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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003

126. EDWARD⁵ GROUND (ROBERT⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 15 Mar 1839 in Warren Co, KY ²⁹, and died 18 Jul 1923 in Denton, Denton Co, TX. He married MARY FRANCES LOWE 01 Mar 1866 in Dallas Co, TX; Isaac Jones, Elder, daughter of ISAAC LOWE and MARY BOYDSTUN. She was born 1841 in "Fannie" b. Knox Co, IL, and died 13 Jan 1930 in Waxahachie, Ellis Co, TX.

Notes for EDWARD GROUND:
Ed Ground registered 12 Sep 1874 his marks and brands: Mark crop off left and under over (hope?) the right. Brand thus 2B on left side 60 on left of such as this.

Ellis County, Texas Deeds, Waxahachie, Texas
Grantor Index, E-G, from 1845

Ed Ground and M. F. Ground to Eli and Albert W. Goodwin by deed, Vol. L, p. 503. 101 acres E. C. Bradford Survey. Inst. 10 Apr 1873 for 109 acres. Filed 15 Jul 1873 for 101 acres.

Denton, Texas Newspaper: 18 Jul 1923:

Edward Ground, 1613 W. Mulberry St., pioneer citizen of Texas, died late Wednesday at his home here after a long illness. He was born in Kentucky and at the age of 7 moved to Texas with his father and settled in Dallas Co. The county at that time was infested with Indians and Ground got some training (to be used later in the Civil War) fighting the savages.

When he was 19 years old he joined Co. A, 19th Texas Cavalry and served out the war with Parsons Brigade. After the Southern demobilization he returned to Texas and married Miss Francis Lowe, who had been in the same wagon train that brought Ground to Texas.

A few years after his marriage he moved to Tarrant Co., Texas and engaged in the cattle business and lived there until he retired 12 years ago. In 1913 he came to Denton and he and his wife have since lived with their daughter, Miss Mattie Ground, a member of the Teachers College faculty.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. His wife, one son, Henry Ground of Dallas, six daughters survive.

The body was taken to Midlothian Thursday morning and funeral services and burial were to be held at the Valley Cemetery at 3:30 Thursday afternoon.

Notes for MARY FRANCES LOWE:
Waxahachie Newspaper, date unknown, but abt 1929:

Mrs. Ground, early pioneers dies at 88.

Death claimed the Ellis Co. Pioneer at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tom C. Forrest, 1016 W. Marvin Ave. Monday night. Mrs. Mary Frances Ground, 88, was born in Illinois in 1841. Her parents came to Texas when she was quite small and settled six miles North of Midlothian in Pleasant Valley, Dallas County. She spent her childhood a half mile from the Valley Cemetery, where her body will rest beside that of her husband. She was the daughter of Isaac and Mary Lowe and was the last surviving member of her family of nine children.

On March 1, 1866, she was married to Ed Ground. To this union 8 children were born, 1 son and 7 daughters.

Mrs. Ground joined the church when she was young and was active as long as her health permitted. Since her husband's death 6 years ago she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Forest.

Funeral services were held at the residence on W. Marvin Ave. Tuesday afternoon with the internment in the Valley Cemetery.

Children of EDWARD GROUND and MARY LOWE are:

285.	i.	MAUDE⁶ GROUND, b. Abt. 1867, Texas; d. Aft. 1930, Res Oklahoma City, OK 1923, 1930.
286.	ii.	ADA GROUND, b. Abt. 1869, Texas; d. Aft. 1930, Res Waxahachie, TX 1923; Canyon, TX 1930.
287.	iii.	HENRY CARROLL GROUND, b. 02 Jul 1871, Texas; d. 15 May 1951, Ft Worth, Tarrant Co, TX.
288.	iv.	EARNIE GROUND, b. Abt. 1873, Texas; d. Aft. 1930, Waxahachie, Ellis Co, TX.
	v.	BETTY GROUND, b. Abt. 1875, Texas; d. Aft. 1930, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX; m. LAVIRGA STEPHENSON, Unknown, had one child; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	vi.	MATTIE J. GROUND, b. 25 Mar 1877, Texas; did not marry; a teacher in Denton TX; d. 25 Mar 1944, Denton, Denton Co, TX.
	vii.	FRANCES BELLE GROUND, b. 17 Aug 1879, "Belle" b. Texas; res Midland TX 1930; did not marry; d. 22 Mar 1964, Dallas, Dallas Co, TX.
	viii.	ANNIE GROUND, b. Abt. 1881, Texas; d. Bef. 1930; m. .. SIMMONS, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	ix.	INFANT GROUND, b. Abt. 1883; d. Unknown.
	x.	INFANT GROUND, b. Abt. 1885; d. Unknown.

