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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003


93. HARRISON5 GROUNDS (JOHN4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1) was born 15 Apr 1848 in Albion, Edwards Co, IL, and died 08 Feb 1937 in Sedan,Chautauqua Co, KS. He married MARY ANN VANDEVENDER 27 Jan 1867 in Edwards Co, IL. She was born 09 Feb 1851 in Albion, Edwards Co, IL, and died 21 Apr 1930 in near Sedan, Chautauqua Co, KS.

Notes for HARRISON GROUNDS:
Additional sources for this family group were obtained from Evelyn Barclay. Her sources:
      US Census 1850-1880 Edwards Co, IL
      Marriage Certificate, Harrison Grounds & Mary Ann Vandevender
      Cemetery Records Cedar Vale, Chautauqua Co, KS
      Bonnie Beckham family files
      Flavia Jenkins family files

US Census 1880 - Edward Co, IL, Shelby Pct. ED16, Sheet 7, line 13
Grounds, Harrison 35M b. IL
Grounds, Mary Ann 27F wife b. IL
Grounds, Elizabeth 12F dau b. IL
Grounds, Ida A. 10F dau b. IL
Grounds, Aaron 7M son b. IL
Grounds, Hattie L., 5F dau b. IL
Grounds, John 3M son b. IL

Ground-Grounds Family Association Newsletter, Volume V, Number 2, p. 5:

"Forrest Grounds' Family Story" from the "Cedar Vale Messenger," Cedar Vale, Kansas, 18 Apr 1985

"Harrison and Mary Ann Grounds and five children came to Leeds by covered wagon from Albion, Ill., in 1881. They settled on a farm that was just south of Leeds. The little town of Leeds had a store, church and blacksmith shop. Nothing remains now of this little town to show it ever existed there.

"The five children to come from Illinois were Elizabeth, Ida, Joseph, Aaron, and John W. (father of Charley and Forrest). Three more children born at Leeds were Ethel, Lillie, and Ruth.

"John W. and his sisters went to Ebinezer School one mile north of Leeds, and Shilo two miles west. John W. left home as soon as he was old enough to earn wages and worked as a Cowboy for Stonebreaker and Zoy in the early 1880s until 1911. He drove a lot of cattle into Elgin, as it was the only shipping yard where they could send Oklahoma cattle to market in Kansas. Stonebreaker headquarters were just south of Blue Mound which is south of Cedar Vale six or seven miles.

"John W. was born Dec. 14, 1877 and his wife Lynnie Cable on Apr. 4, 1886 near Cedar Vale. They were married Oct. 14, 1908, and lived on a little farm south of Cedar Vale where two sons were born, Forrest on June 12, 1911, and Charley on Sept. 18, 1913.

"In the spring of 1917 the Grounds family moved to a farm two and one half miles east of the little village of Cloverdale. It had a general store, cream and egg station, church, blacksmith shop, schoolhouse, and five or six housees.

"In the wintertime literary programs were held in the schoolhouse. John W. managed a baseball team for years during the summertime. Today, all that is left of the Cloverdale village is the schoolhouse and one dwelling.

"The Grounds family lived in the hardpan school district and that is where Forrest and Charley went. Lynnie Grounds organized a club that met every two weeks and it was active for years.

"In 1939 the Cloverdale farm was sold and John purchased a farm two miles north of Cedar Vale where the family lived until the spring of 1978. John died June 9, 1943 at the age of 64. Lynnie lived on the farm until her death Sept. 29, 1959 when she was 73. Both are buried in Cedar Vale.

"Charlie Grounds farmed until he went into the Army in Jan. 1941. He served in England, Africa, Sicily and Italy, and returned home in 1945. He worked for Cable's International Harvester Co., and later Ford Co. After a serious injury to his left arm he had to quit doing mechanical work and drove a school bus. He was also a substitute mail carrier and worked in the school shop. Charley had a heart attack and died carrying the mail Feb. 13, 1982 at the age of 68. He is buried in Cedar Vale.

"Forrest Grounds farmed all his life except for the two years spent in the army. He was stationed in Alaska and returned home in 1944. He lived on the farm until the spring of 1978 when he moved to Cedar Vale. He is now retired and takes care of his place and has a few hobbies he enjoys.

"Forrest is the last of his family with the Grounds name."
     
