Levi Troutman Magruder (1796 - 1868)

Born 6 Mar 1796 in Frederick, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 2 May 1868 at age 72 in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States

Biography

Levi was married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth Aud, his second wife was Catherine Straney, and his third wife was Mary Straney.^[1]

"In the 1850 census, there were 35 people in Bullitt County bearing the name Magruder, 29 of them direct descendants of Archibald and Cassandra (Offutt) Magruder, and the other six married into the family. And that doesn't count the many daughters and their families including a passel of Troutmans descended from Eleanor Magruder who married Abraham Troutman, or Ursula Magruder who married Jacob Troutman. If there is one thing that could be said about Archibald's offspring, they were prolific.

"Altogether, there were six Magruder households int he county that year. They included Archibald's sons Ezekiel and his family, Levi and his family, and Archibald Jr.'s family (he had died the previous year). And then there was William Magruder, son of Ezekiel, and his family; Archibald F. Magruder, son of Levi, and his wife; and Arche Magruder, son of Ezekiel, and his wife.

"Archibald Sr. himself would make an interesting topic, or practically any one of his offspring for that matter, but today we will devote our space to his second son, Levi Magruder.

"Technically, Levi was born in Nelson County in March 1796, but not many months later, his home became part of the new Bullitt County.

"He was 21 when he and his cousin Abraham Troutman obligated themselves to the state for fifty pounds on a marriage bond for his forthcoming marriage to Elizabeth Aud, daughter of the deceased Joseph Aud of whom I wrote previously.

"This would be the first of three marriages for Levi that produced a total of 22 children.

"When Joseph Aud died in 1815, the farm was divided with the widow Ann receiving her one-third dower share, and the remainder going to the children, all of whom were minors at the time. Thus the widow Ann Aud continued to oversee the entire farm."^[2]

Levi passed away at the age of 72 and is buried in Saint Johns Chapel Cemetery in Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky. Because Levi was a Protestant and a Mason, the church would not permit Levi to be buried in the cemetery beside his first wife, Elizabeth, because it was consecrated ground. He laid off a plot of ground on his plantation adjoining the cemetery, built a wall of stone around it, and was buried there in 1868, with a headstone upon which is chiselled the Masonic Square and Compass. The entrance to "Levi's graveyard" was through a wrought iron gate, made on the place by a Negro blacksmith.^[3]

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Sources

"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M65B-9J3 : accessed 14 Jun 2013), Levi Magruder, 1850.

"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCC6-7R2 : accessed 14 Jun 2013), Francis M. Magruder, 1880.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 August 2020), memorial page for Levi Troutman Magruder (6 Mar 1796–2 May 1868), Find a Grave Memorial no. 21999251, citing Saint Johns Chapel Cemetery, Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by T SELBY & E OFFUTT (contributor 46927291).
2. ↑ Published in Bullitt County memories by Hartley and Strange, page 85
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 August 2020), memorial page for Levi Troutman Magruder (6 Mar 1796–2 May 1868), Find a Grave Memorial no. 21999251, citing Saint Johns Chapel Cemetery, Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by T SELBY & E OFFUTT (contributor 46927291).
4. ↑ Entered by Keith Baker.

Acknowledgments

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