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Robert Wesley MacGruder

Male 1955 - 2009  (53 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Wesley MacGruder was born on 8 Nov 1955 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA (son of Living and Marilyn Leonard); died on 1 Sep 2009 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Living
    4. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Living

    Living + Marilyn Leonard. Marilyn was born on 16 Dec 1935; died in Mar 1973 in Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Marilyn Leonard was born on 16 Dec 1935; died in Mar 1973 in Sterling, Rice County, Kansas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. Robert Wesley MacGruder was born on 8 Nov 1955 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA; died on 1 Sep 2009 in Cook County, Illinois, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Robert Danforth MacGruder was born on 12 Jun 1906 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA (son of Robert Jay McGruder and Jessie Helen M. Royce); died on 2 Jun 1976 in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA.

    Robert married Hester Bruce Wooden on 29 Nov 1927, and was divorced before 1960. Hester (daughter of John H. Wooden and Effie Mae McCoy) was born on 14 Nov 1909 in Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA; died on 2 Jul 2010 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hester Bruce Wooden was born on 14 Nov 1909 in Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA (daughter of John H. Wooden and Effie Mae McCoy); died on 2 Jul 2010 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA.

    Notes:

    Press release about Hester's 100th birthday:

    Happy 100th Birthday November 14th to Hester B. Brown! Mrs. Brown resides at Grand Villa Assisted Care, 1501 Patterson Road with her husband, Roy C. Brown. She was born Hester Wooden in 1909 in Kent, Indiana. On November 19, 1927, she married Robert D. MacGruder of Indianapolis. The two had three children: Dede Hunter (Bella Vista, Arkansas), Robert W. MacGruder (Grand Junction) and Marilyn Barnewall (Palisade). She has six grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.

    The family moved to Denver from Indianapolis in 1939. Hester was often the top saleswoman in the Rocky Mountain region for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. She married Roy C. Brown, December 9, 1960 and the two will celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary next month! Hester and Roy moved to Grand Junction in January 2006.

    Hester will celebrate her birthday by enjoying cake, spareribs from Rooster's, and the good company of her son, daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren along with many friends at Grand Villa. Happy 100th Birthday, Hester Wooden MacGruder Brown! You are a wise woman who has lived a remarkable life that honors all of the good things in life with family, truth and commitment topping that list!

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. 2. Living
    3. Living


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert Jay McGruderRobert Jay McGruder was born on 24 Jun 1868 in Independence, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA (son of William Z. Magruder and Mary Isabela Caldwell); died on 24 May 1935 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; was buried on 30 May 1935 in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.

    Notes:

    At the time of the 1900 Census, the Robert Magruder family was living at 532 Ludlow Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.

    Robert married Jessie Helen M. Royce on 30 Nov 1893 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA. Jessie was born on 31 Jul 1869 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; died on 22 Jun 1943 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA; was buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jessie Helen M. RoyceJessie Helen M. Royce was born on 31 Jul 1869 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; died on 22 Jun 1943 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA; was buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.
    Children:
    1. Virgil Valrea MacGruder was born on 22 Jan 1895 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; died on 7 Dec 1935 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; was buried on 9 Dec 1935 in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.
    2. William Wesley MacGruder was born on 28 February 1896 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA; died on 13 Feb 1950 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA.
    3. 4. Robert Danforth MacGruder was born on 12 Jun 1906 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; died on 2 Jun 1976 in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, USA.
    4. George S. MacGruder was born on 22 Feb 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; died on 3 Jun 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.
    5. Gilbert MacGruder was born on 22 Feb 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; died on 27 May 1911 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.
    6. Jesse Stanton MacGruder was born on 18 May 1912 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; died on 22 Dec 1982 in Florida, USA.

  3. 10.  John H. Wooden was born in cir 1885.

    John + Effie Mae McCoy. Effie was born in cir 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Effie Mae McCoy was born in cir 1885.
    Children:
    1. 5. Hester Bruce Wooden was born on 14 Nov 1909 in Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana, USA; died on 2 Jul 2010 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  William Z. Magruder was born on 31 Mar 1840 in Brooke County, West Virginia, USA (son of John W. Magruder and Margaret Porter); died on 12 Mar 1874 in Benwood, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    William Z. Magruder enlisted in the United States Army in Clinton County, Ohio, and served as a private in Company B, 40th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was discharged on 7 November 1862, at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability. His service record describes him as 5'11" tall, with dark hair and eyes, and a fair complexion. He was a moulder, and died in a coal mine accident. After the death of William, his family lived in several places. In 1880, they were living in Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio; in 1887 and 1888 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, and; in 1890 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, at 548 E. Main Street.

