Lorenzo Dow GRUBAUGH

1884 - 1949  (64 years)

• Name	Lorenzo Dow GRUBAUGH  [2]
  	Lorenzo Dow Grubaugh was born on 14 Sep 1884 in Morris County, KS to Joshua Lee Grubaugh and Nora Mary Henry. He was the 5th of 12 children born to this couple. His mother died in 1896 shortly after giving birth to the twelfth child (who was stillborn) and the family eventually went their separate ways. Lorenzo lists his birth date as 14 Nov 1885 in the World War I draft registration, but he appears as a 6 month old child in the 1885 Kansas census, setting his birth year as 1884. Lorenzo married Lula Belle Rowton in 1909, likely in Kansas. They never had any children. They divorced on 3 Jun 1929 in El Paso County, CO. Lula Belle went west to Santa Barbara County, CA where she eventually married Clarence Leroy Rogers. Lorenzo never remarried. Lorenzo spent most of his life as a farmer. He died as a result of injuries sustained in a barroom fight on Easter night. A newspaper account of the inquiry is as follows: Twin Falls News Times, April 27, 1949 Inquest Held Into Ketchum Man's Death Hailey, April 27 - Death by "accidental means causing circulatory failure, due to causes unknown . . " was the verdict of a coroner's jury Wednesday at an inquest called in the death of Lorenzo D. Grubaugh, 65, of Ketchum. Grubaugh died at 5 am Tuesday at the Sun Valley Hospital, assertedly of injuries received in an altercation Easter Sunday in the Legion club at Ketchum. He had been hospitalized at Sun Valley since Thursday. The inquest was conducted by Dr. Robert H. Wright, coroner, assisted by J. J. McFadden, prosecuting attorney. O. S. Farniun's testimony that Grubaugh had admitted both having an altercation and the blame for it, was corroborated by E. W. Smith. Details of an autopsy performed Tuesday night were given by Dr. John Moritz, who testified that Grubaugh had no sustained periods of rationality while hospitalized. Testifying were the bartender, Lue D. Hill, Ed S. Haynes, who had been asked to take Grubaugh home, Ray Daily, whom Haynes had asked for help, and Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jacobs, who saw the altercation. Testifying about getting Grubaugh to the hospital Thursday were James Reddy and Owen Simpson. According to the testimony, Grubaugh had been dozing on the bar. The bartender asked Haynes to take Grubaugh home but warned he was belligerent when drinking. Haynes woke Grubaugh up; then asked Daily, who was outside, for help. Grubaugh got as far as the door before resisting, then slapped the glasses off Daily's face and tore his wrist watch off. The witnesses agreed they had heard Grubaugh's head hit the floor but all testified that head seen no blow struck by Daily. Members of the jury were James Neyman, foreman, A. T. Glenn, Charles Harris, C. E. McGraw, L. P. Snyder, and Alden Neilsen. The inquest started at 9:15 am. The jury retired at 11:29 am and returned its verdict at 11:54 am. The late Mr. Grubaugh was born in 1884 in Wichita, Kansas and was a resident of the Ketchum area since 1936. He was engaged in farming on Warm Springs creek. Survivors include a brother, Charles G. Grubaugh, Park City, Mont., a nephew, Glen Grubaugh, Ketchum, a brother in Texas and a sister in California. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Thursday at the Episcopal church in Ketchum. Interment will be made in the Ketchum cemetery, under the direction of the McGoldrick funeral home. From Find A Grave: Created by: Richard Holmes [1]
  Birth	14 Sep 1884	Morris County, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Living with father in Garfield, Morris Co., Kansas   [2]
  Census	1930	Living with Uncle Lafayette Henry, in Whitewomen, Wichita Co., Kansas   [3]
  Death	26 Apr 1949	Sun Valley, Blaine Co., Idaho   [1]
  Burial	Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Blaine Co., Idaho   [1]
  Person ID	I80071	Main Tree
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Joshua Lee GRUBAUGH,   b. 14 Mar 1854, Morrow County, Ohio d. 17 Jul 1911, Montreal, Camden Co., Missouri (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Nora Mary HENRY,   b. 9 Oct 1858, McDonough Co., Illinois d. 11 Feb 1896, Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	29 Nov 1877	Cass Co., Missouri   [1]
  Family ID	F32241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lula Belle ROWTON,   b. 1888   d. 1986 (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	1909  [1]
  Divorce	3 Jun 1929	El Paso Co., Colorado   [1]
  Family ID	F32260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Sep 1884 - Morris County, Kansas Census - 1900 - Living with father in Garfield, Morris Co., Kansas Divorce - 3 Jun 1929 - El Paso Co., Colorado Census - 1930 - Living with Uncle Lafayette Henry, in Whitewomen, Wichita Co., Kansas Death - 26 Apr 1949 - Sun Valley, Blaine Co., Idaho Burial - - Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Blaine Co., Idaho  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S8070] 1900 Census Garfield, Morris County, Kansas. [S8067] 1930 Census Whitewoman, Wichita County, Kansas.