YEAR BOOK

OF THE

American Clan Gregor Society

CONTAINING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THENINETEENTH ANNUAL GATHERING

THE AMERICAN CLAN GREGOR SOCIETYJOHN BOWIE FERNEYHOUGH, Editor

Richmond, Virginia

• COPYRI GH T , 1929BY

JOHN BOWIE F ER N EYIl OU GIl , Editor

PRE S S OF

C URTI SS PRI NTI NG C OM PA NY

I N CORPORATED

RICH MO ND, VIRGI NI A

OFFICERS, 1928

H EREDITARY CHIEF

SIR MA LCO LM M ACGR E GOR OF l\{ACGR EGOR , B ARONET

Lochearnhead, S cotlan d

R EV . J AM E S MIT CH E LL MAGR U DER, D . D ... .. . . •. . . ..• .... . Chi4tainE GB ERT WATSON MAGR UDER . . .... . . . .. • . . • . Ranking Dep uty ChieftainR OBERT LEE MAGR UDER, J R . . . .. ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. • . . . . . . ScribeMRS. O . O. VAN DEN' BERG. . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . • • • •• • . . • • •.. . . RegistrarMISS MARY THERE SE HILL. . . .. . .. . . . ... .. . . . . . .. . • . . . • . . . H istorianJOHN EDWIN lVl uNCAST ER . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . . . . .. . • . . . . TreasurerJOH N BOWI E FERNEYHO U GH EditorR E V. ENOCH MAGRUDER THOMPSO N . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . • . . . • • ChaplainALEXAN DER MUNCASTER .... ... . ... ... .. . .. .. . • . . . . .. . . . . ChancellorD R. STEUART BROW N MUNCASTER . . . . . . . . .. ... . . .. •. .. . . .... SurgeonMRS. A NN E WAD E SH ER IFF .. . . ... .. .. .. ........•.• . ... Dep uty Scribe

THE C OUNCIL

D R . R OBE RT E. FERNEYHO UGH

MRS. LAURA C. H IGGI NS

DR. H E N RY B. McDONNELl.

M RS. H OR ATI O E . MAGRUDER

OLIVER B. MAG RU DE R

M ISS R E BE CCA M. MACGREGOR '

CLEMENT W. SHERIFF

MRS. P H IL IP HI LI. S HERIFF

MRS. FLORENCE E. S MIT H

H E NR Y MAG RU DE R T AYLOR

D E P UTY CHIEFTAINS

MRS. SUE MAGRUD ER SMITH AlabamaM RS. WM . G . MCCORM ICK . .. ..•. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . ArkanJaJM RS. EUGENIA F. R E E S....... • .. .•. •.. .... . . . • . . . . •. • ... Calif orn iaTHOMAS L. P OL LOCK • . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . • • . • .. .. . . . • • ColoradoM ISS H EL E N WOLFE . • . . . .. . .. . . . .... . ... . . . ... . District of ColumbiaM ISS SALLI E 1. MAGRUD ER .. . ... . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .• • . . . • . FloridaGEORGE MILTO N MAGRUDER . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . GeorgiaMRS. W I l'\IFR ED D. BROWN . . . . . . .... . . .. ...• . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Il linois:\-1Rs . T. RAy COCKM AN . .. .. . . . . .. . . .. •. . . . . . . . . . . . .• . •. . • I ndianaMRS. MAMIE B. FRISB E E .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . • . . .. . . . • . . . . . . I owaM RS . I DA MAGR UDER FOSTER . . . . ... . ..... ... . ... . .... .. . . • . }CanJaJ\ VI LLETT C LAR K MAGRUDER . . . . . ... ... • . ..• . . • • • ... • . . . • • K entuckyT HOMAS MAGRUDER WADE : LouisianaCALVERT MAGR UD ER . ..... . .. .... ... .. .•... . . . . .• •.... MassachureusALVRA W . GRE GORy MaineWILLIAM P . MAGRUDER . •.. . .. .• • .. .. . . . .. .. . .. . • . ..... . .. MarylandMRS. ERNEST S . GRIFFITH . . . . ......... .. • . • • • • • .. . ... . • . . MinnesotaMI SS NANN IE HUGHES M AGR UDER ... • . . . .. .. ... • ..... ... M iuiuippi

DEPUTY CHIEFTAINS-Continued

MISS GERTRUDE O. PENDLETON . ••. • • . • . . . • • . • . • . . . . . . . .• .• MissouriGEORGE NINIAN SHORT•... • . • • .. •. •• . . •. • . •• .. ••. •. • . • • • . • MontanaMRS. VIRGINIA M. CLARKE •...... .....•...•.. •...•... • • • •• NebraskaMRS. JOHN A. McKEIGE . .. . ...•.. .. .. •• .•• • • • • • •• • • . • • • New Jeruy\VILLIAM \VOODWARD••• .• . . .. • .•..• . • ••.• •• •• • • • •. ••• • • .. New YorkM. M. HARRISON.• • • • • • . . • • •.. . . . • •• • •• • • •••• ••...•.•.• •• •• • • OhioGEORGE C. W. MAGRUDER . . ... .. . . . .• .. .• ••..••• • . ••• • • • • OklahomaRICHARD B. MAGRUDER • • ••• •• . • . .. • .• .... •• ••.• •• ..••.. ••• • OregonKENNETH DANN MAGRUDER.. • .. •.. .. .. ...... ...•...• •• PennsylvaniaJ. T. W. FLINT•...•. •.. . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . ... • • • • • . . • • . . South CarolinaJOHN B. NICKLIN, JR .. . .. . . .. .. . ... .• . . ... ..•..• • .•. •. ••. TennesseeWILHOITE C. BARRiCKMAN.. .. . . .. ... . .....•....•..• , ••• • •• •. TexasMRS. SALLIE M. STEWART. ..•.. . ••• . • • .. • • . . . .• . . ••• •• • • . • • J'irginiaMRS. ELIZABETH H. SNIVELY . • . • • . . . . . ••. .. • . • . .. .• • . .• . WashingtonGRAY SILVER •••••••.• • •.•.•.•.. . •.. •• • •.• ••••.. .... . Trest VirginiaMIss ELIZABETH B. MACGREGOR ••.• ••••••.•. •.•.•...•...• Wisconsin

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

PROGRAM

The Rev. James M. Magruder, Chairman, Egbert W. Magruder,Robert 1. Magruder, jr., John Bowie Ferneyhough.

MUSIC

Mr. and Mrs . John Fran cis MacGregor Bowie.

H OT EL

Clement William Sheriff.

R EGI STRATION

Oliver Barron Magruder.

D EC ORAT IO N OF HALL

Miss Mary Th erese Hill, Mrs. Julia Magruder McDonnell, Mrs .Philip H. Sheriff.

HONOR ROLL

Rev. James M. Magruder, Chairman, Mrs. 1. C. Higgins, John BowieFerneyhough, Dr. George Mason Magruder.

PUBLICITY

Mrs. Anne Wade Sheriff, Robert Lee Magruder, Jr.

CONTENTS

Pag«PROCE EDI NGS N INETEENTH A NNUAL G AT HE RING . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7

PHILIP HILL SHERIFF-Mar y Theres« Hill _ . . 11

MARY ALLAN HI LL-Mary Therese Hi ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

" T o M AR Y ALLAN HILL" - S . M . G. lIan den ' Brrg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

ANNUAL A DDRESS OF TH E C HIEFTA IN.... • • • • . •• • • • • • . . . • . •• •• . .• 14

W IL L OF SAMUEL M AGR UD ER .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . . • " . . " . . " . . " ' " 17

D ESCE NDA NT S OF MAGRU DE R R EVOLUTIO NAR Y SOLDIERS FROM

M ON TGOME RY CO. , MD., P ART T wo

I SAAC MA GRUD ER-Calfb Clarki Ma grudrr. ; . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . . 18

" G REETI NG TO THE C LAN"- Alicl M aud« Ewfll . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. 23

GENERAL S T EPH E N DRANE-Robfrt Lu Magru der, Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

THOMAS J EFF ERSO N MA GRUD ER-Kenneoth Dann M agrudeor. . . . . . ... 29

G EORGE MILTON MAGRUDER-Robfrt La Ma gruder, It ' " 38

JOH N ARCHIBALD MAGRUD ER-Robfrt La Ma gruder, J r . . 42

HIRAM D RANE-Robfrt Lee M agrudrr, Jr . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 49

WILL OF C OLO NE L H E NR Y RIDGELy -Mrs . [ennie M orton Dale. , . .. 54

PROOF OF MARRIAGE TO N I NI AN MAGRU DE R OF ELIZAB ETH BREWER-

Mrs. [ennie Morton Dale and Robert Lee Mag ruder, Jr . . 57

" W INDsoR"-Nannieo Hughes Magruder , 60

A MAGRUDER L OT I N GREENWOOD CEMETERy-Nannif Hughes

M agrudeor. .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 62

J OHN MAGRU DE R SHELBY, M. D . . . • . • • • • . • . . . • . • • • . • . . . • • • . . • • 63

H ERB ER T STALEY MAGRUDER-Mary II. Ma gruda . .. 64

JOlI N MACGREGO R: A H e ro of "The Al amo"- W ilhoitf Carpenter

B arrickm an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

AMO NG O UR M EMB ER S • .... . • • • . • . . . .. . " " . . • . . . . . . . . . .•.• ••. 66

I NDEX . . . . . . • . . . . .. . . . . . . . • . • . • . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .• • .. 71

ILLUSTRATIONS

" W INDSOR" . ... . ..• . . . .. . • • . . •. . . . .. . .• ... • ...•. . Facing Title Page

PIULIPHILL SHERIFF . • • • . . . . . . . .• • • •• • . . .. . • . • •• . . • Facing Page 11

M ARY ALLA N HILL . . . ' " • . . . . • • . .• " •. . . . . . . .•. . .• . " 12

HIRAM DRAN E . • . . . . . . • • • . . • . . • . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . " 49

SMITH COFF EE DANIELL. . . . . • • . • • . • . . . • • . • . . • • • • • • • • " 60

CATHARI NE SKINNER (FREELAND) DANIELL. . . • . .. . . . . • " 62

HERBERT S TALEY MAGRUD ER • . .• • • ' " •. •. • . .. . • .. • . • " 64

WILL OF SA~mEL i\1AGRUDER . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 72

PROCEEDI NG OF THE GAT HERING OF 1928

TH URSDAY, OCTOBER 18,1928

2:30 P. M.

The Ninetee nth Ann ua l Gathering of the American Clan GregorSociet y was called to order by the Chieftain , the Rev. J ames MitchellMagruder, D. D. , at 2:30 o'clock P. M. , at the Willard Hot el, Was h­ington, D. c., T hur sday, October 18th, 1928, and the afte rnoon sessionwas opened with prayer by th e Chaplain, the Rev. Enoch MagruderThomp son.

Th e Scribe read the minutes of the last Gather ing, and in a few addedremarks urged those present to increase the membership of the Society.He also emph asized th e need of collecting historical data.

Th e report of the Registrar was given by Mr. Alexande r Muncaster,Chancellor, in th e absence of Miss Mary Magrud er.

The resignation of Mi ss Mary Magrud er as Regist rar was receivedwith genuine regret.

The Historian's report showed nineteen admitted to membership sincelast Gathering.

Th e following deaths were reported:

Mary Allan Hill , Landover, M aryland , December 29, 1927.Philip Hill Sheriff, Washington , D. c., June 25, 1928.Mrs. E. Austin Jenkins (Adelaide Lowe), Baltimore, Md.

Memorial sketches of Philip Hill Sheriff and M ary Allan Hill, wereread by th e Historian .

The report of the Treasurer was as follows:Balance on hand, 1927 $ 78.97Receipt s for the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472 .98

Total $551.95Expenditures 531.92

Bal ance on hand, October 18, 1928 $ 20. 03

The Treasurer reported unp aid accounts for printing and postageamounting to $139.86.

The report of the Editor was deferred to the evening session.With pra yer by th e Chaplain, the Society was adjourned to meet in

Bethlehem Chapel, Washin gton Cathedral.

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THURSDAY,OCTOBER 18, 1928

4:1 5 P. M.

Upon special invitation of the Cathedral authorit ies, th e AmericanClan Gregor Society visited thi s Nati onal Shrine where sleep the remainsof Woodrow Wilson and George S. Dewey. Appropriate services wereheld at 4:1 5 P. M ., which were attended by tho se members of the Societywho had gathered in Bethlehem Ch apel.

THURSDAY,OCTOBER 18, 1928

8:00P. M.

The meeting was opened by invocati on by the Chapla in, th e Rev.En och M agruder Thomp son.

This was followed by th e Ed itor's repor t, which showed th at th e yearbook containing th e proceeding s of th e 1926 and 1927 Gatherin gs waspublished in M ay 1928, and in accordance with rules, copies were sentto th o'se only whose dues to th e Society were paid.

The Chiefta in, Rev. J ames M. M agrud er, D . D., next addressed th eSociety.

In her usual happy mann er, Mi ss Alice Maud e Ewell read her poem"Greet ing to the Clan."

" McGregors' Gatherin g" and " P ipes of Gordon's Men" was renderedby Mr. John Francis McGregor Bowie, accompa nied on the piano byMr. George Wilson.

A paper " Descen dan ts of Revolutionary Soldiers from MontgomeryCoun ty, M aryland " Part II , " Isaac Magrud er, Pri vate" by Caleb Clar keMagruder, was cord ially received.

Anno uncement was made by the Chieftai n th at t he official sprig ofpine for the 1928 Ga ther ing was cut from " Cox H ays" , Prince George'sCounty, Maryland, prope rt y devised by Alexander M agruder, III , in 1779to his son Alexande r H oward Mag ruder, Cap tai n of th e "Flying Camp",and was donated by Caleb Clarke Magruder.

A telegram from Henr y Mag rude r T aylor of R ichmond, Virginia,regretting inability to attend the Clan Ga thering and extend ing bestwishes, was read , also a letter from M rs. J ames C. Lewis, of Louisville,Kentu cky, extending greet ings.

A paper "General St ephen Drane" was read by Robert Lee Magruder.The Chieft ain announced the Pilgrimage to Saint Paul' s Church,

Prince Geo rge's Coun ty, Maryland, on th e 19th , and gave directions asto th e best route.

On motion th e meeti ng was adjourned .

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FRIDAY, O CTOBER 19, 1928

11:30 A. lvl.

T he Society gathered at Saint Paul's Church, P rince George' s County,Mary land, nea r " Anc hov ie Hill s" , home of Alexand er Magruder. Aftera short service and add resses in the Church by th e Rector , t he Chiefta inof Clan Gregor , and Bishop George A. Beecher of Western Nebraska, afish dinner was served by the ladies of St. Paul ' s Pari sh.

F RIDAY , O CTOBER 19, 1928

8:00 P. M.

In vocat ion by the Ch apl ain was followed by a paper, "T homas J effer sonMagruder" , pr epared by Kenn eth Dann M agrud er, and read by J ohnBowie Fern eyhough.

The Chi eftai n int rod uced the Rt, Rev. J ames M . Maxon and Bishop\V. T . Capers, of ' Vest T exas, in attenda nce at the Genera l Conventi onof th e E piscopa l Church being held in Washington, D . c., who exte ndedgreetings to t he Ame rican Clan Gregor Society.

Discussion as to how to mak e up th e deficit in th e Treasury was t akenup and a subsc ript ion from th e memb ers realized th e sum necessary toclear t his debt.

It was pointed out tha t th e cost of publish ing the Yea r Books and otherrequired printing, had increased to such an extent th at something shouldbe done to mak e our income meet th e necessary expenses.

A resolu tion, signed by sixteen memb ers, wa s offered by M r. AlexanderM uncaster, Ch ancellor, that Rule 6, Section One be repealed, and thefollowing subst ituted th erefor :

"Se ction 1. Each male voting memb er sha ll pay three dollar s perannum as dues, and eac h femal e voting member shall pa y two dollar sper annum as du es, payable to th e Treasur er at each annua l Gatherin gfor th e year following, t his rule to become effect ive on th e adjournmentof th e 1928 Gath ering."

This motion was seconded and passed by the Society.The Scribe an nounced he had collected three bible record s, nam ely

George Mil ton Magruder, J ohn Ar chib ald M agruder, and Hi ram Drane,and ske tches of the se with historical data were presented.

Mr. Caleb Clarke M agruder, for mer Chi eftain, took t he Ch air at th istim e. .

The nominating committee, composed of John Bowie Fern eyhough,Egbert W. M agru der and Robert 1. M agruder, th rough M r. Egbert W.M agrud er, presented th e following officers for nomination:

R EV. JAM ES MITCHELL MAGRUDER, D. D Chit/tainE GBERT WATSOX MAGRUDER • ••• .• . • • • •••••• Ranking Deputy Chit/tain

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ROBERT LE E MAGR UDER, J R. • . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ScribeMRS. O. O. VAN DEN'BERG RegistrarMI SS MARY THERESE H I LL 1IistorianJ OH N EDWIN M UNCASTER Treasurer.J OHN B OWIE F ERNEYHO UGH ... . . .. .. ...... . ... ..• . . .... .. . .. . EditorR EV . ENOCH MAGRUDER TH O;\IPSON . .• . . . .• . . . .. .. . • .. ...... ChaplainALEXAN DE R M UNCASTER .. . . . I •• .•. • . •• •• •••••• •. ... .• •. . Cha ncellorDR. STEUART B ROW N MUNCASTER ... .• . . . . . ... .... . .. .. . . .•. SurgeonMRS. A NNE W ADE SH ERIFF Dep uty Scribe

On moti on, duly second ed, the Society unanimously elected th eseofficers for th e year 1928.

The Chiefta in, again taking the cha ir, announced his app ointments forthe ensuing ycar.!

On moti on, a vote of thanks wa s extended th e Management of theWillard Hotel for th eir hospitalit y and courtesies during th e Gathering.

The Society was adjourned aft er bened ictio n by t he Chaplain.

'See list of appointments and committees on pages 3 and 4.

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PHILIP 1I 1I.1. SHERIFF

B Il R S , .\ Ln 10. 1 ~61 ; J) I W , J U S E 2; , In s

PROCE E DI NGS OF N IN ETEENTH A N NUAL GATH ERIN G II

P H ILI P HILL SH E R IF F

By MARY TH E R ES E HILL

Phi lip Hill Sher iff was th e eldest son of Sa rah Elizabe th H ill and GeorgeBeall Sher iff of Prinee Georges County, M aryland. He was born M ay10th , 1861 in th e old "Brick H ouse" near Landover, M aryland belongingto the She riff fami ly.

Du ring his early childhood his parent s move d to his pa terna l gr an d­mot her's home, " Beall' s Pl easure," the ancest ral home of the Beall fam ily,situated on th e E astern Branch of th e Potomac R iver , where he grew tomanhood , and upon his ma rriage he esta blished a home upon a part oft he old home place where he rem ained unti l th e year 1922, when he pur­chased a home in Washin gton, D . C.

On ovember 18, 1890 he married Walter Ann M cCormack, dau ghterof Alexand er ivlcCormack and Elizabeth T ruman Beall Young. Theirwedded life was a very happy one, tho they had their share of sorrow .

Philip Hill Sher iff was a man ad mired and respected by all who knewhim and grea tly beloved by his rela tiv es and a lar ge circle of fr iends. Ofa most gen ial nature, he wa s alway s an acqu isit ion to any gat hering, an dwas at his best am ong a crowd of yo ung folk s; for he dearly loved to jokeand teas e th em- alt ho he cou ld enter fullv into their more serious moodsand was alway s ready with sympathy a~d good counsel. Hi s kind nessof heart and charity were unboun ded. All who knew him feci a disti nctsense of loss in his passing; he was always the kind ly sympathet ic a ndcourteous gen tlema n.

Hi s dea th, on J une 25, 1928, was tru ly a t ragic one-being t he resu ltof a stree t railway accident, and was an overwhelming shock to his fam ilyan d friends.

Hi s widow and one dau ghter, Mrs. J . Ruper t Moh ler, survived him;but this daugh ter, H elen J osephin e, soon followed him- passing awaySept. 20, after a long and tedious illness. H is eldest dau gh te r, ~I rs.Geo rge Ca lvert Bowie, (Susan Beall) d ied on J anuary 17, 1925, leavingtwo sma ll sons, Ca lvert She riff Bowie and Ph ilip Su mmerv ille Bowie.

M r. She riff was buried from All Souls' Epi scopa l Church on J une 27,1928, and laid to rest in th e beautiful Rock Creek Cemetery.

Philip H ill Sheriff was th e son of Sarah Elizabe th Hill an d GeorgeBeall Sher iff; grandson of Sop hia M agruder and Philip H ill ; grea t­gra ndson of T homas Magruder and M ary Clarke; great-great-grandsonof Isaac M agrud er and Sop hia Baldwin ; grea t-great-g reat-gra ndson ofNa t han M agruder and Rebecca Beall ; great-great-great-grea t-gran dsonof J ohn M agruder and Susanna Smith; great- grea t-great-great-grea t­grandson of Samuel M agruder and Sarah Beall ; great-great-grea t- great­grea t-grea t-g ran dso n of Alexander M agruder, M ar yland imm igrant, andM ar garet Braith wa ite.

