John Williams Magruder (1845 - 1915)

Born 2 Nov 1845 in Virginia, United States

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Died 2 Jul 1915 at age 69 in Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1845.

Surviving children are:

• Edgar Magruder, Washington
• Dunbar Magruder, New Orleans
• Dr. Frank A Magruder, Princeton University
• Lieu. John Magruder, U. S. Army, Manila
• Robert Magruder, Syracuse, New York
• Mrs. Charles McGehee, Woodville, Mississippi
• Miss Lula Magruder, Woodstock, Virginia

John William Magruder

Born- Nov. 2, 1845 at Woodstock, Va. Father- William Wilson Magruder; Mother- Mary Susan Williams

VMI Record: Entered VMI- Feb. 8, 1862; Given furlough May 29, 1862, but did not return to VMI.

Civil War Record: Drilled boys at Randolph-Macon Military Academy while on furlough from VMI; Captured at an unknown time and place, but released because of his youth;

Unofficial source says he acted as a courier at Gen. Robert E. Lee's Head Quarters during the winter of 1863-64, then joined Co. C of 7th Va. Cavalry as a Private, but no official record of such service is found.

Served as officer (Captain, Major, Lt. Col.) in the 2nd Va. in Va. National Guard 1893-98. Died- July 2, 1915.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16610521/john-williams-magruder

• Obituary found on newspapers.com in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia on Sunday, July 4,1915, p 3

• Name: John W Magruder

Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: Stonewall Township (south part, incl. Woodstock Town, Massanutton Academy) Woodstock village, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States Event Place (Original): ED 81 Stonewall Township (south part, incl. Woodstock Town, Massanutton Academy) Woodstock village, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States Gender: Male Age: 55 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birth Date: Nov 1845 Birthplace: Virginia Marriage Year (Estimated): 1869 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 4 Digital Folder Number: 004117934 Record Number: 15413

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John W Magruder Head M 55 Virginia Mary L Magruder Wife F 53 Virginia Thomas H Magruder Son M 23 Virginia May S Magruder Daughter F 21 Virginia Lulu M Magruder Daughter F 16 Virginia John W Magruder Son M 13 Virginia Robert S Magruder Son M 11 Virginia

District: 81 Sheet Number and Letter: 4A Household ID: 78 Line Number: 39 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T623 GS Film Number: 1241728 Digital Folder Number: 004117934 Image Number: 00315 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N00760-4

Citing this Record "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJ4-34Q : accessed 30 April 2020), Robert S Magruder in household of John W Magruder, Stonewall Township (south part, incl. Woodstock Town, Massanutton Academy) Woodstock village, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 4A, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,728.