Abt 1785 - Bef 1840 (~ 54 years)
Generation: 1
1. | John Green Thurmond was born about 1785 in Virginia; died before 1840 in Tennessee. Notes:
Location of death shown by some as in Lauderdale County, TN and by others as in Dyersburg, Dyer County, TN.
John married Anna Louisa Sturges on 19 Dec 1811 in Columbia County, Georgia. Anna was born on 30 May 1797 in Columbia County, Georgia; died about 1855 in Refugio County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
3. | Capt. Alfred Sturgis Thurmond (1.John1) was born about 1816 in Tennessee; died about 1876 in Lost At Sea. 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
Alfred married Julia McGrew on 5 Oct 1848 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Julia (daughter of William McGrew and Olivia Elvira Holliday) was born about 1829 in Mississippi; died about 1877 in Rockport, Aransas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Alfred McGrew Thurmond was born about 1869 in Refugio County, Texas; died after 1900 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
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4. | Pulaski Adolphus Thurmond (1.John1) was born on 12 Aug 1818 in Sumner County, Tennessee; died on 20 Oct 1878 in Lavaca County, Texas. Pulaski married Martha Ellis on 13 Jan 1847 in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Martha was born on 12 Aug 1832 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died on 18 Jan 1907 in Rossville, Atascosa County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Columbus Lafayette "Zip" Thurmond, Sr. (1.John1) was born on 13 Nov 1833 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee; died on 1 Feb 1903 in Victoria County, Texas. Notes:
Esther McGrew Hardin says he "was the achiever of the bunch." He was sheriff, and at one time held just about every other office in Victoria Co, TX. He was considered the model sheriff of Texas. Per the Handbook of Texas, Columbus "Old Zip" Thurmond was a native of Tennessee and came to Texas at an early age and settled in Victoria County. He was a merchant in the firm of J.O. Wheeler and became treasurer of Victoria County in 1846. He married in 1858 to Maggie McGrew; they were parents of four children. He operated stores at Goliad and Brownsville between 1863 and 1865, when he became a land agent. He was sheriff of Victoria in 1884. His papers, covering 1831 to 1897, are in the Archives at the University of Texas.
His birthdate was auspicious. On November 13, 1833, between midnight and dawn, thousands of meteors showered the sky over North America. To the native peoples of the land, it appeared that the stars were falling out of the heavens. Some thought it was the judgment day. Others called it "The Night the Stars Fell".
A young girl who was a slave at the time of the event said "Somebody in the quarters started yellin' in the middle of the night to come out and to look up at the sky. We went outside and there they was a fallin' everywhere! Big stars coming down real close to the groun' and just before they hit the ground they would burn up! We was all scared. Some O'the folks was screamin' and some was prayin' we all made so much noise, the white folk came out to see what was happenin'. They looked up and then they got scared too."
The celestial phenomenon called "the most impressive and awesome display ever recorded" was, in fact, the Leonids meteor shower seen in one of its most impressive years. Viewers witnessed 50,000to 150,000 meteors per hour, only equaled by the November 17, 1966 display, when the Leonid shower brought 150,000 meteors per hour. Debris from the comet Temple-Tuttle that orbits the sun every 33 years causes the shower."
Columbus married Margaret Alice McGrew on 2 Apr 1857 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Margaret (daughter of John McGrew and Nancy Holliday) was born on 3 Mar 1835 in Mississippi; died on 13 Jul 1914 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Alfred Seymour Thurmond was born on 3 Mar 1858 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1918 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- 11. Columbus Lafeyette Thurmond, Jr. was born about 1859 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1919 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- 12. Annie Laurie Thurmond was born on 13 May 1862 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 15 May 1896 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- 13. Sam Houston Wells Thurmond was born in 1866 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1901 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- 14. Jesse James Thurmond was born in 1871 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1963 in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.
- 15. Benjamin Thurmond was born in 1872 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died before 1882 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- 16. George Murat Thurmond was born on 14 Dec 1873 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1925 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.