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MARY ALLA N HILL

By M AR Y T H ER E SE H n.r,

Mary Allan Hill was the daughte r of Edward Everett Hill , of Pr inceGeor ges Count y , Maryland, and Catharine E . Coad, whose old home" Cherryfie1ds" is well known in St. M ary' s County, M arylan d. She wasborn on D ecember 31, 1902, a t "Glenway", (Baltimore Manor) th e oldhome of the Hill family.

H er fath er died on June 21, 1922. She had one brother , William W.Hill , 3rd.

M ary Allan, as she was fami lia rly called, possessed a most attractiveper sona lity and grea t charm of mann er. She had a large circle of friends,for she made friends most read ily and it always seemed a surprise to herto learn t hat she was so universally liked and adm ired . She was tru lyunconscious of her own attractiveness, and th at fact was her greatestcharm.

She was educated at th e Visitation Academy in Was hington, D. C.,and was t ruly devo ted to th e good nun s who took such excellent care ofher during her childhood, and she visited t hem frequ entl y afte r leavingschool.

H er brief life was filled with content and happiness; she never yea rnedfor t he unat t ainable, was always satisfied with home and th e love andcare lavished upon her by her father, mot her and myself ; for she wastruly th e prid e and joy of our hearts. She was looking forward wit hgrea t happiness to ente ring upon a new life in a home of her own in thenear futu re. H er passing has left a ra re, sweet memory.

M ary Allan at tended th e Clan gatherings from her ch ildhood. Ourlat e Chieft ain , Dr. M agrud er, always had a pleasant word for her, andgene rally a kiss, remar king it is th e Chieftain' s privilege to kiss th e prettygirls; and our ex-Chiefta in, Caleb Clarke M agruder, " Cousin M ac" ,summed her up most beautifully by say ing th at she was "a rose of theold regime."

Durin g her illness of ten long weeks she was always cheerful and pati entwith a sweet smile and loving words for all relatives and a host of friend s.Her great popul arity was fully attested by th e at tention an d many littleact s of loving kindness showered upon her du ring th at tim e.

She was called to her home beyond th e stars on Decemb er 29, 1927.Bu rial serv ices were held in St . M athew's Catholic Church and she waslaid to rest in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D. C. , on her birth­da y, December 31.

M ary Allan Hill was th e daughter of Edward Everett Hill and Cath­erin e Coad; gra ndda ughte r of M ary Thomas Magruder and William W.Hill; great-granddau ghter of Thoma s Magruder and Mary Clarke; great­great-grandd aughter of Isaa c Magruder and Sophia Baldwin ; great­great-great-granddaughter of Nat han M agruder and Rebecca Beall ;great-great-great-great -granddaughter of John Magruder and Susanna

), [ARY ,A I.I.,\ :-; Hu.r .

BOR:"' , Ih :c F.!-tBt:R .1I , 190 2; DIt:Il, Ih :c nI Bt:R 29, 1927

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Smith; great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Samuel Magruderand Sarah Beall; great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter ofAlexander Magruder, Maryland immigrant, and Margaret Braithwaite.

TO MARY ALLAN HILL

She was our Little White Lamb,So sweet, and dainty, and pure,Type of an age gone by;In years a woman grown,In heart a little child,"For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven"­She was our Little White Lamb.

-So M. G. V. D. B.

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ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE CHIEFTAIN

Members of The American Clan Gregor Society, Child ren of th e M ist ,D escendant s of the oldest Clan of Scotland: This is the first opportunity1. have had since my election as a Chiefta in of the MacG regor Clan toexpress to you in person my very great appreciation of th e honor youhave bestowed upon me. Pr evented from attending t he final session ofour last Gathering by the duty of hospit alit y, held sacred by all of Hi gh­land Scotch descent, and hearin g not hing at th e morning session of animpending change at th e elect ion of officers, you may ima gine my surp risewhen confron ted by the announcement in th e daily papers of th e honort hat had been th rus t upon me in my absence. I t has been said th a t somemen inherit grea tness, some achieve grea tness, and some have grea tn esst hrust upon the m. Cer tai nly, the honor of being elect ed by your suff­rages as th e Chieftain of this Society can not be said to have been in­herited : nor will any, I believe, accuse me of havin g sought the office;neith er by my own effort directl y nor , indi rectl y, through th e exe rt ionof friends in my behalf has th is distin ction come to me: but while myback was tu rned, metaphorically, you have thrust th e sym bols of officeinto my hands. If I may as wort hily discha rge t he du ties of this officeas my two predecessors have done during the last ninetee n yea rs, it is allth at I can hope for. Edward M ay Magruder, phys ician and fr iend,cu ltured of mind , expa nsive of heart , founder of this organiza t ion andit s sustainer th rough t he greater period of it s existence, it is to him weowe all th at is best of achievement; for whil e others work ed with him itwas his leader ship th at laid th e plans and inspired th e loyalty for th eiracco mplishmen t. D r. J esse Ewe ll and Mr. Caleb Clar ke Magruder th eelde r, not to ment ion others, were t he Aaron an d the H ur who stayedup the hands of this Moses. We give thanks for th e good example ofth ese t hree worth ies who have passed to t heir reward and for thosenin et y-three other members of the Society who have fallen on sleep andrest from th eir labors.

Ca leb Clar ke Magrud er , Junior, in th e three yea rs of his Chieftain ship,maintain ed th e high standa rd set by our first leader. Not only has hebeen untiring in his efforts for th e welfare of the Society, but he has givenliberally out of his purse for th e erect ion of tablets in enduring bronze tokeep sweet th e memory of Ma gruder wort hies who serve d th eir God an dth eir Country in Church and State . I have never heard any reasonass igned for Mr. M agruder 's declinin g to be elected for another te rm;but if the difficulty of get t ing memb ers of th e Society to put on pa perth e anna ls of th eir particular br anches of t he famil y was a cont rib ut ingcause, I may confess th at I can und erst and his feelings. If The Ameri canClan Gregor Society is to conti nue to be worthy of it s traditions and toadd to its laurels, eac h member must shoulde r a degree of responsibilityfor it s future success and not only ma ke every effort to attend th e an nualgat herings here in th e City of Washin gton but to cont ribute paper s onth e lives of various memb ers of their own famili es desce nded from Alex-

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ander Magrud er who died at hi s home plantation, " Anchov ie H ills,"Prince George' s Co., Md. , in 1677- a hun dr ed yea rs before t he Revolu­tionary War was fought-and, also, add resses upon the history of Scot­land with specia l referen ce to t he Hi ghlan ds and th e Clan MacG rego r.

The pu rposes of thi s Society, as origina lly set forth were :To perpetuate th e memory of our anc ient Clan Gregor ;To bring together th e descendants of th e Clan for mutual acqua int ance;To obta in and disseminate information whereby th e va rious members

of th e Clan may be enabled to tr ace th eir lineage, and by which a hist oryof the Am erican Clansmen may be compiled.

While th e st ate ment of th ese objects has been slightly cha nged inwording, th ey rem ain essen t ially th e same as whe n first adopted.

Concerning th e period ju st pr evious to th e ap pea ra nce of AlexanderMacGregor or Magrud er in th e Province of Marylan d, a historian ofEngland has written of t he Scot s, at th e tim e of th e Union of Scot lan dand England , as follows; " In perseveran ce, in self-comma nd, in fore­th ought, in all the virtues which conduce t o success in life, th e Scot s ha venever been surpasse d. * * * * * I n menta l cult iva t ion Scot landhad an indi spu table supe riority. Though that kingdom was th e poo restin Christend om, it already vied in -every bran ch of lea rn ing with th emost favor ed count ries. Scots me n, whose dwellings and whose food wereas wretched as th ose of t he Iceland ers of our [1850] time, wro te Latinverse with mor e than th e delicacy of Vida, and mad e discoveri es in sciencewhich would have added to t he renown of Ga llileo." [Macaul ay, Vol. I,page 69.]

" Scot land, in becoming pa rt of th e British mon ar chy, preserved herdignity. * * * She gave a king inst ead of receiving one. She re­tain ed her own constitution and laws. * * * The administ ra t ion ofScotl and was in Scottish hand s; for no Englishman had an y moti ve toemigra te northward , and to conte nd wit h th e shrewdes t and most perti­naciou s of all races for wha t was to be scraped together in th e poo rest ofall t reasuries." [Ibid, pa ge 70.]

If t he Englishman did not emigra te north, th e Scotchmen, in lar genumber s went south to better th eir fortunes. Of one of th ese th e sto ryis to ld (bearing out th e characteriz ation of shrewdness and pertinacity)th at ha ving moved to Lond on from Edinboro he was very successful intrade. T o his English friend s he was consta ntly speaking of Scotla ndand Edinboro in terms of highest praise. No city was as beautifu l asEdinboro; no land like Scotl and ; and th e people were th e br avest and th ebest . Aft er one of th ese patriotic outbursts, a Lond on friend que ried;" Sandy , how comes it that you left Scotland, where eve ry thing is so fine,and ca me to smoky Lond on to live ?" " \Veel, M on ," was Sand y' s rep ly,"the land is fair and th e folk are gud e and bra ve: but th ey are a cannylot . I found it difficult to make a living th ere, conte nding wit h ot hers inmy t rade. But I cam e to Lunnon and in compet it ion with th ese En glish­men, I ha ve don e pretty weel, pretty wed ." Sco tc hmen in gene ra l andMacGregors in particular have given a good account of themselves wher-

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eve r th ey have gone. Henry Whyte of Glasgow, in " Scot t ish Clans andTartans," closes his sketch of th e :tvlacG regors wit h th ese words, "Manysons of th e Clan have distin guished th emselves as soldiers, commanders,governors of colonies, physicians, clergymen, merchants, and bankers,and the energy and spirit which susta ined th em in misfortune, cha racte r­ize t hem still, and th e words of the song-MacGregor, despite them, sha llflourish forever-remain true."

In thi s broad land, as represented by the name M agrud er, the record ofth e Clan is undimm ed. In every walk of life Magruder blood has cont ri­buted to t he upbuilding and defence of our Country. I have sometimesbeen asked why we do not cha nge our nam e Ma grud er back to Ma cGregorint ertwined as the latter is wit h romance and poetry and made immortalby Sir Wa lte r Scott. My reply has been that the name Magruder ha sgathered some laurels of it s own, tha t we th ink it wor th while to cherish,on t he field of battle, on th e high seas, in th e Courts of ] usti ce, in legis­lat ive halls, in seats of learning, in counting-houses, in th e marts of tradeand in th e realm of agricult ure. We can not relinquish th e one; but willcheri sh th e ot her and so doub le our inheritance of br ave deeds and loft yideals.

During t he past summer I have had th e pleasure of visit ing seve ral ofour office rs and councilmen in th eir homes and partaking of th eir gracioushospitalit y . I trust more and more, as th e years go by, th ese friendshipsmad e at th e annual gat herings may beget deeper devot ion one to another,each for all and all for each, so that, indeed, we may feel ourselves as onegreat family. Here we know no differen ce of religion or of politi cs.Magruder blood and MacGregor spirit are the ties th at bind us in a unityof Love.

" Ha rk to the old free cry!'Ard Choille' , th e H igh Wood, rings.Hear! from th eir pine-clad heightsSpeak thine ancestral kings!

" Hear Alpin and his siresTo Gregor and his sons,'Come, take the prize that's givenTo him who patient run s.

'T ake thou again th y sword­And use it but for right!Take t hou aga in t hy crown­And keep its honor bright.

'Be constant as th y pine­Em blem of loyalty !Spare not t he mean and false!Sta nd for t he brave, t he free!

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'So shalt th ou come agai nUnto thine olden place.Once more th y name is known;And roya l is th y race'. "

THE WILL OF SAMUEL lV1AG RUDER

A document of much interest to many memb ers of th e American ClanGregor Societ y is th e will of Samu el "M agruder, a facsimilie of whichappears as an insert in thi s issue of th e Year Book.

The edito r is indebted to our former chiefta in, Mr. C. C. Magruder,for th e use of th e origina l will in making thi s copy.

Sam uel Ma grud er , son of Alexander, th e immigrant , was born in Ca l­vert county, Marylan d, in 165.J and died in Prince Georges coun ty,Maryland, in 1711.

I t is t he intent ion of th e editor to use ot her wills and histor ical papersin future issues of th e Year Book.

Old Bib le record s of Clan famili es are also desired for pub lication.Certified copies of such records should be forwarded to th e editor wit hsome account of th e persons therein record ed. Good photographs madeactual size or larger than th e original would be better than writtencopies.

WANTED-ONE COPY OF THE 1919 YEAR BOOK

The edi to r would like to obtain a copy of th e 1919 Year Book con­ta ining the P roceedings of the T ent h Annual Gathering for t he Libraryof t he Ame rica n Antiqua rian Society. This libra ry wishes to bind theA. C. G. S. Yea r Books for th eir genea logical record s and needs th e aboveissue to complete the ir files.

Will some one who has an ext ra copy mail it to th e editor?

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DESCENDANTS OF MAGRUDER REVOLUTIONA RY SOLDIERSFROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND

PART II. (To be cont inued.)

ISAAC MAGRUDE R

By CALEB CLARI{E MAGRUD ER, MD.

Isaac M agrud er ' (N ath an 4, John s, Samuel ", Alexander I) born, Fred­erick Co., Md. , 1755; died intest at e, Prin ce George's Co., Md. 1808;married (1) Prin ce George's Co., Md . 1778, Sophia Baldwin, born Prin ceGeorge's Co., Md. 1759; died intestat e, Prin ce George's Co., Md. between1798 and 1802.

Isaac Magruder ' was privat e, 2nd Co., 29th Battalion, MontgomeryCo., Md . Mili tia, Col. John Mu rdock, commanding, Aug. 29, 1777; sub­scribed to th e " Pat riot's Oath " , Montgomery Co., Md ., 1778; and wasprivat e, Capt. J acob Duckett' s Co., 34th M aryland Regiment Mch .30, 1799- " French Menace."

Isaac Magrud er and Sophia Baldwin had issue:

I. Thomas Ma gruder s born Montgomery Co., Md ., March 24, 1779 ;died testate, Prince George's Co., Md ., August 14, 1830; marri edPrince George' s Co., Md ., J an. 4, 1800 (date of license), Ma ry Clar ke,born Prin ce George's Co., Md. 1779 ; died int estate, Prince George' sCo., Md. , spring of 1864.Th omas Magruder 6 was Sergeant, Capt. J acob Du ckett's Co., 34thMaryland Regiment March 30, 1799- " French Menace"-Privat e14th Maryland Regiment Sept. 9, 1807; qu artermaster of same whenhe participated in th e Battle of Bladensburg, Aug. 24, 1814.

Th omas Magruder 6 and Mary Clar ke had issue:

1. Thomas Baldwin Magruder 7 (M. D. Uni versity of Md . 1821),born Sept. 25, 1800; died Aug. 22, 1885; married (1) Dec. 23, 1823Elizab eth Harrin gton, born 1798; died July 5, 18H ; issue:

a. William Thomas Magrud er ! born J an. 16, 1825; died Dec.8, 1889; married April 2, 1851 M aria J ane Hu ghes, bornJune 24, 1832; died Apr. 25, 1871; issue.

b. Samuel Calvert M agrud er 8 born Mar. 12, 1827; died Aug. 7,1828.

c. Joseph Moore Magruder 8(Captain C. S. A., mortally wound edat Battle of Corinth, Miss.), born Sept. 28, 1830 ; died Ma r.19, 1863; marri ed Feb. 12, 1852, Amanda Louise McCray,born Mch . 17, 1832; died Ma y 2, 1853; issue.

1. Dr. Th omas Baldwin Ma grud er 7 marri ed (2) Apri l 22, 1845Sara h Olivia West (nee Dunbar), died Dec. 28, 1864; issue :

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d. l saac Dunbar Magruder " (c. S. A.), born Apr. 15, 1846;married Dec. 22, 1868 ,Martha Neal, born Nov. 28, 1848; died~ta y 16, 1924; issue.

e. Ma ry ~1agruder " born Sept. 18, 1847; died J uly 7, 1858.f. Robert Walt er Magruder " horn May 14, 1850 ; died Feb. 6,

1926, marri ed (I ) J an. 22, 1880, Caroline Simi, born July 7,1860; died Dec. 10, 1880; inue; married (2) Rose Yeiser (net!~Iontgomery ), no in ue; marr ied (3) Nov. 24, 1898 AnnieGreenway Humphreys (net!Neil) born Feb. 15, 1862, issue.

g. Alice ~fagrudcr " born Nov. 22, 1852; marri ed Dec. 28, 1876Nicholas McDougall born Dee. 22, 18t7 ; Issue.

h. Jennie Magruder e born Oct. 7, 1854; died Sept . 4, 1863.i . An unnamed infant.j . Herbert Staley Magruder " born Jan. 2, 1857; died Apri l 26,

1927; mar ried three rimes, issue.k. Charl es Magruder I born Oct . 25, 1859 ; died Jan . 28, 1861.l. Anna T homas Magruder ' born Feb. 24, 1862; died J une 14,

1918; married Nov. 21, 1883 Th omaa ~fagru<ier Wade bornOct . 24, 1860; issue,

m. ROla :'\lagruder" born April 30, 1863.

2. Isaac Gr andison :'\hgrudcr ', born J uly 1802; died :'\lay 8, 1847;married Oct. 24, 1837, Margaret Elizabeth Hill, born 1813; died~Ich . 20, 1888; issue:

a. Em ma Corbell ~Iagruder ·, born Dec. H , 1838; died ~Iay 2,1900; married Dec. 8, 1875 William Wilaon, J r.: no issue.

b. Richard llill Magruder ' , born Dec. 23, 1840; died Sept. 22,1884; mar ried Nov. 18, 1875, Eugenia Duckett, born Nov,21, 1857; died Dec. 8, 1923; leeue.

c. ~tary Fran ces ~lagruder ·, born Dec. 25, 1842; died Nov .1846.

d. Henriett a Magruder s, born ~tch . I S, 1845; died in infan cy.e. Isaac Grand iaon ~ tagruder " and J ohn Beall .\ lag ruder., born

Sept . 15, 1846 ; died I. G. ~ I. , unmarried J une I, 1888;] . B. ~t .

unmarried Sept. 3, 1870.

3. Sarah Magruder :, born .\ Iay 1804; died unma rried J uly II , 1847.

4. Sophia .\lagruder " born .\tay 6, HI06 ; died ~Iay 9, 1876; ma rried~lay 8, 1826, Ph ilip Hill, died Aug. 1870 ; issue:

a. ~fary Anne Hill ", died Dec. 25, 1907; mar ried May 1857Dtonyt iue Th addeus Sheri ff, died Nov. 1867, issue.

b. Sophia Eugenia Hill ' , died Mch. 14, 1883; married 1853 .Bali[Th omas Duckett, born 1825; died 1862; issue.

c. Richard Th omas Hill " died 1895; married 1856, ElizabethFenwick, born Apr. 7, 1836; died J uly 6, 1902; Issue.

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d. Sarah Elizabeth Hill ', born Nov. 1835; died J une 14, 1907;mar ried Nov. 23. 1858, George Beall Sheriff, born Dec. 31.1837: d ied J une 18, 1918; Iesue.

e. William h u e Hilt . (Lt. C. S. A.), born Dec. 28, 18J6 ; diedJu ly 17, 1898; married Oct . I I, 1866 Henr ietta Smith Saucer,born 1840; died Oct. 1912; issue.

f. Philip Hill ' , born 1838; died 1910; married Victoria Cra ufurd ;issue.

g. John Beall Hill " (c. S. A.), born 1840; died unmarried Meh.1917.

h. Brooke Berry Hill ' , born Apr. 1842; died unmarried Dec. 8,I9H .

l. Sarah Katherine H ill ' . born J an. I, 1847; died f eb. 2, 1910:married Dec. Il. 1874, j oseph L. Nalley, horn Aug. II , 1832;died J uly 2. 1895; Issue.

j . T homa! Hill " died in infancy.k. J oseph Aust in Hill ", born 1850; died unmarried Dec. 1906.

S. Caleb Clarke Magruder t (A. M. Georgetown (D. C.) Univen it),1834), born j uly 10, 1808; died intesta te Apr. 5, 1884; mar ried(I ) May 28, 1833, Mary Sprigg Belt, born Mch. 9, 1812; diedintestate M<: h. 6, 1845; issue:a. Augusta Magruder ' , born May 1835; died test ate May 30,

1898; married Apr. 3, 1856, Peter Hansbrough 1l00e, bornAug. 20, 1820; died ~la y 14, 1898; issue.

b. Th omas Belt 1l. lagruder ' , born Dec. 26, 1837; d ied :\l<:h. 26,1853.

c. Caleb Clarke :\.lagruder " (A. B., 1858; A. M., 1861, George­town (D. C.) Universit y}, born J an. 9, 1839; died testateJ une 2, 1923; marr ied j une 30, 1868 Bettie Rice Naill', bornAug. 19, 1842; died testate Sept . t , 1922; issue.

d . Edward Walter Magruder e (C. S. A.), born Aug. 20, 1840;died j uly 31, 1886; married (I) Apr. 10, 1866, Elizabeth:\.laria :\.Iullikin, born Aug. 29, Ism; died )'lay 27, 1882;ju ue; marr ied (2) Nov. 18, 188S L."na r.ord.l/1 Osborne, bornMch. 23, 1855; died Sept. 5. 1912; issue.

e. Mary Rebecca )' lagruJ cr I and j ohn :\Iarsh all ),lag:rudcr ",born 1la y 25, 1843; died :\1. R. ), 1. J uly 30, 1843, J . M. ),LJ uly 24, 1843.

