James Burns Magruder

1848 - 1892  (44 years)

• Name	James Burns Magruder
  Birth	2 Feb 1848	Ohio County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Dec 1892	Fayette County, Ohio, USA
  	An obituary for James Burns Magruder appeared in The Cyclone and Fayette Republican on 19 January 1893. It reads: James B. Magruder was born February 22, 1848, married Miss Elizabeth E. Spindler December 24, 1872. Deceased had been a long and patient sufferer, and at the last moment of dissolution of this earthly life, he exclaimed to his beloved wife, and only daughter Lena, "Ma, don't worry. I am going home." We, as a community, feel the loss deeply, and mingle our sorrow with those deared to him in life and most precious in death - wife and daughter. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. A.A. Monson.
  Burial	Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
  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 ;   Rachel Ann Lewis,  m. 26 Aug 1892 ;   Hannah Lewis,  m. 25 Mar 1899
  Notes	James Magruder ran a grocery store and restaurant in Milledgeville, Ohio, and served as the mayor of the village in the 1880s. He also served as a justice of the peace and a magistrate for Fayette County, Ohio. After the death of James Magruder in 1892, his wife, Elizabeth, married Jacob Dice. She is buried in the Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio. James Magruder's daughter, Lena, gave his birthplace as Maryland in the 1920 and 1930 censuses.
  Person ID	I79	Private
  Last Modified	22 Sep 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 E. Spindler,   b. 26 Jun 1852, possibly Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, USA d. 15 Apr 1937, Fayette County, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1872	Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
  Children	1. W.F. Magruder,   b. Feb 1882   d. Bef Dec 1892 (Age 10 years)   2. Lena E. Magruder,   b. 27 Jun 1883, Jasper Township, Fayette County, Ohio, USA d. 15 Feb 1978 (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Feb 1848 - Ohio County, West Virginia, USA   Marriage - 24 Dec 1872 - Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA Death - 23 Dec 1892 - Fayette County, Ohio, USA Burial - - Milledgeville-Plymouth Cemetery, Fayette County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1] Family Bible of John W. Magruder (Reliability: 3).