Benjamin Franklin GRUBAUGH

1886 - 1950  (64 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin GRUBAUGH  [2]
  	Benjamin Franklin Grubaugh was born in 1886 in Morris County, KS to Joshua Lee Grubaugh and Nora Mary Henry. He was the 6th child of 12 born to this couple. His mother died shortly after giving birth to the 12th child (in 1896). Benjamin when just 10 years old when she died. The family split up shortly after 1900. Benjamin moved to the west coast where he met and married Grace M. Stedman. They were married 2 Jul 1914 in Los Angeles County, It was somewhat of a rocky marriage. The following anecdote comes from Los Angeles Times: Los Angeles Times, Jan. 22, 1919 Wife Blacks Eye of Motorman Who is Nearly Twice Her Size "If you are good on New Year's Eve, I will be good to you", was the promise Mrs. Grace Grubaugh of Venice made her husband, she told Judge Crall in the trial of the divorce suit of Benjamin Grubaugh yesterday. "Then," she added, "he went out that night and stayed late, having a good time at the beach." Mr. Grubaugh is a motorman and weighs 206 pounds. His wife tips the scale at 110 pounds. He told Judge Crall that his wife had torn his coat and blacked his eye. He charged Mrs. Grubaugh with having a bad temper, being intemperate and cruel. In a cross-complaint, Mrs. Grubaugh declared that when she went to her old home in Salt Lake City to recover her health, the understanding was that her husband would join her there later. He did not arrive, so she borrowed money, returned to Venice and was told that she was not wanted. The court granted her the decree and $20 a month alimony. Benjamin and Grace divorced 22 Jan 1919 in Los Angeles County. Sometime before 1930, Benjamin married Myrtle Harris. She had been previously married to Aden Ellsworth Kerns and her son from that marriage, Leroy B. Kerns, lived with Benjamin for quite a while. In fact, Myrtle and Leroy are listed with Benjamin in the 1920 census, while Myrtle is still married to Aden. Myrtle and Aden divorced shortly after that census and she married Benjamin. Benjamin had no children from either wife. Benjamin died in Los Angeles, CA in 1950. From Find A Grave: Created by: Richard Holmes [1]
  Birth	27 May 1886	Morris County, Kansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Living with father in Garfield, Morris Co., Kansas   [2]
  Death	12 Jun 1950	Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California   [1]
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California   [1]
  Person ID	I80072	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 1	Grace M. STEDMAN,   b. 1885
  Marriage	2 Jul 1914	Los Angeles Co., California   [1, 3]
  Divorce	22 Jan 1919	Los Angeles Co., California   [1]
  Family ID	F32262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Myrtle A. HARRIS,   b. 14 Oct 1885, Kosciusko Co., Indiana d. 6 Aug 1966, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	19 Dec 1922	Los Angeles Co., California   [3]
  Family ID	F32261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 May 1886 - Morris County, Kansas Census - 1900 - Living with father in Garfield, Morris Co., Kansas Burial - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles Co., California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S8070] 1900 Census Garfield, Morris County, Kansas. [S6278] FamilySearch.org: California, County Marriages, 1850-1952.