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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003

132. WILLIAM HARRISON⁵ GROUND (ROBERT⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 12 May 1854 in Pleasant Valley, Dallas Co, TX, and died 28 Jan 1936 in Clarendon, Donley Co, TX. He married POLLIE DODSON 01 Aug 1880 in Tarrant Co, TX, daughter of R. DODSON. She was born 08 Nov 1858 in Tennessee, and died 18 Jun 1932 in Donley Co, Texas.

Notes for WILLIAM HARRISON GROUND:
Ellis County, Texas Deeds, Waxahachie, Texas
Grantor Index, E-G from 1845
(** have deed copy)

**Harrison Ground and Mary Ann Ground from Robert Ground, Power of Atty. Vol. H., p. 650. Filed 20 Jul 1870. Inst. 20 Dec 1867.

Robert Ground, atty. Mary Ann Ground and Harrison Ground by atty to Louis Pyles by deed. 160 acres. Vol. I, p. 259. Inst. 23 Jul 1870, filed 20 Jan 1871.

Harrison Ground was born in Dallas County Texas, and lived for a time in 1900 in Archer County Texas, and Iowa before moving to Clarenden, Texas.

Information for this family group was obtained from:
      Plymouth Rock to the Pacific, Mullenneix, p. 213
      GedCom files of Dianne Thurman
      Notes of Rosemary Filyaw

"The Cattle Industry of Texas"

W. H. (Bill) Ground's father's occupation being that of farming, he naturally chose a similar calling and a good portion of his young life was spent at working for his father who owned a small stock of cattle. After his 21st birthday, he began his own small herd. He came west to Archer City with them in 1875 and in a short time he had a small ranch located at Onion Creek. After suffering great loss during a severe winter, he was able to round up only 300 head. With these he moved to Greer County, locating a ranch on Turky Creek where he once more built up a herd of 500. He sold out to Stiles and East for $5,000.

Ground invested this money in Archer County real estate. The family continued living here for many years. His wife was the former Polly Dodson, daughter of R. Dodson, a Tennessee farmer.

"Archer Co. Jubilee Paper, 1929"

Bill Ground was one of the original cowboys who worked on the ranch established by Hillery Bedford and Bob Melton. The OX brand ranch was one of the first ranches in Archer County.

Children of WILLIAM GROUND and POLLIE DODSON are:

312.	i.	HENRY LESTER⁶ GROUND, b. 01 Jun 1881, "Jud" b. Texas; d. 13 Nov 1913, Vernon, Archer Co, TX.
	ii.	OFFIE ONATA GROUND, b. Feb 1883, Texas; d. Unknown; m. JOHN S. HAYTER, 22 Jan 1904, Archer Co, TX; b. Abt. 1880; d. Unknown.
	iii.	MARY E. GROUND, b. Jan 1893, Texas; d. Unknown.

133. STEPHEN ARNOLD DOUGLAS⁵ GROUND (ROBERT⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 23 Feb 1858 in Texas, and died 06 Feb 1928 in Baird, Callahan Co, TX. He married TEXAS ANNE LOWE 17 Oct 1878 in Ellis Co, TX, P.W. Lowe, JP, daughter of ISAAC LOWE and MARTHA BRYSON. She was born 28 Jun 1861 in Texas, and died 11 Nov 1932 in Baird, Callahan Co, TX.

Notes for STEPHEN ARNOLD DOUGLAS GROUND:
Cemetery at Baird can be found by going north of I-20 at Baird exit quarter mile, turn into left cemetery. Ground plot is first on right. Was recently (in 1987) improved and all good stones).
Burials (other than those identified):
      Mrs. Mabel Green 10 Dec 1907 - 6 Oct 1931
      Cecil Ground, Tx Pvt 3021 Base Unit AAF WWII
            4 Oct 1905 - 12 Feb 1969
      Willie Letha Ground 1 Jul 1885 - 8 Jun 1950

Marriages in Callahan County, unidentified:
      Maggie Grounds & Richard Ihlenfeldt - 5 Jan 1924, Baird, TX
      C. C. Ground & Miss Odessa Conlee - 19 Dec 1935, Rev. J. H. Dean
      Leonard Ground & Jane Bratton - 21 Oct 1935, G. H. Corn, JP

Births in Callahan County, unidentified:
      Male Baby Ground b. 1 Oct 1921
            father R. W. Ground of Baird, age 39, truck driver b. TX
            mother Letha Johnson of Baird, age 36 b. TX housewife
            a correction filed 7 Feb 1941, but not found.

