Milton Paul LeGrand

Milton Paul LeGrand

Milton Paul LeGrand, 1832-1893

• Father: William Chambers LeGrand b. 16 May 1803, d. 4 May 1841
• Mother: Jane Green Paul b. 6 Jan 1811, d. 8 May 1843

• Milton Paul LeGrand was born on 10 November 1832 in Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
• He was the son of William Chambers LeGrand and Jane Green Paul.
• He and Mary Jane LeGrand, Margaret Deborah LeGrand and Cornelia Anne Elizabeth LeGrand were enumerated in the census of 1 June 1840 in the household of William Chambers LeGrand and Jane Green Paul in Macon County, Alabama.
• Milton Paul LeGrand appeared in the census of 1 June 1850 in Marion, Perry County, Alabama, living in the household of Henry F. Godden, druggist.
• He married Mary Louise Jones, daughter of Dr. Erastus W. Jones and (?) Cotton, on 20 February 1855 in Macon County, Alabama, with John Wesley Rush officiating.. The marriage was witnessed by John H. Wesley Rush.
• Milton Paul LeGrand and Mary Louise Jones appeared in the census of 1 June 1870 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, and also two domestic servants, living near George Thomas Goldthwaite.. Other members of the household included Milton Paul LeGrand Jr. and Eloise LeGrand.
• Milton Paul LeGrand and Mary Louise Jones appeared in the census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, at Church Street. Other members of the household included Milton Paul LeGrand Jr., Eloise LeGrand and William Homer LeGrand.
• He was a drygoods wholesaler, according to the 1880 census.
• Evelina Wood wrote (from Willis) to her grandson Wood Powell on 12 April 1887, " . . . Your aunt Mary Jane is going to Montgomery soon & from there to North Carolina to see Mrs. Brevard, the lady by whom she was raised. Dr. Legrand wrote Mary Jane he would foot all of her expenses. a dear good brother. Milton Wood is building a brick house with seven rooms. He is making money & saves it. he has only one child. George Wood & wife will begin keeping house now very soon. Green Aleck will remain with his father & mother. . . ." " . . . Your aunt Mary Jane is going to Montgomery soon & from there to North Carolina to see Mrs. Brevard, the lady by whom she was raised. Dr. Legrand wrote Mary Jane he would foot all of her expenses. a dear good brother. Milton Wood is building a " . . . Your aunt Mary Jane is going to Montgomery soon & from there to North Carolina to see Mrs. Brevard, the lady by whom she was raised. Dr. Legrand wrote Mary Jane he would foot all of her expenses. a dear good brother. Milton Wood is building a brick house with seven rooms. He is making money & saves it. he has only one child. George Wood & wife will begin keeping house now very soon. Green Aleck will remain with his father & mother. . . ." " . . . Your aunt Mary Jane is going to Montgomery.[Letter in possession of B. M. Henwood, descendant of Wm Wood Powell, transcription copyright 2007 R. E. Reichardt.]
• Milton Paul LeGrand died on 22 September 1893 at age 60 in Montgomery County, Alabama.

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2009