Edward Lee Magruder Sr. (abt. 1866 - 1952)

Born about 10 Aug 1866 in Georgia, USA

Died 19 Nov 1952 at about age 86 in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia, USA

Edward Magruder Sr. is buried in Oak City Cemetery.

Biography

Edward was born in 1866 in Georgia, according to his grave, but 1864 according to census records. His parents were Joseph Alva Magruder and Laura Estelle Hunter. In 1880, he was living with his widowed mother, Laura, brother, George, and brother-in-law, George Brown, in Orange County, Florida.^[1].

Edward was a steamboat captain, according to his son Edward, Jr's obituary.

His first wife was Helen "Hallie" Maud Johnson. In 1900, the family was living in Lower Town, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.^[2] The couple was mentioned in the death record of their son, Fred, in 1901 in Wisconsin.^[3] Hallie also passed away in 1901, and was buried in Wisconsin.

He later married a woman named Minnie T. In 1930, he and his wife, Minnie, were living in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia.^[4] They were still in Bainbridge in 1940.^[5] There were two lodgers living with them.

He passed away in 1952.^[6] He lies beside his second wife, Minnie. The end of their graves are inscribed with the word "Mizpah", Mizpah has come to connote an emotional bond between people who are separated (either physically or by death)."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZH-9TC : 14 July 2016), Ed Lee Magruder in household of Laura E Magruder, Precinct 3, Orange, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district ED 127, sheet 444D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0131; FHL microfilm 1,254,131.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3J5-VB7 : accessed 30 January 2017), Edward L Magruder, Militia District 668, Lower Town Columbus city Ward 4, Muscogee, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90, sheet 3B, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,214.
3. ↑ "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLSD-V5K : 4 December 2014), E. L. Magruder in entry for Fred J. Magruder, 1901; citing Death, Lake Nebagamon, Douglas, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,310,181.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3Q3C-QZM : accessed 30 January 2017), Ed L Magruder, Bainbridge, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 6A, line 39, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 350; FHL microfilm 2,340,085.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7LX-VXY : accessed 30 January 2017), Edward L Magruder, Bainbridge, Militia District 513, Decatur, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-3, sheet 4A, line 34, family 79, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 663.
6. ↑ "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4S1-ZXS : 24 December 2014), Edward L Magruder, 19 Nov 1952; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Decatur, Georgia, certificate number 25016, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
7. ↑ Wikipedia[1]