Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Dr. William B. Magruder (b. 1802 - d. 1873)
MSA SC 5496-035187
Slaveholder and property owner, Cracklin District, Montgomery County, Maryland

Sources:


Archival Sources -

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, (Assessment Record, Slaves), 1853-1864, [MSA C1112-1].

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records), Liber BS 7, Folio 490, 1834-1836, [MSA CE 148-33]. Ephraim Gaither, Richard B. Dorsey, and Anna Eliza Dorsey to William B. Magruder, March 18, 1836.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT (Land Records), Liber BS 10, Folio 350, 1839-1842, [MSA CE 148-36]. Henry Howard to William B. Magruder,
August 19, 1840.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1798-1839, Film Reel: CR 8920, [MSA CM724-1]. William B. Magruder and Mary Ann Hammond, November 19, 1831.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1798-1839, Film Reel: CR 8920, [MSA CM724-1. William B. Magruder and Mary A. Hammond.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, REGISTER OF WILLS, (Wills), 1852-1858, Liber WTR 2, Folio 326, Film Reel: CR 11968-2, [MSA CM756-1]. Ephraim Gaither, May 6, 1857.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, (Census Record, MD), 1850, Agriculture, [MSA S1184-2]. William B. Magruder, First District, Montgomery County, Page 257, Line 7.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, (Census Record, MD), 1870, Agriculture, [MSA S1184-11]. William B. Magruder, First District, Montgomery County, Page 3, Line 4.

U.S. Census Record (Census Record, MD) for William B. Magruder, 1850, Montgomery County, Cracklin District, Page 13, Line 35 [MSA SM61-142, M 1499-1].

U.S. Census Record (Census Record, MD) for William B. Magruder, Slaves, 1850, Montgomery county, Cracklin District, Page 4, Line 13 [MSA SM61-168, M 1505-5].

U.S. Census Record (Census Record, MD) for William B. Magruder, 1860, Montgomery County, District 1, Page 52, Line 32 [MSA SM61-213, M 7223-1].

U.S. Census Record (Census Record, MD) for W. B. Magruder, Slaves, 1860, Montgomery County, District 1, Page 12, Line 1 [MSA SM61-239, M 7230-2].

U. S. Census Record (Census Record, MD) for Elizabeth Magruder, 1870, Montgomery County, District 1, Page 22, Line 1 [MSA SM61-275, M 7256]. Dr. Magruder appears on the preceeding page.


Newspapers and Journals -

"Agricultural Awards: A List of Fortunate Competitors at the Rockville Fair." The Washington Post 11 Sep. 1880: 1. ProQuest databases. www.proquest.com.

"The Draft in Maryland—First Congressional District." Baltimore Sun 24 May 1864: 1. Baltimore Sun Historical Archive. Enoch Pratt Free Library.

"Leavitt's Latest Improved Corn and Cob Mill: Young American Excelsior." Montgomery County Sentinel 7 November 1856: 2. MSA SC 2813, Reel: M 475-01. Maryland State Archives.

"McCormick's Combined Reaping and Mowing Machine." Montgomery County Sentinel 23 January 1857: 1. MSA SC 2813, Reel M 475-02. Maryland State Archives.


Books -

Boyd, T.H.S. The History of Montgomery County, Maryland, From Its Earliest Settlement in 1650 to 1879. Clarksburg, MD: 1879. Reprinted in Baltimore, MD: Regional Publishing Company, 1968.

Fields, Barbara Jeanne. Slavery and Freedom on the Middle Ground. London: Yale University Press, 1987.

Magruder, Mary. "Dr. William Edward Magruder." Year Book of the American Clan Gregor Society. Compiled by Caleb Clarke Magruder, Jr. Charlottesville, VA: The Michie. Co. Printers, 1912.

Magruder, Dr. William Edward. "Dr. William Bowie Magruder." Year Book of the American Clan Gregor Society. Compiled by Caleb Clarke Magruder, Jr. Charlottesville, VA: The Michie. Co. Printers, 1912.

Malloy, Mary Gordon. Abstracts of Wills Montgomery County, Maryland, 1826-1875. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2007.


Internet Sources -

"Quince." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/487373/quince.

"St. John's Cemetery." USGenWeb Archives. The Tombstone Transcription Project: Montgomery County, Maryland. http://usgwarchives.net/md/montgomery/tsimages/olney/stjohn.html

"St. John's Episcopal Church, Olney, Montgomery County, M: 23-98-3." Maryland Historical Trust. Maryland State Archives. www.mdihp.net

Maryland Marriage Record for William B. Magruder and Elizabeth W. Gaither, June 7, 1854, Montgomery County. Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899. The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. www.ancestry.com.



 

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