Wife: Elizabeth A. Thomas
Born: Sep 1820
Location: South Carolina
Died: after 1900
Location: Gregg County, Texas
Cemetery: unknown
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Children
Name: William Benjamin Magrill
Born: about 1843
Location: Alabama
Died: 17 Aug 1862
Location: (Civil War)
Cemetery: Enterprise Cemetery
Location: Clark County, Miss.
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Name: James M. Magrill
Born: Sep 1845
Location: Alabama
Died: after 1900
Location: Texas
Cemetery: unknown
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Spouse 1: Agatha B. Bassett
Married: 06 Nov 1878
Location: Upshur County, Texas
Spouse 2: Della Starr
Married: 12 Dec 1900
Location: Gregg County, Texas

Name: S. Elizabeth Magrill
Born: about 1848
Location: Upshur County, Texas
Died: 21 Dec 1930
Location: Longview, Texas
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Spouse 1: Dr. Leander Dexter Stansbury
Married: Apr 1869
Location: Upshur County, Texas
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Name: Amanda C. Magrill
Born: 15 Jan 1853
Location: Upshur County, Texas
Died: after 1910
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Spouse 1: William T. Whitelock
Married: 22 Dec 1874
Location: Gregg County, Texas
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Name: Nancy Jane Magrill
Born: about 1856
Location: Upshur County, Texas
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Name: John R. Magrill
Born: about 1859
Location: Upshur County, Texas
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Name: George F. Magrill
Born: about 1861
Location: Upshur County, Texas
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Comments: John Magrill came to Upshur County around 1846 with his brother Samuel D. Magrill. He acquired quite a bit of land and deeded a portion of it to the Negroes of Upshur County (now known as Magrill Plaza). He also deeded property for the erection of a Methodist Church in the present city of Longview. John was appointed Confederate Postmaster of
Earpville (now Longview) on 24 Jan 1862. He served as a courier in the Confederate States Army. In 1872 he sold land in what was later known as Longview Junction to the IGN Railroad. This became part of the City of Longview, and Magrill Street was named for him. In the 1800's John was a dealer in groceries and provisions with his son-in-law Wiliam T. Whitelock. The Magrills, Whitelocks and Stansburys lived in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas in 1880, but all returned to the Longview area.

Sources: U.S. Federal Census records, Confederate Pension Applications, miscellaneous records documented on the Gregg County and Upshur County GenWeb Site


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