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Capt. Alfred Sturgis Thurmond

Male Abt 1816 - Abt 1876  (~ 60 years)


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  • Name Alfred Sturgis Thurmond  [1, 2
    Prefix Capt. 
    Born Abt 1816  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1876  Lost At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • 1870 census show his place of birth as Georgia vs. Tennessee.

      In REFUGIO, Hobart Huson called "Alfred S. Thurmond the hero of Mier (Mexico)." Several companies were captured and taken prisoner. The President of Mexico decreed that one out of ten of the prisoners were to be shot. Alfred Thurmond was required to interpret the decree to his fellow prisoners (Brown: History of Texas). All 173 prisoners drew beans, black and white. The 17 men who drew black beans were all shot. Capt. Cameron and Alfred S. Thurmond were manacled together, and marched into Mexico City, where Capt. Cameron was shot. Cameron had drawn a white bean, but the Mexicans hated him, so he was shot anyway. This is in spite of the fact he was a British subject. (From "300 Years in Victoria County" by Roy Grimes). Note: It was Capt. Ewin Cameron's company in which J. McGrue, pvt, was enlisted. This is most likely John McGrew, son of Alexander and Elizabeth Blackburn McGrew.

      Huson (Vol. II, page 135) goes onto say that "there were at least three prominent citizens who felt they could no longer live in a land ruled by the dam-Yankees. These unreconstructed and unreconstructale rebels were (Smith, Coleman) and the old Texian veteran, Captain Alfred Sturgis Thurmond. Capt. Thurmond was drowned when the ship on which he was bound for Mexico (where he was going to settle) was wrecked of the Texas Coast."
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1870 Census
      Texas, Refugio County, SubDiv Number 4, PO Refugio
      Enumerated 27 July 1870
      283-288
      Thurman, A S 54 M W Retail Grocer 1000 1000 Ga
      Thurman, Julia 43 F W Keeping House Miss
      Thurman, Alfred 1 m W Tx
      Thurman, Dalton 13 M W Miss
      Hayland, Sam 17 m W Clerk in Grocery Tx
      Wardwell, W 24 M W Book Keeper NY
      McGrew, Mary 15 F Mu House Servant Tx
    Person ID I2210  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Green Thurmond,   b. Abt 1785, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1840, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Mother Anna Louisa Sturges,   b. 30 May 1797, Columbia County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1855, Refugio County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1811  Columbia County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • 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."
    Family ID F1439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia McGrew,   b. Abt 1829, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1877, Rockport, Aransas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Married 5 Oct 1848  Victoria, Victoria County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Alfred McGrew Thurmond,   b. Abt 1869, Refugio County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1900, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years)
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2014 
    Family ID F1436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1816 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Oct 1848 - Victoria, Victoria County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt 1876 - Lost At Sea Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 392 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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, SubDiv Number 4, PO Refugio Enumerated 27 July 1870 283-288 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mlb2&id=P57483 (Reliability: 3).

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