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Descendants of Edward Ground - August 2006

37. DRUSILLA J.⁶ GROUND (HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 17 Feb 1852 in Knox Co, IL, and died 1923 in Knox Co, IL. She married JOHN JONES 21 Mar 1878 in Knox Co, IL. He was born 1822, and died 1910 in Knox Co, IL.

Child of DRUSILLA GROUND and JOHN JONES is:

ARDA⁷ JONES, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

38. JOHN HENRY⁶ GROUND (HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 02 Aug 1854 in twin to Martha L. b. Knox Co, IL, and died Unknown in Res Nebraska 1886. He married HANNAH NELSON 02 Jul 1883 in Knox Co, IL. She was born 09 Feb 1854 in Sweden, and died Unknown.

Children of JOHN GROUND and HANNAH NELSON are:

148.	i.		EARL HENRY⁷ GROUND, b. 31 May 1884; d. 22 Aug 1964, Hopkins Co, KY.
149.	ii.		CARL JAMES GROUND, b. 03 Jun 1893; d. Unknown.

39. MARTHA L.⁶ GROUND (HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 02 Aug 1854 in Twin to John Henry b. Knox Co, IL, and died 23 Mar 1909 in Knox Co, IL. She married WILLIAM S. ALLEN 1880. He was born 16 Aug 1849, and died 03 Jul 1938 in Knox Co, IL.

Children of MARTHA GROUND and WILLIAM ALLEN are:

150.	i.		CARL⁷ ALLEN, b. Bet. 1882 - 1885; d. Unknown.
	ii.		MERLE ALLEN, b. Bet. 1885 - 1890; d. Unknown; m. THEODORE WHITE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

40. JAMES EDWARD⁶ GROUND (HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 26 Nov 1858 in Knox Co, IL, and died Aft. 1934 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL. He married MINNIE ALTHENIA COWPER 05 Mar 1884 in Knox Co, IL, daughter of JAMES COWPER and CASSANDRA DAWDY. She was born 25 May 1861 in Galena, WI, and died Abt. 1946 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL.

Notes for JAMES EDWARD GROUND:
Portrait & Biographical Album, Knox County, Illinois, 1886

James E. Ground owned land in Section 6 of Indian Point Township, and was termed "enterprising and successful."

Born in Knox County 26 Nov 1858, the son of Henry and Eliza (Boydston) Ground, both natives of Kentucky. Henry Ground was born 20 May 1804 and died 30 Mar 1881.

Additional information on the descendents of this family obtained from Donald Thomas (thomashouse@worldnet.att.net) in April 1998. He descends from this couple through Anna Ground and Jacob Hoover.

In June 1998, Donald Thomas reports that he has visited Abingdon and spoken to the caretaker of Abingdon City Cemetery. He learned that James E. and Minnie Ground were buried here, but have no headstones. It was not learned from the records whether stones ever existed, but he "confirmed death dates and fact they are buried there."

Children of JAMES GROUND and MINNIE COWPER are:

151.	i.	CLAUDE CHESTER⁷ GROUND, b. 10 Feb 1885, Knox Co, IL; d. 1917, Knox Co, IL.
152.	ii.	ANNA ELIZABETH GROUND, b. 16 Dec 1889, Abingdon, Knox Co, IL; d. 28 Sep 1926, Pattonsburg, Davies Co, MO.
	iii.	JAMES FOREST GROUND, b. Abt. 1893, "Forrest"; d. Aft. 1934, Res Long Beach, CA 1934; m. ELVA CROW, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

41. WILLIAM BUTLER⁶ GROUND (EDWARD⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 06 Jan 1836 in Warren Co, IL, and died 05 Jul 1880 in Columbia Co, Washington Territory; d of pleurisy. He married SARAH JANE JONES 23 Mar 1864 in Polk Co, OR, daughter of ELIJAH JONES and SUSAN POPE. She was born 12 Jan 1849 in Illinois; parents b. KY, and died 22 Sep 1888 in d of spinal meningitis.

Notes for WILLIAM BUTLER GROUND:
William Butler Ground writes 26 Dec 1853 to his uncle in Illinois. He and his family have recently arrived in Oregon. He reports enjoying the best health in his life, and it is healthy country (although 4 children died in the vicinity of the "hooping cough" and two from the "flux" brought by emigrants.

He said that the day before Christmas had been the coldest day so far, but "would not be counted a cold day in Illinois." The grass, he says is green all the time, and the stock are out eating their fill.

(In January, however, the picture changed...Edward Ground wrote to Illinois that the snow fell and covered up the grass that the stock could not eat and everything was so high they could not afford to buy necessary supplies.)

His father got a claim within a mile of Uncle Ira's and a quarter of Uncle Lides.

He gives prices: Mares $1.50 to $2.00; cows .65 to $1; pork $20 per hundred; wheat $2 a bushel; chicken 75 cents each; eggs 50 cents a dozen; butter 50 cents a pound, potatoes 50 cents a bushel. Potatoes had gone down from $1 a bushel.

