Lorenzo Dow GRUBAUGH

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• Census: 1900, Living with father in Garfield, Morris Co., Kansas
• Census: 1930, Living with Uncle Lafayette Henry, in Whitewomen, Wichita Co., Kansas

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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.

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Created by: Richard Holmes

Lorenzo married Lula Belle ROWTON in 1909, and was divorced on 3 Jun 1929 in El Paso Co., Colorado. Lula was born in 1888; died in 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1880, Living in Cooper, Stafford Co., Kansas
• Census: 1900, Living in Garfield, Morris Co., Kansas
• Census: 1910, Living with son, Brice, in Osage, Camden Co., Missouri

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Joshua Lee Grubaugh was born in 1854 to Jonathan Lee Grubaugh and Caroline Young. He was 3rd of 11 children born to this couple. Joshua spent his early years in Morrow County, OH and then moved west in the mid-1870s. He married Nora Mary Henry on 29 Nov 1877 in Cass County, MO. They had 12 children. The first child, Cora Dell Grubaugh, was born in Missouri and all of the others were born in Morris County, KS. The 10th and 12th children were both stillborn and Nora died one day after delivering the 12th child. Joshua was left with the ten remaining children. The family stayed together for awhile and then went their separate ways. In 1905, Joshua Lee is living in Wyandotte, KS and none of the children are with him. On 17 Jun 1907, Joshua Lee married Inez Paralee Jones Rice in Fulton County, AR. She was 20 years younger than him and the marriage lasted only a short time. In 1910, Inez is still in Fulton County, AR and she lists her status as "divorced". In 1910, Joshua is living with his son, Brice, and Brice's family in Osage, Camden, MO. Joshua lists his status as "widowed". Joshua died in 1911 in Montreal, Camden, MO and his body was sent to Kansas for interment.


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Joshua married Nora Mary HENRY on 29 Nov 1877 in Cass Co., Missouri. Nora (daughter of Lorenzo Dow HENRY and Mary Catherine SLAWSON) was born on 9 Oct 1858 in McDonough Co., Illinois; died on 11 Feb 1896 in Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas; was buried in Swartz Cemetery, Dwight, Morris Co., Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1860, Living with parents in Mason, Grundy Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living with parents in Everett, Cass Co., Missouri
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Cooper, Stafford Co., Kansas