Children of HARRISON GROUNDS and MARY VANDEVENDER are:
197. i.   ELIZABETH MAHALA6 GROUNDS, b. 05 Jan 1868, Samsville, Edwards Co, IL; d. 21 Sep 1954.
198. ii.   IDA ALICE GROUNDS, b. 15 Jan 1870, near Egypt, Edwards Co, IL; d. 13 Apr 1942.
199. iii.   JOSEPH AARON GROUNDS, b. 11 Dec 1872, near Shilo, Edwards Co, IL; d. 15 Oct 1955.
200. iv.   HATTIE LAVINA GROUNDS, b. 02 Jan 1875, Olney, Richland Co, IL; d. 02 Feb 1931, Caney, Montgomery Co, KS.
201. v.   JOHN WILLIAM GROUNDS, b. 14 Dec 1877, Olney, Richland Co, IL; d. 09 Jun 1943, Cedar Vale, Chautauqua Co, KS.
202. vi.   DORA ETHEL GROUNDS, b. 16 Jun 1883, Leeds, Chautauqua Co, KS; d. 11 Apr 1961, Caney, Montgomery Co, KS.
203. vii.   LILLIE MAY GROUNDS, b. 17 Nov 1887, Leeds, Chautauqua Co, KS; died of a stroke; d. 06 Jan 1974, Lava Hot Springs, UT.
204. viii.   RUTH ANN GROUNDS, b. 23 Oct 1889, Leeds, Chautauqua Co, KS; d. 26 Jul 1973.


94. JOHN HARLAN5 GROUNDS (JOHN4, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1) was born 02 Sep 1851 in Galesburg, Knox Co, IL, and died 05 Apr 1927 in Portland, Multnomah Co, OR. He married LUCINDA ALICE WRIGHT 11 Oct 1876 in Olney, Richland Co, IL, daughter of LEWIS WRIGHT and MARGARET LYNCH. She was born 06 Jul 1860 in "Alice" b. Olney, Richland Co, IL, and died Unknown in Los Angeles, CA.

Notes for JOHN HARLAN GROUNDS:
John Harlan Grounds was born while his family was visiting Henry & Eliza Grounds at Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois.

He was married in Olney, Richland County, Illinois, and moved to Wichita, Kansas, then to Portland Oregon, Spokane Washington, Yakima Washington, and then to Portland, Multnomah County, Washington, where he died in 1927.

Notes for LUCINDA ALICE WRIGHT:
After John's death, Alice went to Oregon, where John's cousins lived.
     
Children of JOHN GROUNDS and LUCINDA WRIGHT are:
205. i.   KATE6 GROUNDS, b. 04 Oct 1877, Olney, Richland Co, IL; d. 10 Jan 1927, Portland, Multnomah Co, OR.
206. ii.   CLARENCE LEWIS GROUNDS, b. 27 Oct 1879, Olney, Richland Co, IL; d. 18 Apr 1952, Yakima, WA.
207. iii.   FLORA ELLEANOR GROUNDS, b. 10 Sep 1881, Olney, Richland Co, IL; d. 10 Aug 1953, Yakima, WA.
208. iv.   ARTIMUS W. GROUNDS, b. 18 Mar 1883, "Art" b. Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS; d. 17 Apr 1935, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS.
209. v.   SARAH JANE GROUNDS, b. 14 Dec 1885, "Jenny" b. Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS; d. 15 Nov 1935, Huntington Park, Los Angeles Co, CA.
210. vi.   JOHN A. GROUNDS, b. 15 Dec 1888, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS; d. 25 Apr 1954, Yakima, WA.
211. vii.   HELEN MARGARET GROUNDS, b. 10 Feb 1890, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS; d. 23 Apr 1971, Yakima, WA.
212. viii.   GERTRUDE GROUNDS, b. 28 Mar 1894, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS; d. 06 Jun 1978, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS.
213. ix.   ALBERT GROUNDS, b. 24 Oct 1896, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS; d. 11 Jun 1934, Los Angeles, CA.
214. x.   RUTH EILZABETH GROUNDS, b. 14 Sep 1899, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS; d. 22 Aug 1989, Everett, WA.


95. MARTHA5 GOODNIGHT (MARY4 GROUND, RHODA CONWAY3 LONG, MARY2 CONWAY, JOHN1) was born 13 Feb 1829 in Warren Co, KY, and died 08 Jul 1907 in Warren Co, KY. She married ROBERT L. LAWRENCE 09 Feb 1847 in Warren Co, KY, son of ARCHIBALD LAWRENCE and ELIZABETH BUTLER. He was born 22 Sep 1824 in Barren Co, KY, and died 09 Mar 1907.