His mother encloses "the leaf of a fir tree."

William Butler Ground found employment for a time with a survey crew and traveled extensively in Oregon on horseback. He met and married Sarah Jane Jones, daughter of Elijah and Susan Pope Jones, April 3, 1864 in Monmouth, Oregon.

In 1876, William Butler Ground and Sarah Jane followed her parents to Asotin, Washington. Their son, Edward J. Ground, was born on the steamboat "The Occident" on either the Willamett or Columbia rivers ont he way to Asotin County, Washington. William settled in the Cloverland country which is not too far from Anatone. The 1880 census states that William is sick with pleurisy, and his brother, Robert Ground, is also listed. Robert never married, and was known as a kindly soul, so he had come to help his brother and his family in their time of need. William B. Ground died some time after June in 1880, and is buried in the Lake Cemetery near the Cloverland Road. He left his wife, age 31 years, with seven children age 13 and under, and another child expected in September.

(Note that the first two children listed have resulted in some confusion. Both are said to have nicknames "Lizzie" and each is recorded as marrying (in two different sources) the same man, Robert G. Fanning. Because birth dates are specific, it was thought that these were indeed two different daughters. But lacking evidence that both married the same man, the husband in question is recorded here with the original wife, Elizabeth Frances.

Children of WILLIAM GROUND and SARAH JONES are:

	i.	ELIZABETH FRANCES⁷ GROUND, b. 18 May 1865, "Lizzie" b. Monmouth, Polk Co, OR; d. 02 Jul 1871, Polk Co, OR; m. ROBERT GLEDHILL FANNING, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown, res Clarkston WA 1951.
	ii.	ELIZABETH JOSEPHINE GROUND, b. 24 Nov 1867, "Lizzie" b. Monmouth, Polk Co, OR; d. 08 Aug 1925, Lewiston, ID.
	iii.	MARY AUGUSTA GROUND, b. 02 Oct 1869, Jackson Co, OR; d. 22 Dec 1907, Clarkston, WA; m. ROSS HARGATT, Unknown; b. Unknown, or Hargelt; d. Unknown.
153.	iv.	SUSAN PINCKNEY GROUND, b. 19 Apr 1872, "Suzie: b. Buena Vista, Polk Co, OR; d. 26 Dec 1936, Pomeroy, Garfield Co, WA.
	v.	FRANK JONES GROUND, b. 07 Jun 1874, "Frankie" b. Polk Co, OR; d. Aft. 1900, Living in Asotin Co, WA age 35 in 1900; unmarried.
154.	vi.	EDWARD JONES GROUND, b. 17 May 1876, on steamboat from Portland to Lewiston, ID; d. 09 Mar 1951, Clarkston, WA.
	vii.	ELIJAH LEROY GROUND, b. 26 Jun 1878, Cloverland, WA; d. Aft. 1951, res Clarkston, WA in 1951.

Notes for ELIJAH LEROY GROUND:
Elijah Ground apparently did not marry. He was listed at age 2 in both his parent's household and that of Christopher F. Eunik in Asotin County. He and brother, Edward, worked for the forest service as packers running a pack train.

viii.

WILLIAM BUTLER GROUND, JR., b. 08 Sep 1880, Cloverland, WA; d. 26 Mar 1960, VA Hospital, Spokane, WA; m. EDNA .., Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM BUTLER GROUND, JR.:
William Butler Ground, Jr. lived most of his life in Pomeroy, Garfield County, Oregon, and worked for the county road department for 9 years, then as deputy sheriff for 3 years and then served as sheriff for 12 years before he died of cancer.

42. LUTHER⁶ GROUND (EDWARD⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 22 Mar 1842 in Warren Co, IL, and died 20 Feb 1918. He married SARAH JANE BUTLER 05 Feb 1868 in Monmouth, Polk Co, OR, daughter of JOSEPH BUTLER and ELIZABETH INGALLS. She was born 02 Dec 1849 in Oregon City, OR, and died 1934 in Polk Co, OR.

Notes for LUTHER GROUND:
Information on this family group obtained from
Polk County Pioneer File Index

Children of LUTHER GROUND and SARAH BUTLER are:

	i.	LOTTIE L.⁷ GROUND, b. 18 Dec 1868, Polk Co, OR; d. Aft. 1935; m. THOMAS E. ZIEBER, 31 Aug 1904, Polk Co, OR; b. Abt. 1868; d. Unknown.
155.	ii.	NETTIE L. GROUND, b. 10 May 1870, Polk Co, OR; d. Bef. 1935.
	iii.	BLANCHE GROUND, b. 12 Mar 1872, Polk Co, OR; d. Bef. 1935.
	iv.	MELLIE GROUND, b. 14 Apr 1877, Polk Co, OR; died 1 yr 6 mo; d. 13 Oct 1878, Polk Co, OR.
	v.	MABEL CLAIR GROUND, b. 12 Feb 1879, Polk Co, OR; d. Aft. 1935; m. JOHN K. JOHNSON, 26 Oct 1901; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	vi.	VELMA VEDA GROUND, b. 09 Oct 1884, Polk Co, OR; d. Aft. 1935; m. MARCUS A. FORD, 02 Nov 1907, Monmouth, Polk Co, OR; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

