Leonard Bradford McGrew

1842 - 1903  (61 years)

• Name	Leonard Bradford McGrew  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	25 Mar 1842	Marion County, Mississippi   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 May 1903	Covington County, Mississippi   [5, 8]
  Burial	Saint James Catholic Cemetery, Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi   [5, 9]
  Notes	Wynema McGrew notes that Leonard was not easy to get along with, and had been asked by neighbors to move. He was rumored to have killed men, outside of combat, during the Civil War. Bruce Aultman, an attorney living in the Victory community in Lamar County suggested that Leonard was a Jayhawk (Union sympathizer) during the Civil War. He did serve in the Confederate Army, however, enlisting in Capt. H R McLaurin's Company (Co F, 27th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry) on 26 Aug 1861, the same day R. L. McGrew enlisted. He was discharged in Rome, Georgia on 11 Apr 1863 due to wounds to his hip and knee while at Shelbyville, Tennessee. He later served in Company E, 3rd Battalion, Mississippi Reserve Calvary from which he was paroled on May 16, 1865. He was a freemason and baptist for most of his life, but converted to Catholicism late in life, due to his many transgressions and the influence of his eldest daughter, Susanna, who had converted when she married, and Leonard was buried in the Catholic portion of the Williamsburg Cemetery. The cemetery name, per Find A Grave, was the Saint James Catholic Cemetery in Bassfield, Mississippi. His FindAGrave memorial page, crated by Fred Rose, has a photo of him in uniform and with a bayonet. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38991981 (Research): Census Listings: 1880 Census Mississippi, Covington County, SD No 1 Enumerated 11 Jun 1880 Page 9 SD 2 ED 123 73-73 Magrou, Leonard W M 38 Planter Miss ---- Miss Magrou, Jane W F 31 Wf Keeping home Miss Miss Miss Magrou, Susanna W F 12 Dtr At Home Miss Miss Miss Magrou, Elizabeth W F 10 Dtr At Home Miss Miss Miss Magrou, Luella W F 8 Dtr Miss Miss Miss Magrou, Wood W M 7 Son Miss Miss Miss Magrou, Mary W F 5 Dtr Miss Miss Miss Magrou, Laura W F 3 Dtr Miss Miss Miss Magrou, Fannie W F 1 Dtr Miss Miss Miss 1900 Census Mississippi, Covington County, Williamsburg Enumerated 14 Jun 1900 SD 6 ED 11 Sheet 12B 199-199 McGrew, Len Head W M Mar 1840 60 M 34 Miss Miss Miss Farmer McGrew, Jane Wf W F Dec 1849 50 M 34 14/13 Miss Miss Miss McGrew, Fannie Dtr W F May 1879 21 S Miss Miss Miss McGrew, Lenard B Son W M Mar 1881 19 S Miss Miss Miss Farm laborer McGrew, Lucy Dtr W F Apr 1883 17 S Miss Miss Miss McGrew, Allice Dtr W F Mar 1885 15 S Miss Miss Miss McGrew, Molly Dtr W F Mar 1887 13 S Miss Miss Miss McGrew, Thomas K Son W M Jun 1891 8 S Miss Miss Miss McGrew, Dimie Dtr W F Aug 1896 3 S Miss Miss Miss
  Person ID	I2436	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James McGrew,   b. Abt 1810, Feliciana Parish, Louisiana d. Abt 7 Jun 1891, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Lott,   b. Abt 1820, Mississippi d. 22 Nov 1880, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1836	Marion County, Mississippi
  Family ID	F1373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leitha "Lether" Jane Hathorn,   b. 22 Dec 1849, Mississippi d. 23 Apr 1914, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1866	Covington County, Mississippi
  	Wynema McGrew says they Lenard met Leitha and became enamored with her on a trip to Mobile with his mother to sell produce. Her parents objected to the marriage as Leonard was overbearing and older than Leitha.
  Children	1. Susanna A. McGrew,   b. 4 Apr 1868, Covington County, Mississippi d. 17 Dec 1937 (Age 69 years)   2. Florence Elizabeth McGrew,   b. 24 Jan 1870, Covington County, Mississippi d. 1 Aug 1907, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 37 years)   3. Louella "Ella" Jane McGrew,   b. 22 Sep 1871, Mississippi d. 2 Mar 1952, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi (Age 80 years)   4. Wood Hathorn McGrew,   b. 14 May 1873, Covington County, Mississippi d. 13 Feb 1957, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 83 years)   5. Mary Frances McGrew,   b. Abt 1875, Mississippi d. Abt 1952, Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 77 years)   6. Laura Ednel McGrew,   b. Abt 1877, Mississippi d. 9 Mar 1950, Mississippi State Hospital, Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi (Age 73 years)   7. Fannie Marvel McGrew,   b. 1 Jan 1879, Mississippi d. 21 Jan 1958, Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana (Age 79 years)   8. Leonard B. McGrew,   b. 11 Mar 1881, Mississippi d. 14 May 1921, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 40 years)   9. Lucy Ann McGrew,   b. 12 Apr 1883, Mississippi d. 15 Aug 1959, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 76 years)   10. Lauren Mae McGrew,   b. 15 Mar 1887, Mississippi d. 28 Feb 1929, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 41 years)   11. Alice O. McGrew,   b. 7 Mar 1885, Mississippi d. 19 Jul 1968, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi (Age 83 years)   12. Myra "May" Conway McGrew,   b. Mar 1887, Mississippi d. 30 Sep 1890 (Age 3 years)   13. Thomas Stockdale "S. D." McGrew,   b. 11 Jun 1892, Covington County, Mississippi d. 10 Oct 1975, Collins, Covington County, Mississippi (Age 83 years)   14. Demmie E. McGrew,   b. 10 Aug 1896, Covington County, Mississippi d. 30 Jan 1972, Bassfield, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F1563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Mar 1842 - Marion County, Mississippi Marriage - 25 Nov 1866 - Covington County, Mississippi Death - 21 May 1903 - Covington County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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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.), Mississippi, Covington County, SD No 1 Enumerated 11 Jun 1880 Page 9 SD 2 ED 123 73-73 (Reliability: 3). [S384] 1900 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. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Covington County, Williamsburg Enumerated 14 Jun 1900 SD 6 ED 11 Sheet 12B 199-199 (Reliability: 3). [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 52, middle name reported by great-great granddaughter, Anita Joy Bullock, whose great-grandfather, Leonard B. McGrew was known as Junior, and whose middle name was known to be Bradford (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.), # 38991981 (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.), Mississippi, Perry County, Southern District Enumerated 16 Aug 1860 88-81 (Reliability: 3). [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 52 (Reliability: 3). [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 52 (Reliability: 3). [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 52, Williamsburg Cemetery, Covington County, Mississippi (Reliability: 3).