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Alexander Paxton McGrew

Male 1836 - 1886  (50 years)


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  • Name Alexander Paxton McGrew  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 1 Mar 1836  Perry County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Dec 1886  East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Cemetery of Buhler Plains, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • Per "The Southern McGrews Grew", he was a Civil War veteran and was captured, but as it was near the end of the war, he was not held long. He lived in Covington Co, MS until the late 1870's, but had to leave after he and a group of men were involved in the murder of Luke Broom. When the law came to arrest him, he asked if he could first feed his oxen, and they consented. He escaped. His brother, Leonard, loaded the family up and took them to Louisiana and they hid out near Baton Rogue. They had 11 children, and he died on 19 December 1886, and was buried in Knox cemetery, The Plains, East Feliciana Parish, LA. His wife died of pneumonia at the home of her son, Robert, on 10 November, 1895 and was buried near Alexander.

      Wynema McGrew writes that he enlisted in the Confederate State Army on either 10 Feb 1862 at Williamsburg, Covington County, Mississippi or 1 Feb 1862 at Handsboro, Harrison County, Mississippi. He was a sergeant in Company B, Fourth Cavalry under Capt. Norman. He was paroled in Gainsville, Alabama on 12 May 1865.

      Much of the information on this family was supplied by Allye Moody of Natchez, Mississippi

    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1860 Census
      Mississippi, Covington County, PO Williamsburg
      Enumerated 11 Sept 1860
      Page 58
      392-1
      Absolem Lott 23 M Farmer 1000 1000 Miss
      M A Lott 22 F Nuss
      M J Lott 2 F Miss
      ---/1
      Alex McGrew 24 M Farming $--- $500 Miss
      Minda McGrew 16 F Farming Miss
      W A Davis 23 M Teadher 100 Miss

      1870 Census
      Mississippi, Covington County, Watts Beat, P O formerly Zion S???
      Enumerated 26 Aug 1870
      Page 82
      605-633
      Magrew, Alx P 36 M W Farmer $--- $50 Miss
      Magrew, M A 23 F W Keeping House Miss
      Magrew, Elizabeth 10 F W Miss
      Magrew, Josephine 8 F W Miss
      Magrew, Robert 6 M W Miss
      Magrew, William 4 m W Miss
      Magrew, James 1 m W Miss

    Person ID I2554  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

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

    Family Arminda Williamson,   b. 1 Jan 1842, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1895, The Plains, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1859  [2, 4
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth "Lizzie" McGrew,   b. Abt 1861, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1888, Irene, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 27 years)
     2. Josephine "Josie" McGrew,   b. 6 Feb 1864, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1939, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     3. Robert Thomas McGrew,   b. 26 Jul 1867, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1917, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     4. William Lafayette McGrew,   b. 24 Jun 1870, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1935, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     5. James Monroe McGrew,   b. 6 Apr 1872, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1944, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     6. Minda McGrew,   b. Abt 1874, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Mary J. McGrew,   b. Abt 1875, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1881 (Age ~ 6 years)
     8. John B. McGrew,   b. Abt 1878, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1903 (Age ~ 25 years)
     9. Evelyn "Evie" McGrew,   b. 27 Nov 1880, Comite, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1958, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     10. Edna McGrew,   b. 6 Apr 1884, Comite, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Apr 1962, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     11. Alexander Paxton McGrew,   b. Abt 1885, Comite, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1957, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    Family ID F1613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Mar 1836 - Perry County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Dec 1886 - East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Cemetery of Buhler Plains, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 39 (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.), # 83902343 (Reliability: 3).

    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, Perry County Enumerated 30 Sept 1850 143-143 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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, Covington County, PO Williamsburg Enumerated 11 Sept 1860 Page 58 392-1 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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.), Mississippi, Covington County, Watts Beat, P O formerly Zion S??? Enumerated 26 Aug 1870 Page 82 605-633 (Reliability: 3).