127. ISAAC HENRY⁵ GROUND (ROBERT⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 01 Jun 1841 in "Uncle Ike" b. near Bowling Green, Warren Co, KY, and died 02 Sep 1923 in DeSoto, Dallas Co, TX. He married MOLLIE M. RUSSELL 18 Dec 1873 in Dallas Co, TX (did not find this record); 2 more children. She was born 1854 in Texas, and died 1922 in DeSoto, Dallas Co, TX.

Notes for ISAAC HENRY GROUND:
Isaac Ground's obituary, published in the Lancaster Herald News in Texas, says he was born 1 April 1841.

His family is found on the 1880 Census of Dallas Co, TX, Just Pct. 6, Vol. 9, ED 67, line 45, p. 10.

Isaac Ground fought for the Confederacy under General Lee in Parson's Brigade. He was a member of the Church of Christ, and lived until his death in Desota, Dallas County, Texas.

From Lancaster Herald News, Lancaster, TX:

Death of I. H. Ground

Mr. Isaac Henry Ground of DeSoto died Sunday night, September 2, 1923.

Mr. Ground was born at Bowling Green, Kentucky April 1, 1841, second child of a family of ten children. When three years old his people moved to Illinois where they remained about four years and then came to Texas. He received his education under the direction of his parents and in the schools the community afforded.

As manhood was drawing upon him, the war between the North and South began and immediately he became a soldier in the Parsons Brigade under the wonderful General Robert E. Lee. He endured many of the hardships and pleasures of the early days of dear old Texas, and without any doubt was one of her best citizens: a member of the Church of Christ, and a true christian.

He is the father of eleven children, eight living: Tomie, Julian, Bert, Wick, Dan and Tad Ground, Mrs. W. J. Cox and Mrs. J. C. Pelt; forty-nine grandchildren, five dead, and ten great-grandchildren, four dead. Of the fifty-eight that are living, all live in this community except one grandchild. He is also survived by four brothers and two sisters: Will Ground of Clarendon; Steve Ground of Baird; and Mrs. Theodore Wilder of Midlothian were with him when life departed. John Ground of Wichita Falls, Bob Ground of Washington and Mrs. Betty Walcott of Corpus Christi were unable to come.

This makes the third time in the past two years that the death angel had come into this family, first claiming J. W. Bailey, then Mrs. Ground, the wife of I. H. Ground. Uncle Ike lived to be 82 years old, 5 months and 1 day.

Children of ISAAC GROUND and MOLLIE RUSSELL are:

289.	i.	THOMAS HENRY⁶ GROUND, b. 12 Nov 1875, "Tommie" b. Dallas Co, Texas; d. 11 Mar 1954, Dallas Co, Texas.
290.	ii.	MARY ETHEL GROUND, b. 20 Aug 1877, Dallas Co, Texas; d. 24 Nov 1954, Dallas Co, Texas.
291.	iii.	L. OLA GROUND, b. 25 Nov 1879, or "Lola" b. Dallas Co, Texas; d. Aft. 1923, Dallas Co, Texas area 1923.
292.	iv.	JULIAN R. GROUND, b. 22 Aug 1880, Dallas Co, Texas; d. 05 Feb 1947, Dallas Co, TX.
293.	v.	BERT GROUND, b. 10 Oct 1882, DeSoto, Dallas Co, Texas; d. Unknown, res DeSoto, Dallas Co, Texas.
294.	vi.	SUDIE GROUND, b. 29 Oct 1883, Dallas Co, Texas; d. Bet. 1921 - 1923, "died within 2 years" according to obit of I. H. Ground.
295.	vii.	WICK GROUND, b. 29 Jan 1887, Texas; d. Aft. 1923, Dallas Co, Texas area 1923.
	viii.	DANIEL GROUND, b. 08 Nov 1890; d. Unknown.

Notes for DANIEL GROUND:
Note that this child comes from the notes of Rosemary Filyaw. The father's obituary mentions Dan Ground as a child, but not Isaac Henry. It is not known whether Dan and Isaac are the same person or twins, or if Isaac's date of birth is incorrect.

296.	ix.		ISAAC FRANK GROUND, b. 08 Nov 1890, (also had David, but obit of father says "Dan") b. Dallas Co, TX; d. 1960, Dallas Co, TX.
	x.		GARAH MAY GROUND, b. 01 Mar 1894, DeSoto, Dallas Co, TX; d. 06 Sep 1894, DeSoto, Dallas Co, TX.

Notes for GARAH MAY GROUND:
This child is assumed based on cemetery records of Rhodes Cemetery. The only Ground family members buried there are immediate family of Isaac H. and Mollie Ground.

297.

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TAD WILFORD GROUND, b. 13 Dec 1896, "Tad" b. Dallas Co, Texas; d. 20 Aug 1941, Dallas Co, TX.

