WDC GenWeb - Descendants of Henry Groves

*  Henry Groves
   Born in Virginia. Raised in Virginia by his father with his father's
   brothers and sisters. His father was the original Dutch immigrant to
   Virginia. He was of Pure Dutch descent. He was a farmer near Harpers
   Ferry, VA where it is believed he is buried.
   m. - - probably in VA
      There are some indications her name was Sophia. It is possible she
      was born in Holland and came to Virginia with her husband. She died
      many years before her husband, at a very early age. Little is known
      of her including her date and place of birth and death.
   *  Henry Charles Groves
      b. 10 Nov 1782 Harpers Ferry VA; d. 20 Aug 1840 Allen Co OH
      m. cir 1808/10 in PA Susan Spear d. cir 1811 Reeder PA
      *  Jacob Groves
         b. 12 Feb 1811 in VA or possibly MD; d. 22 Dec 1862, unmarried
      2nd wife of Henry Charles Groves:
      m. Margaret Elizabeth Summers bef 1819 Reeder PA
         b. 13 Dec 1790 Reeder PA; died aft 1850 (She m. 2nd 6 Mar 1845
            in Chamoaign Co, OH, Moses Scott b. cir 1778 d. aft 1850)
      *  John T Groves b. 21 May 1819 Harpers Ferry VA; d. 20 Jun 1900
         m. 1st 27 Sep 1840 Catherine Palmer or Herman
         m. 2nd Elizabeth Ann Cotner-Boyer
         *  no known record of children from either marriage
      *  Cyrus Summers Groves
         b. 11 Mar 1821 Harpers Ferry VA; d. 22 Mar 1890
         m. Mary Jane Foster b. 8 Dec 1833 d. 3 Jan 1913
         *  twelve children
      *  Mary Jane Groves b. 13 May 1823 Champaign Co OH; d. 1868
         m. F. Clawson
         *  no known record of any surviving children
         2nd husband of Mary Jane Groves:
         m. John W Brown
         *  three known children
      *  Henry Groves b. 16 Sep 1825 Champaign Co OH; d. 29 Nov 1892
         m. Belinda Foster b. 13 Feb 1845 d. 3 Mar 1927
         *  six children
      *  Peter B Groves b. 30 Oct 1827 Champaign Co OH; d. 30 Mar 1896
         m. Sarah A Foster b. 16 Nov 1835 d. 6 Nov 1902
         *  nine children
      *  Elizabeth Groves b. 17 Sep 1831 Madison Co OH; d. 1912
         m. William Eaton 27 Dec 1860 Allen Co OH
         *  three children
      *  William Kirkley Groves
         b. 17 Sep 1831 Madison Co OH; d. 28 Jan 1864
         m. Sarah Ellen Morgan
         *  one child
      *  Thomas Jefferson Groves
         b. 26 Jan 1834 Allen Co OH; d. 11 Jul 1907
            He was back in Hardy Co, VA just before his first marriage. It
            is not known why he went back to VA to marry. Moved to McLean
            Co, IL just prior to 1858, where he met and married his second
            wife. Moved to Marion Co, IA in 1860 and started farming.
            Buried in Eureka Cem, Percy IA, family plot
         m. cir 1857 Hardy Co VA, Mary J- d. very soon after marriage
         *  no known children
         2nd wife of Thomas Jefferson Groves:
         m. Margaret Foster 30 Oct 1858 Bloomington IL
            b. 30 Oct 1840 Agency City, IA; d. 24 Apr 1908
            buried in Eureka Cem, along side her husband
         *  Leander Groves
            b. 27 Jul 1860 McLean Co IL; d. 7 Jul 1941 Des Moines IA
            unmarried
         *  Wilbur A Groves
            b. 29 Nov 1863 Marion Co IA; d. 2 Nov 1929 Huxtun CO
            m. Martha Wilber 18 Feb 1891 Diagonal IA
               b. 23 Aug 1863 Wyoming IA; d. 6 Jan 1930 Huxton CO
            *  ten children
         *  Samuel Groves b. 5 Jun 1866 Marion Co IA; d. 26 Nov 1949
            m. Anna Elizabeth Curnow 15 Jun 1893
               b. 5 Oct 1860 Halston, England; d. soon aft 5 Oct 1960
            *  one adopted son
         *  Sarah Miranda Groves
            b. 15 Dec 1869 Marion Co IA; d. 6 Dec 1890, unmarried
            buried Eureka Cem, Marion Co IA
         *  Franc M Groves
            b. 8 May 1871 Marion Co IA; d. 26 May 1955 Sacramento CA
            m. Cora A Lyman 7 Apr 1901
               b. 5 Jul 1876 d. 3 Apr 1921 Clovis NM
            *  eight children
         *  Musetta Elizabeth Groves
            b. 5 Jan 1874 Marion Co IA; d. Oct 1948 Fort Lupton CO
            m. William Redding 1 Sep 1901 Marion Co IA
               b. 19 Feb 1874 Marion Co IA; d. 15 Nov 1936 Fort Lupton
            *  five children.
