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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Surname Saturday - Grubb
We've never done a Surname Saturday post before - so we thought we'd start with the obvious name - the one we were all born with! The history of the Grubb name in our family as we know it is:
1. Jeanne, Susan, Heather Grubb (that's us!)
2. David Austin Grubb, III (our father)
3. David Austin Grubb, II - Born April 3, 1910 in Wadsworth, Ohio. Died November 2, 1979 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
4. David Austin Grubb - Born December 25, 1867 in Medina, Ohio. Died October 5, 1927 in Akron, Ohio.
5. Henry A. Grubb - Born October, 1835 in Manchester, Ohio. Died November 2, 1906 in Sharon Twp, Ohio.
6. John Grubb - Born most likely Pennsylvania. Died 1838 in Ohio.
Our current knowledge of our Grubb family line ends with John Grubb. We know that he married Margaret Keiser in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. They moved to Ohio in the early 1800's and had at least 8 children before John died.
My father took a DNA test to try to determine if he came from the same Grubb line as many others here in the United States. His DNA did not match that of a main group of Grubb's that settled first in Brandywine Hundred, Delaware.
The next step in our Grubb research is to go to Cumberland County and retrieve a copy of the marriage license of John Grubb and Margaret Keiser. Hopefully that document will provide some information about John and Margaret's parents - and we may find the next generation of our Grubb family line.
1. Jeanne, Susan, Heather Grubb (that's us!)
2. David Austin Grubb, III (our father)
3. David Austin Grubb, II - Born April 3, 1910 in Wadsworth, Ohio. Died November 2, 1979 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
4. David Austin Grubb - Born December 25, 1867 in Medina, Ohio. Died October 5, 1927 in Akron, Ohio.
5. Henry A. Grubb - Born October, 1835 in Manchester, Ohio. Died November 2, 1906 in Sharon Twp, Ohio.
6. John Grubb - Born most likely Pennsylvania. Died 1838 in Ohio.
Our current knowledge of our Grubb family line ends with John Grubb. We know that he married Margaret Keiser in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. They moved to Ohio in the early 1800's and had at least 8 children before John died.
My father took a DNA test to try to determine if he came from the same Grubb line as many others here in the United States. His DNA did not match that of a main group of Grubb's that settled first in Brandywine Hundred, Delaware.
The next step in our Grubb research is to go to Cumberland County and retrieve a copy of the marriage license of John Grubb and Margaret Keiser. Hopefully that document will provide some information about John and Margaret's parents - and we may find the next generation of our Grubb family line.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Follow Friday - Lisa Leonard Designs
About a year ago we discovered the amazing website/blog of Lisa Leonard, a creative and inspirational mother who has her own online jewelery business.
For our birthdays in 2010 we purchased each other Lisa's Open Circle necklace. We chose to have each necklace inscribed with a different word (love, family, and sisters) in 4 different languages which are significant in our family history. The languages we used were English, Dutch, French, and Croatian. Lisa's store has many pieces that you can customize with your own family information. Go check her out and we know you'll love it!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Treasure Chest Thursday - DoDo's Trunk
Our great-grandfather came over from Croatia in the early 1900's. He always claimed that he swam over to the United States, but if he did, the trunk above came separately.
We recently asked my grandmother if we could see any old papers she might have. Her response was "Papers? I don't have any old papers." She then remembered DoDo's old trunk. We pulled it out of the garage and opened it up.
Every drawer was filled with old papers. There were letters (in both English and Croatian) dating back to the 1930's. Lots of exciting pieces of family history to look through and learn from. The youngest generation had to get in on the fun too.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Tombstone Tuesday: Henry A. Grubb
Henry A. Grubb is our great-great-grandfather. He's buried in Coddingville Cemetery, Medina County, Ohio with his wife - Harriet Randall. We visited his grave this fall with our father and brother (pictured below). The cemetery is located on a small country road and we almost missed it. It was cold and rainy that day - but we were glad we took the time to find it. Harriet's death date is missing from the stone and we plan to see if we can have that updated.
One of Henry's sons was David Austin Grubb. Pictured below are David Austin Grubb, III and David Austin Grubb, IV. The name David Austin appears to come from Harriet's uncle (David Austin Randall) who married Henry and Harriet in 1864.
Monday, January 3, 2011
New Years Traditions
For 2011, Style My Tree will participate in the weekly series, 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History. It’s a joint effort between GeneaBloggers and Amy Coffin at the We Tree blog. Each week a new topic is introduced as a prompt for blogging about our own past and family history.
Week One: Did your family have any New Year’s traditions? How was the New Year celebrated during your childhood? Have you kept these traditions in the present day?
Being 3 sisters, and close in age, we share many of the same childhood memories surrounding New Year's Eve and Day. Our parents didn't go out much when we were kids but special occasions, such as New Year's Eve, were often one of the rare occasions that they did. For us, as kids, that meant a fun night with our cousins and our only real babysitters, our maternal grandparents. From a young age, we all knew that the life of any party was my grandfather. He was the source of most things fun - loud party favors, balloons, pop and the kinds of treats that we were not normally allowed to have (Hostess pies, candy bars, and ice cream floats). We played games (Charades was a favorite), watched TV, and generally got loud and crazy! My grandmother was there to keep things somewhat under control but when you have seven to eight kids 12 and under hyped up on sugar and able to stay up way past their normal bedtime, that's not an easy (or realistic) task!
Our grandparents, now in their 80s, continue to host New Year's Eve for any family who show up at their house. I believe that the party is considerably tamer these days though. This year our younger set of cousins (ones who missed out on the NYE parties mentioned earlier) spent the evening with my grandparents making homemade pizzas and playing cards.
No matter how the party changes over the years, we always appreciate New Year's Eve with family!
Week One: Did your family have any New Year’s traditions? How was the New Year celebrated during your childhood? Have you kept these traditions in the present day?
Being 3 sisters, and close in age, we share many of the same childhood memories surrounding New Year's Eve and Day. Our parents didn't go out much when we were kids but special occasions, such as New Year's Eve, were often one of the rare occasions that they did. For us, as kids, that meant a fun night with our cousins and our only real babysitters, our maternal grandparents. From a young age, we all knew that the life of any party was my grandfather. He was the source of most things fun - loud party favors, balloons, pop and the kinds of treats that we were not normally allowed to have (Hostess pies, candy bars, and ice cream floats). We played games (Charades was a favorite), watched TV, and generally got loud and crazy! My grandmother was there to keep things somewhat under control but when you have seven to eight kids 12 and under hyped up on sugar and able to stay up way past their normal bedtime, that's not an easy (or realistic) task!
Our grandparents, now in their 80s, continue to host New Year's Eve for any family who show up at their house. I believe that the party is considerably tamer these days though. This year our younger set of cousins (ones who missed out on the NYE parties mentioned earlier) spent the evening with my grandparents making homemade pizzas and playing cards.
No matter how the party changes over the years, we always appreciate New Year's Eve with family!
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