George GRUBER

Sources:

1840 U.S.Census, Redbank Twp, Clarion, PA
1850 U.S.Census, Redbank Twp, Clarion, PA
Chart: Descendants of Johannas Gruber and Catherine Foust
Book: Isabella County Portrait & Biographical, p.485-486
1870 U.S.Census, Coe Twp, Isabella, Michigan - internet, ED 69, #9-10
1890 U.S.Census, Isabella Co, MI - Surviving Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War, E.D. 15, Sup Dis 3; p.2; #94-#104
Index of Civil War Pensions - all states
1900 U.S.Census, Deerfield Twp, Isabella, Michigan, ED 69 #9-10
Church Records of Salem Union Church, Moore Twp, Northampton County, PA.
Letters from Twila Gruver to Marsha Allen

Notes:

                   PENNSYLVANIA:  The following are from various sources:
1828 - Oct 2, born in Northampton Co, PA - 7th and the youngst child born to Johannes & Catharine.
1829 - Jan 11, christened in Salem Union Church, Moorestown, Moore Twp, Northampton Co, PA
1837 - age 7 moved to Redbank Twp, Armstrong Co. w/ parents, Johannes & Catharine & 6 siblings
1840 - Census - included with father, John Groover - 1 wife, 4 sons, 2 daughters (George is youngest)
1850 - Census - his parents, John age 70 and Catharine age 62 are in Redbank Twp, Clarion Co, PA; George is listed as Jacob in the census but he's the youngest son, 22 yrs old and still at home. Jacob was listed a few homes earlier.
1851 - his father died, Redbank Twp, Clarion Co, PA
1862 - Sep 4,  enlisted as Private in Co. E, 4th Regiment of Ohio Infantry

MICHIGAN:  The following is from the "Isabella County (Michigan) Portrait and Biographical", pub 1884:
1828 - born in Northampton County, PA;  Father's 2nd wife is his mother; Siblings are Peter, Christina, Henry, Hannah, John, and Andrew J.
1837 - age 9, family moved to Clarion County, PA
1843 - age 17, apprenticed for three years to learn the tanner's trade
1846 - worked as a tanner for seven years
1850 - Dec 25, married Mary M. Best in Clarion Co, PA
1859 - moved to Wayne County, OH - employed at different occupations
1862 - August, enlisted as a private in the Fourth Michigan Vol. Inf.; served until end of Civil War.
1863 - December, purchased 40 acres of land on Coe Township, Isabella County, MI
1865 - June 6, discharged;  served 2 yrs  9 m 2 days
1865 -  Discharged at Alexandria, VA;  returned to PA for a short time
1865 - September, moved to Isabella County, MI
1870 - Census, George is 42 yrs and wife Mary is 40 yrs - Coe Twp, Isabella, MI
1888 - January, his wife Mary died.
1890 - June / Census - Veterans Index - Shepherd, Isabella Co, MI -  enlisted Ohio Inf. 4 Sep 1862
1900 - June / Census - age 71 widowed, in Coe Twp, Isabella Co, MI, farmer, lives alone.
1900 - Feb, headstone inscription says he died Febrary 1900.
Community Service - various school offices;  Constable for one year;
Community Groups -  Grange movement;  Salt River Lodge No.288, F.& A.M.
Political Party - Democratic party
Religion - German Reformed Church