S. Caleb Clarke Magruder ' married (2) J une 3, 1847 Sallie BeanesWaring; died 1866; no issue; married (3) Ellen Contee T urner ,born J uly 31, 1828; died Mc h. 16, 1896; no issue.

6. j ohn Beall )'lagruder', born J an. 15, 1810; d ied j uly 25, 1897,ma rried J an. 14, 183t , :\'[ary Anne Hill, born 1810; d ied Feb. It ,1877; in ue :a. Elizabeth Virginia Magruder ' , born Oct. 23, ISH ; died un­

married J uly 3, 1852.

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1. Walt er Smitb M agruder ' born Apr. 1812; died unmarri ed J une1832.

8. Sta ley N icholls Ma gruder ', horn Apri l 18101- ; died unmarri edSept. 1877.

9. Richard Weems ~1agruder ', born Feb. 1816; d ied unmarriedOct . 15, 1836 in Miu iu ippi.

10. Archibald Smit h ~ta gruder' (M. D. J efferson Medical College1838), born Feb. 18, 1818; died May 1, 1863; ma rried J an . 23,18H Na rcissa Adamson, born J an. 25, 1819; died Aug. 25, 1903;ieeue :

a. j oseph Magruder ', born ~lch . 4, 1845; died in infancy.b. J ane Penn ~iagruder ', horn Apr. 20, 1846; died Apr. 15, 191-1 ;

ma rried Robert Carn an Billopp, born Feb. 27, 1840; diedSept . II , 1909; issue.

e. T homas Lynn Crittenden Magruder e, (" 1. D. University of~ld . 1867), born J uly 3, 1848; died Sept. 10, 1906; marriedEmma Miller ; no issue .

d . Susan Hillea ry ~lagruder', born Oct . 22, 1849.e. ~Iary J ohn Magruder ', born Aug. 7, 1851; died Aug. 28, 1916;

marr ied June 27, 1883, Dr. Lo uis A. Grimes, born Nov. 2,1839 ; died J une 28, 1921 ; issue.

r. Ella Win ifred ~1agrud('r ·, born Apr. 1853; died J uly I , 1855.g. Laura Josephine Magruder ' , born Feb. 3, 1855; died Feb. 7,

1859.h. Alice Maude :>tfagrudcr ', born J une 1857; died Ju ne 9, 1861.i . Laura :\bgrud er ' , born Aug. 11, 1859; mar ried J une 26, 1889

George Peter born Feb. 26, 1858; issue.J. J ulia Magruder ' , bor n Mch. 29, 1863; mar ried Nov. 8, 1888,

Dr. Henry Barnett :\l cDonald, born Oct. 30, 1863; ieeue.

II . :\bry T homa' ~1agruder', born :\1ay H , 1820; died J II lIe 29,1885; marri ed Nov . 26, 18H , William w tbon Hill, born Aug. 30,1!!O8; died J ul)' I I , IS'H ; issue:

a. Sarah :>t lagruder Hill ", born Dec. 24, 18-15 ; d ied Feb. 28. 1851.h. Anne Reid Hill ', born Dec. 5, 18"'7; died J uly 29, 1890;

mar ried J uly 6, 1869, Charlea Wright Ga ddea, bom Oct . 29,1814; died J uly 18, 191"'; iaeue.

c. William Walter Hill e, born Nov. 5, 1849 ; died unmarried1\lay 25, 1907.

d. T homas John Emmett Hill e, born Apr. 24, 1851; died Oct .IS, 1853.

e. Virginia Magrud er Hlll e, born Mch. 22, 1853; died Sept. 12,1916 ; married Nov. 17, 1899, Ed mund WilllOn, bor n J uly 1853;no lesue.

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f. Clement Clark e H ill ", born Feb. 20, 1855; married Apr. 21,1887, M ary J osephine Nea le, born July 7, 1859; died Dec. 1,1923; issue.

g. Edwa rd Everett Hill ", born May 21, 1857; died June 22,1922; ma~ried Oct. 10, 1900 Katherine Coad ; issue.

h. Alexand er HillS, born Aug. 20, 1859; married Oct. 30, 1889,Mary Matilda Sheriff, born May 6, 1860; died Sept. 7, 1909;issue.

1. Mary Th erese Hill ", born Dec. 26, 1860, Historian, AmericanClan Gregor Society.

II. Henrietta Magruder", married Jan. 6, 1802, Levin Beall; born Aug.1780; no issue.

III. Clari ssa Harlowe (christene d Harvey) M agruder ", died Jan. 11, 1858;marri ed Oct. 14, 1806 J ames Webb, died 1843; issue:

1. Isaac Webb 7, born Oct . 4, 1807; died Oct. 9,1810.2. Mary Ed ge Webb 7, born M ay 3, 1810; died Mch. 12, 1894;

married Feb. 24, 1835 Henry Williams Woodward ; issue:a. William Woodward ", born Dec. 31, 1835; died Mc h, 20, 1889;

married Sept. 27, 1865, Sarah Abigail Rodm an, born Sept.15, 1840; died Sept. 22, 1913; issue.

b. J ames Th omas Woodward ", born Sept. 25, 1837; died un-marri ed Apr . 10, 1910.

3. Geor ge Randolph Webb ' , born Dec. 14, 1814.4. John Nelson Webb ' , born May 29, 1815.5. Sarah Mari a Webb ' , born June 7,1 818; died Mch. 13, 1901.6. Jane Henri etta Webb ' , born Aug. 8, 1819; died Oct. 2, 1825.7. Henrietta Susan Webb ", married Follensbee.8. Clarissa Webb ' , born Ma y 29, 1825; died Ju ne, 1903.

IV. E mma Corbett Magrude r", born Apr. 11, 1798; died Sept . 3, 1870.marri ed J an. 25, 1815, Brooke M. Berr y, born 1794; died Feb. 6,1847; issue:

a. William Isaac Berr y ' , born Nov . 16, 1816; died unma rriedSept. 2, 1839.

Isaac Magruder 6 ma rried (2) Apr il 3, 1802 (da te of license) Ann H ill,born Prin ce George's County, Md ., died testate Prince George's Coun ty,Md ., 1824, without issue.

I have been assisted in the preparation of thi s paper by Miss NannieHughes Magrud er, our Deputy Chieftain for Miss., regarding the descend­ants of Dr. Thos. Baldwin Ma gruder ; by Miss Mary Therese H ill, ourHistorian, with regard to th e descend ants of Isaac Gr andi son Magruder,Sophia (Magrud er) Hill and Mary Th oma s (Magruder) Hill; and byMrs. Henry Barn ett McDona ld, with regard to the descend ants of Dr.Archibald Smith Ma grud er. to each of whom I now express my apprecia­tion .

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G REET ING T O THE CLAN

By A LI CE MAUDE EWE!.L

After two years I greet you,Come from Virginia' s hills,Swept by the autumn br eezes,Moist wit h rain-br immin g rills;Come from the Old DominionT o kindl e love anewFor th e dea r friends and kindredAnd for Clan Gr egor too.

So much is now a-doing,So much is to be done,\Vhen now we get togeth erFor talk or work or fun.E'en Byrd ; now fly in airplane s,E 'en Smiths no longer bendAbove th e fires in forges dark,T heir special train s attend .

Whi te sails go daily flyingAbove my own Dunblane,T hough fire and flood are takingT heir way of wrath and pa in.H ow small is man before them,O'erwhelmed and swept away !How great is man when soaringTriumphant , proud , and gay !

Here is th e age-old problemOnce more to be discussed ;Sharpen your wit s, my Clansma nScour off the du st and rust.How hold th e old st ill sacredE 'en th ough th e new afr ight?How bind t he two togeth erI n one harmonious sight?

Of one thing I feel cert ain,Could Alpin come aga inH e'd eit her have an airplaneOr else a special train .

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Of one other thing I am certain,If Gregor could ari seH e'd st ump th e land for Alfred E.And help him win th e prize.

Did Alpin live a Quaker,And die a peaceful death?Not so-he died a-killing PictsOn Scotl and ' s bloodiest heath.And did he fight on grape- juiceOr half-of-one-per-cent?The stu ff th ey dr an k from beakers thenI t was more st rongly blent.

He said his Pat er Noste r,Hi s Ave M ary too,And loved th e H oly Father,Wh at else was he to do?There wasn't one Reform erIn all th at happ y dayBut now we' re rapping-scrappingAbout th e way to pray.

Now here are two good fellowsSir Herbert and Prin ce AlWe must have one or ' to therWe can' t hold on to Cal.One holds a glass of waterAnd says I wish ' twere st ronger,The other says This thirst accurstIt cannot last much longer.

And th ey are such good fellowsOne can' t go very wrongIn choosing either one of themSo plucky, brave and st rong .But there are other ques tions,And we must pray for lightRi se o'er th e t ricks of partyStand by the honest right.

May we not all, like Alpine,An Ave M ary patter?No r thi nk to greet th at Ladye Fa yreI s such a dreadful matter?And may we not , like Gregor,Thank all the saints so kind ,For giving us full loving heartsWh en we have dined- and wined?

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Oh may our souls like airplanesRise high o'e r hatred's mistHi gh o'e r th e earth-bred whispersT o faith's blue heights sun-kissed:And while we meet in Clanship ,In race-remembrance here,May we not all be Qua kersIn friendship and good cheer?

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GENERAL STEPHEN DRANE 7

(Ca ssandra Ma gruder ' Drane, Nini an Beall M agruder 6, Samuel 3rd',N inian 3, Samuel ', Alexand er 1)

By RO BERT LEE MAGR UDER, J R., GEORGIA

In making some researches at th e old Court House at Appling, Col­umbia County, Geo rgia, I found some bound copies of The Columbia

. Sentin el which was th e county orga n, published week ly.D uring th e yea r 1883, in each week ly issue appeared some " Re minis­

cences of Columbia County, Georgia" which had been writ ten by Dr.H . R. Casey in 1878.

In th e issue of Ma rch 7, 1883, appeared a ske tch of General StephenD rane, which I am pleased to bring to th e attent ion of th e AmericanClan Gregor Society. I t is unique in it s wording and also of histori cvalue.

T he will of Stephen D rane is on record in Columbia Cou nty, Geo rgiain Will Book J , page 241. I t was made J an. 18, 1879, and was ente redfor probat e under da te of J an. 8, 1881. In his will mention is made ofhis second wife Susan F. Drane, and four children, Catha rine L. Drane,Stephen D rane, William A. Drane and Susa n E. D rane.

REMI NI SCE NCE S OF COLUMBIA COU NTY, G EORGIA

Written by Dr. H. R. Casey in 1878, and published in the ColumbiaSen/inti, t he county newspaper, in t he issue of March 7, 1883.

"Genera l STEPHEN DRAN E is th e son of William and Cassand ra(Magruder) D rane, who were origina lly from Maryland, They left t ha tsta te in 1786 a nd set tled in Columbia Coun ty, th en Richmond , firstbu yin g a small farm nea r wha t is now Dearin g, on th e Georgia R ailroad.Here these two good old people lived and toiled and accumulated prop ­erty. At th e death of Mr. Dran e his farm had increa sed to fifte enhundred acres. I t is now owned by Dr. J ames S. H amilton. He, theold man Drane, died at th e good old age of 81 yea rs, while his wife Cassan­dra survived him ten yea rs. She lived to th e adv anced age of 91 yea rs.I knew th em both, and knew nothing of th em th at was not to th eir credit .And on dying th ey left no line which th ey would wish to blot from t hememory of th ose who were to come after th em".

If th e reader will t roubl e himself to examine th e nati vity of th e ea rliersettle rs of thi s county, he will find, I think, that about seventy per-centof th em came from/ th e Old Dominion-"the M oth er of St ates andStatesmen"-twenty per-cent from M aryland , and th e rest from theCar olina s, wit h one, now and th en, from th e Nort h. With such popul a­tion Columbia' s prosperity was developed.

The subject of thi s sketc h was born on his father's place in 1798. H egrew up to manhood with only th e rudiments of an "old field edu cation " ,

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but Stephen Drane had in him all the elements of a man, intellectuallyand physically. Standing six feet, four inches in height , erect and straightas an I ndian, with no surplus flesh, but of st rong muscular developments,he was a Ma gnu s Apollo of a physical man. Though without th e benefitsof an education, ye t that Nature had lavished her gifts of mind as well asbody, a mere glance at his record from 1836 to th e present tim e givesamp le evidences.

The first years of his maj ority were spent on th e farm; th en in th eschool room as an instructor of youth in th e elementary br an ches of anEnglish educat ion; th en as one of th e Justi ces of t he -Inferior Court, anda Civil magistrate for man y years.

H e was always a promin ent man in politi cs, belonging to th e Clarkparty, and subsequently was th e great " Wa r Horse" of th e unterrified,old, iron ribbed Democra cy. H e was quite a figure head and promin entman in th e days when Peter Crawford, A. W. Avary, Dr. Collins, J ackWilliam s, Isaac Ramsey, Abn er P. Robertson, William B. T ank ersly, andot hers were upon th e stage. I said he was th e "old wa r horse" of D em­ocracy ; he was also th e old " race horse" but he always ran just fastenough to come in second best . But thi s was no fault of his; for, while hecould not be elected it was only th rough th e numerical st rengt h of th eot her party. H e always secured th e full vote of his own party, and re­du ced that of his opponents. In 1836, he was a candidate for th e Legis­lature, and was defeated by Guilford Alford, th e Whi g candidate for theLower House. He was beaten by old Billy Wright, fath er of A. R .Wright, now of Rome, but who is a native of Columbia County. Thenhe was beaten by Ballard, and aga in by Curtis H. Shockley. But heran th ese last to th e "saddle skirts " being beaten by from six to ten vo tes.He was once beaten by Dr. W. A. L. Collins for the Senate.

He served und er Genera l J ackson in 1818, as First Lieutenan t, and waspromoted to th e rank of Ma jor, und er Colonel Homer Virgil Milton, whowas Secretary of Stat e when Lym an H all was Govern or. They say th ereis nothin g in a nam e, but it " peers like" th ere is a " mighty heap " ofpoetry in that nam e. Colonel Mi lton was t he father of Colonel J ohnMilton, who marri ed Mi ss Burch, of thi s county , a siste r of Mrs. Dr.William A. Martin.

Drane was at t he surrend er of St. M arks, Florida ; also at th e battle ofSuwanee. Then holding th e rank of M ajor , he was highly comp limentedby Genera l J ackson as an accomplished and read y soldier. He was madeBrigadier Genera l for th e counties of Ri chmond, Columbi a and Warren,and promoted to M ajor General for th e Division of Columbia, Richmond,Warren, Green, Hancock and Taliaferro. Hi s first military commandwas from old Peter Early, in 1814, and the plateau of ground where hisfirst military evolut ions were performed is a part of th e Steiner Pla ce,once I think, owned by Tom M iller, of Augusta .

Genera l Drane was for several yea rs County surveyor, and was an ex­cellent officer. H e handled th e J acob sta ff as dext erously as he had doneth e sword. He was a D eputy Sheriff und er Ben Adams, and was com-

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plimented by Judge William Holt as being the most efficient and bestsheriff in his circuit. From 1820, I should say (but my memory Mr.Editor, und erstand me, run s not back to that date) or from early manh oodup to wit hin fifteen or twenty yea rs, Gene ra l Drane, with his regimentalson, his bri ght D am ascus blade glittering in the sun, and mounte d on agay charger was a fine looking officer. Bu i:age is now telling on th is onceactive-minded and physica lly st rong man. Now far advanced into th e"sere and yellow leaf" of life, an octogenarian, with his sword conve rte dinto a plough sha re, and his J acob sta ff into a long walking stick, whichhe uses to support his feeble fram e, thi s once act ive and useful old manmay be seen wit h slow and measured ste p, walking abo ut and overlook inghis little farm an d even performing some of t he drudgery of th e husband­man' s life. H avin g been for so many yea rs accustomed to an active,indu st riou s life, he finds it difficult to be idle.

Wh at a commentary it is upon many of th e you ng men of th e presentday! Think of it , ye who are wast ing th e days of your lives in ingloriousease. "As th e twig is bent th e tree inclines." Cu lt ivate a line of in­dolence and laziness in youth, it will st ick to you th rough life, ju st as thecase of Ge neral D rane is the oppos ite. Industrious in ea rly manh ood,th e same in middl e life, he feels now in old age th at as long as he is ableto totter along, he must be doing something, to use a homely phrase," to make th e pot bile" , or to get something to put into it for Susa n H am­bri ck to cook.

Ge neral Drane has been married twice. Hi s first wife was R ebeccaWilson, a siste r of M ajor Elias Wilson, one of th e oldest cit izens, now ofM cDuffie County. Hi s second wife was Susan Hambrick of WilkesCounty. He is now in his 81st year. H e speaks of building on anotherpart of his plantati on which will put him again in Columbia County, andheartily will we welcome his return.

Through all these long yea rs he has always borne the characte r of"an honest man , th e noblest work of God ."

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THOMAS JEFFERSON MAGRUDER, SON OF NI NIAN

By HIS GRANDSON, K ENN ETH DANN MAGRUDE R, P ENNSYLVANIA

Dr. Ab raham M yerson , professor of neu rology at Tuft s Medical Schoo l,once stated th at our ancesto rs have supplied us wit h a mould, which en­vironment sculptures. In crud er fashion, we may say th at one is " a chipoff th e old block ."

In writing about Thomas J efferson, son of N inian, thi s scient ific prin­ciple can readily be applied.

Thomas Jeffer son first saw th e light of day on October first in 1826, onth e plan t ati on of his fath er, near th e Shena ndoa h River in Frederi ck,now Clar ke Coun ty, Virginia , He th ereby began life in accorda nce wit hMagruder traditions.

In du e tim e he was able to enjoy th e usual sports of children of t hatregion. An elder brother , J ames Lyons M agruder , in his old age liked

10 recall one form of recreation, in particular. " I n th e spring," he said," when th e fish ran up th e st ream, it was rare fun for us to get pine knotsand run down to th e mouth of the river and set our nets in th e narrowplaces. T wo would go above on each side and splash and d rive the fishinto th e net. Sometim es we would catch eels and water-snakes, but theywere not poisonou s, Generall y by the t ime we got to th e mill , we hadall we wanted. We would be wet and tired when we got home, but weenjoye d it. "

The childhood da ys of lit tle J eff, however, were becloud ed early; forhis father died before th e boy had reached his fourth birthday. E nviron­ment soon becam e transformed by th e introduction of a ste p-fat her duringth e following year. It was customary in this ante- bellum period for thewidow of th e owner of a plantation to take unto her self a new hu sbandfor the management of her esta te . That Elizabet h (Lyons) M agruderaccepted Philip Pullar for her help -mate, was a misfortune with far­reaching effects.

Pull ar was a young ma n of twenty-three or twenty-four years. Hismarriage eventua lly add ed three boys to t he fami ly, which was alreadylarge. J ohn Lewis and Joseph Clark married. Benjamin Franklin diedin 1831, and was buried in th e famil y lot a t Magruder's Mills, then t hename of th e plantation home.

Step-father Pullar was a pitile ss taskmaster and brought no happinessfor the children. T he fami ly rose early , had breakfast by da ylight, andwas ready for bus iness. After work ing all day, J ames Lyons Magruderrecalled, he was aroused to go to th e saw mill at one o'cl ock in th e morn­ing, to work t here un til time to go to the barn and feed, curry, and harn esshis team of horses, in prepa ration for starting out aga in immediately af te rbreak fast.

When teaming near home, the work was not so severe, since it waspossib le to return home before dark . Bu t when it was necessary to travelto a distant point , the time for reaching hom e was extremely un certain .

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Fa ll, winte r, and spring were genera lly th e seasons-for long trips, becauseof hauling lumb er, t an-bark , barrels, and other material.

One night, for example, Jam es Lyons M agrud er did not get to bed untilabo ut ten o'clock, after he had put away his horses, had had his supper,and had curried and rubbed his horses. At one o'clock, as usual, he waswakened to go to th e mill until time for proceeding to th e barn , wherebefore break fast th e team had to be made ready for th e next trip to t hewoods for saw logs. A mere stripling he was required to load th e wagon.Only th e fact that th e work did not cont inue all yea r, spa red young J amesfrom collapse.

J eff, being too immatu re, escaped some of th e worst hardships, but wasnot immune fro m all.

Nature introdu ced a novelty at M agruder' s Mill s on November 12,1833, one which would astound even today. Me teors came tumblingdown from the sky resembling th e heaviest snow storm of large flakes,though leaving no t race upon the ground.