- 17. Martha Malina Thurmond was born on 24 Feb 1879 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Nov 1966 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- 18. Thomas Pulaski Thurmond was born in 1881 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died before 1891 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- 19. Benton Mcculloch Thurmond was born in 1883 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1893 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
- 20. John Garibaldi Thurmond was born in 1885 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in 1889 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
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Generation: 3
9. | Alfred McGrew Thurmond (3.Alfred2, 1.John1) was born about 1869 in Refugio County, Texas; died after 1900 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Notes:
He lived with his uncle, Dr. William Patrick Henry McGrew, after his mother died.
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11. | Columbus Lafeyette Thurmond, Jr. (8.Columbus2, 1.John1) was born about 1859 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1919 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Notes:
He shares a triple headstone with his parents at the Evergreen Cemetery in Victoria. The informant was Miss Jessie Thurmond of San Antonio.
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12. | Annie Laurie Thurmond (8.Columbus2, 1.John1) was born on 13 May 1862 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 15 May 1896 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Annie married James January Jones on 6 Dec 1882 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. James was born in Sep 1856 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Fletcher Samuel Jones was born on 27 Aug 1883 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died in Feb 1936.
- 26. Zip Thurmond Jones was born on 11 Aug 1886; and died.
- 27. Margaret Jones was born on 10 Feb 1890; died on 14 Jan 1967 in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine.
- 28. Laurie Jones was born on 15 May 1896 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died about 1912 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.
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15. | Benjamin Thurmond (8.Columbus2, 1.John1) was born in 1872 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died before 1882 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. |
16. | George Murat Thurmond (8.Columbus2, 1.John1) was born on 14 Dec 1873 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died on 10 Jul 1925 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas. Notes:
At the time son Seymour died in 1919, they were residents of San Antonio, Texas, living on 914 Fowler Street.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1900 Census
Texas, Victoria County, Victoria
Enumerated 9 June 1900
SD 13 ED 87 Sheet 7A
300-149-149
Mitchell, J D Head W M Oct 1848 51 M 28 Tx SC MO Stock Raiser
Mitchell, Agnes M Wf W F Feb 1852 48 M 28 11/8 Tx Ky Md
Mitchell, Rebecca Dtr W F Feb 1883 17 S Tx Tx Tx At School
Mitchell, Acho D Dtr W F Sep 1886 13 S Tx Tx Tx At School
Mitchell, J D Jr Son W M Dec 1888 11 S Tx Tx Tx At School
Mitchell, Lafayette W Son W M Feb 1895 5 S Tx Tx Tx At Home
Thurmond, George M. Boarder Head W M Dec 1873 26 M 3 Tx Ky Tx Lawyer
Thurmond, Agnes Mitchell Wf W F Oct 1876 25 M 3 2/2 Tx Tx Tx
Thurmond, George Muratt Son W M Feb 1898 2 S Tx Tx Tx At Home
Thurmond, Mary Agnes Dtr W F Apr 1899 1 S Tx Tx Tx At Home
Reyas, Olife Servant M F Feb 1864 36 M 3 Tx Mex Tx Cook
1910 Census
Texas, Val Verde County, JP One
Enumerated 21 Apr 1910
SD 15 ED 138 Sheet 4A
508-70-72
Thurmond, Goo. M Head M W 36 m2 6 Tx Tx Tx Attorney Dist Attorney
Thurmond, Rosa Wf F W 30 m1 6 2/2 Tx Italy/Italian Germany/German
Thurmond, Murat G Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Thurmond, Mary A Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Thurmond, Roger S Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Thurmond, Alfred S Son M W 8/12 S Tx Tx Tx
George married Mary Agnes Mitchell on 24 Feb 1897 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Mary was born in Oct 1876 in Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. George Murat Thurmond, II was born in Feb 1898 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 16 Apr 1966 in North Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
- 33. Mary Agnes Thurmond was born in Apr 1899 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 22 Feb 1958 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.
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George married Rosalia "Rosa" Comolli about 1904. Rosalia was born on 13 Jul 1880 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; died on 6 Feb 1942 in Val Verde County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Roger Harold Thurmond was born on 8 Dec 1904 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; died on 24 Mar 1970 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas.
