... Wm. H. Stewart, Portsmouth, Va. John Bowie Magruder was born on the 24th day of November, 1839, at Scottsville, in Albemarle county, Virginia. He was the oldest son of Benjamin H. Magruder and Maria Minor , daughter of Dr. James Minor, and great-grandson of Garrett Minor, of Sunning Hill, who was a member of the Committee of Safety in 1775 for Louisa county, and represented it in the Legislature in 179...