Notes for MARTHA GOODNIGHT:
Cheryl Sparks-Woolsey shows the name as Margaret instead of Martha. However, the article published at her death in New York World, which actually had more to do with Isaac than about her, gives her name as Mrs Martha Lawrence.

Notes for ROBERT L. LAWRENCE:
The old home place of Robert and Martha Goodnight Lawrence was still standing in 1947, located near the old Isaac Goodnight farm and near the farm of Daniel Wheatley, who married Mary Lawrence, aunt of Robert Lawrence. The Wheatley Graveyard and old spring are on what was known as the Johny Lawrence farm in 1920. It was near the land originally granted to Robert Ground, and with the Goodnight farm, makes up a tract of land still owned by descendants of these first families to whom this part of Kentucky has belonged since pioneer days.

Biography of Robert Lawrence:

KENTUCKY GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY, Vol. II Sketches from Warren County (reprinted from Kentucky: A History Of the State by Battle - Perrin - Kniffin, 3rd edition 1886) editor Thomas W. Westerfield, Genealogical Reference Co., Owensboro, KY, 1971, p185-186

"Robert Lawrence, one of the substantial farmers of Warren County, was born September 22, 1824, in Barren County, Ky., and is the seventh of five sons and three daughters born to Archibald and Elizabeth (Butler) Lawrence, who were born and reared in Culpeper County, Va., and came to Barren County, Ky., about 1804, and settled fourteen miles southwest of Glasgow. Archibald died about 1856, aged nearly seventy, and was a son of Richard Lawrence, of English descent, a native of Culpeper County, Va., and soldier in the Revolution. After his wife's death he came to Barren County with his family, and became a substantial farmer and slave owner. Robert Lawrence was reared on a farm. In February, 1848, he married Martha Goodnight, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Grounds) Goodnight. Mr and Mrs. Lawrence have had born to them twelve children--eleven now living: Sidney J., Henry H., James P., Mary E. (Liles), John A., Isaac E., Sarah Catherine, Jefferson D., Robert Lawrence, Luther T. and Mattie J. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence are members, respectively, of the Baptist and Christian Churches. In 1849 they located where they now reside, on 186 acres, but now own 344 acres, all well improved. Mr. Lawrence for the last four years has also been considerable engaged in the tobacco trade. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and in politics is a Democrat. His first presidential vote was cast for Cass, in 1848."

     
Children of MARTHA GOODNIGHT and ROBERT LAWRENCE are:
215. i.   SIDNEY JACKSON6 LAWRENCE, b. 17 Nov 1847, Barren Co, KY; d. 21 Oct 1921, Texas.
216. ii.   HENRY H. LAWRENCE, b. 1849, Warren Co, KY; d. 1934, Warren Co, KY.
217. iii.   JAMES PARIS LAWRENCE, b. 26 Nov 1851, "Doc" or "Dack" b. Warren Co, KY; d. 19 Oct 1945, Hydro, Warren Co, KY.
  iv.   MARY E. LAWRENCE, b. Abt. 1854, Warren Co, KY; d. Unknown, Warren Co, KY; m. HUSTON LILES, Unknown, no children; Huston may have married a 2nd time; b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Warren Co, KY.
218. v.   JOHN A. LAWRENCE, b. 05 Apr 1856, Warren Co, KY; d. 09 Oct 1920.
219. vi.   ISAAC EWING LAWRENCE, b. 02 Apr 1858, Warren Co, KY; d. 1942.
220. vii.   SARAH CATHERINE LAWRENCE, b. 15 Jan 1860, Warren Co, KY; d. 19 Mar 1928.
221. viii.   JEFFERSON D. LAWRENCE, b. 02 Apr 1862, Warren Co, KY; d. 09 May 1940.
222. ix.   ROBERT LAWRENCE, b. 08 May 1864, Three Forks, Warren Co, KY; d. 27 Dec 1937, lived in Three Forks & Gasper, KY.
  x.   LUTHER T. LAWRENCE, b. 01 Aug 1866, Warren Co, KY; d. 10 May 1900, killed by a dynamite explosion; unmarried.
  xi.   WILLIAM FRANKLIN LAWRENCE, b. Abt. 1868, Warren Co, KY; d. Unknown, died an infant.
223. xii.   MATTIE J. LAWRENCE, b. Abt. 1870, Warren Co, KY; d. Unknown.

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