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Laura Ednel McGrew

Female Abt 1877 - 1950  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Laura Ednel McGrew  [1, 2
    Birth Abt 1877  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 9 Mar 1950  Mississippi State Hospital, Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Mississippi State Hospital Cemetery, Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • According to Wyneman McGrew, Laura had a tumultous life, and was married at least twice. She had several children, and some of them died young. One daughter, Neva (later called Keary) Carr, was raised by her ex-husband, Charlie Carr and her younger sister, Fannie. Laura spent the last 30 years of her life at the Mississippi State Hospital, and died of Dementia Praecox.
    Person ID I3035  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Leonard Bradford McGrew,   b. 25 Mar 1842, Marion County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1903, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Leitha "Lether" Jane Hathorn,   b. 22 Dec 1849, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1914, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1866  Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Family ID F1563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1877 - Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Mar 1950 - Mississippi State Hospital, Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. 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).

    2. [S202] McGrew, Wynema THE JAMES McGREW FAMILY (1744-1797) Second Edition, 1999, p. 122 (Reliability: 3).