Joshua L. Magruder

1842 - 1924  (82 years)

• Name	Joshua L. Magruder
  Birth	18 Feb 1842	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Joshua's death record states that he was born on 17 February 1842, but both his parents' family Bible and a "memoir" published in the Washington Court House Herald after his death give the 18 February date.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Brick layer and farmer  [2]
  Residence	1890	Fayette County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Death	14 Jun 1924	Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA   [2]
  		Joshua L. Magruder Death Record Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio Registration District Number 378 Primary Registration District Number 4571 File Number 10 Registered Number 33691
  		Veteran of '61 Laid to Rest Washington Court House (Ohio) Herald 18 June 1924 Page 5
  		Memoir Washington Court House (Ohio) Herald 21 June 1924 Page 3
  Burial	17 Jun 1924	Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
  		Joshua L. and Nancy Acton Magruder Grave location: 39.585372, -83.584739 Lot 141, Section 8
  Siblings	8 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Daniel B. Magruder,   b. 20 Nov 1827, Allegany County, Maryland, USA d. 9 Mar 1886  (Age 58 years) ▻ Mary Catharine Dyer,  m. 3 Aug 1854   2. Catharine Ann Magruder,   b. 8 Apr 1830, Allegany County, Maryland, USA d. 10 Jul 1854, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 24 years) ▻ George A. Harvey,  m. 20 Sep 1853   3. Margaret Elinder Magruder,   b. 30 Jul 1831   d. 8 Aug 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 19 years)   4. John S. Magruder,   b. 17 Jan 1833   d. 6 Aug 1834  (Age 1 year)   5. Thomas Samuel Magruder,   b. 3 Oct 1835, Allegany County, Maryland, USA d. 25 Aug 1902, Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA  (Age 66 years) ▻ Elizabeth Ann Riggs,  m. 1 Jan 1857 ;   Millie Jane Riggle,  m. 15 Aug 1894   6. Hester Caroline Magruder,   b. 24 Jan 1838, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA d. 20 May 1923, Fayette County, Ohio, USA  (Age 85 years) ▻ James William Howell,  m. 22 Dec 1864   7. William Z. Magruder,   b. 31 Mar 1840, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA d. 12 Mar 1874, Benwood, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 33 years) ▻ Mary Isabela Caldwell,  m. 1 Jan 1865   8. Joshua L. Magruder,   b. 18 Feb 1842, West Virginia, USA d. 14 Jun 1924, Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA  (Age 82 years) ▻ Elizabeth Nancy Acton,  m. 29 Aug 1872   9. Samuel Gowen Magruder,   b. 4 Feb 1844, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA d. 2 Feb 1913, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 68 years) ▻ Amanda Elizabeth Hogan,  m. 18 Mar 1869   10. George Washington Magruder,   b. 17 Feb 1846   d. 27 Jul 1847, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 1 year)   11. James Burns Magruder,   b. 2 Feb 1848, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA d. 23 Dec 1892, Fayette County, Ohio, USA  (Age 44 years) ▻ Elizabeth E. Spindler,  m. 24 Dec 1872   12. John Garrett Magruder,   b. 5 May 1852, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA d. 21 Jan 1928, 1107 Kenton Street, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 75 years) ▻ Martha Ellen Hall,  m. 3 May 1873 ;   Hannah Lewis,  m. 25 Mar 1899 ;   Rachel Ann Lewis,  m. 26 Aug 1892
  Notes	Joshua L. Magruder was born either in Brooke County or Marshall County, (West) Virginia. He enlisted in the Union Army on 7 August 1862, at Wheeling , West Virginia, and served as a private, corporal, and sergeant in Company H, 15th Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged at Richmond, Virginia, on 14 June 1865. In his service records, he is described as being 5'10", with gray eyes, light hair, and a light complexion. After the war, he lived for six years at Sabina, Clinton County, Ohio, and then moved to Fayette County, Ohio. He was a brick mason and farmer, and died while working on his farm near Milledgeville, Fayette County, Ohio.
  Person ID	I76	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	John W. Magruder,   b. 30 Mar 1803, Allegany County, Maryland, USA d. 28 Apr 1882, Fayette County, Ohio, USA (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Margaret Porter,   b. 17 Apr 1810   d. 29 Jul 1885, Fayette County, Ohio, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1826
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Nancy Acton,   b. 27 Feb 1848, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA d. 17 Dec 1936, Fayette County, Ohio, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	29 Aug 1872	Fayette County, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Charles Edward Magruder,   b. 4 Jul 1873, Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA d. 14 Nov 1964, Medina County, Ohio, USA (Age 91 years)   2. Julia Viola Magruder,   b. 17 Oct 1874, Plymouth, Fayette County, Ohio, USA d. 10 Jul 1963 (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Feb 1842 - West Virginia, USA Marriage - 29 Aug 1872 - Fayette County, Ohio, USA Residence - 1890 - Fayette County, Ohio, USA Death - 14 Jun 1924 - Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA Burial - 17 Jun 1924 - Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show	4 Documents
  	Joshua Magruder in 1890 veterans schedule
  	Joshua L. Magruder Pension Application Joshua L. Magruder enlisted in the Union Army on 7 August 1862, at Wheeling , West Virginia, and served as a private, corporal, and sergeant in Company H, 15th Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged at Richmond, Virginia, on 14 June 1865.
  	Sale of Property in Clinton County, Ohio This deed, dated 4 September 1871, states that Joshua L. Magruder, John W. Magruder, and Margaret Magruder, wife of John W., all of Clinton County, Ohio, sold property in Clinton County to Joseph Billings of Fayette County, Ohio. Joseph Billings was probably a relative of Elizabeth Nancy Acton, daughter of John James Acton and Mary Billings. Elizabeth married Joshua L. Magruder in 1872 in Fayette County, Ohio.
  	Graves Registration Card

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show	2 Headstones
  	Veteran's Monument, M-P Cemetery.jpg Contains Joshua L. Magruder's name
  	Joshua L. Magruder

  
  

  Maps

  Fayette County, Ohio, cir 1914

  
  

  Military Service of Family Members

  Joshua L. Magruder Served as a sergeant in Company H, 15th Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Family Bible of John W. Magruder (Reliability: 3). [S33] State of Ohio Death Certificate. [S183] 1890 Veterans Census.