This surname also appears in records as McGRUDER, MacGRUDER. Reported age at time of death was 15 months, so evidently born about DEC 1897 or JAN 1898.
The 1900 census of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, shows residing at 908 Second Avenue: Edward L. MAGRUDER (born Aug. 1864 in Georgia, parents Georgia, Captain of steam boat), wife Hillie M. (Jan. 1871 Wisconsin, father New York, mother Indiana) - married 10 years, and she had borne 4 children, 3 of whom are still living and present in the household: Nellie L. (May 1891 FL), Earl (July 1894 FL), & Fred J. (Mar 1900 GA) - also a Black servant, Minnie L. JONES (Dec 1883 GA, single).
"DEATH OF AN INFANT: Captain and Mrs. MAGRUDER Suffer a Sad Loss. // At seven o'clock yesterday morning, Edward Lee, the fifteen months old son of Captain and Mrs. E. l. MAGRUDER, died, after an illness of four days of cholera infantum. The heart-broken mother and father have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. // The funeral occurs at 10 o'clock today from the residence of Mrs. GIBSON at No. 1229 Broad street. The interment occurs at Linwood cemetery." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer-Sun newspaper, Wednesday, 19 APR 1899, p. 3.]
Mary Jane Galer's list of persons interred in the New Cemetery area of Linwood shows: Edward Lee McGRUDGER died aged 1 year at his residence, 1229 Broad Street [Columbus, Georgia]; buried 18 APR 1899 in Section C [lot number not reported] - Sexton Jesse Alec BEARD.
This grave is probably not identifiably marked.
The 1900 census of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, shows residing at 908 Second Avenue: Edward L. MAGRUDER (born Aug. 1864 in Georgia, parents Georgia, Captain of steam boat), wife Hillie M. (Jan. 1871 Wisconsin, father New York, mother Indiana) - married 10 years, and she had borne 4 children, 3 of whom are still living and present in the household: Nellie L. (May 1891 FL), Earl (July 1894 FL), & Fred J. (Mar 1900 GA) - also a Black servant, Minnie L. JONES (Dec 1883 GA, single).
"DEATH OF AN INFANT: Captain and Mrs. MAGRUDER Suffer a Sad Loss. // At seven o'clock yesterday morning, Edward Lee, the fifteen months old son of Captain and Mrs. E. l. MAGRUDER, died, after an illness of four days of cholera infantum. The heart-broken mother and father have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. // The funeral occurs at 10 o'clock today from the residence of Mrs. GIBSON at No. 1229 Broad street. The interment occurs at Linwood cemetery." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer-Sun newspaper, Wednesday, 19 APR 1899, p. 3.]
Mary Jane Galer's list of persons interred in the New Cemetery area of Linwood shows: Edward Lee McGRUDGER died aged 1 year at his residence, 1229 Broad Street [Columbus, Georgia]; buried 18 APR 1899 in Section C [lot number not reported] - Sexton Jesse Alec BEARD.
This grave is probably not identifiably marked.
This surname also appears in records as McGRUDER, MacGRUDER. Reported age at time of death was 15 months, so evidently born about DEC 1897 or JAN 1898.
The 1900 census of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, shows residing at 908 Second Avenue: Edward L. MAGRUDER (born Aug. 1864 in Georgia, parents Georgia, Captain of steam boat), wife Hillie M. (Jan. 1871 Wisconsin, father New York, mother Indiana) - married 10 years, and she had borne 4 children, 3 of whom are still living and present in the household: Nellie L. (May 1891 FL), Earl (July 1894 FL), & Fred J. (Mar 1900 GA) - also a Black servant, Minnie L. JONES (Dec 1883 GA, single).
"DEATH OF AN INFANT: Captain and Mrs. MAGRUDER Suffer a Sad Loss. // At seven o'clock yesterday morning, Edward Lee, the fifteen months old son of Captain and Mrs. E. l. MAGRUDER, died, after an illness of four days of cholera infantum. The heart-broken mother and father have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. // The funeral occurs at 10 o'clock today from the residence of Mrs. GIBSON at No. 1229 Broad street. The interment occurs at Linwood cemetery." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer-Sun newspaper, Wednesday, 19 APR 1899, p. 3.]
Mary Jane Galer's list of persons interred in the New Cemetery area of Linwood shows: Edward Lee McGRUDGER died aged 1 year at his residence, 1229 Broad Street [Columbus, Georgia]; buried 18 APR 1899 in Section C [lot number not reported] - Sexton Jesse Alec BEARD.
This grave is probably not identifiably marked.
The 1900 census of Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, shows residing at 908 Second Avenue: Edward L. MAGRUDER (born Aug. 1864 in Georgia, parents Georgia, Captain of steam boat), wife Hillie M. (Jan. 1871 Wisconsin, father New York, mother Indiana) - married 10 years, and she had borne 4 children, 3 of whom are still living and present in the household: Nellie L. (May 1891 FL), Earl (July 1894 FL), & Fred J. (Mar 1900 GA) - also a Black servant, Minnie L. JONES (Dec 1883 GA, single).
"DEATH OF AN INFANT: Captain and Mrs. MAGRUDER Suffer a Sad Loss. // At seven o'clock yesterday morning, Edward Lee, the fifteen months old son of Captain and Mrs. E. l. MAGRUDER, died, after an illness of four days of cholera infantum. The heart-broken mother and father have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. // The funeral occurs at 10 o'clock today from the residence of Mrs. GIBSON at No. 1229 Broad street. The interment occurs at Linwood cemetery." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer-Sun newspaper, Wednesday, 19 APR 1899, p. 3.]
Mary Jane Galer's list of persons interred in the New Cemetery area of Linwood shows: Edward Lee McGRUDGER died aged 1 year at his residence, 1229 Broad Street [Columbus, Georgia]; buried 18 APR 1899 in Section C [lot number not reported] - Sexton Jesse Alec BEARD.
This grave is probably not identifiably marked.
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