    William married Mary Isabela Caldwell on 1 Jan 1865 in Portland, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA. Mary (daughter of Thomas John Caldwell and Sarah Rebecca Patterson) was born on 15 Aug 1846 in Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA; died on 31 Aug 1918 in Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Mary Isabela Caldwell was born on 15 Aug 1846 in Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA (daughter of Thomas John Caldwell and Sarah Rebecca Patterson); died on 31 Aug 1918 in Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA.
    Children:
    1. Leonora Magruder was born on 4 Jun 1866.
    2. 8. Robert Jay McGruder was born on 24 Jun 1868 in Independence, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 May 1935 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; was buried on 30 May 1935 in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA.
    3. William Henry Magruder was born on 14 Feb 1871 in Dickinson County, Kansas, USA; died on 16 Jan 1949 in Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA.
    4. Sarah M. Magruder was born on 31 Jul 1874 in Portland, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  John W. Magruder was born on 30 Mar 1803 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA (son of Zachariah Magruder and Ann Dawson); died on 28 Apr 1882 in Fayette County, Ohio, USA; was buried in 1882 in Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1830, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Brooke County, West Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
    • Occupation: 1860; Laborer
    • Residence: 1860, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
    • Occupation: 1870; Farmer
    • Residence: 1870, Clinton County, Ohio, USA
    • Occupation: 1880; Retired farmer
    • Residence: 1880, Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA

    Notes:

    John W. Magruder was probably born in Allegany County, Maryland. The place of his marriage to Margaret Porter is not known, but it could have taken place either in Brooke County, (West) Virginia, or in Allegany County, Maryland. John W. and Margaret Porter Magruder are buried in the Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery near Milledgeville, Fayette County, Ohio. The John W. Magruder family was living in Allegany County, Maryland, in 1830. By 1840, they had moved to (West) Virginia and settled in Brooke County. They moved to Ohio County, (West) Virginia, by 1850, and lived there until about 1870, when they moved to Clinton County, Ohio. After two or three years in Clinton County, they moved to Fayette County, and settled near Milledgeville.

    John W. Magruder appears in a list of names in the (Wheeling, West Virginia) Daily Intelligencer of April 25, 1860. The list appears to be a list of voters who are being asked to attend a meeting in Wheeling on May 2, 1860, to elect delegates to the Republican national convention.

    John married Margaret Porter on 14 Sep 1826. Margaret (daughter of Thomas M. Porter and Catherine Burns) was born on 17 Apr 1810; died on 29 Jul 1885 in Fayette County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Margaret Porter was born on 17 Apr 1810 (daughter of Thomas M. Porter and Catherine Burns); died on 29 Jul 1885 in Fayette County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA.
    Children:
    1. Daniel B. Magruder was born on 20 Nov 1827 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA; died on 9 Mar 1886.
    2. Catharine Ann Magruder was born on 8 Apr 1830 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA; died on 10 Jul 1854 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
    3. Margaret Elinder Magruder was born on 30 Jul 1831; died on 8 Aug 1850 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA.
    4. John S. Magruder was born on 17 Jan 1833; died on 6 Aug 1834.
    5. Thomas Samuel Magruder was born on 3 Oct 1835 in Allegany County, Maryland, USA; died on 25 Aug 1902 in Oakland Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Oakland, Coles County, Illinois, USA.
    6. Hester Caroline Magruder was born on 24 Jan 1838 in Brooke County, West Virginia, USA; died on 20 May 1923 in Fayette County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 22 May 1923 in Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA.
    7. 16. William Z. Magruder was born on 31 Mar 1840 in Brooke County, West Virginia, USA; died on 12 Mar 1874 in Benwood, Marshall County, West Virginia, USA.
    8. Joshua L. Magruder was born on 17 Jan 1842 in West Virginia, USA; died on 14 Jun 1924 in Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 17 Jun 1924 in Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA.
    9. Samuel Gowen Magruder was born on 4 Feb 1844 in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA; died on 2 Feb 1913 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA.
    10. George Washington Magruder was born on 17 Feb 1846; died on 27 Jul 1847 in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA.
    11. James Burns Magruder was born on 2 Feb 1848 in Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 23 Dec 1892 in Fayette County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA.
    12. John Garrett Magruder was born on 5 May 1852 in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA; died on 21 Jan 1928 in 1107 Kenton Street, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 24 Jan 1928 in Newcomers' Cemetery, Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA.

  3. 34.  Thomas John Caldwell was born on 2 Oct 1811 in County Down, Ireland (son of John Logan Caldwell and Jean Palmer); died on 17 Mar 1868 in Rayland, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA.

    Notes:

    John Caldwell was a doctor.

    Thomas married Sarah Rebecca Patterson on 20 Jan 1838 in Jefferson County, Ohio, USA. Sarah (daughter of Robert Patterson and Sarah Van Metre) was born on 8 Feb 1820 in Rayland, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 28 Sep 1907 in Rayland, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 35.  Sarah Rebecca Patterson was born on 8 Feb 1820 in Rayland, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA (daughter of Robert Patterson and Sarah Van Metre); was buried on 28 Sep 1907 in Rayland, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA.
    Children:
    1. 17. Mary Isabela Caldwell was born on 15 Aug 1846 in Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA; died on 31 Aug 1918 in Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA.