Harold Robert GRUBAUGH

Harold Robert GRUBAUGH

Male 1927 - 1959  (32 years)

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  • Name Harold Robert GRUBAUGH  [2
    • Birth: Aug. 7, 1927
      Kansas City
      Wyandotte County
      Kansas, USA
      Death: Nov. 11, 1959
      Kansas City
      Wyandotte County
      Kansas, USA

      Harold never married and he died as the result of a suicide at the age of 30.
      His obituary is as follows:
      The Emporia Gazette, Nov. 23, 1959
      Dies in Kansas City
      Council Grove - Harold Grubaugh, a former resident of Council Grove, was found shot to death early Sunday at a rooming house where he lived in Kansas City. Police say that he had killed himself with a shotgun.
      The time and place of the funeral service will be announced by the Kendall Funeral Home.
      Harold Grubaugh was born in Sep 1929, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Grubaugh who live 10 miles east of Council Grove. He graduated from Council Grove High School in 1948. Survivors include his parents, two brothers, Charles, Wilsey and Leroy, Wyandotte County; and two sisters, Miss Flora Grubaugh and Mrs. Donald Barber, Council Grove.
      The following note refers to Harold's emotional status at the time of his death:
      Harold was found dead at a men's rooming house in Kansas City early on a Saturday. Officers said he had placed a shotgun in his mouth and fired it. Friends gave information that he had recenty undergone and emotional disturbance and had been despondent

      From Find A Grave
      Created by: Richard Holmes [1]
    Birth 7 Aug 1927  Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Living with parents in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1940  Living with parents in Quindaro, Wyandotte Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 11 Nov 1959  Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Swartz Cemetery, Dwight, Morris Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I80159  Main Tree
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2015 

    Father Jonathan Lee GRUBAUGH,   b. 5 Feb 1894, Morris County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1966, Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Luretta Tillie LEHMAN,   b. 12 Nov 1897, Wichita Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1989, Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1919  Scott City, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F32268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Aug 1927 - Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living with parents in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Living with parents in Quindaro, Wyandotte Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Nov 1959 - Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Harold Robert Grubaugh Headstone
    Harold Robert Grubaugh Headstone
    Harold Robert is the son of Jonathan Lee Grubaugh and Luretta Tillie Lehman. He is buried in the Swartz Cemetery in Dwight, Morris Co., Kansas.

    Created by: Richard Holmes
    Photo Added by: gramlin

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S01519] 1930 Census Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.

    3. [S8102] 1940 Census Quindaro, Wyandotte County, Kansas.