Charles McGruder Sr. was born to Ned and Mariah Magruder as a slave in North Carolina in 1829.[1] Charles' owners used him as a stud, a human breeder, in order to increase their slave population.[2] Charles ultimately became the father to some one-hundred children and is today the progenitor of thousands of people and hundreds of African-American men with the surname McGruder or Magruder. After the emancipation proclamation of 1865, his descendants, most of whom spelled their surname McGruder, settled in Hale and Greene Counties Alabama. Many of them became prominent in the area, particularly in Sawyerville, Alabama.[3]

Charles McGruder Sr.
Born
Charles "Chas" Magruder

1829
Sawyerville, Alabama
Died
Sawyerville, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Other namesCharles Magruder
SpousesRachel Hill
Mary May

DNA Testing

DNA testing conducted by J.R. Rothstein, the author of the Alabama Black McGruders, on male descendants of Charles McGruder confirm that he is a direct descendant of Alexander Magruder (1610-1677).[4] This confirms that a white individual fathered one of Charles' ancestors.

Soul Of The Nation

Charles McGruder was depicted on the ABC Special, Soul of the Nation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rothstein, Isaiah "My American Passover,"". Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  2. ↑ Most Black McGruders
  3. ↑ The History of the Bass Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
  4. ↑ Rothstein, J.R. "The Alabama Black McGruders: The Life and Ancestry of Charles McGruder Sr."
  • African-American Magruders
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