Stephen A. D. Ground and family can be found on the US Census:
      1880 - Dallas Co, TX, Pct. 6, p. 1 or 2
      1900 - Nolan Co, TX, Pct. 2
            Ground, Stephen 42M head b. Feb 1858 TX md 21 yrs
            Ground, Texannie 38F wife b. Jun 1861 TX md 21 yrs 5/4ch
            Ground, Robert W. 17M son b. Aug 1882
            Ground Claudia L. 11M son b. Jun 1888 TX
            Ground, Ethel J. 9F dau b. Jul 1890 TX
            Ground Earl V. 6M son b. Apr 1894 TX

            Copeland, Julia 58F head widow b. Jan 1842 6/5ch
            Richardson, Squire C. 22M g-son b. Oct 1877
            Richardson, Sanford Q. 19M g-son b. Nov 1880

Sweetwater, TX Cemetery:
      Julia A. Copeland (Julia Ann Grounds) 12 Feb 1835 - 7 Jun 1920
            (birth date error?)
      S. Q. Richardson 1870 - 1954
      (See Fulton Co, AR 1850 US Census)

The above census and cemetery records appeared in Ground-Grounds Family Association Newsletter Vol. IV, No. 3, p. 3, submitted by Shonna Lawhorn of Sweetwater, Texas. It was unclear if Stephen Ground and Julia Copeland were living in the same dwelling in Noland County, and the source of the information that Julia A. Copeland was a Ground(s) was not given. When I recorded this census, I did not record Julia Copeland, which makes me think the connection comes from elsewhere.

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

Texanna Ground and S. A. D. Ground to A. A. Story by deed. Vol. 75, p. 69. Three parcels of land. 108 acres Jorday Powers Survey, 18 acres J. L. Blanton Survey, 22 acres Robert Hosford Survey. Inst. 4 Nov 1893, filed 28 Nov 1893./

A grandson of this couple:

Aubrey Arnold Ground, living in Odessa, Texas in 1986. He is married and has two sons:
Robert Walker Ground, then living in Paris, France, an actor
Norman Bryan Ground, md to Judy Cottrell & living in Burleson, TX

Children of STEPHEN GROUND and TEXAS LOWE are:

	i.		ROBERT WALKER⁶ GROUND, b. 19 Aug 1882, Texas; d. 26 Feb 1939.
	ii.		CHILD GROUND, b. Bet. 1883 - 1888; d. Unknown, Prob. Dallas Co, TX.
	iii.		CLAUDIA L. GROUND, b. Jun 1888, Texas; d. Unknown.
	iv.		ETHEL J. GROUND, b. Jul 1890, Texas; d. Unknown.
	v.		EARL V. GROUND, b. Apr 1894, Texas; d. Unknown.

134. ANNIE ELIZABETH⁵ GROUND (ROBERT⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 10 Jul 1861 in near Cedar Hill, Dallas Co, TX, and died 21 Jan 1958 in Andrews, Andrews Co, TX. She married THEODORE CORNELIUS WILDER 01 Jul 1875 in Dallas Co, TX, by Isaac Jones, Elder, son of JEHU WILDER and CAROLYN LAWRENCE. He was born 05 Apr 1850 in Vienna, Lincoln Par, LA, and died 19 Jan 1941 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co, TX.

Notes for THEODORE CORNELIUS WILDER:
Information on this family group was found in Plymouth Rock to the Pacific, from notes of Roberta Dukes Richardson, Mamy Ground Hays family files, Annie E. Ground Wilder records, and Beth Ellis, of Houston, Texas.

Children of ANNIE GROUND and THEODORE WILDER are:

313.	i.	JEHU BOYETT⁶ WILDER, b. 06 Jul 1876, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co, TX; d. 09 Jul 1954, res Dallas, TX 1923; 2602 Gladstone Dr..
	ii.	CLARA EDNA WILDER, b. 09 Apr 1878, Homer, LA; d. 08 Sep 1884, Hamilton Co, TX.
314.	iii.	BIRDIE PEARL WILDER, b. 03 Jun 1880, Cedar Hill, Dallas Co, TX; d. 25 Dec 1970, Houston, Harris Co, TX; bd. Houston, TX.
315.	iv.	THEODORE CORNELIUS WILDER, JR., b. 09 Oct 1882, Hamilton, TX; d. 17 Oct 1952, Beaumont, TX.
316.	v.	ANNIE ATWOOD WILDER, b. 25 Jul 1889, Joaquin, Shelby Co, TX; d. Bet. 1982 - 1983, res Abilene, 1944.
317.	vi.	ALMARA LURLINE WILDER, b. 24 May 1894, Center, Shelby Co, TX; d. Unknown, res Andrews, TX 1923.
	vii.	INFANT WILDER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	viii.	INFANT WILDER, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

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