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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003


582. RUBY7 GROUND (PLEASANT6, ROBERT5, WILLIAM4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1) was born 02 Apr 1925 in Smith's Grove, Warren Co, KY, and died 02 Apr 1995 in St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center, Lafayette, IN. She married (1) JESSE WINFRED CATES Private. He was born Private. She married (2) CLARENCE WOODALL Private. He was born Private. She married (3) GEORGE JONES Private. He was born Private. She married (4) HAROLD MCDANIEL Private. He was born Private.

Notes for RUBY GROUND:
Previously, "we" had only two marriages for Ruby, but when she wrote Wes Mullenneix to let him know about the death of her brother, she was Ruby Jones. Also, in obit of brother, William, she is Ruby Jones, as well as obit of brother Ruble. No mention of her husband is made in her obituary reprinted in the Ground/Grounds Family Newsletter, Vol. XI, No. 4, p. 8:

"Ruby Ground Jones, 70, of Lafayette, IN, died at 3:35 PM Apr. 2, at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center. A Smiths Grove native, former owner and operator of Jones Windmill Motel, Member of Church of Christ in Christian Union, Member of Parkinson's Awareness Foundation in Indianapolis, 30 year member of Eagle's Auxiliary.

"Daughter of the late Pleasant and Vadie Howell Ground. Funeral was at 11:30 a.m April 6, at Hippensteel Funeral Home. Body was cremated. Survived by one daughter, Donna Clark of Lafayette, 2 sisters, Maydell (sic) Holton and Frankie Stone of Bowling Green and 3 brothers, Elivis (sic) of Kansas City, MO, Maxie of Smiths Grove, KY and Aubrey of Bullhead City, AZ."

The marriages were listed as:
1) J. W. Cates
2) G. W. Stone
3) .. Jones

Sue Lynn Stone (suelynnstone@mindspring.com) writes in April 2000 with corrections to the original data and lists the marriages:
1) J. Cates
2) Clarence Woodall
3) George Jones
4) Harold McDaniel

Since Sue Lynn has closer ties with this family, I have changed the marriages to conform to her information.
     
Child of RUBY GROUND and JESSE CATES is:
  i.   LEROY8 CATES, b. 31 Oct 1946; d. 01 Nov 1946, Warren Co, KY.
     
Child of RUBY GROUND and GEORGE JONES is:
  ii.   DONNA8 JONES, b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Living in Lafayette IN Sep 2000; m. (1) MICHAEL CLARK, Abt. 1992; b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Living in Lafayette IN Sep 2000; m. (2) JAMES STRUBLE, Private; b. Private.


583. MAXIE ELWOOD7 GROUND (PLEASANT6, ROBERT5, WILLIAM4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1)90 was born 08 Oct 1927 in Three Forks, Warren Co, KY, and died Unknown in living in Three Forks, KY 2000; attended Ground Family Reunion Sep 1991 & Oct 1999. He married DOROTHY MEILSSA GRINSTEAD91 Unknown. She was born 02 Apr 1927 in Barren Co, KY, and died Unknown in living in Three Forks KY 2000; attended Ground Family Reunion Sep 1991 & Oct 1999.

Notes for MAXIE ELWOOD GROUND:
Maxie Ground is the faithful cousin who cares for the old family cemetery at Three Forks in Warren County, Kentucky.

Sue Lynn Stone (suelynnstone@earthlink.net) writes in April 2000 and provides other details of this family, including the middle names of the children.

Susie Wright sends corrections in September, 2000, stating that the information comes from daughter Nancy, who works in the Warren County, Kentucky, court house. Susie adds complete birth dates for the children and corrections on a couple of their names and spellings. She also provides marriage information, where applicable.
     
Children of MAXIE GROUND and DOROTHY GRINSTEAD are:
796. i.   GRACIE CAROL8 GROUND, b. Private.
  ii.   LYNDA LOUISE GROUND, b. Private; m. (1) CECIL ANTHONY HOLLAND, Private; b. Private; m. (2) LEONARD HARRIS, Private; b. Private.
797. iii.   MAXINE ELAINE GROUND, b. Private.
798. iv.   MICHAEL LEROY GROUND, b. Private.
799. v.   JOYCE KAY GROUND, b. Private.
800. vi.   STEVIE ELWOOD GROUND, b. Private.
  vii.   CHARLES RICHARD GROUND, b. 31 Oct 1958, Bowling Green, Warren Co, KY; d. Unknown, (unmarried in Sep 2000).
801. viii.   TERESA GAYLE GROUND, b. Private.
802. ix.   NANCY ANN GROUND, b. Private.


584. FRANKIE7 GROUND (PLEASANT6, ROBERT5, WILLIAM4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1) was born 04 Aug 1930 in Three Forks, Warren Co, KY, and died Unknown in living in Bowling Green, KY 1995; attended Ground Family Reunion Sep 1991 & Oct 1999. She married DAN RAY STONE Private. He was born Private.
     
Children of FRANKIE GROUND and DAN STONE are:
  i.   PAUL JONATHAN8 STONE, b. 15 Mar 1958, Bowling Green, Warren Co, KY; d. 11 Apr 1958, Louisville, KY.
  ii.   SUE LYNN STONE, b. Private; m. (1) THOMAS CLEVELAND ARNOLD, JR., Private; b. Private; m. (2) THOMAS RAY MCGUIRE, Private; b. Private.


585. MADEL7 GROUND (PLEASANT6, ROBERT5, WILLIAM4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1) was born 06 Nov 1933 in Three Forks, Warren Co, KY, and died Unknown in living in Bowling Green 2000; attended Ground Family Reunion Sep 1991 & Oct 1999. She married JAMES WILLIAM HOLTON, SR. Private. He was born Private.
     