The fall of 1835 witnesse d another sensation of a different va riety.I n a short time, the fam ily would be obliged to sur render th e old planta­t ion to the heirs of Colston, who had leased th e property to t he Magrudersfor about forty yea rs. Accordin gly, Pull ar removed th e family st ill re­ma ining with him-his wife, Elizabe th (Lyo ns) M agruder ; her sons,William Wa lter and T homas Jefferson; her daughters, Sar ah Ann a ,dCaroline; and th e two surviving sons by Pull ar. The husband of J ef 'shalf-sister Grace M agruder, Emanuel M ayne (destin ed to be judge), hi dpersuaded J ames Lyons Magruder the year before to run away from herr ~ .

I twas Pull ar who t ran spor ted the M agruder children with him bey Jndth e boundaries of th e Southland, thus severing t heir cher ished connectionwit h the native heath of all their American ancestors.

J ourneying wearisomely by covered wagon from th e Virginia home,th e family crossed th e Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia, arrivingat Lloyd sville, Belmont County, Ohio. There th ey resided long enoughto form a few congenial acquaintances, among whom were th e Van La wgirls-H icksite Quakers- excellent people, whose religious views wererather shock ing to th e young M eth odis t s. There, too, another breakoccurred in th e fam ily when Caroline M agruder became wedded toHi ram Lee on March 18th, 1839.

From Lloydsville, th e family moved to Hopewell, Mu skingum County,where Pull ar became postmaster .

Later in 1839 the family appea red in Ru shville, Fairfield County, OhioRu shville is commonly known locally as East T own, sepa ra ted fromWest Ru shville by Ru sh Creek. "East T own" was th e part selecte dfor permanent residence by th e newcomers. The Meth odist E piscopalChurch th ey attended, stands on th e opposite side of th e street fromth eir home, slightly nearer th e main st reet.

In Ru shville, Sarah Ann Ma gruder met Christian John son, a youngfarmer, and in M arch, 1841, was marri ed to him by Rev. M . P. Kellogue.They were th e parent s of our lat e Deputy Chieftain of Ohio, J ames Mil tonJ ohnson, who was nam ed for James Lyons, father of Elizabeth (Lyon s)

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M agruder. When James M ilto n came int o th is world, his parents werest ill mourning the loss of his infant brother, T homas, named for ThomasJefferson M agruder.

Though in th e new surro undings, Pu llar persisted in conde mning hisstep-children to a life of d rudgery. J eff was a modest, likabl e, little boy,ambitiou s at th e same time; but he was kep t in restraint by th e tyrannyexercised. Finally, his brother "Will" broke away from home. About1841, J eff, him self, could endure it no longer.

Through William Rutan , who wit h his wife, M ar y Ann M agruder-ahalf- sister of J eff- was visit ing the family at Ru shville, J ames LyonsMagrud er sent th e message th at he wante d to teach Jeff th e sadd lerytrade, for which purpose J eff was to leave home with t he Ru tans. T heoffer was irresistible. Pullar objec ted strongly to losing J eff; but th e boyjoined his brother in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, where he learned th e trade.I n later years, J am es Lyons M agruder referred to him as " such a good,faithful boy."

Mechan icsburg, when J eff knew it, was merely a small hamlet , withonly one school house. This was a small, brick bui lding maintained bysub scription. Three dollar s per qu arter was th e fee cha rged those whowished to attend. The pub lic money was insufficient for support ing th eschool. Groceries and ot her supp lies were obtained from Cincinnati andother di stant points. Frequ ently, th e stock on hand would be exhaustedbefore th e arrival of anot her inst allm ent, so th ere would be a dearth fora while in some of th e hou sehold equi pment. But th ese inconvenienceswere accepted as th e lot of pioneer s.

For a Magruder to become a " black Republican", would seem to benothing less t han high treason. In deed, J eff's fath er and all of hisAmerican forefathers bearin g th e patronymic nam e had been slaveholdersand st aun ch supporters of th e syste m. Hi s father, especially , was sternwith th e slave s and insist ed upon th eir " knowing th eir place." Therewas t he negro who stole from Nini an Ma gruder 's pig pen, for which offencehe was taken to the whipp ing-post and given nine and th irty lashes wit ha cat-of-nin e tails on his generously salted bare ba ck. There was J eff'shalf-brother Richard Deakins Magruder, who joined as ove rseer for twodollars per day some slave dri vers headed for New Orleans.

But it must be remembered that Nin ian died whi le J eff was st ill in hist enderest years, leaving him in th e care of a mother who was opposed toslavery and believed in kind tr eatment. Possibly th e dear old mammy,Aunt N an , who was his nurse while he was at th e most impressionableage, recited repeatedly the tragedy of being forcibly depri ved of herchildren, when the slave dri vers carr ied th em away. With so manyinfluences in the one dire ction, and with perhaps a better app reciatio nof th e slave 's position developing from his own expe rience und er thegoverning hand of a proverbi al ste p-fa ther, it should not be surprisingthat J eff was counted am ong th e ard ent Aboliti onists.

The d ifference betwe en Ma gruder and the anti-slavery ad voca tes oft he South was in degree. H e was living in a transit ion per iod, in a region

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where th e more extre me t hought was thriving. So sensit ive was he toth e evils, th at he devo utly believed it to be impossible for one to be aD emocrat or slaveowner and a Chri stian .

H is views were representative of th e norm al reaction to any awakeningof th e social conscience which th reatens to overt hrow long-est ablish edcustom . H e blundered, like so many of us today, in attempting to judgeothers by t heir deeds alone.

When Jeff was twenty yea rs of age, J ames Lyons M agrud er made himhis partner. T he next year, t he two brothers divided th eir stock, and"T . J." went to Woodstock, Champaign County, Ohio.

In this new community, young M agrud er built a respectable little brickshop, where he conducte d his saddle and harn ess business for two yearsand a half. Unt il abo ut 1875, the name of T . J. M agrud er remained onthe wall of thi s building.

F rom Woodstock, M agrud er moved- about th e year 1850-to Belle­fontaine, Ohio, which conti nues at th e present day as a stronghold fordescendants of Nini an M agruder. There Thomas J efferson was a mem­ber of th e firm of Rutan, M agrud er & Company. William Rutan was thehu sband of M ary Ann M agrud er, a half-sister of J eff. The business con­nection was not preserved ; for J eff soon sold out his share, and engagedin th e drug bu siness. This enterprise became quite exte nsive, th e medi ­cine being sold throughout th e count ry, so that th e partners were derivinga good income.

T. J., however, adhered to M agruder honest y. H e became convinced. th at his associa te was a qu ack, so he refu sed to have more to do with the

bu siness. He sold out to t he "doctor" , who agreed to pay th e debts ofth e firm, which amounted to app roximately $1200, an obliga t ion whichM agruder subseq uen t ly had to bea r.

A letter in t he possession of the write r indicates th at a renewed part­nership with Ru tan in T oledo was sought It reads as follows:-

"Toledo Dec 5th 1853"Mr Rutan

" Dea r Sir" I Recd your letter on sat urday and must say that I never

was more surp rized at any thing th an to hear of your changing youroppionion abou t coming to T oledo But I can not fait you for not wantingto leave Bel1efontaine when considering your situa tion there it wouldlook a grea t deal like leaving and going into a strange land upon uncer­tainties.

"as far as my going to M arion, I suppose I shall have to submit and goas it seems to be th e Best opening that I can think of at present.

" But as fair as th e opening may appea r I never felt half so loth to leaveany place as I do thi s at th e present time because th ere is an 'excellentopening here for a shop th at will be fil1ed soon by some one, and I wouldlike to be one that would help fil1 it. As for Marion I dont expect to

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becom e a perm an ent resident of th e place bu t possibly may be able torai se a coupple of Hundred Dollar s in a year or so to enable me to startout again and fool it away. I will go over and see him tomorrow or nextday and see what can be done. but if he dont give me a better Say thanI t hink he will I wont go, But will make an oth er sta rt for ] olliott

" I opened shop a few days ago made two Bri dles cove red a D ashhave worked some a hamp and done $1.50 worth of Repairing and haveth e promise of some more I engaged a set of H amp to a man for woodbut I am afr aid th ey will come up missing like everything else t hat wehave done in the place old man Love is down at th e heel becau se you dontt ake that lot and I expect Brown will swea r becau se yo u dont take hishouse he has had several good offers to ren t bu t held out for you to Buyor rent now none of them will t ake it But 'a ll's right that ends right'I would much rather work your stock up in T oledo than in Ma rion for Iam sure I sha ll not make any t hing th ere more th an will defray travelingexpenc es I Reed your let ter from M ar y ann and know ing it was fro mher I took t he liberty to open and read it. I enclose it in this th e reportof This place being sickly may be false, th ere has been but little sicknefsSince I cam e I weigh ten lbs more th an when I came here and st ill gai ning

" excu se this pencilling, I 've no good penYours Respectl y

M agruder"

I n spite of his reluctan ce to go to M arion , he moved th ere perm anentlythe very month he wrote th e above to R utan.

I mmediately, he joined E pwor th Methodist Episcopa l Church. Hehad previously joined the Ru shville Methodist Chu rch, December 5th,1839.

Religion always meant much to M agruder, prob ably due aga in to hismoth er's influence. She at least introdu ced the family to Method ismfor th e first time. Her parent s before her were pious folk, members ofth e Methodist Church, who sent her and the other chi ldren to an academyof th e church for th eir education. Her father, wit h a lit tl e help, evenbuilt a church on his farm.

T he piety of her Grandfather Lyons mad e a deep impression upon theM agruder fami ly when he visited th e planta t ion at th e age of ninety-fiveyears. This fine looking, old gentleman left his home at Fa irfax CourtHou se on horseback and t ravelled forty miles in one day to his son's ho mewest of Paris. Then he wen t three miles fa rt her, on horseback, to visitat M agruder's Mill s. H e came one day and returned th e next. Butbefore departing, he said, "Now Betsey, call th e fami ly and we will havepra yers." Eliz abeth (Lyons) M agruder summoned eve ryone, includingth e slaves. The patriar chal gra ndsi re had learn ed all the names on thissingle visit ; and he commenced by ask ing for God's blessing upon Ninian,his wife, M ar y, Sarah, J ames, Caroline, \Villi am, Am anda, and soon hadnamed all, not neglectin g Aunt Na n and her son and daughter, th e slave s.H e th en put on his green baize leggings, ti ed with green braid, a large pin

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above and two below th e knee . H is long overcoat completed th e attire.E rect in his bearin g, th e aged ma n mounted his horse from th e groun dnearl y as actively as a young man . Me mories of his blessings lived on.

As a thorough Chri stian woman, J eff' s mother could not tolerate pro­fanity in her family. She was not hesitant in resortin g to drastic act ionupon occasion, as related by J ames Lyons Magruder.

"Mother let us children have a room to ourselves to play in. Our littlecolored girl was playing wit h us and she did something that insult ed meand I swore at her. Siste r Sara h was shocke d at my swearing, so shejumped up and ran in to th e other room where mother was and said'Mo ther, Jimma swore.' M oth er came ru shing out with a hand kerchiefin her hand. She tied it around my waist and said ' If you are bound togo to th e gallows, you might as well be hung now,' and hung me on thedoor knob and went on abo ut her work. I was pretty bad ly scared.After a while she came back and asked me if I would quit swearing, if shelet me down, and I told her I would. That promise has always beenkept before me and I have never violated it ." This sta tement was madeat the ripe age of eighty-e ight yea rs.

We also have th e testimony of a grandson, J ames M ilton J ohn son.Wh en his father mar ried Sarah Ann Magruder, the newly-weds went intoth e wilds of Hocking County ; and Elizabeth (Lyons) Magruder felt tha ther daughter was being taken beyond th e boundaries of civilizat ion. Butthe young son-in-law bravely vowed th en and th ere tha t he would alwaysbring Sarah home once a yea r for a visit . J am es M ilton John son hasrecorded :-

" I always looked forward to th ose annual visits as the brightest spotsin my life ; and you should have seen that dear old Grandmother; her lifewas certa inly a benedict ion; my fath er had no occas ion to take stock in themother-in-law jokes; th ey would have been sacrilege to him ."

H er last message to her children was, "Tell th em to meet me in Heaven.' 'Wi th this pro nounced influence throughout his youth, the religious

acti vit ies of Thomas J efferson Magruder were a natural seque nce. AtEpworth Church in Ma rion, he bega n to teach a Sunday School class,which he kept until he was th e oldest member of t he church. As th e boysof his class grew to manhood, th ey cont inued with him, eve n bringingth eir wives, until his class nu mbered more th an fifty . He was a delegateand member of th e first Ohio Sunday School convention of the MethodistChurch.

T hough th e efforts to entice William Ru tan to T oledo had failed, wefind t hat on J anuary 2nd, 1854 a harness and saddle shop appea red inMarion under th e firm name of M agrud er & Rutan. One yea r lat er,Ma grud er purchased his partner's interest s and cont inued th e bu sinessvery successfully as Magruder's Saddlery Works, which became the chiefconcern of th at natu re in Marion. Hi s sadd lery was hand-made, and itwas in demand in all parts of Ma rion County.

Horses, of course, were th e accep ted means of travel in th ose ea rlydays. Wh en Magrud er first went to M arion, he had yet to wit ness th efirst trip there on the Baltimore & Ohio R ailro ad.

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Du ring the summer of 1924, th e writer met th e son of a man who hadbeen an app rent ice und er T . J. M agrud er in M arion . This son was in th ebusiness across th e street from M agrud er 's saddlery shop. He sta tedth at President H ard ing' s wife th en owned t he building.

President H arding was a young man when Ma grud er knew him. It isrecalled th at M agruder regard ed him as quite promising.

Beginning to feel more comforta bly situa ted financially by 1855,M agruder entered at once into matrimony. On Febru ary eightee nt h ofth at year, he was marri ed by Rev. J ames Elliott to Elizabeth, daughterof J acob Fribley and Elizabeth Woods. The wedding took place in th ebirthplace of the br ide at Old T own, near New Phil adelphia, Ohio.

The write r had the pleasure of visit ing thi s pictu resque spot, wheretoday in t he rolling country sta nds th e home, it self, on th e side of a hilloverlook ing th e va lley. On t he side of th e house is an old Dutch ove n,th e Fribleys having been Ger ma ns from No rt humberla nd County inPenn sylvania. T homas Jefferson M agruder' s ma rriage to a girl northof th e M ason and Dixon line, was th e first on thi s basis in his line.

T his union mean t a furt her st rengthen ing of th e ties of M ethodi sm.The following statement appea rs in th e " His tory of Tuscarawas County,Ohio" :-

" T he first sermon in Old T own Valley was preached by Rev. JohnRh odes, a Method ist ministe r, a t th e Fribley cabin about 1822. Mr.Fribley 's cabin and barn were used for some tim e as M eth odist sanc­tu aries. Fo r a t ime, J acob Fr ibley and William Wolf were th e only twoMeth odi st settlers in th e va lley."

This cabin was one of t he first buil dings erected by a white man in th atpar t of th e county. Its floor was of pun cheon ; th at is, of logs split in half.In 1924, th e wri ter found th at th e present owner of the homestead, th esecond since th e Fribleys, had recently demolished thi s cab in, leaving th esecond home built by J acob Fribley more th an a cent ury ago, th e onlyhouse of br ick ever erected in Tuscarawas Valley.

In th ese two homes, the Fribleys had introdu ced th e first family Bibl eknown in t he Valley, a volume now in th e possession of Fribl eys in NewPhiladelph ia. '

Opposite th e Old Town Methodist Church is a bur ial ground of originalsettlers. There lies J acob Fribley with hi s wife, who " died in Christi antriumph."

Rev. James Willi am M agruder, D. D. , was a produ ct of th e two M eth­odist fami lies united. Oth er sons were Cha rles Otway and ThomasJefferson, th e latter dy ing in infancy. The lat e deputy chieft ain ofMontan a, M rs. Mary Ru tan Short, was th e only daughter.

E lizabeth (Fribley) Magrude r was more th an a passive Christi an. In1875, she was one of th e women crusaders, who prayed in saloons in abody for th e reformation of th eir pat rons. Out of thi s effect ive move­ment sprang th e Women 's Chri sti an T emp erance Uni on.

The views of Thomas J efferson Magruder and his wife coincided. H e,too, was active for temperance, serving on th e finan ce committee of th ePeople's T emperance Reform Convention, which met in 1881.

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After Magrud er' s marri age, he had an opportunity to buy an excellenthome very cheaply. For many yea rs he was able to keep it ; but he hadto pay the penalty for having th e t raits of a courtly Southern gentleman.So genero us and open-handed was he th at he went security for peoplewheneve r approache d. H is invari able reply to an appea l for a loanwould be, " Why, certa inly. I thin k I can do th at. " In his mann er,one could read, "Your word is as good as your bond ."

Eventually came th e J ay Gould disaster. N eedless to say, Magruderwas left to bear th e many deb ts of th ose he had so graciously assisted.This blow forced him to sell his residence on th e outskirts of Marion,which was situated on a bea utiful lot of four acres; and he moved overhis store and shop. By faithful struggling, he finally succeeded towardth e close of his life in paying every one of t he debts. T his tragic exper­ience was a lesson to him, and he tried to impress upon his children theimportance of th eir never being security for anyo ne.

M agrud er persisted in his business until failing health forced him toretire in 1899. H e was th e oldest bu siness man in th e city, both in yearsof life and in th e consecutive yea rs devoted to trade. He was also theoldest member of Kosciusko lodge, 1. O. O. F., in which he had held eve ryoffice.

H e was a publi c-spirited cit izen and a valua ble man, always lendinghis aid to the advancement of any ente rp rise which would seem to pro­mot e th e community's interest s. For eight yea rs he was th e townshiptreasurer; corpora tion treasurer for severa l years ; and a member of thecity coun cil and school board .

Shortly before his death on October 9th, 1901, M agruder bought amodest home on a bare lot at 308 South Sta te Street, M arion, cultivat eda garden, plan ted trees, and was absorbed in beautifying his propertywhen the end came.

Following t he death of her husband, upon the adv ice of her son-in-law,Edmon d J. Short , and wit h th e app rova l of her son, J ames Willi am,Elizabeth (F ribley) M agruder built a monument to Thomas J effersonM agruder in th e shape of a business block, four sto ries high. She th ensold her home and occupied an apa rtmen t in this Magruder Block, which,in 1924 at least , was adjoin ing the Y. M . C. A. Her add ress was 131}'2'South Sta te St reet. She, herself, rented th e rest of the buil ding.

J an uary 14t h, 1906, she died in her apartment, as th e resul t of a strokeof pa ralysis. She was buried with her husband in Marion Cemetery,next to the Kling lot , t he family lot of President H arding' s wife.

Though Thomas J efferson Magruder longed to return to t he glories ofhis birthplace befo re he died, his dreams were never realized. That heret ain ed the fund amental virtues of his Southern ancestors under va ryingcircumsta nces in t he new home, was evidenced throughout his life. Thathe prepa red t he way for expa nding usefulness of succeed ing genera tions,lend s further lustre to his na me.

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"He was not of those who content t hemselves with th e achievementsof th eir forebear s. Rather he followed their example in spending himselfin the interest of his own and succeeding genera tions."

Such ancestry should be one of th e spurs to human achi evement.

_ Thomas J efferson Magruder was a son of N inian Magruder and Eliza­beth Lyons, grandson of Sam uel Brewer M agruder and Rebecca Magrud­er, great-grandson of Samu el M agrud er III. and M argaret J ackson, great­great-grandson of Ninian M agru der, Sr. , and Eli zabeth Brewer, great­great-great-grandson of Samuel M agrud er and Sarah Beall, great-gr eat­great-great-grandson of Alexander M agruder.

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GE ORGE M ILTON MAGRUDER 7

(George 6, Ninian Offutt 6, Ninian 4, Nini an 3, Samuel 2, Alexand er I)

By ROBERT LEE MAGRUDER, GEORGIA

I n making research at the old Court House at App ling, ColumbiaCounty, Georgia, th ere was bro ught to my attention bound copies ofThe Columbia Sentinel. During t he year 1883, in each weekly issue ap­peared some " Reminis cences of Columbia County, Georgia" , which hadbeen prepared by Dr. H. R . Ca sey in 1878. I n th e issue for April 25,1883, appeared a sketch of George M ilton M agruder, which I t akepleasure in presenting before this Society, as it gives some cha racte rist icsof t he subject of thi s sketch rather personal and of general interest to ourmembership.

"George Mi lton Magruder was th e son of George and Susannah M ag­ruder, and was born in thi s county in 1803. H e was twice marri ed. Hisfirst wife was Emily H eggie, who died in 1851. In 1852 he married Mrs.Lamar of Lincoln County. He had by his first wife ten child ren, of whomth ey raised eight . Five daughters are now in life, all active, st irringwomen , good housewives and helpmates to th eir husband s. The threesons fell martyrs to th eir count ry's liberties.

Ramsey and Edwin Magruder were members of th e Ra msey Volun­teers. T his fine company, with the gallant Captain Boyd as the leader,left old Columbia in J uly 1861, for the Old Domini on. Ramsey wasSecond Lieutenant and Edwin was third sergeant. The latter died inSuffolk, Virginia , on the march from Yorktown to Goldsboro, M ar ch 28,1862. Ramsey died in Richmond, J une 16, 1862. Read th e long listof the names of "our D ead" on the monumental ta blet , and among thefallen heroes of the Ramsey Volunteers you will find th e names of theMagruder brothers. 1

And here I mus t be permitted to say t hat am ong the lady friend s whoassis ted me in getting up t his slight tribute in memory of our gallant dead ,none was more fait hful and effective than Miss Mat Ma grud er, now Mrs.A. J . Avery, J r.