         *  Herman Peter Groves
            b. 1 May 1876 Marion Co IA; d. 3 Jul 1935 Huxtun CO, unmarried
         *  Hirum Cyrus Groves
            b. 1 May 1876 Marion Co IA; d. 8 Mar 1948 Des Moines IA
            m. 12 Dec 1900 Nellie M Roberts b. 12 Dec 1881
            *  two children
         *  Wallace Kimmel Groves
            b. 18 Mar 1880 Marion Co IA; d. 28 Dec 1973 Houston TX
            buried Laurel Hill Cem, Des Moines IA
            m. Bessie Maude Walter 2 Nov 1904 Des Moines IA
               b. 24 Oct 1882 Audubon Co IA; d. 22 May 1970 Houston TX
               [d/o Leander Walter & Mary Jane Barnes]
               buried Laurel Hill Cem
            *  three daughters
         *  Quintus Vernon Groves
            b. 7 Feb 1883 near Harvey IA
            d. 7 Mar 1976 Des Moines IA
               Came to Des Moines in 1902. Set-up trust fund in a Pella,
               IA bank to maintain graves of ancestors in Eureka Cem.
               Buried in family plot, Laurel Hill Cem, Des Moines
            m. Mayme Lucy Rocky 25 Sep 1905 Des Moines
               b. 1 Aug 1884 Percy IA; d. 19 Oct 1958 Des Moines
               [d/o Christofer Rocky & Lucy Ann Balzer]
               buried Laurel Hill Cem family plot
            *  Margaret Lucy Groves
               b. 8 May 1906 Des Moines IA; d. 23 Jan 1975
               m. Walter Watson Barnard b. 6 Sep 1905 d. 7 Jun 1955
               Descendants of Margaret Groves and Walter Barnard
               2nd husband of Margaret Lucy Groves:
               m. 6 Apr 1967 Cyrus (Cy) Peters b. 2 May 1917 Bemidji MN
                  [s/o Christian & Margaret Peters]
                  Had several children by his first marriage, where-a-bouts
                  after Margaret died is unknown
            *  Paul Frederick Groves
               b. 25 Feb 1908 Des Moines IA
               d. 9 Jan 1992 Portland OR
               m. Mary J McDonnell 28 December 1933 Des Moines IA
                  b. 9 March 1907 d. 24 September 1978 Woodburn OR
                  [d/o T John McDonnell & Eva Addfinger]
               *  three children
               2nd wife of Paul Frederick Groves:
               m. Frances Ann Olsen Cole (a widow) 17 Feb 1979
                  d. 30 Sep 1987 Woodburn OR
            *  Foster Carl Groves
               b. 19 Jan 1910 Des Moines IA; d. 3 Oct 1989 Des Moines
                  Served in the SeaBees, South Pacific, WWII
               m. Margaret Johnson Wilson 4 Oct 1958
                  b. 5 Jun 1914 Des Moines
                  Foster adopted her son James Douglas Wilson who was
                  b. 3 Feb 1948 New York NY
            *  Elizabeth Ann Groves
               b. 27 Aug 1922 Des Moines IA; d. 21 Feb 1981 Chicago IL
                  buried Logan Twp, Marshall Co IA
               m. Nelson Wayne Warden 24 Apr 1944 Des Moines
                  b. 16 Jan 1921 Melbourne IA
                  [s/o William McKeon Warden & Mamie E Plumb]
                  Nelson m.2nd 6 Mar 1982 Ann Elizabeth Murphy Barton,
                  a widow with four children
               *  four children
         *  Iva Anna Groves 
            b. 14 May 1888 Marion Co IA; d. 6 Dec 1949
            m. 17 Nov 1915 Jacob Sell
            *  two children
      *  Andrew J Groves b. Dec 1836 Allen Co OH; d. 25 Aug 1840
   *  Charles Groves b. VA
   *  Thomas Groves b. VA
   *  Peter Groves b. VA
   *  John Groves b. 24 Mar 1795 VA
      m. 27 Dec 1823 OH, Polly Summers b. cir 1809 probably OH
         John and Polly settled in Madison Co, OH and later moved
         to Champaign Co, OH sometime before 1840 census was taken
      *  no known record of any children.
   *  Mary Groves b. VA
   *  Anna Groves b. VA
   *  there may have been more children.


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