Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-12-29

pany, at the age Of II. He was
wounded in the leg, got a furlough,
had to go on crutches for some time,
and he afterwards got transfer into
the Second Rifles in order to be with
his brother, and while making a
charge against the enemy in the
night, in Wills Valley, near Lookout
Mountain, he fell mortally wounded
near where Col. Whit Fitzpatrick was
killed. )t" lived only about six
hours. Not being where a casket was
obtainable, the body was gently roll
ed in a blanket by his brother and
other sorrOwing comrades and con-
signed to mother earth near the bat
tlefield to await the general resurrec-
ton.
Elizabeth Jane Grubbs was mar
ried to Joseph Il. King, son of Will
liam p. King. To this union eight
children were born, three of whom
are dead. She departed this life May
%, 1909, and was gently laid to rest
the following day by the side of her
husband, who had preceded her to
the grave about six years. There are
five surviving daughters, all of whom
are married and are now living in
Westminster.
Geo. w. Grubbs married the
Widow Suber and raised a family of
seven children. All are living but
one. The surviving ones are all mar
ried. He volunteered in the 16-
year-old boy company under Capt
Jones, who formerly belonged to the
4th regiment, and did service in An
derson and Oconee counties until the
surrender of Lees army. He Is now
living in Eastern Texas.
Matilda Catherine Grubbs was
twice married, the first time to Henry
w. King. To this union three chill
dren were born. One son died and
the other two are living in Eastern
Texas. The husband died and was
buried in Westminster. Her second
marriage was to Warren r. Davis;
and to this union six children were
born, four of them still living. She
and her husband are living and en-
Joying life near Jefferson, Texas.
Annah Rebecca Grubbs died in
1878, just as she was budding into
womanhood, Of brain fever, and was
buried near Linden, Texas. She was
fine singer and devoted Christian.
James Samuel Grubbs, the young
est child, was twice married, the first
time to a Miss Branyon, of near
Bolton. To this union three children
were born. The mother and one
child have passed away, and the
other two children are living near
Linden, Texas. His second marriage
was to the late Judge Carter's daugh-
ter, of Hart county, Georgia. To this
union several children were born.
James S. Grubbs was killed while op-
Grating log train near Linden,
Texas, and was buried by the side of
his father and mother near Jefferson,
Texas.
Out Of all the Grubbs generation,
so far as this writer knows, not one
OF them was ever put in jail or con-
victed of any crime whatever, either
during the civil war or In time of
peace.
John NJ. Grubbs and wife and all
their children who grew to years of
maturity were members of the Bap-
tist church, John l.. Grubbs being
baptized while in the army by the
chaplain Of his regiment, Rev. w. e.
Walters. .
or the brothers and sisters Of J.
M. Grubbs and wife many prominent
families are connected, few. of
winch / will mention: The Alexan-
ders, the Pranyons, Breazeales,
Browns, Bruces, clemens, Clinkscales,
Cowans, Coxos, Daltons, Dicksons,
Fants, Geers. Greens, Grubbs, Har-
pers, Hills, Kays, Kings, Latimers,
Majors, Mattisons, Poores, Rays, Rob-
insons. Shirleys, Simmons, Telfords,
Tribbles. Whites, Wrights, and many
others. go