The youngest son, Oswell Magruder, like most young men, enthusedwith am OT patria, and anxious to avenge th e death of his brothers, tor ehimself away from home, and in J uly 1864, th ough in feeble health , mad efor t he Western Army. No tidings came home from thi s delicate youthfor a long tim e. Then news came that he had left Bri stow, T enn essee,to join the Firs t Georgia Cavalry . T hat was t he last heard of thi s soldierboy. I t is supposed that he was shot by bu shwha ckers. 'T is sad topart with dear ones under an y circumstances, but when Death st rikesdown with a mysterious blow, keen indeed is th e pang and bitter sorrow.

lThis tablet of marble is erected in the old Court House at ApplingGa.

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The oldest daughter married W. H. Stanton. The second A. J. Avery,J r., the third T yler Lamkin, and the fourth Oliver Hardy, Columbia'sactive and efficient T ax Collector.

If there is a man in the county that Oliver does not know, I mightalmost say that the man is not worth knowing, for he is bound to exerci sea sort of pastoral care over his flock- speaking after the manner of man.It is hard to resist that good, open, jolly, fun-ful face, round as the fullmoon, and covered all over with smiles. I think I have heard the boy ssay that Oliver was a good feeder. I do not know whether he " lives toeat or eats to live," but I do know th at, with all his avoirdupois, thisFalstaffian figure, he is as polite and graceful as a French dancing master,a popular ladie s man , and is quite sure to kiss the babies about votingtime; and, as he is a standing candidate for life, as he say s, till he getsbeat, he intends to take in a quantum JujJicit of rati ons to the end thathe may never be off of foot or feed, and th e last end may st ill find him inharness. H e says th at old Uncle Johnny Collins died in harness, andwhy not the present collector.

The fifth daughter of George M ilton Magruder is now the wife of ourclever townsman, John Lan gston, and the two youngest boys, Lafayetteand Bailey Magruder, ha ve grown up to manhood and are now indu striousand pro sperou s toilers of th e soil. Quite recently Mr. Stanton has died.

I knew George Ma grud er well. He was one of Columbia's most pros­perous planters and best citizens. He did not run heavy on cotton. Herai sed home supplies. H e always had corn, wheat and oats for sale, andhence farming was a success with him, and his large property increasedunder his judicious management.

But ala s, there came a "change over th e spirit of his dreams". ThomasSeay had purchased and was working a gold mine in Linco ln County, andinduced Mr. Magruder to take a t hird interest with him, t hen a half, andfinally sold out to him. This proved a bad investment, and an illust ra­tion of the old maxim, "Shoemaker stick to your last ." From that dayth e "gold fever has slept in Lincoln, but it has recently broken out afresh,and the Magruder mine, I learn , is booming up and attracting foreigncapitalists.

George Ma gruder was an acti ve-minded man, full of vim and hope,never despondent, but alwa ys looked on th e bright side. He was a notedgrain producer, and the M agruder wheat was eagerly sought after.

He was a.strong party man-an old line Whig.He had two sons by his last wife, Lafayette and Bailey. H e died June

27, 1864, after a long and painfu l illness. He was spared th e mortifyingspectacle of seeing the Bonny Blue Flag, for which AA had given his threesons, trai l in th e du st. Columbia lost a va luable ·citizen. "He sleepswell" in th e old family cemetery ncar his first wife and four of his child ren."Requiescat in pact."

The family bibl e of George Milton M agrud er, published by Kimber &Sharpless of Phil adelphia, Pa., is now in possession of his grandson "George M. Magruder, at Appling, Georgia.

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George M ilton Magruder, was born in Columb ia County, Georgia,November 20, 1803,* died in Columbia County, Georgia, June 27, 1864*,married first on May 1, 1832*, Mary Emily Heggie, born April 19, 1814,*died September 19,1851*, and had

I. Mary Louisa Magruder 8, b. May 7, 1833*, married William H .Stanton, Feb. 20, 1861*: no issue.

II. J ames Arte mus Mag rude r", b. April 27, 1835*, d. J uly 17,1846*.III. George Ramsey Mag rude r s, b. December 6, 1836*, d. Ju ne 16,

1864*, Richmond, Virginia, Second Lieut enant, 16th GeorgiaInfantry, C. S. A.

IV. Edw in Camillus Magrud er s, b. August 29, 1838*, d. March 28,1864*, Suffolk, Virginia, Third Sergeant, 16th Georgia In fant ry,C. S. A.

V. Martha Susan Magrudcr s, b . J une 11, 1840*, marri ed April 15,1875* to A. J . Avery , j r.; no issue.

VI. Oswell Carmichael Magruder s, b. August 4, 1842*, d. J anuary1865, as a Recruit, C. S. A.

VII. T hirza Irene Magruder 8, born March 23, 1844*, marri ed J . T ylerLamkin, November 13, 1862*, had :

1. Emi ly Elizabet h Lamkin g, b. September 1,1 863*, married A. P.Barrett of Alabama, May 19, 1887*, had:

a. Pearce Lamkin Barrett 1 0, b. f ebru ary 7, 1888*.b. Ea rly Holliday Barr ett 1 0, d. in infancy.c. Lois Bar rett I 0, b. December 20, 1892.*d. Allie Sadler Barrett 1 0, b. October 26, 1895*.

2. Georgia Heggie Lamkin g, b. June 5, 1865*, d. October 26,1894*; un mar ried.

3. Bertha Irene Lamkin g, b. September 19, 1867*, marri ed G. P.Bennett f eb. 6,1 894*, had:a. Gladys Bennett 1 0, b. August 2, 1895*.

4. J ohn Lamkin g, b. Ma rch 9, 1871*, marri ed Pallie H at cher, had :a. Irene Lamkin 1 0,

b . Ma delyn Lamkin 1 0,

5. Marie Lamkin g, b. March 18, 1883*, marri ed Carl H . Elling­ton, had :

a. Buford Ellington 1 0,

b. Irene Ellington 1 0,

VII I. Cornel ia Em ily Magruder 8, b. J anuary 18, 1847*, d. May 18,1888*, marri ed Oliver H ardy, May 5, 1870*, had :1. Lillian Ambrose Hardy s, b. J anu ary 7,1 871*, married Nathan

1.. Benton October 8, 1890*, had:a. Na than L. Benton, j r., 1 °married Henrietta Roberts Aug.

21, 1922*. '2. George Magrude r H ard y 9, b. Jul y 24, 1874*.

IX. Ophelia Antoinette Magruder 8, b. Feb rua ry 4, 1848*, marri edJ ohn f. Langston, had :

---"Ind icat es bible record.

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1. Roland Magruder Langston g, b. December 23, 1886.2. Louisa Langston g, b. married W. S. Cooper.3. Ophelia Langston 9, b. June 7, 1887.

X. Eud ocia Emma Ma gruder s, b. September 17, 1851*, d. March28, 1852*.George Milton Magruder married, second, September 22, 1852*;Mrs. Matilda E. (Walker) Lamar, b. July 22, 1817*, d. Sept ember12, 1898*, had :

XI. Lafa yette Lamar Magruder 8, b. November 10, 1853*, d. August17,1899*, Ma rch 2, 1875*; marri ed Anna Louise Young, b. August29, 1854, had :1. Emily E. Magruder 9, b. March 31, 1876*, married, 1st , William

A. Chamblin, had :a. Willie Chamblin I 0,

married, 2nd, Dr. J. D. Timmons, of Batesbur g, S. C., has:b. Ruth Timmons I 0,

c. Magruder Timmons I 0,

2. George Milton Magrud er ", b. July 26, 1877*, now living atAppling, Ga., married J odie Marshall, J uly 5, 1903, grea t­grand-daughte r of Daniel Marshall found er of th e BaptistChurch in Georgia, had :a. George Milton Magruder, III 1 0, b. January 24, 1905,

married May 22, 1928, Lexin Lottie Cone.b. Richard Lamar Magrud er I 0, b. August 27, 1906.

3. Edwin Fletcher Magruder ", b. March 20, 1881*, now living atAsheville, N. C., marri ed October 1903, Mamie Moss, had :a. Edward Magruder I °b. Mary Magruder I 0,

c. J ames Magruder I 0,

d. Bailey Magruder I 0,

e. William Magruder I 0,

4. Lafayette Lamar Magruder 9, b:, December 19, 1882*, nowliving Ha vana, Cuba, marri ed first Mrs. Bullock, no issue,married second Mary Lemmon had :a. Mary Jane Magruder I 0, .

5. J ames Bailey Magruder>, b. November 14, 1884*, d. J une 23,1886.* , .

XII . George Bailey Magruder 8, b. October 16, 1857*, d. November 13,1916, married, J une 7, 1911*, J essie J eanne Fulghum; no issue.She died June 7, 1916.*

*Ind icatea bible record .

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JOHN ARCHIBALD MAGRUD ER 7

(John 6, Ninian Offutt 6, N inian 4, N inian 3, Samuel " Alexande r I)

By ROBERT LEE MAGRUDER, GEORGIA

J ohn Archibald Magruder 7 th e only son of John and Sarah (Prior)M agrud er, was born in Columbia County, Georgia, August 13, 1805, anddied near Sharon, Mi ssissippi, April 21, 1887.*

Hi s siste rs were : Ma ry, born 1801, marri ed Aquilla Flint, J uly 7,1819;Eleanor, born 1809, marri ed Hiram Drane, D ecemb er 20 1827; Sar ah,marri ed Eli as Scott, M arch 29, 1832; P amelia, married (1) Thoma s J.Wri ght , November 14,1 833, (2) Washington W. Stone, J anu ary 14, 1841;Martha, marri ed Owen Harrison Baldwin, April 29, 1835.

J ohn Archibald M agruder , accompanied by Owen Baldwin , his brother­in-law, made two visits to Mi ssissippi ea rly in th e yea r 1840, riding horse­back, one visit prospectin g and th e ot her when th ey both purchasedproperty in Madison County, some six or seven miles eas t of Sharon.At th e tim e man y famili es were immigrating to th e farm land s in the so­called " Black Belt " of Alab am a and Mi ssissippi , which was open, tosettlers as th e Indian s were dri ven westwa rd.

The family left Georgia on D ecemb er 13, 1840, in pioneer fashionaccompanied by slaves, live-stock and house furni shings, using carryallsand covered wagons for th e journey. They camped at night along th eway, and finally land ed safely at th eir ncw Mi ssissippi home on January12, 1841.

An outs tand ing cha racte rist ic of John Archibald M agrud er was thor­oughness in eve rything he und ertook. In building' his home and negroquarters, it was so th oroughly done, his house of cight rooms did not needa new cover for fifty yea rs, and is st ill st anding, as are also several negrohouses of hewn logs.

H ere John Archibald Ma grud er lived until his death in 1887, and wherehe reared a larg e famil y. H e was a man of many sterling qu alities, chiefof them being his ab solute honesty in all bu siness dealin gs. His was aquiet , industrious nature, and he firmly believed in th e old adage thatan ything worth doing at all was worth doing well. H e was highlyrespected by both white and black, and was famili arl y known as " Ma rsJack." .

The famil y bible of John Archibald M agruder, publi shed by Robert P.Desilver, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is now in possession of Mrs.Georg e Burt Olive, of Camden, Missis sippi , his youngest and only livingchild .

He was twice married-his first wife was Rachel Evalin e Shaw, whomhe married on December 20, 1832,* She died October 30, 1834.*

·Indicates bible record.

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His second wife was M ary Ann Wilder, daughter of Solomon Wilder,whom he marri ed February 1, 1838*. She was born in Warren County,Georgia, J anu ary 4, 1819, and died at Sha ron, Mississippi, Nove mber 4,1895.*

John Archibal Magruder and Rachel Evaline Shaw (first wife) had :1. Ma ry Ellen Magruder ", b. Columbia County, Georg ia, Nove mber

13,1 833*, d. June 6, 1901*, m. Robert T. Cheek, April 24, 1855*,and had:1. William Henry Cheek 9, b. J une 16, 1858*, d. May 4, 1925, m,

(l st) M ary J ennin gs, December 30, 1908, (2nd) Nannie Eld­ridge, Nove mber 8, 1911.

2. J ohn Archibald Magrud er Cheek 9, b. July 28, 1860 ; no issue.3. Elbert Alston Check 9, b. December 28, 1866, d. June 1923, m.

May J ack, December 28, 1899, had :a. Elbert Alston Check, J r., 1 °lives at Lake Village, Ark.

4. Robert Check 9, b. August 3, 1871, m. Solie Pritchard ; no issue.5. Susie Ann Check 9, b. M arch 28, 1869, m. November 30, 1893,

to D r. Charle s F. Smith, denti st of Canton, Miss. and had :a. Robert William Smith 1 0, b. Sept. 29, 1894.b. Jo Fraser Smith 1 0, b. March 25, 1897, m. Ada McDonnell,

had :i. Sue Cheek Smith 1 1, b. Apri l 14, 1925.

c. Evelyn Smith 1 0, b. M ay 6, 1899, m. Thomas H. Riddell,March 21, 1922, had:i. Thomas Ridd ell, J r. 1 1, b. July 8, 1924.ii. Charles Foster Ridd ell l I , b. June 6, 1928.

d. Elizabeth Smith 1 0, b. Dec. 23, 1904, d. Aug. 4, 1907.e. Charles Foster Smith l O, b. Sept. 29, 1906.

6. Dr. William Augustu s Cheek 9, b. Sept. 15, 1874, d. J an. 17,1916, m. Lily Powell, Dec. 28, 1909, had :a. William Austin Cheek 1 0, lives at Pelican, La.

John Archibal M agruder 7 and Mary Ann Wilder, second wife, had:II . Josephine America Magrud er ' , b. in Wilkes County, Georgia,

Nov. 10, 1838*, d. near Sharon, Miss., Ma y 20, 1885*; unma rried.III. Georgia Ann Magruder", b. in Taliaferro County, Georgia, March

18, 1840*, d. May 1, 1908*, m. Dr. Isaac Asberr y Shelby, ofCamd en, Miss., Mar. 15, 1866, had :1. Dr. J ohn Magruder Shelby s, b. Dec. 13, 1866, d. Aug. 5, 1928,

married Carrie Clore, Oct. 22, 1889; had :a. Ma mie Shelby 1 0, b. Aug. 18, 1890, m. D r. J ohn W. Melvin,

Nov. 29, 1911; had :i. J ohn Ed mond Melvin 11, b. Sept. 29, 1913.

b. Isaac Clore Shelby 1 0, b. Jul y 28, 1894, d. Oct. 9, 1900.c. Helen Kat herine Shelby 1 0, b. J uly 28, 1901, m. J ohn Booth

Ep t ing Aug. 14, 1924, of Drew, Miss.; had :

*Indicates bible record.

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i. Carrie J ean Epting 11, b . Nov. 25, 1925.ii. John Robert Epting 11, b. D ec. 23, 1926.

2. Mark D. Shelby 9, b. Feb. 18, 1870, m. Dolores Semmes, Nov.5, 1894; had:a. Alfonso T. Shelby I., b. July 23, 1895 (Catholic Priest).b. Marie Georgette Shelby 1., b. Nov. 7, 1896, m. Bates Me­

Gowan, lives 8127 H ickory St., New Orleans, La .; has twochildren.

c. R alph Shelby J., died in infancy.d. Mark Shelby 1., died in infancy.

3. Dr. I saac Archibald Shelby 9, b. Nov. 7, 1872, m. Fannie Lacey\ Nov. 7, 1901 (Columbia, Miss.),

4. William Thomas Shelby 9, b. May 4, 1878, m. Maude KennardJan. 7, 1908 (Port Gibson, Miss .).

5. Mary Joseph ine Shelby 9, b. July 20, 1876, m. Will is Add isonMaxwell D ec. 22, 1897, lives at D urant, Mi ss.; had:a. Georgia Bea \l Maxwell ! v, b. Dec. 16,1899.b. Isaac Shelby Maxwcll !v, b. March 11, 1902, m. Mercedes

French; had:i. Mercedes Maxwe\ll 1, b. Feb. 25, 1927.

c. Lee Norwood Maxwell ! ", b. Aug. 20, 1905.d. Ne ll Maxwe\ll 0, b. Oct. 8, 1908, d. Nov. 12, 1911.e. Shelby Magruder Maxwell 10, b. Jan. 7, 1913.

IV. Henry Arch iba ld Magruder 8, b. in Madison County, Miss., Dec.8, 1841"', died Dec. 18, 1896"', m, May 10, 1871, Virginia OctaviaScott, b. Aug. 13, 1851, d. Feb. 8, 1903, da ughter of Elias andSarah (Magruder) Scott 7, (john Magruder 8, N inian Offutt',Ninian ', Ninian s, Samuel', Alexander I); had:1. Mary Gus Magruder 9, b. Aug. 16, 1876, d . Nov. 7, 1876.2. Ninian Magruder 9, b. Sept. 5, 1879, d. Oct. 23, 1882.3. Lillian Magruder 9, b. Oct. 27, 1883, d. July 26, 1886.4. J osephine Magruder ", b. Feb. 16, 1886, m, Aug. 4, 1905, to

Aristo tle E ldr idge, lives at Ca nton, Miss.; had :a. Alan Magrude r Eldridge 1 0, b. J une 23, 1907.b. Margaret Eldridge 1 0, b. J uly 8, 1909, d . May 19, 1911.c. Joh n Howe \l E ldr idge 1 0, b. J uly 2, 1912.

5. Willie Scott Magruder 0, b. M ay 10, 1889.V. Martha Baldwin Magruder 8, b. in Madison Coun ty, M iss. Sept.

26, 1843.... d. at Hopkins, S. c., J uly 8, 1898, m, J ames H opkins,of South Carolina, Oct. 24, 1872, issue :1. Willie Hopkins 9

2. Mary Hopkin s 9

3. Emma Hopkins 0, m. Hope Wh yte, live at 1825 Sumpter St.,Columb ia, S. c., issue:a. Sarah Wh yte 1 0.

8Indicat es bible record.

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VI. Sarah Jane Magruder 8, b. in Madi son County, Miss., Oct . 16,1846· , d. Dec. 31, 1859· .

VII . Solomon Wilder Magruder t , b. in Madison County, Miss ., July13, 1848· , d. May 1, 1896· , near Sharon, Mi ss., m. Dec. 1, 1886,M ary Jos ephine Olive 8, born in M adison County, Miss., March27, 1865, daughter of Young Burt 7 and Beulah (Childs) Olive,granddaught er of John and Sarah (Magruder) 8 Olive (NinianOffutt Magruder 5, Nini an c, Ninian 8, Samu el 2, Alexander I),I ssue:1. Andrew Ma grud er ',2. Beulah Magruder ", marri ed 1st, J ames Smira ll, j r., issue:

a. James Olive Smirall ' 0, b. June 3, 1913.married 2nd, Steven Mabry 1 0, issue;b. St even Magrud er Mabry 1 0, b. Nov. 16, 1921.

3. Mary Magruder ", b. Mar. 7, 1890, m. J uly 1, 1924, WilliamAugustine Martin (live at Lookout Mountain, Tenn.); issue :a. John McEwen Martin 10, b. May 13,1927.b. William Ma gruder Martin 1 0, b. Oct . 22, 1925.

4. Ruth Magruder ', b. , married J ohn Ma grud er Pearce(b. in Miss.). Hi s moth er was a Miss Magruder (live inCentral America- I927). I ssue:a. Mary Catherine Pearce 1 0, b. Sept. 7, 1918.b. Frances Ruth Pearce 1 0, b. Apr. 3, 1921.c. J ohn Ma gruder Pearce 1 0, b. J an. 20, 1923.

VIII . Dr. J ohn Thomas Magrud er 8, b. in Madison County, Miss., Aug.22, 1850· , d. Oct. 14, 1878· .

IX . Emma Augusta Ma gruder 8, b. in Madison County, Miss., Feb.21, 1853· , d. Dec. 18, 1854·.

X. James William Ma gruder 8, b. in M adison County, Miss., Nov. 71854· , d. J uly 6, 1917; rn. Georgia Lois Richards, Mar. 23, 1882(lived at Holendale, M iss.}; issue:1. Thomas Magruder "2. James William Magrud er "3. Annie May M agruder >, married George Madison Wheeler.

issue:a. Willie Wheeler 1 °

XI. Felix Pryor M agruder s, b. in Madison County, Miss., J an. 17,1857· , d. Oct. 10, 1868· .

XII. Beulah Olive Ma grud er 8, b. in Madison County, Miss. , J an. 27,1859· , d. March 8, 1913· in Shreveport, La., m. Perry L. Hayes,Apr il 6, 1879· .I ssue:1. Magruder Hayes .,2. Ca rrie H ayes ., b. -----" rn. B. Robert s; issue:

a.b. Beulah Roberts 1 0.- - - -

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X II I. Finnie Elizabeth Magruder 8, born Madison County, Miss., J an.20, 1861*, marri ed George Burt Olive on Nov. 26, 1890*, bornMadison County, Mi ss., Sept. 24, 1851, died Madison Coun ty,Miss ., Aug. 21, 1917. He was son of Young Burt Olive 7 (SarahMagruder Olive 8, N inian Offutt M agruder >, Ninian ', N inian ' ,Samu el ', Alexand er I; had :1. Youn g Burt Olive i , b. Sept. 10, 1891, m. Lillian Broadwell,

July 6, 1921; had :a. Youn g Burt Olive 1 0, b. April 29, 1922.b. Stu art Broadwell Olive 1 0, b. Sept. 23, 1923.c. M ary Josephin e Olive I 0, b. Sept. 19, 1925.d. George Magrud er Olive I 0, b. Apri l 1, 1928.

