Volume 10 , Issue 45

Charles MAGILL of Greene Co., TN

MAGILL: Charles and Elizabeth Lester --"I have finally figured out who my great-grandfather Charles Newton Magill's father is. Charles, father is William Magill, the first child of Charles Magill and Elizabeth Lester of Turman, Sullivan, Indiana. Charles, father William born 1797 is the brother of Joseph Lester Magill.

William Magill, married "unknown", and had three children, Margaret, Charles, and Samuel. William, again married Margaret Walker, April 08, 1856 in Clark County, Illinois. It appears that William and his family moved to Clark County, Illinois with Joseph Lester Magill and his family.

My Charles Newton Magill, was ajudged insane and sent to Mt. Pleasant, in Iowa, June 28, 1878. In his medical record he had a brother and paternal aunt that were also adjudged insane. His brother Samuel spent over 6 years in the "Indiana State Insane Asylum". I am waiting on some records on Samuel to come from the Indiana State Archives, should have them in a couple of weeks. I am then going to see if I can get his records from the asylum.

Charles father William and his three children Margaret, Charles and Samuel are in the 1850, Darwin, Clark, Illinois census. In 1860 they are living in York, Clark, Illinois but Charles is living in Decatur county, Iowa at that time. By 1870 Charles and his new wife Margaret are living in Turman, Sullivan, Indiana. William's son Samuel in 1870 is living in Cass, Sullivan, Indiana in the "Poor House", he is 43.

The big issue on my great-grandfather, besides who his parents were, was how old he was. All census and hospital records had him being born about 1831, but in the 1900, Atwood, Rawlins, Kansas census he was born Nov. 1815 of course he was going by the name of Peter McGill at that time. His death records had his birth 1817.

Charles Newton Magill, died at the age of 83, and was living with his daughter and her family in Pottawattamie, County, Iowa when he died.

Charles, escaped from Mt. Pleasant on April 2, 1884 and wasn't heard from again until 1903, 19 years later. He must have had a very sad life. Charles died May 31, 1914." -- Donna - Genealogy Message Board - Rootsweb.com
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