West Virginia Pioneers

Lemuel B McGrew

Male 1843 - 1921  (~ 78 years)


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  • Name Lemuel B McGrew 
    Born Jun 1843  Jefferson County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Nov 1921  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I28237  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Father John McGrew,   b. Abt 1813, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1900, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Mother Susan Deyarman,   b. Abt 1812, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1850 Jackson Co WV # 554-559
      McGrew Jno 37 M Miller Ohio
      McGrew Susanna 17 F Ohio
      McGrew Mary 14 M Ohio
      McGrew Arminta 11 F Ohio
      McGrew Rebecca 8 F Ohio
      McGrew Isabella 6 F Ohio
      McGrew Eliza 4 F Ohio
      McGrew Lemuel 2 M Ohio
      McGrew Plummer 33 M Va

      1860 Jackson, VA # 32
      McGrew, John 46, Miller
      Susan 48 (Deyarman)
      Isabella 18
      Eliza J 16
      Samuel 14
      John Plummer 12
      Augustus 7
      Merryman, Thomas, 26, steam engineer OH
      Hood, John, 22, carpenter, VA [brother of their son in law, Davis Hood?]

      1870 West Columbia, Waggoner, Mason, WV #96-98
      Castoe, James 31 blacksmith VA
      Eliza J 25 Ohio
      Augustus 3 WV
      Edward 2 WV
      McGrew, John 57 carpenter Ohio
      Susan 59 Oh


      John House:
      HOOD AND MCGREW FAMILIES

      Del K. Hood was born in 1838. In 1858, he married Rebecca McGrew, daughter of John McGrew of Jefferson County Ohio, and took charge of mill for Jacob Ong in 1859. About 1864 he came into possession of the mill.

      John McGrew came from Jefferson County, Ohio, to Jackson County in 1847. He purchased the Ripley Mill from Jacob Sayre, in 1853.

      He later disposed of this mill and moved to Kentucky, where he continued his milling operations until his death, at the age of eighty seven years. His children were:

      Lemuel McGrew, who lived at Sandyville.

      John Plummer McGrew.

      A. W. McGrew.

      Rebecca McGrew, married Del. K. Hood.
    Family ID F8626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Virginia Mason,   b. Abt 1849, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Dec 1866  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F8630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Malvina Sayre,   b. 10 Jul 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1929, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1882  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 


    • 1880 Census Place: Waggoner, Mason, West Virginia Page 399D
      Lem'l B. MCGREW Self M M W 33 OH
      Mary M. MCGREW Wife F M W 23 VA
      Lillie C. MCGREW Dau F S W 12 WV
      Idella M. MCGREW Dau F S W 10 WV
      Estella M. MCGREW Dau F S W 8 WV
      John MCGREW Son M S W 5 WV
      George K.S. MCGREW Son M S W 2M WV

      1920 JC Ravenswood Dist - Sandyville # 177-179
      Lemurl 73
      Mary 63
      Smith, Nannie, 23, m dau
      Verna, 2, gd
      Chrster, 1, gs
      Star, Forest, 2, none [m]

      JCDR:
      McGrew, Stella, 7/24/1889, 17y, [d] Sandy, [p] SB & MM [b] WV

      JCMR:
      McGrew, Lemuel 33 Jackson [Sandyville]
      Sayre, Mary M 25 Jackson [Sandyville] 11/15/1882

      1900 JC Ripley Dist # 134-138
      Lemuel B McGrew, 6/1843 m 19y OH VA VA
      Malvina M 7/1856 WV WV PA
      Squire H 9/82
      Augustus 5/84
      Hugh B 2/87
      Arland, sn, 9/88
      George 1/91
      Bernard 7/93
      Mary R 3/95
      Nannie L 8/1897

      JCDR:
      Lemuel B McGrew, 11/19/1921, 75y 4m 18d, [d] Sandyville [p] John McGrew






      Mary Melvine McGrew, 6/6/1929, 72y10m27d, [d] Jackson co, [p] Squire & Liza Jane (Seckman) Sayre, [b] WV, housekeeper, widow

      McGee Chapel Cem
      Lemuel B McGrew, 6/30/1846-11/19/1921
      Mary M 7/10/1856-6/6/1929
      Mary F 3/12/1894-7/1/1919
    Children 
     1. Squire H McGrew,   b. Sep 1882, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Augustus McGrew,   b. May 1884, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Hugh B McGrew,   b. Feb 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960  (Age ~ 72 years)
     4. DeArmand McGrew,   b. 10 Sep 1888, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1948, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     5. George R McGrew,   b. 26 Jun 1890, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1928, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     6. Bernard C McGrew,   b. Jul 1893, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Mary F McGrew,   b. Mar 1895, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1919  (Age ~ 24 years)
     8. Nannie L McGrew,   b. Aug 1897, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F8625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.

    3. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.