128. THOMAS JEFFERSON⁵ GROUND (ROBERT⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 20 Jun 1843 in Warren Co, KY, and died 19 Jul 1927 in Collin Co, TX. He married ELIZA JANE JONES 24 Mar 1870 in Dallas Co, TX; by J. M. Rawlins, M.G., daughter of ISAAC JONES and KATHARINE DUNAWAY. She was born 1850 in Tennessee, and died 19 Mar 1911 in Kaufman Co, TX.

Notes for THOMAS JEFFERSON GROUND:
Thomas Jefferson Ground is found on the 1870 US Census of Dallas County, Texas living next to William Jones. Living several houses away were Isaac W. Lowe (both Jr. and Sr.).

Tarrant County, Texas Index to Deeds
Grantee Index

Fourteen transactions dated 6 Dec 1877 involving James A. Curry survey. All in Vol. H., p. 314. Parts of survey owned by several people; Thomas J. Ground is purchasing all parts, all warranty deeds. These are the grantors:
GOODNIGHT, I. S. et ux, et al
CURRY, T. D. et ux, et al
CURRY, Jas. A. (Mrs.), et al
MAXEY, W. J. et ux, et al
CURRY, Nancy et al
CURRY, Jas. et ux, et al
JONES, John et ux, et al
PRATER, Henry, et ux, et al
CURRY, Sarah, et al
CURRY, I. R., et al
COPE, J. B. et ux, et al
CURRY, W. H., et ux, et al
CURRY, J. J. et al
GOODNIGHT, Jacob, et ux, et al

Shackelford County, Texas - 1880 US Census
Precinct 3, page 21. SD 3, ED 178, Volume 462, lines 17-22
190/206 Ground,       Jeff      36M      Farmer      b. KY      FB: KY      MB: KY
      Eliza J.            30F            b. TN      FB: TN      MB: TN
      Ida May            9F      daugh      b. TX      FB: KY      MB: TN
      Samuel S.      7M      son      b. TX      FB: KY      MB: TN
      Martha (?) L.      4F      daugh      b. TX      FB: KY      MB: TN
      Catherine E.      2F      daugh      b. TX      FB: KY      MB: TN

Callahan County, Texas deeds:
T. J. Ground and wife to M. A. Cauly 22 May 1892 (release) filed 29 May 1906.
T. J. Ground from J. M. Forbes (deed) 16 Feb 1889 filed 21 May 1906
T. J. Ground from Jno C. English and wife (deed) 6 Jul 1886 filed 21 May 1906

Note that there is a Texas death Certificate from Collin County that shows a Thomas Jefferson Grounds born 7 Jan 1862 and died 19 Jul 1927. This death date was assigned to our Thomas Jefferson Ground at some point, and I believe that probably Wes or some other researcher found the death certificate and made the assumption that this was "our" Thomas Jefferson Ground.

However, the death certificate shows the name of father as being D. W. Grounds, the deceased is a widower who died from pernicious malaria and was a druggist by trade, born in Blue Ridge, Texas in 1862. (Our Thomas Jefferson was born in Kentucky in 1843.)

Children of THOMAS GROUND and ELIZA JONES are:

298.	i.	IDA MAE⁶ GROUND, b. Abt. 1871, Texas; d. Unknown.
	ii.	SAMUEL S. GROUND³⁰, b. 05 Jan 1873, Texas; d. 1942, Tarrant Co, TX; m. LULA MAE HAVERTY, Unknown; b. 1880; d. 1953, Tarrant Co, TX.
299.	iii.	MARTHA LOUISE GROUND, b. Abt. 1876, Texas; d. Unknown.
300.	iv.	CATHERINE E. GROUND, b. 1878, Texas; d. Unknown.
301.	v.	ANNA ELIZA GROUND, b. 1881; d. Unknown.
302.	vi.	THOMAS JEFFERSON GROUND, JR., b. 1884; d. 1969.
303.	vii.	VIOLA ROSEMOND GROUND, b. 1886; d. 1921, Willowbrook, CA?.
304.	viii.	EDNA ETHEL GROUND, b. 1888; d. Unknown.
	ix.	GILLIE VANE GROUND, b. 1890; d. Unknown; m. (1) .. LUCE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) .. CHAPMAN, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
305.	x.	ROBERT LETCHER GROUND, b. 1891; d. 1977.
	xi.	CHILD GROUND, b. Bet. 1870 - 1890; d. Unknown.
	xii.	INFANT GROUND, b. Bet. 1870 - 1890; d. Unknown.
	xiii.	TWIN GROUND, b. Bet. 1870 - 1890, Gillie's twin; d. Unknown.
	xiv.	TWINS GROUND, b. Bet. 1870 - 1890; d. Unknown, died infants.

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