Yuma County, Colorado
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Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:
Charles A. and Elizabeth Jane (Squires) (Sprigg) McGrew, Wray
One post said "Elizabeth Jane Squires Sprigg McGrew was the mother of Homer, Katie and Ethel Sprigg. Her first husband John Sprigg died in 1885
in Kansas and she married a Charles McGrew in 1888 shortly after she moved
to Colorado."
Charles A. Mcgrew, 36, and Elizabeth J. Sprigg, 47, both of Washington County, Kansas, married there April 3, 1889.
October 28, 1898 "Mrs. A. D. Murdock and Mrs. T. F. Snyder were the guests of Mrs. McGrew one day last week."
In 1900 Charles McGrew is a day laborer in Laird, born February 1849 in
Pennsylvania of Irish parents Elizabeth was ten years older, born July
1838. (The Irvin McGrew homesteading forty miles away in Washington County is
not likely a nephew )
1903 Mrs. S. J. McGrew took first place in Fancy Apron at the fair.
1904 "Give Mrs. McGrew your orders for the famous Racine Hosiery."
"Mr. John Sprigg of Illinois, arrived here Thursday and surprised his brother
Charley and his mother Mrs. E.J. McGrew by calling on them that evening.
They had not seen him for about seventeen years so did not recognize him at
first. He intends to stay here this summer and visit with his relatives."
December 1910 "Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McGrew have purchased the James Lay
property in north Laird and will soon move in from the sand hills."
Charles had proved up a quarter about five miles northeast of Wray, and it's
definitely "in the sand hills."
March 1910 Laird "Chas McGrew and wife have moved into their property vacated
by Lay."
In 1909 Charles proved up on a quarter in 11, 2N 43W.
1910 real estate transfers "James L. Lay to Charles A. McGrew, Lots in Laird,
$800"
June 16, 1911 "The death of Mrs. Charles McGrew, wife of
Charles McGrew and mother of the Spriggs boys, ocourred at her home
in Laird last Wednesday after a lingering illness that has covered
nearly four years. She was 71 years, 11 months and 16 days.
The funeral services were held at Laird yesterday afternoon,
Dr. Imboden speaking words of comfort to the bereaved.
There was a large company of people out to pay their last respects
to the departed, she being well liked in the community.
She leaves a husband and five boys, grown, to mourn her demise.
Elizabeth J. Squires was born in Braxton county,
West Virginia, July 28, 1839, was married to John S. Sprigg
September 27, 1850. To this union ten children were born,
of which five boys are living, one boy and four girls having
gone on before. She was married again to Charles McGrew
July 3, 1888. They have resided at Laird for many years.
Besides the grieved relatives, she leaves a host of friends
in Yuma county and elsewhere where she resided whose
sympathy is extended to the bereaved."
November 1911 Laird "Chas. McGrew has his new store open
for business."
December 1911 Wray "C. A. McGrew of Laird was a business visitor
in our city from Wednesday until Friday evening last week. Mr. McGrew
has disposed of his notion stock to William Burkett, who just took
possession last Thursday."
July 31, 1913 Wray Rattler "Word was received by friends, of the death of Chas. McGrew
in one of the hospitals in Denver last Saturday. Mr. McGrew was injured in an accident in that
city about three months ago and for awhile was unable to tell his identity and his friends in
this community were in ignorance of his misfortune. We have no way of
finding out tho real circumstances of how the accident occurred as he was
not able to relate them and he has been confined to the institution
from injuries received at the time, but the immediate cause of his death
was stomach trouble. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spriggs, formerly of Wray but no
of Edgewater, were with him at the last, he being a son of Mr. McGrew's
wife by a former marrage.
The body was buried in the city. Mr. McGrew was one of the older residents
the country about Laird, having lived there many years and had a large
number of friends who will be grieved to learn of his death."
In 1896 M.R. Lovell took his oath as field deputy marshal for Colorado.
Joseph A. Israel was Marshal, James S. Warwich was Chief office deputy, Maggie
R. McGrew was office deputy, and S.S. Poe was the other field deputy.
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