Children of MADEL GROUND and JAMES HOLTON are:
  i.   JAMES WILLIAM8 HOLTON, JR., b. 11 Dec 1956; d. Unknown, attended Ground Family Reunion Oct 1999.
  ii.   MONICA DALE HOLTON, b. 14 Jun 1960, attended Ground Family Reunion Oct 1999; d. Unknown, living in Lexington, KY 2000; m. RONALD KERCHEVAL, Private; b. Private.
  Notes for MONICA DALE HOLTON:
Monica Holton Kercheval write in May 2000 (mrkerch@gte.net) to correct her marriage date and her brother's birthdate. She says at that time that she and Ron have no children.



586. WILLIAM MAURICE7 GROUND (PLEASANT6, ROBERT5, WILLIAM4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1)92 was born 25 Sep 1935 in Three Forks, Warren Co, KY, and died 12 Mar 1987 in Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN. He married GARNET LEE CARTER Abt. 1953. She was born 12 May 1937 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN, and died Unknown in living in Indianapolis, IN Aug 2000.

Notes for WILLIAM MAURICE GROUND:
Some of the information for this family group comes from Susan Elaine Ground Wright (rmwright79@hotmail.com) in August 2000. She says that her father worked for Diamond Chain in Indianapolis, Indiana. His uncle Robert Ground had gotten him the job when he moved there after graduating high school.

Notes for GARNET LEE CARTER:
Garnet Carter Ground and children Kenneth Lee, Susie, Joanne and her husband Jim Pyle, and grandson William Lyons and his wife Christy all attended Ground Family Reunion October 1999.
     
Children of WILLIAM GROUND and GARNET CARTER are:
  i.   KENNETH L.8 GROUND, b. Private.
803. ii.   JOANNE L. GROUND, b. 15 Sep 1956, Beech Grove, IN; d. Unknown, living in Indianapolis, IN Aug 2000.
804. iii.   SUSAN ELAINE GROUND, b. 05 Nov 1958, "Susie" b. Beech Grove, IN; d. Unknown, living in Indianapolis, IN Aug 2000.


587. ELVIS7 GROUND (PLEASANT6, ROBERT5, WILLIAM4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1) was born 21 Dec 1939 in Three Forks, Warren Co, KY, and died 27 Jun 2000 in Jefferson City, MO. He married (1) KAY .. Private. She was born Private. He married (2) PEARLINE .. Abt. 1961 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN. She was born 07 Dec 1932, and died 14 Dec 1999 in Missouri City, MO. He married (3) .. COY Private. She was born Private.

Notes for ELVIS GROUND:
Both Elvis and Pearline were cremated and will eventually be buried in the Ground Family Cemetery at Smith's Grove, Kentucky.

Susie Wright says that Elvis only learned of the existence of his son, Stephen A. Coy, in about 1996.

Notes for PEARLINE ..:
Pearline was married before she married Elvis Ground, but her husband's name is not known. She had a daughter named Judy who was born about 1954 and married a man named James ... They had two sons and lived in the Kansas City area in September 2000.
     
Child of ELVIS GROUND and KAY .. is:
  i.   BRENDA8 GROUND, b. 10 Oct 1960, Indiana; d. Unknown, living in Crawfordsville IN Sep 2000; m. .. CHADWICK, Private; b. Private.
     
Children of ELVIS GROUND and PEARLINE .. are:
805. ii.   LAVADA RUBY8 GROUND, b. 18 Aug 1962; d. Unknown, living in Missouri City, MO Sep 2000.
  iii.   MARY ELLEN GROUND, b. Private; m. .. WEBB, Private; b. Private.
  iv.   LEE ELVIS GROUND, b. 02 Jun 1967, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO; d. Unknown, living in Missouri City, MO Sep 2000; m. BRANDEE .., 17 Dec 1988, (4 sons; 2 daughters in Sep 2000); b. Unknown; d. Unknown, living in Missouri City, MO Sep 2000.
     
Child of ELVIS GROUND and .. COY is:
  v.   STEPHEN A.8 COY, b. 23 May 1959, England; d. Unknown, Living in Shoeburyness, Essex, England Sep 2000; m. SUE .., 14 Feb 1981, (1 son as of Sep 2000); b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Living in Shoeburyness, Essex, England Sep 2000.


588. ALICE VIRGINIA7 GROUND (JOSEPH EDWIN6, ROBERT5, WILLIAM4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1) was born 07 Dec 1924, and died Abt. 1990 in Columbus, IN93. She married LLOYD LOCKHART Private. He was born Private.
     
Child of ALICE GROUND and LLOYD LOCKHART is:
  i.   DENNIS LESTER8 LOCKHART94, b. Bet. 1945 - 1955; d. Aft. 1990, res Columbus IN 1990.


589. RAMONA M.7 GROUND (JAMES D.6, ROBERT5, WILLIAM4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1933 in died age 62, and died 21 Nov 1995 in Indianapolis, IN; bd. Liberty Cemetery, Orleans, IL95. She married ROBERT D. ARTHUR Unknown in 6 grandchildren; 1 great granddaughter 1995. He was born Unknown, and died Aft. Nov 1995 in res Indianapolis, IN 1995.

Notes for RAMONA M. GROUND:
In Ramona Ground Arthur's obituary, John Van DeVanter is listed as a surviving son. From a previously unknown marriage?
     
Children of RAMONA GROUND and ROBERT ARTHUR are:
  i.   THOMAS8 ARTHUR, b. Private.
  ii.   PAUL ARTHUR, b. Private.
  iii.   DWIGHT ARTHUR, b. Private.
  iv.   BREWER ARTHUR, b. Private.

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