2. John Magruder Olive ", b. Ju ly 23, 1893.3. George Gilbert Olivc ", b. Oct. 15,1 898, rn. Gwendolyn Remfry,

Apri l 17, 1928.4. Beulah Olive i , d . in infancy.

Since two of th e children of John Archiba ld Magrud er 7 were marriedinto the "Olive" fam ily-namely Solomon Wilder M agrud er 8 to MaryJosephine Olive; and Fannie Elizab eth Magrud er 8 to George Burt Olive,both grand-children of Sarah (Magruder) Olive, it is deemed appropriateto add something of th e relation to th e ancest ral line of her fath er­Ninian Offutt Magrud er-originally from Maryland but who came toGeor gia with his cousin Ninian Beall Ma gruder afte r the RevolutionaryWar.

Sarah Magrud er 8, daughter of Ninian Offutt M agrud er " (N inian s,Ninian >, Samuel ', Alexander I) was born in Montgomery County, Mary­land , September 16, 1779, died in Columbia County, Geo rgia, Nov . 19,1833. She was marri ed in Columbia County, Georgia, to J ohn Olive.He was born in North Carolina Nove mber 30, 1770, son of John Olive,a Revolutionary patriot. (See Georgia Roster of the Revolution).J ohn Olive died in Columbia County, Georgia, December 13, 1836. Heand his wife, Sarah (M agruder) Olive, are buri ed in the Ninian OffuttMagruder cemet ery in Columbia Coun ty, Georgia, and their gra ves aremarked with plain head and foot stones, with the following inscriptions :

J ohn Olive, born in Raleigh, N . c., died in Columbia County, Ga .,Dec. 13th, 1836, in his 67th year.

Mrs. Sarah Ma grud er Olive, wife of John Olive, died in Columb iaCounty, Ga., Nov. 19, 1833, in the 55th year of her age.

John Olive's will was mad e Apri l 23, 1836, and probated J an. 2, 1837,and is on record in the Court of Ordinary, Columbi a County, at App ling,Ga. Will Book W, page 385.

Sarah Magrud er 8 and J ohn Olive had:1. Youn g Burt Olive 7, b. in Columbia County, Ga., March 10, 1813,

d. in Madison County, Miss., Dec. 29, 1895, m. Beulah Chi lds,Dec. 18, 1850; issue:1. Mary J osephin e Olive 8, b. M adison County, Mi ss., Mar. 27,

1865, m. Dec. 1, 1886, in Madison County, Mi ss., Solomon----Indicates bible record.

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Wilder Magruder a (John Archibald 1, J ohn a, Ninian Offutt i,

Nin ian 4, Ninian a, Samuel ", Alexand er I), born J uly 13, 1848,died May 1, 1896; issue (see descendants of Solomon WilderMagruder). r

2. George Burt Olive a, b. Madison County, Miss., Sept. 24, 1851,d. Madison County, Mis s., Aug. 21, 1917; m. Madison County,Mis s., Nov. 26, 1890, Frances Elizabeth Magruder 8 (Jo hnArchiba ld 7, John a, Ninian Offutt a, Ninians, Ninian 3, Samuel s,Alexand er I), born J an. 20, 1861 (living in 1928), issue :a. Youn g Burt Olive 0, b. Sept. 10, 1891, m. Lillian Broadwe llb. John Ma grud er Olive 9, b. Ju ly 23, 1893.c. George Gilbert Olive ', b. Oct . 15, 1898.d. Beulah Olive 9, d. in infancy.

3. Andrew Vinson Olive 8, b. in Madison County, Miss., May 21,1856.

II . Fabian J . Olive 7, b. in Columb ia County, Ga. , May 7, 1815, d.in Mad ison County, Miss., J une 26, 1852; unmarried.

III. Ann E. Olive 1, b. Columb ia County, Ga., Nov. 3, 1804, d. inDecatur, Ga ., J une 8, 1880; married three times, (I) John Anderson,(2) Genera l Vinson, (3) Dr. John W. J ones.

IV. Mary Magruder Olive 7, b. Columbia County, Ga., Sept. 1, 1807.d. Summerville, Ga ., Sept. 5, 1875, married J ohn P. Eve, no issue.

V. Loui sa E. Olive ", b. Columbia County, Ga., Dec. 15, 1817, m.P . Sutherland.

VI. E veline T. Olive 7, b. Columbia County, Ga., Ju ly 5, 1820, d. inNew York, Apr. 2, 1880; marri ed Trowbridge; lived in NorthCarolina.

VII. Martha Burt Olive 1, b. Columbia County, Ga ., May 17, 1809, m,Andrew J . Miller, of Augusta, Ga.; had1. Edward T. Mill er 8, m. A. Harri s.2. Birtie Miller 8, m. T om Harris, Augusta, Ga.3. Julia Miller 8, m. Olive H arri s.4. Frank Miller a, m. S. Chandler.5. William Miller 8, d. single.6. Harriet Miller 8, m. A. Clements.7. Frank Har vey Miller s, born Augusta, Ga., Oct. 13, 1836

(Lieut. Oglethor pe InL, Co. A, 1st Georgia, C. S. A. ; presidentGeorgia Bar Association, and a recognized authority onEcclesiastical law), married Julia Dyer Kitchern, hada. William R. M iller', ma rried M . Phinizy, had

i. Hamilton M iller 1 0,

ii. William M iller 1 0,

8. Burt Olive Miller 8, m. Ann ie Jones, hada. William Miller 0,

b. Kate Miller 9,

c. Bessie Miller 9,

d. Harvey Miller 9,

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9. John T. Millers, m. Rebecca Royal, hada. Andrew J. Miller',b. Royal Miller',c. Martha Miller',

10. Mary E. Miller s, m. John C. Eve, Augusta, Ga., hada. Mary Eve',b. Willie Eve',c. Oswell Eve',d. Olive Eve',e. Sarah Eve '.

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HIRAM DRANE 7

(Cassandra Magruder 8 Dr ane, Ninian Beall Ma grud er a, Samuel 3rd 4,

Ninian ., Samuela, Alexand er I) ,

By ROBERT L E E MAGRUDER, GEORGIA

Hir am Drane 7, born on his father's place in Columb ia County, Georgia,Febru ary 20th , 1806, was the fourth son of William and Cassandra(Magruder) Drane, who were originally from Mar yland.

His mother, Cassandra Magruder 8, born in Montgo mery County,Maryland, September 13th , 1768, died in T albot County , Georgia, Feb­ruary 26th, 1860, was dau ght er of Ninian Beall and Rebecca (Youn g)Magruder, and his father, William Drane, born in P rince Geo rge's County,Maryland, July 14th , 1765, died in Columbi a County, Geo rgia, February6,1 847, was son of Anthony Drane, of Prince George's County, Maryland ,a Revolutionary pat riot.

Afte r th e War for In dependence, many families came from Marylandto Georg ia. William Drane and his brother Walter Drane were amongthe early pioneers who esta blished th eir home in Columb ia County.Ninian Beall M agruder and his first cousin Ninian Offutt Magruder, withtheir families, also came to Georg ia, takin g up military grants and estab­lished themselves on la rge plantat ions in ' Columbia Coun ty. It will beremembered, however, that Columbi a was carved from Richmond County ,in th e year 1790 and th eir land s, th ough originally in Richmond Countyfell in th e new county of Columbia.

The history of th e two families of Mag ruder, as well as that of th etwo Drane broth ers has been irrevocably linked together. The twoDrane broth ers, married daughters of N inian Beall Magruder.

Hiram Dr ane spent his boyhood on his fath er's plantation in Colu mbiaCounty, Georgia. He grew up to manhood with only th e rudim ents ofan "old field education." Hi s early life was spent in hard work on thefarm, where he acquired a knowledge of surveying.

On December 20th, 1827*, he married his cousin Eleanor Ma gruder.(E leanor 7, John 8, Ninian Offutt a, Ninian t, Ninian ', Samuei >, Alex­ander '). She was born in Columbi a County, Georgia, July 20th, 1809*,daughter of J ohn and Sarah (Pryor) M agruder, and grand-daughte r ofNinian Offutt and Mary (Harris) Magrud er.

Hiram Drane lived in ,Columbia County, Georgia, until the year 1833,th e year the sta rs fell, when he moved with his family to Taylor County,Georgia; his new home being located ncar the lines of T albot and TaylorCounties. When he made thi s move he had accumu lated about eighthundred acres of land in Columbia County . Hi s wife Eleanor inheritedsome property and slaves from her Uncle Archibald M agrud er, a bachelor,who had accumul at ed considerab le property. (T his Archibald Magruderwas son of Ninian Offutt Ma grud er, and had been a soldier in the American

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Revolution. His will, made March 22, 1837, probated May 6, 1839, ison record in Will Book W, pages 424, 5, 6 and 7, of Columbia County,Georgia. He made bequ est s to his nieces and nephews, children of hisbrothers George, Zadock and J ohn Ma gruder, and sisters Sar ah Oliveand Nelly Wynn e. H e is buried in the M agruder burying ground a fewmiles from Harlem, Georgia).

Hiram Drane was a Democrat, and served one or two term s in th eGeorgia Legislature sometime before th e \Var between th e States. Hewas considered too old for active military service, so remained at hometo furni sh provisions for th e arm y. He served a long while as Justiceof th e Peace, belonged to th e county court, and was known as "JudgeDrane " .

Freedom came to his slaves with th e closing of th e war. In th e sum­mer of 1865 he worked th em as he had in slavery tim es, finishin g th e cropsalready planted. In th e fall he sold all his personal property and landat pub lic auction, leaving each negro enough provisions to carry himth rough th e winter-he had about twenty slaves at this t ime-and wentto Mi ssissippi. H e could not see his way clear to pay his former slavesfor th e work that th ey would have to do, so left to get into entirely newsurroundings.

When he made this decision, he and one or two of his sons-in-law,journeyed to Memphis, T ennessee, by train ; secured horses and scoutedarou nd in northern Mississippi to locate some land. The old " Brown"plantation, conta ining a large acreage in DeSoto County, nca r Cockrum,app ealed to him. This he purchased and returned to Georgia for th efami ly.

Three of his marri ed daughters and th eir husband s went to Mississippialso. The daughters were Julia, wife of Charles Knowlton ; Elizabeth ,wife of Henry Manes; and M artha, wife of J am es Matthews. The tripwas made by train to Memphi s, and th en by private conveyan~e toCockrum. _

The three sons, Patrick Henry, Andrew Jackson and Hiram WalterDrane, drove wagons through the country with the hou sehold effects onth e move from Georg ia. T wo other families accompanied th e pa rty.They were three weeks making the journ ey. They had a lar ge ten t forrain y weather, which was used only th e first nigh t out, th e wea ther con­tinuing fair and frost y th e rest of the t ime. Hiram Wa lter Drane wasonly fifteen yea rs of age at the time, but he was made t reasurer, goingahead to arra nge provisions for th e members of th e par ty and th e animals.Hiram had instructed his sons not to tra vel on Sundays. One day t heypassed a meetin g house where services were being held . They th oughtth ey were disobeying their father 's injuncti on, however, th ey soon camdto a place where hog-killin g was going forward, and concluded that it wasSaturday, and th at it was the usual busin ess session th at was being heldat th e other place. ,

The party crossed th e Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Georgia,and while camped out near th ere, some of Wilson 's raid ers passed and

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fired off guns. No damage was done and they were not furth er molestedon th eir trip. The journey continued through Tuscaloosa, Alabama,where th e river had to be forded as th e bridge had been burned, thenceto Aberdeen, Missi ssippi and on to Cockrum.

Hiram Drane acquired more land on th e Pidgeon Roost Creek, mostlyforest s, also property on Bear T ail Creek, meanw hile securing a residencecontaining a lar ge acreage in t he village of Cockrum.

Eleanor Magruder, his first wife, was a M ethod ist , but H iram Dranejoined th e Presbyt erian Church at th e age of fifty. He would ride horse­back in all kinds of weather to at te nd serv ices at Hern ando. Part of thisride would be through Cold Water Bottoms, and frequentl y he would becovered with mud to his waist on his return.

He had a reputation for honest y. He always paid his debts promptly,and believed in giving good measur e, pressed down, shaken together andrunning ove r, and would never accep t more th an th e legal rate of interestwhen lending money, and less from widows .

He was a man of considerable sense of humor. Once a Dr. Matthewshad been seeing a slave for some month s without curing her. Hiram,believin g her a malingerer, had her tied up in a blan ket for t ransportationsince she was so ill, cau sing all th e ot her slaves to laugh at her . Thisworked a cure, and th e good old D octor always resented th e laughter thatwas evoked when it was said that Hiram cured with a blanket in one daywhat he couldn' t cure in a month.

The last days of Judge Drane were spent confined in an inva lid's cha ir,and having long passed th e usua l three score and ten, he ente red into reston th e 14th of September, 1889, and his rem ains are interred at Cockrum,Mi ssissippi.

The fami ly record of Hiram Drane is contained in a bible pub lished bySumn er and Goodman, Hartford , in 1848, and is now in possession ofH iram Walter Drane, M emphi s, T enn.

Accordin g to thi s bible record " Eleanor Drane d ied in th e year of ourLord 1870, on th e 19th of November, ten minutes before one o'clockP. M."

H iram D rane married second ly Mrs. E lectra Ann J ackson "whosemaiden nam e was Haughton" born February 8th , 1823. She died "in theyear of our Lord 1878 on th e 13th day of J anuary at 30 minutes after4 A. M." T here were no children by th e second marriage.

Hiram D rane 7, and El eanor (Magruder) Drane 7, had issue:1. M ary D rane ", b. Dec. 11, 1828*, d. June 11, 1829*.

I I. William M agrud er Drane ' , b. April 30, 1830*, d. Feb. 19, 1871*,married M aggie A. Bryan about 1859, had :1. Minnie Drane t, married O. C. Bull ock, now of Columbus, Ga.,

and had:a. ' Floyd Bullock 10, married Sallie Nesbit.b. Edgar Drane Bullock 10, married M ar ion Lummus.

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c. Margaret Bullock 1 0, marri ed Will McKee.d. Arthur Drane Bullock 1 0, married Ida Carson Brannon.

2. Arthur Drane i, married Elizabeth Burt, lived at Buena Vista,Ga., and had : 'a. Arthur Drane 1 0,

b. Minnie Dr ane 10,

c. William Edga r D rane I 0,

d . M argaret Drane 1 0,

e. Elizabet h Drane 1 0,

3. Margaret Drane i , marri ed E. B. Hornady of Buena Vista , Ga.,and hada. Minnie D rane Hornady.

4. Henry Drane 9, married M rs. Vickers, lived in T exas, no issue.III. Sara h Fra nces Drane 8, b. Aug. 17, 1832*, d. August 20, 1834*.IV. Pat rick Henry Drane 8, b. J an. 12, 1835*, d. Sept. 23, 1887*, was

never marri ed. Buried at Cockrum, Miss.V. Martha B. Drane 8, b. August 21,1838*, rn, James Matthews and

lived in T exas, and had :1. Eleanor Ma tthews i,

2. Annie Mat th ews i,

VI. Eleanor Elizabeth Drane 8, b. Nov. 21, 1840*, mar ried Henr yManes, and had :1. Fannie Manes 9, m. (l st) --- Shinault, (2nd) ---Bush.2. Alice Manes 9, m. Flourn oy Spencer, brother of Colie Spencer,

first wife of Hir am Walt er Dr ane, had :a. Lyle Spencer 10,

VII. Louisa J. Dr ane I, b. J an. 23, 1843*, d. October 20,1 843*.VII I. Julia Augusta Drane s, b. Oct. 10, 1844*, d. J an. 24, 1912*, m,

Charles Knowlton in 1865, and had :1. Robert Knowlton i, d. in infancy.2. Homer Knowlton i, and Ernest Knowlton i, twins. Ernes t

d. in infancy.4. Eleanor Knowlton i ,

5. Edward Knowltonj,6. Ja ck Knowlton i ,

7. Beulah Knowlton i,

8. Lizzie Knowlton i,

IX. Andrew J ackson Drane 8, b. June 5, 1847*', m, three times.1st , Amanda Cummings, who died leaving one child who died in

infancy.2nd, Miss Burt of Buena Vista, Ga. No issue.3rd, Mr s. Futrelle, born Oth ello Farrar, and had :1. Louisa Drane i, m. (1) Mr. Rain ey, one son Bate Othello

Rainey, (2nd) Mr. Owens.X . Hiram Walter Drane 8, b. Nov. 12, 1849*, living in 1928, Memphi s,

T enn., marri ed, (I st) Feb. 14, 1878, Colie Pierce Spencer, b. Sept.----

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15, 1854, d. May 1, 1886, a sister of Fannie Spencer who marriedDr. Walter Drane 8 (William P.7, Cassandra Magrud er Drane s,Ninian Beall Magruder 8, Samuel 3rd 4, N inian 3, Samuel ' , Alex­and er 1).Hiram Walter Drane and Colie Pierce Spencer had :1. Ruth Aurelia Drane 9, b. Nov. 29, 1878, m. Dec. 22, 1904

Judge Thaddeus Wood, lives at Gulfport, Miss., and had :a. Walter Lee Wood 1 0, b. June 7, 1910.b. Mary Drane Wood 1 0, b. Ma y 27, 1915.c. James Broaddu s Wood 1 0, b. J an. 17, 1918.

2. Hir am Dudl ey Dran e 9, b. Nov. 13, 1882, d. Aug. 4, 1914, m,Oct. 22 1908 Eleanor Van Hooks, now living Bartlett, Tenn.,and had :a. Mary Eleanor Drane 1 0, b. Feb. 28, 1910.b. John Walt er Drane 1 0, b. June 26, 1913.

3. Vera Lyle Drane 9, b. Aug. 28, 1880.4. Julia Nea l Drane 9, b. Aug. 13, 1883, d. Aug. 23, 1883.5. William Linton Drane ", b. Aug. 6, 1884, d. Sept. 25, 1885.6. Chester Alexander Drane 0, b. Mar. 25, 1886, d. June 16, 1887.Hiram Walter Drane 8, m. (2nd) , Oct. 5, 1887, Sarah Anne Hay-

ward , b. Dec. 15, 1859, living 1928 in Memphi s, Tenn., and had:7. Ethel Dran e 9, b. June 3, 1889, m. Dec. 14, 1916, Dr. Edgar

Giles, living at Avalon, Miss. No issue.8. Walter Earl Drane 9, b. Nov . 2, 1890, m. Oct . 21, 1923 Ruby

Waller (lives at Canton, Mi ss.), and had :a. Frederi ck William Drane 1 0, b. Aug. 14, 1924.b. Nan Earline Drane 1 0, b. Feb. 27, 1926.c. Hiram Magruder Drane 1 0, b. Dec. 3, 1927.

9. Dr. Miriam Ma gruder Drane 9, b. J an. 7, 1893, lives at Mem­phis, Tenn.

10. Hayward Benton Drane 9, b. Apr il 26, 1894, m. Jan. 21, 1924,Louisa Sloan, lives at Natchez, Miss., and had:a. Cath erine Louisa Drane 1 0, b. April 11, 1926.b. Mary Ethel Drane 1 0, b. Aug. 27, 1927. .

11. Hugh Wanzer Drane 9, b. Feb. 10, 1896, m, Feb. 24, 1922, Mrs.Florence M urdaugh Glenn, lives at Louisville, Ky. No issue,

12. Thomas Gera ld Drane 9, b. June 22, 1898, m. Aug. 17, 1920,Rose Lindsay, lives at Memphi s, T enn. , and had:a. T homas Lind say Drane I 0, b. Dec. 23, 1921.b. Gerald Vernon Drane 1 0, b. Aug. 21, 1924.

13. Salome Drane 9, b. Apri l 22, 1900, d. Apri l 23,1900. . 'o'14. Herbert Drane >, b. July 2, 1901, m. Oct . 31, 1925, Sallie Edna

. . Earl y, lives at Memphis , Tenn. No issue. . I.

Xl. Th omas J efferson Drane 8, b. J an. 29, 1852"', d. Feb. 6, 1856-.

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WILL OF COL. HENRY RIDGELY

COpy FURN ISHED BY~IRS . J ENNI E MORTON DALE, K ENTUCKY

IN THE NAM E OF GOD, AM E N. The 30th day of April in th e yea rof our Lord 1705 and in th e 3rd year of the reign of Ou r Queen Lad y Anneby th e Grace of God, Queen of En gland, & c.