43. PETER BUTLER⁶ GROUND (EDWARD⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 16 Apr 1848 in Warren Co, IL, and died 07 Apr 1874 in Buena Vista, Polk Co, OR; a shoemaker. He married SUSAN .. Abt. 1867. She was born Bet. 1840 - 1850 in (Hodges?) (Kate Ground-Vanderpool?), and died Unknown.

Notes for PETER BUTLER GROUND:
Rosemary Filyaw gives Peter's date of birth as 3 Aug 1853 in the Cascade Mountains. She says he married Kate Ground-Vanderpool.

The marriage to Susan (Hodges?) and child of Peter B. Ground comes from Plymouth Rock to the Pacific, p. 182.

Child of PETER GROUND and SUSAN .. is:

NETTIE⁷ GROUND, b. Abt. 1871; d. Unknown; m. NICK WALKER, Unknown; b. Abt. 1868; d. Unknown.

44. FRANKLIN PIERCE⁶ GROUND (EDWARD⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 11 Jan 1852 in "Frank" b. Warren Co, IL, and died 03 Oct 1936. He married EMMA J. WELLS 22 Jun 1888, daughter of GEORGE WELLS and HENRIETTA TURNER. She was born Abt. 1870 in Polk Co, OR, and died 27 Jul 1925 in Buena Vista, Polk Co, OR.

Children of FRANKLIN GROUND and EMMA WELLS are:

156.	i.		GEORGE EDWARD⁷ GROUND, b. Abt. 1890, Buena Vista, Polk Co, OR; d. Bef. 1969, Modesto, CA.
	ii.		RAYMOND GRANVILLE GROUND, b. Abt. 1893, Buena Vista, Polk Co, OR; d. 1978, Tucson, AZ; m. SOBEIA .., Unknown; b. Unknown, a widow from Montivedo, Mexico; d. 1978, Tucson, AZ.

Notes for RAYMOND GRANVILLE GROUND:
Ray Grounds, of Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, won the $15 first prize award offered by the W. C. T. U. for the best essay against liquor by a high school student. The news article announcing this win was followed by a lengthy article on the evils of hard drink.

45. JOHN HENRY⁶ GROUND (EDWARD⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 04 Jan 1856 in Polk Co, OR; died of TB & pneumonia, and died 24 Sep 1914 in Polk Co, OR. He married AMANDA I. MONTGOMERY Bet. 1878 - 1879 in during Winter; in Oregon, daughter of W. MONTGOMERY and ... She was born 28 Jan 1857 in Oregon, and died 08 Apr 1911 in Independence, Polk Co, OR.

Notes for JOHN HENRY GROUND:
Rosemary Filyaw gives date of birth for John H. Ground as 4 Apr 1865 in Polk County, OR

She also gives information on one of the sons:
William (Harry) Ground md. 10 Apr 1916 Iva Shaw

Children of JOHN GROUND and AMANDA MONTGOMERY are:

	i.		ROBERT F.⁷ GROUND, b. Abt. 1880; d. Aft. 1935, res Oregon 1935; m. ROSE HILLARD, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	ii.		MARGARET GROUND, b. Abt. 1882; d. Aft. 1935, res Oregon 1935.
	iii.		HARRY GROUND, b. Abt. 1884; d. Aft. 1935, Res Oregon 1935.
	iv.		EFFIE GROUND, b. Abt. 1886; d. Bef. 1935; m. WILLIAM FRANK MULKEY, 19 Dec 1906, Corvalis, Polk Co, OR; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
	v.		WILLIAM H. GROUND, b. 09 Apr 1889; d. 28 May 1978, 89y 1m 19d; m. (1) IVA SHAW, 10 Apr 1916; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) NINA F. .., Unknown; b. Unknown; d. 10 Apr 1974, 81y 4m 15d.

Notes for WILLIAM H. GROUND:
Rosemary Filyaw gives marriage information for William (Harry) Ground to Iva Shaw 10 Apr 1916. This is consistent with other information, and I have added this marriage as a first marriage for William H. Ground. I believe that William H. and Harry Ground are separate people.

vi.

JOHN HENRY GROUND, JR., b. Abt. 1894, d 22y 11m 21d; acute TB & Pneumonia; d. 30 Mar 1916, Portland, Multnoma Co, OR; m. IRENE MCREADY, 25 Apr 1914, Polk Co, OR; b. Bet. 1890 - 1895, "Rena" possibly dau of J. D. McReady; d. Unknown.

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