- 35. Alfred Seymour Thurmond was born about 1909 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; died on 30 Jul 1919 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
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Generation: 4
22. | Benton Stafford Thurmond (10.Alfred3, 8.Columbus2, 1.John1) was born on 14 Feb 1887 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 21 Oct 1951 in Hatch, Dona Ana County, New Mexico; was buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Hatch, Do?a Ana County, New Mexico. Notes:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZX4-8SP
name: Benton Stafford Thurmond
event: Draft Registration
registration date year range: 1917-1918
event place: El Paso County, Texas, United States
gender: Male
birth date: 14 Feb 1887
birthplace: Victoria, Texas, United States
country of citizenship: United States
nara publication title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
nara publication number: M1509
film number: 1953282
digital folder number: 005152950
image number: 01989
Collection: Benton Stafford Thurmond, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
From FindAGrave
Las Cruces Sun-News
October 24, 1951
THURMOND FUNERAL PENDS ARRIVAL OF SON FROM GERMANY
Funeral Services for D.S. Thurmond, 64, Hatch, who died Monday are pending the arrival of his son, Graham Funeral Home Reported.
Mr. Thurmond, a farmer, Hatch, died suddenly Monday morning.
His son is Lt. William Thurmond, expected here from his station in Stuttgart, Germany sometime tommorrow.
Other survivors include two brothers and two sisters.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1920 Census
New Mexico, Grant County, Pr 26, Hurley
Enum 14 Feb 1920
SD 211 ED 57 Sheet 25B
Romero Street
115-532-544
Thurmond B S Head M W 33 M Tx Tx Tx Clerk Copper Co Office
Thurmond Lucille Wife F W 26 M Tx Tenn Tx
Family/Spouse: Loucile Cowen. Loucile was born about 1894 in Texas; died on 21 Jul 1950 in Hatch, Dona Ana County, New Mexico; was buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Hatch, Do?a Ana County, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | Laurie Jones (12.Annie3, 8.Columbus2, 1.John1) was born on 15 May 1896 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas; died about 1912 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas. Notes:
Said to have been accidentally shot by a playmate.
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33. | Mary Agnes Thurmond (16.George3, 8.Columbus2, 1.John1) was born in Apr 1899 in Victoria County, Texas; died on 22 Feb 1958 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas. Notes:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3ZJ-SL8
name: Mary Agnes Cobb
event: Death
event date: 22 Feb 1958
event place: Del Rio, Val Verde, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Married
birth date: 30 Apr 1899
birthplace: , Texas
father's name: George M Thurmond
mother's name: Mary Agnes Mitchell
certificate number: 12516
film number: 2115251
digital folder number: 005145670
image number: 03358
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Mary Agnes Cobb, 1958
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34. | Roger Harold Thurmond (16.George3, 8.Columbus2, 1.John1) was born on 8 Dec 1904 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; died on 24 Mar 1970 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; was buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas. Notes:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K36G-LWH
name: Roger H Thurmond
event: Death
event date: 24 Mar 1970
event place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
gender: Male
marital status: Married
birth date: 08 Dec 1904
Usual occupation: Public Official, District Judge
birthplace: , Texas
father's name: George M Thurmond
mother's name: Rosalie Comolli
Cemetery: West Lawn Cemetery, Del Rio, Texas
certificate number: 16233
film number: 2223246
digital folder number: 005145932
image number: 00969
Collection: "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976," Roger H Thurmond, 1970
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35. | Alfred Seymour Thurmond (16.George3, 8.Columbus2, 1.John1) was born about 1909 in Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas; died on 30 Jul 1919 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. Notes:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JX3T-8Z6
name: Seymour Thurmond
death date: 30 Jul 1919
death place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 9 years
estimated birth date: 1910
birth date:
birthplace: Del Rio, Texas
marital status: Single
spouse's name:
father's name: George M. Thurmond
father's birthplace: Victoria, Texas
mother's name: Rosalia Comolli
mother's birthplace: Austin, Texas
occupation: School Boy
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place: Del Rio, Texas
burial date: 31 Jul 1919
additional relatives:
film number: 2073634
digital film number: 4167856
image number: 1948
reference number: cn 20322
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Seymour Thurmond, 1919
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