I , H ENRY RIDGELY of Prince Georges County, in th e Province ofMd ., mercha nt, being sick and weak in body, bu t of sound and perfectmemory, thank s be to th e Almighty God for the same, and knowing th euncertainty of thi s life on ear t h and being desirous to set tle things in order,do make t his my last will an d test ament in manner following:Revoking and makin g void all other will and wills by me heretoforemad e and this only to be ta ken for my last will and test ament and no other.And first and prin cipally I commend my soul to Almighty God , myCreator, assured by believing that I shall be sav ed by th e precious deathand merits of my blessed sav ior, J esus Chri st , and my body to th e earthfrom whence it was taken to be buri ed in such decent order as my executo rhereafter named 'shall be th ought meet and convenient, and as touchingsuch wordly estate as th e Lord in mercy hath lent me my will and meanin gis th e same shall be employed and bestowed as hereafter by this will isexpressed. Willing th at what debts in right or conscience l owe to anyperson or persons be paid and discharged in some conve nient tim e aftermy decease by my execut rix hereafter named.

ITEM. I give and bequeath unto my dear loving wife Mary Ridgel yall th at my plantation wher eon I now dwell together with all and singularthe land belongin g to t he same called or known by th e name of " Cotton"lying in Prince George County aforesaid to the proper use and behoof ofmy wife and assigns forever .

ITE1Vl. I give and bequeath unto my child wherewith my said wifeMary now goeth , if a male child all that my plantation called "LarkinForrest" purchased of Thomas Larkin and th e land belonging to the sameand also 100 a. of land which I took up and add ed to th e same, and also atract of land called " M ary 's Delight" containing 500 acres to him th esaid child when it shall come to the age of 21 yea rs, and his heirs forever.But if th e said child wherewith my said wife now goeth shall be a femalechild I give and bequeath th e said tract aforesaid to her the said childwhen she comes to the age of 16 yrs. or day of marriage which first happen,to her and her heirs forever ; my said wife to have the use benefit and profitof the said plantation and land aforesaid till either of the said childrenshall come to the ages aforesaid, maki ng no waste of the same. But if t hesaid chi ld wherewith my wife goeth sha ll happen to die before they cometo the said ages, th en I give the use, benefit and profit of the said planta­t ion and land un to my wife during the term of her nat ural life.

I TEM . I give and bequeath unto my son CHARLES RIDGELY allthat plantation and land belonging to the same called "Hog Neck" and

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'also 300 acres of land to be taken out of a tract of land called " Waldridge "adj oinin g to the said land of " Hog Neck" to him and his heir s forever.And also a tract of land called " Ridgely' s Lot" at Huntington lying inAnne Arundel County to th e use of th e said Charles Ridgely and his heir sforever as aforesaid, and I also will th at what money is due Isaac M illeron his account at th e time of th e same hereof be paid by my executo rshereafter named. I except th e land sold to Thomas Reynolds about 30acres lying in th e fork of th e br an ch on th at side next to Neal Cla rkjoinin g on Nea l Clar k' s liqu e (si c) sealed by Wrn . Griffith.

ITEM. I will and orda in if th e child wherewit h my wife now goet hsha ll die before it come to th e age aforementioned then that th e said tractof land aforesaid mentioned called " Ma ry's Delight" shall be divid edbet ween J ohn Brewer and J oseph Brewer , Thom as Odell and HenryOdell, sons of Thomas Odell, sha re and sha re alike to th e use of th em andth eir heir s forever. But if eit her of th e said four children should diewith out an heir th en his or th eir parts or sha re to fall to th e surv ivo r ofthem and to the use aforesaid .

I TEM. I will and desire that my wearing apparel may be dividedbetween my brother Wm . Rid gely and my son Ch ar les.

(Signed) HENRY RIDGE LY .Witnesses­Thos. Reynolds.Richard Du ckett.J no. Ra ttenb yny.Lewis Duvall.Wm. Bladen , County General.

I TEM. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Odell, th e wifeof Thomas Odell to her and di sposal a negro girl to be about 16 yrs. of ageto be de livered in some conven ient t ime after my decease by my exrs.hereafter nam ed and also th e sum of 20 pounds st erling to be paid asaforesaid.

I TEM . I give and bequ eath unto th e child wherewit h my said wifenow goet h th e sum of 500 pounds ste rling, if a male to be paid to him atthe age of 21 yrs. if a fema le at th e age of 16 yrs , or da y of marriage,which first happens, by my exrs, hereafter named. but if th e said whe re­with & c. should die also I t hen give and bequeath t he plantation and landbelonging to th e same called " Larkin' s Forest " bought of T homas Larkinand 100 acres taken up as aforesaid to be divid ed between Henry Ridgelyand N icholas Ridgely, my grand chi ldren and Henry Ridgely the son ofCharles Ridgely, share and share alike to them and th eir heris forev er.But if either of t hem shou ld without an heir then his or their part or shareto fall to t he survivor of t hem and to the use aforesa id.

I TEM. I give and beq ueath un to my grandson, H enry Ridgely, t hepart remaining of the land called "Waldridge" after my son CharlesRidgely hath had his 300 acres out of th e said tract bequeathed aforesaid.

I TEM . I give and bequeath unto everyone of my grandchildren whichsha ll be living at the t ime of the da ting hereof th e sum of 10 pou nds sterling

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when they come of 21 yrs, if males, 16 yrs, or day of marriage if females,but if any of th em die before they come to th e said age their part to fallto th e next brother or sister of th em.

ITEM. I give to God daughter Martha Du vall th e sum of 5 pound ssterling and a yearling calf.

ITEM. I give unto the use and benefit of th e church of St. Barn abasin Queen Anne Parish the sum of 20 pounds ste rling.

ITEM. I give to Rich ard Du ckett one good hog. Also I will anddesire that my grandson Henry Rid gely shall be under th e care of ThomasOdell and Charles Greenbury and my grandson Nicholas Ridgely underthe care of my wife, but if my said wife die the said N icholas to be undertheir care also.

And lastly for the remaining part of my estate whatsoever in E nglandor elsewhere I give and bequeath th e same unto my said wife after mydebts and funeral charges shall be paid and of thi s my last will and testa­ment I make my said wife my whole and sole and full execut rix the samebeing in two sheets of paper to each of which I have affixed my hand andseal th e said 30th day of April 1705.

Signed-Henry Ridg ely.

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PROOF OF MA R RIAGE T O N IN IAN MAGRU DER OF E LI ZABET HBREWER

By M RS. J ENNIE MORTON DALEASSISTED BY ROBERTLEEMAGRUDER, JR.

T his indenture Tripartiti: M ade ye 10 day of August of ye Year ofour Lord 1712 and in ye 10 yea r of ye Reign of our Sovereign Lady An neby ye Grace of God Queen of Gre at Britain and France and Ir eland de­fender of th e fait h and between NINIAN MAGRUDER of P rince GeorgeCounty in ye province of Maryland, planter, and Eliza . his wife in ye firstpart, JO SEPH BREWER of ye county of Ann e Arundel P rovince,planter of th e second part, JOSE PH BREWER of ye Coun ty of AnneArundel of said Province of ye th ird part. Witnesseth ye whereas J ohnBrewer late of Anne Arundel County, deceased, fath er of ye above namedJohn Brewer party of th ese present s did by his late will and test ament

~ give and bequea th unto ye child wherewit h his wife Sarah Brewer thenwent with 150 acres of land to be taken by ye said will given to his saidson John Brewer party hereto which 150 acres of land next adjoining toye line known by ye nam e of Edward Selby's line which child named is yeEliza, wife of ye above Nin ian Magrud er ad joining prov'd in his said willth at if either of his said children dye without issue ye said land to fall tonext heir being ye above named J oseph Brewer as in and by ye said willrelac on being th en unto had doth and may app ear. Now this indent urefurther witnesseth th at ye said N inian Magruder and Elizabeth his wifeand ye said J oseph Brewer for and in consideration of ye sum of 120pounds of good and lawful money of En gland to t hem in hand paid at andbefore ensea ling deliverin g here by ye said Joseph Br ewer, the ---­hereof they do hereby acknowledge and th ereof do fully acquit, exonera teand discharge th e said Joseph Brewer, his assigns forever all of ye 150acre s of land so bequeathed as and to be taken out of ye 700 acres of landas ye said together with all trees, timber, t rees woods houses and dwellinghouses, outhouses tobacco house, orchards, gardens , fences and ot herappurtena nces to ye 700 acres belonging and all the title and right the y yesaid Ninian Magrud er E liza his wife and th e said J oseph Brewer andassigns. Witness hereunto th e said N inian Magruder and Eliza his wifeand said Joseph Brewer have hereto set their hands and seals ye da y andyea r above .

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In presence of:Richard Du ckettThomas 0. Kenmans (H is mark)Land " Collierby"

Ni nian MagruderEliza M agruderJ oseph Brewer

(Seal)(Sea l)(Sea l)

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This Indenture Triparti, recorded in the land record s of Anne ArundelCounty, Maryland, PK 1708-1712, folio 309, is important in that it con­tains actua l proof of marri age to Ninian Ma gruder of Elizabeth Brewer.

Ninian Ma grud er, born 1686, died 1751, was the second son of SamuelMagruder I (1654-1710) and his wife Sarah (Bea ll)' Magruder (1669-1734)dau ght er of Colonel Ninian Beall.

The Brewers are said to have "come over" with William th e Conquero rfrom No rmandy, and to have held " Bridgewater Castl e" E ngland . Thename is va riously spelled: Bruaer, d' Brieuer and Bru er. In the time ofHenry II, William d'Briwer or d'Briewer, a noble baron, was in possessionof " Obecome Cas tle". T he name has become Brewer, and J ohn Brewerthe first in Amer ica by the name, is thought to have been born in Card iff,Wales, and to have come to Massachusetts in 1645. Later he was in theNansemond Puritan Colony of Virginia. In 1649 the Puritan Colonywent to Maryland by invitation of Governor Stone, and John Brewersettled on the South Ri ver near Ann apolis. The brick house he buil t in1659 near the St at e H ouse in Annapolis is still sta nding. ...

J ohn Brewer acquired many acres of land in Marylan d. " Brewerton"," Larkington", " Wright" and " Security" were names of some of his tract sof land . John Brewer, Gentleman, was made Comm issioner for Ann eArun del County in 1657 and was one of Captain Fuller's "Assembly ofT en Men." He was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1661, andwas one of a "grand committee" of both Houses to dr aw up an act em­powering the Governor to raise forces for protectio n against unfri endl yIndians. The Colleagues of John Brewer in thi s "Act" were: EdwardLloyd, J. Bat eman, William Evans, Th omas Manning and George Ulys.

Hi s wife was Elizabeth , and their children were John , Williamand Rachel. In 1663, John Brewer app ointed his friend Samuel Chew,as his attorney, and he must have died soon aft er th at, for in April 1664,"T he Widow's Choice" a tract of 640 acres in T albot County, was sur­veye d for Elizabeth Brewer . She died in 1668 and in her will providedfor the sale of 640 acres on the Wye River to educate the children .

J ohn Brewer, their son, was born in Ann apolis, Maryland , probably1660. He had three tra ct s of land patented to him : "Exemption" ,"Brewer' s Chance" and " Colliesby " . He manned Sarah, only daughterof Colonel Henry Ridgel y, about 1684. Their children were John ,Jo seph and Elizabeth. John Brewer died AprilS, 1690, and his dau ghterElizabeth was born aft er his death, nam ely October 26, i690. JohnBrewer appointed his wife Sarah, and her fath er Colonel Ridg ely, as hisadministrators. Later his widow married Thomas O'dell, and he wasmade guardian of the Brewer orphans.

Henry Ridgely was born in De vonshire, England in 1625. He settledin Maryland in 1659 on a royal grant of land containing six thousandacres . "Our Early Settlers" records that Henry Ridgely demanded landfor transporting himself, his wife Elizabeth Howard, and four servantsto America. Sometime before 1665 Elizabeth (Howard) Ridgely died,leaving no issue.

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In 1661 James Warner , and Henry Rid gely were granted a certificatefor 600 acres called " Ward Ridg e" on the north side of South River,joining a tract " Broom" formerly Richard Beard 's . In 1665 J amesWarn er assigned his right to Henr y Rid gely, probably as a marriageportion to his daught er Sarah Warn er , who about that tim e became thesecond wife of H enry Rid gely.

James Warn er was churc h warden at Elizabeth Ri ver Church, Sewell' sPoint Virginia in 1649. Tn 1651 he set tled in Maryland on Bound Bay,Severn River, at th e head of the South River, and his land was on thenorthside, called " Warne r's Neck" . James Warner's wife was Elizabeth,daughter of William and Elizabeth (Lee) H arri s, and their children wereSarah, Katherine, Felix and Joann a. J ames Warn er died in 1673, andleft his wife, Elizabeth , execut rix. She must have inherited her mother'sQuak erish views, as she "cannot for conscience sake swear" . Herpetition, evident ly for purposes of adm inist rat ion of th e esta te, wasendorsed by a "Mr. Taylor."

Henry Ridgely 's city home was in Annapolis, near where the presentState Hou se stands. He was ves try man of St . Ann ' s Church, and wasone of th e earliest found ers of Ann e Arun del County. In 1685, he hadsurveyed for himself "Ridgely' s Forest" which covered all the groundaround what is now Annapolis Junction.

During his long life he held many positions of honor and trust. He wascommissioned to Advan ce Trade in 1683; Justice of the Peace from 1686to 1696; commissioned Captain of a company of foot militia for Ann eArundel County in 1689; Maj or in 1692, and Lieutenant Colonel in 1694.He was member of the House of Burgess es of Maryland 1683 and 1692and was app ointed Gentl eman Ju stice in 1698.

After the death of his second wife, Sar ah, Colonel Ridgel y marriedMary (Stanton) Duval, widow of Mareen Duval, the Huguenot. Hedied in 1710, leaving his wife Mary, executrix. Colonel Ridgel y's will,unique in its quaint wording, on file at Annapolis, is of course quiteva luab le to the descendants of Elizabeth Brewer and Ninian Magruder,her husband, but as an example of his Christian character and keen fore­sight in providing bountifully for th e members of his household, it is apriceless document.

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" WINDSOR"

With assist ance from others I have written thi s sketch of Wind sor.­NANN IE HUGH ES MAGR UDER

The wind s made weird music through th e huge capitals. Thus itgained th e nam e of "Windsor" and not from any fan cied resembl ance toWind sor Castle as many suppose. Situate on a plan tation of abou t twothousand acres eas t of th e Mississippi river, not far from historic Bruins­burg (mad e so by th e landing of Grant's arm y) sta nd th e ruin s of a oncemagnificent home, viewed by touri sts with wonde r and delight. T wenty­four Corinthian column s wit h th eir capit als mutely at tes t it s form ergrandeur. Wh at th oughts come to us as we look upon th em. Howmutable are human affairs. Yet clinging tenderly abou t t hese columnsis th e old Virginia creeper, God's handiwork making them even morebeautiful- whisperin g, God is, Go d is.

Wind sor was built by Srriith Coffee D aniell (born Oct. 10, 1826-diedApril 28, 1861) who was marri ed, J an. 9, 1849, to Cat ha rine SkinnerFreeland (born Aug. 31, 183D-died M arch 6, 1903). They were cousinsbeing gra nd children of Catharine (Magruder) Skin ner. At th at t imehe was a young planter of thirty-four yea rs, a graduate of Oakl and Collegeunder it s first president, Jeremiah Chamberlain. He was a man of wealt h,cult ure and refinement combined wit h an innate love for th e beautifulas th e building of thi s home exemp lifies. I have been told th at he plannedthis home during an illness of long duration, showing a spirit of rareunselfishness in th at he had no t hought of self, but t hat those near anddear to him might find enjoyment in it s beauty , and also inst ruct ion fromth e splendid libr ary of his selection.

There were thirty-two rooms in Win dsor. I t s spac ious hall was sup­ported on th e interior by a number of large columns. There were fourentrances with seventeen iron steps leadin g to each. I could not give indet ail th e elegance of its interior furnishing but one cannot recall thi shome without rememb erin g t he marble man tels, mirrors reaching fromfloor to ceiling , old furniture of car ved rose-wood upholst ered in crimsonbrocade with draperies to mat ch; another room in green brocade; th elibrary with it s green hangings and oak bookcases; also, th e hall and diningroom in oak. The mention of th e dinin g room brings to memory th e setof exquisite imported china with a band of pink and gold and th e Daniellmonogram in gold. Very much enjoyed by visito rs to Wind sor was th eobservatory where one could view th e surrounding country for miles.

Wind sor was read y for 9ccupa ncy in M arch , 1861. The death of Mr.D aniell occurred one month afte r movin g with his family into thi s home.H e is buried in th e family cemete ry on Windsor plantation. After thissorrow war cam e with it s devastation. One of his sons, who was quite asmall boy at the tim e, remembers the landing of General Grant and hisarmy at Bruinsburg on th e way to Vicksburg. In delibl y stamped on

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his memory is a vivid picture of this army, not moving in column, butspread out with bayonet s fixed and deployed as skirmishers (to use th emilitar y term ) th ey marched through th e broad fields of Wind sor andabou t the grounds. Afte r the battle of Port Gibson the wou nde d Un ionsoldiers were brought to Wi ndsor and the house became a hospital. Fo rthi s purpose all th e furniture except from the ha ll and library was re­moved, th e libr ary being used by th e surgeon Dr. Loid (or Lloyd ), a manof refinement and cult ure. The few who st ill live and rememb er himhave not forgotten his unfa iling kind ness to everyone. The dead men,numberi ng between fifty and sixty, were bu ried between two large redoak trees, where th ey remained until moved to their final restin g place.Strange to relate thi s house passed t hrough th e war uninjured , th oughit had some narrow escapes. And t hough supposed to be fire proof, itwas burned in 1890 and how and where th e fire originated st ill rema insa mystery.

While th e war brought man y cha nges in th e old neighborh ood in andaround Windsor, th e sorrow and devastati on were bravely born e. Thefamil y became ada pted to t he change of circums tances and Win dsoraga in became t he social center because of it s gracio us hospit ality. Hereth e daughter of th e home grew fro m girlhood into charming, vivac iouswomanhood, endowed wit h all th ose at tributes of cha rac te r th at mak efor popul arity and with her many Chr ist ian virt ues she has lived belovedby friends and relatives.

And here in her home at Windsor she met Joseph Moore Magrude rwho was t hen liv ing at Bru insburg plantation, he having th e place incha rge for a New Orleans firm. Very shy and reserv ed he at once fell avict im to her vivac iousness and charm and, like th e proverbi al fair y t ale,it ended with a wedding at Windsor- one long to be rememb ered by theguests who were present.

In th e famil y Bible is writ ten-"Married at Windsor plantation ,Decemb er 13th, 1888, by th e Rev. D . A. Planck, Pri scilla Daniell toJo seph M oore M agrud er".

Among th e graves at Windsor are th ose of Smit h Coffee Daniell and hiswife, th ei r grand mother, Ca tha rine (Magruder) Skinner (1777-1837),and an infant da ughter of P riscilla (Dan iell) M agruder th e present ownerof th e pla nta t ion.

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A MAG RUD E R LOT IN GR EENWOOD CEMETERY, PORTGIBSON, MISS.

By M Iss NANNI E HUGII ES MAGRUDER, MISSISSIPPI

I like to speak of this bur ial place as God's acre. T he wind gentlywaves the grasses above the low mounds where in th e springt ime violetsand whit e lilies shed th eir fragrance above those sleeping here, and in themid-summer heat white hydrangeas bloom. There are eight Ma gruderbroth ers on this lot , sons of William Thomas Magruder and Maria J aneHu ghes as the center monument shows:

M aria Hughes Magrud er Born J une 24, 1832; Died April 25, 1871.William Th omas Magruder Born J an. 16, 1825; Died December 8, 1889.The family Bible gives the ir marriage:" Ma rried at Port Gibson, Miss. at the home of her mother, Mrs . Nancy

Brashear H ughes, on Wednesday, Apri l 2, 1851 by the Rev. ZebulonButler,

Maria J ane Hughes to William T homas Magruder, both of ClaiborneCo., Miss."

The first son, William Hughes Magrud er , was born at Askamalaplantation, Claiborne Co., M iss., on December 22, 1851. Died in Por tGibson , Mi ss., September 13, 1852.

Henry Hugh es Magrud er Born J anuary 26, 1854 at Aska mala planta­tion, Claiborne Co., Mi ss. Died May 15, 1876.

J oseph Moore Magruder Born May 29, 1856 at Askamala plantation,Claiborne Co., Miss. Died Ma rch 21, 1904 at (Ret reat planta tion)Westside, Claiborne Co., Miss.

Robert Harper Magruder Born J une 17, 1858 at Askarnala plantation,Claiborne Co., M iss. Died J anuary 16, 1925 at Albin, Miss.

Benjamin Hu ghes Magruder Born September to, 1859 at Askamalaplantation, Claiborne Co., M iss. Died December 16, 1925 at VicksburgSanita rium.

Thomas Baldwin M agrude r Born J anu ary 28, 1863 at Burlingtonplan ta tion, Claiborne Co., M iss. Died Febru ary 12, 1924 at MacGregorplantation .

William Lindsay Magruder Born October 14, 1864 at Burlin gtonplantation, Claiborne Co., Mi ss. D ied at Askamala plantation, May17, 1866.

J ames Person Magruder Born April 22, 1871 at Askamala plantation,Claiborne Co., Miss. Died J une 8, 1906 at Vicksburg I nfirma ry .

