James
McGrew
Trowbridge
Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Grady Trowbridge
and Jane (McGrew) Trowbridge
Brother of
Isabelle Jane (Trowbridge) Matlick
Husband of
Sarah Ann Snyder
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Snyder) Trowbridge
— married
18 Nov 1850 in Fayette County, PA
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ellen (Trowbridge) McClain, Luvenia Margaret (Trowbridge) Westfall, Joseph Madison Trowbridge and Signora (Trowbridge) Farnsworth
Died
at age 83
in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2016
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Biography
James Trowbridge was born on January 24, 1826 in Virginia to Samuel Trowbridge and Jane McGrew.[1]
James married Sarah Snider in 1850 according to the 1900 census.[2]
According to the 1870 census, James lived with Sarah and their children, Albert, Mary, Anzoretta, Catherine, Charles, Sarah, Luvenia, Signora, and Joseph in Lewis County, West Virginia.[3]
According to the 1900 census, James lived with Sarah and their children, Thurman and Georgia, in Kingwood, West Virginia.[2]
James died on April 3, 1909 in Kingwood, West Virginia.[1]
The Preston County Journal. KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1909. VOL XLIII. NO. 32. WHOLE NO. 2231. Page 2, Column 5 James M. Trowbridge Dead. James McGrew Trowbridge died at his home in Kingwood, Saturday, April 3, at 1. o’clock p m, of a complication of diseases incident to old age. He was 83 years, 2 months and 10 days. The funeral was held at the residence Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Interment at Kingwood cemetery. H was the eldest son of Samuel G. and Jane McGrew Trowbridge and a nephew of Hon. James C McGrew of Kingwood. He is survived by a wife and several children.
He is buried in the Maplewood Cemetery in Kingwood, West Virginia.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West Virginia Archives & History, Death Records Search; http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4764375&Type=Death
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZH-D19 : accessed 26 October 2019), James M Trowbridge, Kingwood district (east side) Kingwood town, Preston, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 13B, family 265, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,770.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4L-KS1 : 12 April 2016), James M Trowbridge, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 47, family 325, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,190.
- ↑ Find a Grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54136851
- Trowbridge, Francis Bacon, TROWBRIDGE GENEALOGY HISTORY OF THE TROWBRIDGE FAMILY IN AMERICA (1908), Library of Congress, pg. 391; 693. JAMES MCGREW TROWBRIDGE.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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