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Alfred Megrail Papers
Collection Summary
Title
Alfred Megrail Papers
Date
1860-1984
Extent
1 archive box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1111-AMP
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Kayla Hopkins, 2016.
Name of Creator
Megrail, Alfred
Biographical History
Alfred Megrail was born in Jefferson County, Ohio on January 9, 1824 to James W. Megrail and Mary
Earnshaw. He married his wife, Amy Hammond, on September 2, 1847 in Wayne Township, Ohio. After
Amy’s death on April 7, 1854, Alfred married Rebecca Gilbert on December 4, 1857. Between his two
marriages, Alfred had three children, Mary, George, and Amy. Alfred Megrail passed away on December
14, 1862 in Bloomingdale, Ohio.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of two letters from the Jefferson County Genealogical Library addressed to Peter
Wilson, one page of lined paper that lists the names and locations of genealogical research, four short
correspondences from Alfred Megrail from various dates, and one journal of Alfred Megrail dated 1860.
The items in this collection range from 1860 to 1984.
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Alfred Megrail Papers
Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, Genealogical Research
Folder 1, Jefferson County Genealogical Library Letters (2)
Peter Wilson Family Research
Series 2, Alfred Megrail Personal Items
Folder 1, Alfred Megrail Personal papers
Folder 2, Alfred Megrail journal
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within an archival box.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center by Peter Wilson.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. “North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000” [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
FindAGrave. “Alfred Earnshaw McGrail.” Accessed June 11, 2016.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19057252
Lythgoe, Darrin. "Alfred Megrail." B. 9 Jan 1824 Wayne Twp., Jefferson, OH D. 14 Dec 1862
Bloomfield, Jefferson, OH: Blackburn Family Association. 2016. Accessed June 11, 2016.
http://blackbur.server262.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I470.
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