Son of Pennsylvania born, John McGrew (1786-1832) & Pennsylvania born, Rachel McCoy (1785-1929), he is 10th in birth order of their 11 children, with 7 boys & 4 girls: John Lucas, William, Charles, Alexander, Gladys, Melinda, Thomas, Mary Jane, James, (Kirby H) and Ruth.
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*Occupation: Farmer
*Civil War Veteran (Union) Special Recognition
*Ordained Minister
*Postmaster: Saline, Mercer County, Missouri in 1861
*Fought intemperance during the Prohibition
*Lived in Ohio (1827-1847), Indiana (1850), Iowa, Missouri (1860-1880) & Nebraska (1900-1915).
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1st Marriage, Married 9 years:
Kirby McGrew (age 20) (1827-1915)
To: Miss Eliza Carmine (age 22) (1825-1856)
Married: Aug 12, 1847 in the city of Washington Courthouse, Fayette County, Ohio.
They have 3 children together:
1)Malinda Jane McGrew WILLIS (1850-1893)
2)William Branson McGrew (1852-1892)
3)Marion Pierce McGrew (1856-1922)
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2nd Marriage, Married 59 years:
Kirby McGrew (age 29) (1827-1915)
To: Miss Eliza Ann Mark (age 19) (1837-1917)
Married: Dec 11, 1856 in Mark, Putnam County, Illinois
They have 4 children together:
1)Melvin Libriand McGrew (1858-1946)
2)Eliza L McGrew (1859-1954)
3)Rachel Emily McGrew GOODRICH(1860-1927)
4)Lillian Essa McGrew MITCHELL (1866-1957)
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*Occupation: Farmer
*Civil War Veteran (Union) Special Recognition
*Ordained Minister
*Postmaster: Saline, Mercer County, Missouri in 1861
*Fought intemperance during the Prohibition
*Lived in Ohio (1827-1847), Indiana (1850), Iowa, Missouri (1860-1880) & Nebraska (1900-1915).
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1st Marriage, Married 9 years:
Kirby McGrew (age 20) (1827-1915)
To: Miss Eliza Carmine (age 22) (1825-1856)
Married: Aug 12, 1847 in the city of Washington Courthouse, Fayette County, Ohio.
They have 3 children together:
1)Malinda Jane McGrew WILLIS (1850-1893)
2)William Branson McGrew (1852-1892)
3)Marion Pierce McGrew (1856-1922)
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2nd Marriage, Married 59 years:
Kirby McGrew (age 29) (1827-1915)
To: Miss Eliza Ann Mark (age 19) (1837-1917)
Married: Dec 11, 1856 in Mark, Putnam County, Illinois
They have 4 children together:
1)Melvin Libriand McGrew (1858-1946)
2)Eliza L McGrew (1859-1954)
3)Rachel Emily McGrew GOODRICH(1860-1927)
4)Lillian Essa McGrew MITCHELL (1866-1957)
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Son of Pennsylvania born, John McGrew (1786-1832) & Pennsylvania born, Rachel McCoy (1785-1929), he is 10th in birth order of their 11 children, with 7 boys & 4 girls: John Lucas, William, Charles, Alexander, Gladys, Melinda, Thomas, Mary Jane, James, (Kirby H) and Ruth.
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*Occupation: Farmer
*Civil War Veteran (Union) Special Recognition
*Ordained Minister
*Postmaster: Saline, Mercer County, Missouri in 1861
*Fought intemperance during the Prohibition
*Lived in Ohio (1827-1847), Indiana (1850), Iowa, Missouri (1860-1880) & Nebraska (1900-1915).
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1st Marriage, Married 9 years:
Kirby McGrew (age 20) (1827-1915)
To: Miss Eliza Carmine (age 22) (1825-1856)
Married: Aug 12, 1847 in the city of Washington Courthouse, Fayette County, Ohio.
They have 3 children together:
1)Malinda Jane McGrew WILLIS (1850-1893)
2)William Branson McGrew (1852-1892)
3)Marion Pierce McGrew (1856-1922)
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2nd Marriage, Married 59 years:
Kirby McGrew (age 29) (1827-1915)
To: Miss Eliza Ann Mark (age 19) (1837-1917)
Married: Dec 11, 1856 in Mark, Putnam County, Illinois
They have 4 children together:
1)Melvin Libriand McGrew (1858-1946)
2)Eliza L McGrew (1859-1954)
3)Rachel Emily McGrew GOODRICH(1860-1927)
4)Lillian Essa McGrew MITCHELL (1866-1957)
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*Occupation: Farmer
*Civil War Veteran (Union) Special Recognition
*Ordained Minister
*Postmaster: Saline, Mercer County, Missouri in 1861
*Fought intemperance during the Prohibition
*Lived in Ohio (1827-1847), Indiana (1850), Iowa, Missouri (1860-1880) & Nebraska (1900-1915).
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1st Marriage, Married 9 years:
Kirby McGrew (age 20) (1827-1915)
To: Miss Eliza Carmine (age 22) (1825-1856)
Married: Aug 12, 1847 in the city of Washington Courthouse, Fayette County, Ohio.
They have 3 children together:
1)Malinda Jane McGrew WILLIS (1850-1893)
2)William Branson McGrew (1852-1892)
3)Marion Pierce McGrew (1856-1922)
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2nd Marriage, Married 59 years:
Kirby McGrew (age 29) (1827-1915)
To: Miss Eliza Ann Mark (age 19) (1837-1917)
Married: Dec 11, 1856 in Mark, Putnam County, Illinois
They have 4 children together:
1)Melvin Libriand McGrew (1858-1946)
2)Eliza L McGrew (1859-1954)
3)Rachel Emily McGrew GOODRICH(1860-1927)
4)Lillian Essa McGrew MITCHELL (1866-1957)
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Gravesite Details
Kirby McGrew shares a single headstone with his 2 wives: 1st - Eliza Carmine & 2nd - Eliza Ann Marks. (1st wife, Eliza Carmine, has 2 stones, the shared stone and an older, original, single stone.)
