Samuel Andrew McGinniss

Male, #383, (22 February 1844 - 12 May 1912)

FatherFrederick McGinniss b. 27 Sep 1812, d. 27 May 1886
MotherMary Ann Fitzhugh b. 26 Jan 1823, d. 6 Dec 1897

Birth*22 Feb 1844 Samuel Andrew McGinniss was born on 22 Feb 1844 in King George County, Virginia.1,2 
(Witness) Census18501850 He was listed as a household member living with Frederick McGinniss on the 1850 census in King George County, Virginia.3 
Occupation* Samuel Andrew McGinniss was a farmer. 
Military*7 Mar 1862 He enlisted as a Private in Company E of the 55th Infantry Regiment of Virginia. on 7 Mar 1862 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was promoted to Full Sergeant on 1 Sep 1864. Company E, the "Westmoreland Greys", originally known as the "Westmoreland Blues", enlisted at Tappahannock on 24th July 1861 with 85 officers and men under the command of Captain J. Bailey Jett.4 
Military1 May 1865 He was paroled on 1 May 1865 in King George County, Virginia.4 
(Witness) Census18701870 He was listed as a household member living with Frederick McGinniss on the 1870 census in King George County, Virginia.5 
Marriage*30 Jun 1881 Samuel Andrew McGinniss married Mary Elizabeth Grigsby, daughter of James Samuel Grigsby and Elizabeth Rollins, on 30 Jun 1881 in King George County, Virginia.6
(Informant) Death5 Mar 1895 Samuel Andrew McGinniss was an informant for the death of on 5 Mar 1895 in King George County, Virginia.7 
Census1900*1 Jun 1900 He was listed as the head of household on the 1900 census in King George County, Virginia.8 
Death*12 May 1912 He died on 12 May 1912 in Virginia at age 68.1 
Burial* He was buried in Wilmont Road, King George County, Virginia.1 

Family

Mary Elizabeth Grigsby b. 16 Dec 1849, d. 16 Jun 1927
Children

Last Edited 6 Jul 2006

Citations

  1. [S24] Tombstone, Grigsby Family Cemetery, Wilmont Road, King George County, Virginia; read by W. K. Dishman, July 2001.
  2. [S46] 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  3. [S42] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, p. 218, dwelling 209, line 209, Frederick McGinniss household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 27 of 62, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  4. [S53] Historical Data Systems, Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. Online Database , Ancestry.com, Record 337063, printed 29 Oct 2001.. Hereinafter cited as Civil War Database.
  5. [S44] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, p. 39, line 9, dwelling 280, family 280, Frederick McGinniss household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 143 of 150, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  6. [S127] Marriage Notice, The Virginia Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 13 Jul 1881, p. 2, col. 6.
  7. [S6] Virginia Genealogical Society, Virginia Death Records Indexing Project. Online Database http://ajax.lva.lib.va.us/F/, Library of Virginia, Date of Death: March 5, 1895
    Age at Death: 7 years, 6 months. Hereinafter cited as Virginia Death Records.
  8. [S46] 1900 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, Andrew McGinniss household, ED 42, Sheet 5A, Line 40 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 9 of 19.
 

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