McGrew, Besty 30 F B House Servant Tx McGrew, Harriet 36 F Mu Houseservant Tx McGrew, Tom 4 M Mu Tx McGrew, Billy 3 m Mu Tx McGrew, Norah 5 F Mu Tx
  Person ID	I2199	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Patrick Henry McGrew, M. D.,   b. Abt 1825, Mississippi d. Abt 1884, Beeville, Bee County, Texas (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Marcina Moody,   b. Abt 1821, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Dec 1844	Copiah County, Mississippi   [6, 7]
  	Wynema McGrews shows that they were married on 12 Dec 1844, in Copiah County, by Jesse Butler JP, John Gustavus, bondsmane.
  Family ID	F1429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Hart,   b. Feb 1848, San Patricio County, Texas d. 20 Jan 1923, Blanconia, Bee County, Texas (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1869	Refugio County, Texas   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Marcenia McGrew,   b. Abt 1868, Refugio County, Texas d. Abt 1891 (Age 23 years)   2. William McGrew,   b. Feb 1871, Texas d. 28 Jan 1928 (Age 56 years)   3. Katherine Irene McGrew,   b. 22 Dec 1872, Refugio County, Texas d. 5 Aug 1945, Refugio, Refugio County, Texas (Age 72 years)   4. John Moody McGrew,   b. 26 Oct 1875, Texas d. 29 May 1941, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas (Age 65 years)   5. Agnes McGrew,   b. 26 Dec 1876, Texas d. 4 Dec 1928, Live Oak County, Texas (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F1430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1845 - Mississippi Marriage - 2 Jun 1869 - Refugio County, Texas Death - Abt 1876 - Refugio County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 388 (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.), Mississippi, Copiah County 23 Sept 1850 683-683 (Reliability: 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). [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.), # 15778015 (Reliability: 3). [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, Refugio County, SD Number 4, PO Refugio Enumerated 8 July 1870 Stamped 139 71-71 (Reliability: 3). [S201] McGrew, Everette THE SOUTHERN McGREWS GREW (2106 Freeland Way, Dallas TX 75228). [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 387 (Reliability: 3).