"O r ever the silver cord be loosed, or th e golden bowl be broken, or thepitch er be brok en at the founta in, or the wheel broken at the cistern.T hen shall t he dust return to th e earth as it was: and the spirit sha llreturn unto God who gave it."

Three of these sons married and I give the data from the Bible: Ma rriedon Wednesday, December 13,1888 at Windsor plantation, Claiborne Co.,

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M iss., by t he Rev. D . A. Planck, J oseph Moore Magruder to PriscillaDaniell.

On Wednesday, Ma y 7, 1902 at th e Presbyterian Chur ch, Port Gib son,Miss ., by th e Rev. H . H. Brownlee, J ames Person M agruder to KatesieRi chardson Person.

At th e residence of Robert D arrah, Meridi an , M iss., Wedn esday, July17, 1918, Robert Harp er Magrude r to Mrs. E lizabet h Pattison Robinson.

These brothers were sons of William Thomas Magruder and MariaJ ane Hughes; grandsons of Thoma s Baldwin M agrud er and ElizabethH arrin gton ; grea t-g randsons of Thomas M agruder and M ary Clarke;great-g reat-grandsons of Isaac M agrud er and Sophia Bald win; great­great-great-g randsons of Na tha n M agruder and Rebecca Beall ; great ­great-great-great-grandsons of J ohn Ma gruder and Susanna Smith ; great­great-great-grea t-g reat-grandsons of Samu el M agruder and Sar ah Beall;great -great-great-great-great-great-grand sons of Alexander M agruder andMargaret Braithwaite.

JOHN MAGRUD ER SH ELBY, M . D.

By JOHN lliGRUDER OLIVE, MISSISSIPPI

Dr. J ohn Ma gruder Shelby, age 61 yea rs, passed away Sunday morning,August 5, 1928, at his home in Camden, Mi ssissippi.

Having been engaged in th e practice of medicine in th e Ca mden neigh­borhood for the past thirty-five yea rs, Dr. Shelby had endeared himselfto th e people of that section of th e county as only a faithful physician can .The weather was neve r too hot or too cold, distan ce too great, or th eroad s too rough to preven t his answering promptly any call for his ser­vices.

Through good yea rs and bad yea rs Dr. Shelby had been more thanphysician to his people. H e was friend and adv isor, and his memoryth ey will ever cheris h.

John M agruder Shelby was th e son of Georgia An n Magruder (1840­1908) and Dr. I saac Asberry Shelby; grandson of John Archiba l M agruder(1805-1887) and Mary Ann Wilder ; great-grand son of Joh n Magruderand Sara h Pri or ; great-g reat-g ran dson of N inian Offutt M agrud er andMary Harris; great-g reat-great-g ra ndson of N inian M agrud er, Jr. andMary Offutt ; great-g reat-g reat-g reat-g randson of N inian M agrud er, Sr.and Elizabeth Brewer ; grea t-great-g reat-great-g reat-g randso n of SamuelM agruder and Sarah Beall ; great-great-g rea t-great-great-g reat-grandsonof Alexand er M agruder, immigrant.

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HERBET STALEY J'vIAGRUDER

By MIss M ARY H. MAGR UDER, MISSISSIPPI

"Ente red into rest at Louisville, Kentucky, April 26, 1927, and buriedat Lexington, Kentucky, Herbert St aley M agruder, beloved husband ofOra M oss, and son of th e late Doctor Thomas Baldwin Magruder andSarah Olivia Dunbar aged seventy yea rs. 'So He bringeth th em intoth eir desired Haven. ' "

The above announcement brought sadness to th e hearts ofa wide circleof friend s an d loved ones, who long had sha red associat ions with H erbertM agruder, some of whom had grown up with him and were his confreresin boyhood 's happier day.

He had few advantages, owing to th e limited income of his father , whohad pledged all his possessions in support of a friend 's finan cial em­ba rrassment. I t being custo mary in th ose days to give un stintedly asproo f of one's friend shi p. In fact it was th e proud boast of most gentle­men of th at period- "He was no friend who could not endo rse a friend'snote, without looking at th e face of it. " So Doctor M agrud er and a ncarneighb or lost sixty th ousand dollar s, in consequence of which th eirchild ren were den ied educa t ional pr ivileges, and were, so to spea k, notcollege-bred . This same spirit of loyalty was inherent in th e son, whooften aided othe rs in di str ess and helped th em to re-establish themselvesin bu siness. He was especia lly kind -hearted and generous-ra rely re­ceiving any retu rn of favors.

Notwithsta nding his father had been in t he House of Representativesfor severa l terms, likewise two broth ers, he was not inclin ed to seekpoliti cal pref erm ent, ye t was largely instrumental in securing such officesfor others . Hi s ext reme cord iality and affability of manner , easily wonfriend s. An indefatigable worker of tirele ss energy , his foresight andbu siness ab ility were rema rkable. Though of frail physiqu e, he wasnever idle, until incapacitated by repeat ed attack s of ill-health.

Many yea rs ago, perhap s ove r twenty, he suffered a st roke of paralysisent irely affect ing his left side, yet he recovered sufficiently when beyondmid dle life to be th e best salesman and highest salaried man in his com­pany, receiving many recognitions of his wor th and ability in innumerableprizes and recommend ations.

Despite man y rever ses, and more th an his share of the disappointmentsand sorrows that fall to human lot, he was naturally optimistic. Hisper severance and pluck were wonderful, and he was not dismayed byphysical weakness. Patience, he considered as the greatest virtue, andextreme gentleness was his forte. He never permitted the vexations andperplexiti es of the work-a-day world to intrude upon his social relations.

A tenderness that was almost womanly characterized his dealings witheveryone. The servants down on "the Old Plantation" loved him, andsorrowed when he was no more. Never had he failed to greet themkindly and remember them with gifts.

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He was devoted to his family and friend s and exceedingly libera l towardthem.

Of th e immediat e relatives surviving Mr. M agruder, are his wife, andtwo children by a fonher marriage-s-a son T om, located in London,En gland , and a daughter, who marri ed a naval officer, now stat ioned onth e Isl and of Gu am ; also two grandsons, Herbert Junior , and KennethBailey, a splendid boy , former student at Chamberlain-Hunt, who leftschool while in his t een s to enlist in th e World's War, and was distin ­guished by being ea rly wounded in action.

Mr. M agrud er was very st rongly attached to his nati ve sta te, thoughhis wand erings in search of the fickle Goddess Fo rt une, led him throughstrange land s and far places. Hi s business tr ansactions ca rried him toalmost every city of importance in th e Un ited Stat es. H e loved hisbirth-p lace, Old Claiborn e. The old home town and th e home paperwere inseparably linked to him by ties of tenderest affection.

He yearned to be near to Na ture's heart. Hi s own nature so child-likeand bland, joyed in the "Simple Life," and found " Books in runningbrooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything." With horse tetherednear or loosely gra zing, he would lie at full length 'neat h the shade of atree for hours, or watch a storm unm oved by th e lightn ing's play or roarof Heaven's art illery , because he had weathered man y a gale. Hi s de­clining days were calmly spent in a home provided with every comfortand th e tender mini str ati ons of th ose nearest and dearest to him, in th efavored sect ion of th e beautiful Blue Grass regions- "So He bringethth em into th eir desired H aven." .

"T he Pi lgrim th ey laid in a larg e upp er chamber facing th e Sun-ri sing- T he name of that cha mber was Peace."

Herbert St aley Magrud er was th e son of Thoma s Baldwin M agruderand Sarah Olivia Dunbar (widow) West; grandson of Thomas Magruderand Mary Clark e; great-grandson of Isaac M agruder and Soph ia Baldwin ;great-g reat-grandson of N athan M agrud er and Rebecca Beall ; great­great-great -grandson of J ohn Ma grud er and Susanna Smith; great-great­great-great-grandson of Samuel M agrud er and Sarah Beall; great-great­great-great-great-grandson of Alexander M agrud er and M arga ret Braith­waite.

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JOHN MACGREGOR: A HERO OF "THE ALAMO"

By WILHOITE CARPENTER BARRICKMAN, TEXAS

In the land office of Te xas at Austin there are records that disclose th efact that a MacGregor from Scotland, fought for, and gave his life insecuring th e independence of th e Republi c of Te xas from Mexican rule.,

On June 6, 1835, a st atement in Spani sh was filed by Wm . Whiteleyland commissioner, representing th e Mexican governm ent for the Nachez(Neches) precinct , now a part of Ea st T exas, in which he cert ifies " that Ihave been acquainted with John MacGregor for some conside rable time.He is a good citizen, a man of Indust ry ; he is a single man a farm er byoccupa tion and he is friendly to the Roman Catholick Religion."

Following this certificate, which accompa nied an appli cati on of "Jo hnMac Grego r of Scotl and " as a colonist for a grant of publi c land, a pa tentwas issued.

Sub sequently, John MacGregor, in December, 1835, was at the siegeof San Antonio de Bexar, enrolled in Captain Llewellyn' s company , andalso as second sergean t in W. R. Ca rey's Co. On Mar ch 6, 1836, he waskilled at The Alamo.

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Mr. Wilhoit e Carpenter Barrickman, Deputy Chieft ain for T exas, hassent for presentati on to the Society for it s archives, a manu script copy of" Ancest ral Beginnin gs in America of MacGregor-Magrud er, Beall, Price,Phillips, Bland, McKisick, Miller, Dickson, Lawson, Henderson, Youngand Relat ed Families."

These notes are the result of twenty five yea rs research by Mrs. Caro­line Beall Pri ce of Austin , T exas, through th e record s of Maryland,Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, th e D istri ct of Columbia, countyrecord s in many sections, public libr aries, family bibles, and old letters.

The notes on Braithwaite, Mag rude r, Beall, H arri s, Warner, Ridgely,Brewer, Moore, and other families are of interest to many members ofth is society and would provide valuab le copy for the Yea r Books. Suchdata when brought to light by a careful genealogist shou ld be made ava il­able to th e families interested and not reconsigned to " archives" whichare seldom referred to .

M rs. P rice is a descendant of Alexander Magrude r th rough Samuel 2

and Samuel 3.

The editor has read with a good deal of interest a " Memoir of LeonardCov ington, Brigadier General U. S. Army," written in 1861 by LeonardCovington Wailes, President of th e Hi storical Society of Miss issippi, etc.and edited and published in 1928 by Nellie Wailes Brandon and W. M.Drake.

PROCEEDINGS OF NINETEENTH A NNUAL GATHERING 67

The editors have added notes and an app endix conta ining letter s fromGeneral Covington to his brother Alexand er who moved to Mi ssissippiin 1808.

An art icle on General Covington by Nellie Covingt on Wailes waspub lished in th e Year Book of 1917.

This memoir will be placed in the archives of t he Society where it maybe available for reference by those interested in th is branch of th e family.

Colonel Benjamin P. Nicklin, U. S. A., retired, is now livin g at his home,516 Pop lar Street, Chattanooga, T enn .

Our fellow clansman, Mr. Mil ton Smith Pope of Decatur, Alabama,was who grad ua ted from th e Tuskegee Hi gh School in 1927, was one ofUncle Sam's boys on board the battleship Wyomin g who aided in therescue of th e survivors of the ill-fat ed liner Vestri s which was sunk off theVirginia Capes in Nove mber 1928.

On the expirat ion of his enlistme nt Mr. Pope intends to enter collegeand complete his stud ies. He is th e son of Mrs. Robert S. Pope of De­catur and a gra nd-son of our deputy chieftai n for Alabama, Mrs. SueMagruder Smith.

"Mr. and Mrs. Robert Samuel Pope announce the marriage of theirdaughter Sue Magruder to Mr. Lawton Willingham Griffin on March31st, 1929, at Decatur, Georgia."

"Mr. Rob Roy MacGregor, of Temple, T exas, is taking post graduatecourses at Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.

M r. M acGregor is the grandson of William Flowers MacGregor, whoserved as Treasurer of th e St ate of T ennessee during the War Betw eenthe States."

Henry Magruder Taylor, a memb er of the Coun cil of th e A. C. ,G. Sand forme rly departmental commander of th e American Legion in Vir­ginia , has been promot ed to th ~ ' ~an k of capta in and a~sign~d to t heThree Hund red and Eighteenth I nfant ry, Eighti eth Division .

Captain T aylor will he sta t ioned at Fort Eu stis from July 6 to August4 and will assist in the t raining of the C. M. T. C. stude nts.

George Ninian Short, deputy chiefta in for Montana, president of Y.M. C. A., Butte, in cha rge of Three Fork s Portl and Cement Co., wasmarri ed on December 26, 1928 to Ora \Vagner, widow of Mr. Gaither, atEri e, Penn sylvani a, in the Lut heran Me moria l Church, Rev. E . M.Gearh ar t officiat ing. The br ide is the daughter of Mrs. E mma Wagner.Th e add ress of th e mar ried couple is 910 West Granite St reet , Butte,Mont ana.

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ADDITIONS TO ROLL SINCE ROSTER PUBLISHED IN 1927YEAR BOOK

654 Barrickman, Mary Wickstead, 651 S. 43rd St. , Louisville, Ky.657 Baumgardner, Dana L. David, Ipava, Ill.656 Baumgardner, Mary N., Ipa va, Ill.646 Blackstock, Mrs. Leo G. (Harri et Barrickman), 2814,% Rio Grande

se., San Antonio, Tex.658 Brown, David W., Macomb, Ill.660 Brown, Dorothy Jean, Macomb, Ill.659 Brown, Margaret E., Macomb, Ill.671 Delaney, Ida May, Route 3, Winchester, Ky.655 Flint, Florence Brown, 1677 Rock Springs Road, N. E., Atlanta,

Ga.669 Freeland, Mary Cecilia, Fayette, Miss.653 Henderson, Guy Ru ssell, Shepherdsville, Ky.652 Henderson, Mrs. Philip (Betty Lutes), Shepherdsville, Ky.648 Hieatt, Mrs. Irvine T. (Lillie Smith), R. R. 2, Smithfield, Ky.664 Hurst, Wilbur Magruder, Bureau of Publi c Roads, Washington,

D.C.666a John son, Mrs. James Milton (Esther E. Outram), 433 E. Court St.,

Urbana, Ohio.647 MacGregor, Rob Roy, 307 E. Fourth St., T emple, Tex.668 Magruder, Agnes Lucile, 325 So. Humboldt St., Denver, Col.663 Magruder, John Holmes, jr., Lr-Com. U. S. N. , 2222 Wyoming

Ave., Washington, D. C.667 Organ, Mrs. Paul T. (Christine Johnson) , 564 E. Church St.,

Urban a, Ohio.651 Pearce, Mrs . John Chester (Hetabel Haley), 479 W. Main St.,

'Danville, Ky.670 Silver, Mary Gray, 501 S. Queen St., Martinsburg, W. Va.665 Smith, F. Eleanor, 214 Wyoming Apts., Washington, D. C.661 Wolfe, William Lloyd, 702 E. 19th St., Chester, Pa.662a Wolfe, Mrs. William Lloyd (Bertha Jones), 702 E. 19th St., Chester,

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DEATHS REPORTED SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF1927-1928 YEAR BOOK.

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376

286

104

581

Cockey, Edward Thomas Born 1846

Hill, Mary Allan Born 1902

J enkins, Mrs. E. Austin (Adelaide Lowe) Born

Magruder, Herbert Staley Born 1857

Sheriff, Philip Hill Born 1861

Died 1927.

Died 1927.

Died 1927.

Died 1927.

Died 1928.

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CHANGE OF ADD RESS

Th e following changes in address and correct ions have been madesince the 1927-1928 Year Book was published:

570a Beall, Elmer Ellsworth, 1322 Franklin Ave., Columbus, Ohio.568 Beall, Mrs . Elmer Ellsworth (Julia T aylor), 1322 Franklin Ave.,

Columbus, Ohio.569 Beall, J ulia Taylor, 1322 Franklin Ave., Columbus, Ohio.196 Beall, Ruth, 218 South Map le St., Winchester, Ky.236 Bowie, T homas Somervell, 183 Barrington St., Rochester, N. Y.273 Boyd, Leroy Stafford, Arlington, Va.

8 Bukey, Mrs. John Spencer (Roberta Jul ia Magruder).172 Ferneyhough, Fannie Ashley, 2539 13th St., N. W., Washington,

D. C.561 Higgins, John James, 3800 Military Road, Washington, D. C.562a Higgins, Mrs. John J ames (Clare Lipscomb), 3800 Military Road,

Washington, D. C.479 Higgins, Walter Muncaster, 123 S. Pennock Ave., Highland Park,

Pa.493 Magruder, Carter Bowie, Lt . U. S. A., 8th F. A., Schofield Bar­

racks, H.T.645 Magruder, J ames Mosby, 132 Char les St., Annapolis, Md.486 Mobley, Mrs. Claiborne R. (Marjorie Lockhart Magruder), Box

836, Blyt heville, Ark.99 Mars hall, Mrs. Caroline Hill (Magruder), 5619 33rd St., N. W.,

Washington, D. C.282 McColl, Mrs. Susie Mitchell, 926 Mass. Ave., N. W., Washington,

D. C.517 Van den'Berg, Mrs . O. O. (Sue Mae Geddes), Apt. 612, Rocham beau

Apt., Washington, D. C.72 Wolfe, Helen, 1830 R Street, N. W., Washington, D. C.

595 Wolfe, Mrs. Marc ia Cecil Magruder, 1830 R St reet, N. W., Wash­ington, D. C.

506 Permenter, Mrs. Shim (Mabel Magruder), Room 402, HildebrandtBldg., J acksonville, Fla.

593 Rhoades, Mrs. Rex Hays, Quarters 66, West Point, N. Y.326 Smith, Mrs. William W. (Isabell Geddes), 815 Connecticut Ave.,

Washington, D. C.634 Woodberry, Mrs. John H. (Marguerite Magru der Flin t), Kearney

Ave., Fort Leavenworth , Kansas.

Members are requested to notify the Scribe of change of address.

INDEX

7,81259598

60

Page

8,18Magruder, Isaa c .Magruder, Rev. James Mit-

chell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,8Ma gruder, John Archiba ld. . 9,42Magruder, J oseph Moore. . . 61Ma gruder, Kenn eth Dann. . 9,29Magruder, Miss Mary . . . . . 7Magruder, Miss Mary Holmes 64Magruder, Mi ss Nannie

Hu ghes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,62Magruder, Ninian. . . . . . . . . 57Magruder, Robert Lee .8,9,26,38,42

49,5717

9,29269

7,967

363676767 .6654593112

8,963

7,118

6626,38

Magrud er, Samuel. .Magruder, Thomas JeffersonMagruder, William .Maxon, Rt. Rev. J ames M .Muncaster, Alexander .Micklin, Col. Benj. P .Officers, 1928 .Olive, John Ma gruder .Pope, Milton Smith .Pope, Miss Sue Magruder. .Pope, Mr . and Mrs. Robt. S.Price, Mrs . Caroline Beall .Ridgely, Hen ry, Will of. ."Ridgely's Forest" .Rutan, William .Saint Mathew's Church .Saint Pau l's Church . . . ' " .Shelby, John Magruder .Sheriff, Philip Hill .Taylor, Henry Magruder .T he Alamo .The Columbia (Ga.) SmtintlTh ompson, Rev. Enoch Ma-

gruder .Visitation Academy ."Ward Ridge" ."Warner's Neck" .Wilson, George ." Windsor" .

Page

"An chovie Hills" . . . . . . . . . 9Barrickman, Wilhoite Car-

penter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66" Beall's Pleasure" . . . . . . . . . 11Beecher, Bishop George A. . 9Bowie, John F. M oo. . . . .. . 8Brandon, Mrs. Nellie Wailes 66Brewer, Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . 57"Bri ck House" . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Daniell, Priscilla . . . . . . . . . . 61Capers, Bishop W. T. . . . . . 9Casey, Dr. H. R . . . . . . . . . . 26"Ch erryfields" . . . . . . . . . . . . 12"Cox Ha ys" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Dale, Mrs. J ennie Morton. . 54,57Daniell, Smith Coffee. . . . . . 60Drake, W. M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Drane, Cassandra (Mag-

ruder) . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 26Drane, Hiram. . . . . . . . . . .. 9,49Drane, Genera l Stephen. . . . 8,26Elizabeth River Church. . . . 59Ewell, Miss Alice Maude. . . 8,23"Flying Camp " . . . . . . . . . . . 8Freeland, Catharine Skinner 60"Glenway" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Greenwood Cemetery. . . . . . 62Griffin, Lawton Willingham 67Hill, Mary Allan . . . . . . . . . . 7,12Hill, Miss Mary Theresa. .. 11,12Jenkins, Mrs . E. Austin. . . . 7Lewis, Mrs. J ames C . . . . . . 8MacGregor, J ohn . . . . . . . . . 66MacGregor, Rob Roy. . . . . . 67MacGregor, William Flower 67Magruder, Alexander, III. . 8

'1vIagruder, Alexander How-ard. . . . . ..... ...... .. 8

Mag rude r, Caleb Clarke.8,9,17,18Magruder, E. W . . . . . . . . . . 9Magruder, George Milton.. 9,38Mag ruder, Herbert Staley . . 64