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Descendants of John Conway - June 24, 2003

575. CHARLES ARLIS⁷ GROUND (EDGAR ROBERT⁶, LUTHER⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born Private. He married CAROL JACKSON Private. She was born Private.

Children of CHARLES GROUND and CAROL JACKSON are:

791.	i.	MARSHA⁸ GROUND, b. Private.
	ii.	SHELIA GROUND, b. Private.
792.	iii.	CHERYL GROUND, b. Private.
	iv.	REGINA LOIS GROUND, b. Private.

576. OPAL⁷ BROWN (ANNIE MAY⁶ GROUND, ROBERT⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 09 Aug 1909, and died Abt. 1990 in Warren Co, KY ⁸⁵. She married HENRY R. PULLIAM⁸⁶ Unknown. He was born Bet. 1905 - 1910, and died Bef. 1990.

Notes for OPAL BROWN:
Opal Brown Pulliam's obituary (undated) was reprinted from the Park City Daily News in the Ground-Grounds Family Association Newsletter January 1991:

Opal Pulliam, 81, of 1408 Lynhurst Drive, died at 11:50 AM Tuesday at HCA Greenview Hospital after a lengthy illness. The Warren County native was a retired nurse's aide and a member of Mt. Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was the daughter of the late Wright and Annie Ground Brown and the wife of the late Henry R. Pulliam.

Funeral at 2 PM Thursday at Johnson-Vaughn Funeral Home. Graveside service at 11 AM Saturday at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation begins 2 PM today at the funeral home.

Survivors include a daughter, Rubilene Lowery of Bowling Green; a son, the Rev. James Pulliam of Indianapolia; two sisters, Mammie Hudson of Bowling Green and Ellen Brown of Indianapolis; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.

Children of OPAL BROWN and HENRY PULLIAM are:

	i.		RUBILENE⁸ PULLIAM, b. Bet. 1925 - 1935; d. Unknown, living in Bowling Green KY 1990; m. .. LOWERY, Private; b. Private.
	ii.		JAMES PULLIAM, b. Bet. 1925 - 1935, a minister; d. Aft. 1990, res Indianapolis, IN 1990.

577. RILDA POCA⁷ BROWN (ANNIE MAY⁶ GROUND, ROBERT⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 21 Oct 1913, and died 09 May 1987 ⁸⁷. She married WALTER JEWELL LAWRENCE 23 Mar 1940, son of WALTER LAWRENCE and MILBURN ... He was born 26 Feb 1917, and died Unknown in res Smith's Grove, Warren Co, KY.

Notes for WALTER JEWELL LAWRENCE:
A story provided by Nellie Grabs that may relate to this Walter Lawrence. Sent to me in 1984. Caption: "By Victor Moulder, Anna Moulder Grinstead Uncle"

Of course, I knew John and Emma Lawrence well. Their children were school mates of mine, and I remember the incident of the mad dog biting my sister Daisy and Walter Lawrence. Walter Lawrence was a small boy. There was a wheat thrashing in the neighborhood that day. All the men folks were there. Sister Daisy was sweeping off the yard and fought the dog off with her broom. She was wounded only slightly. Walter was out in the road a half mile away watching for his Father to come in for dinner. He saw the dog coming and ran. There was a split rail fence between him and the house. He climbed to the top. The dog seized him by the hip and jerked him back to the ground and bit him in a dozen places before his mother rescued him. He was badly cut on his hip.

That evening John, Emma and I took Daisy and Walter in a spring wagon to Uncle Ed Edmonds near Beckton to have the wounds treated with the mad stone. I had but little faith in the stone. But I watched Mr. Edmonds method of treatment carefully. He first submerged the stone in sweet milk then applied it to the large wound on Walter's hip. The stone clung to the wound for perhaps two minutes then dropped off. Mr. Edmonds had another pan of fresh sweet milk brought and the stone was submerged in it. To my astonishment a green scum like vertigris arose to the surface of the milk. Mr. Edmonds declared the green scum was poison the stone had sucked from the wound.

The stone was applied to Walter's wound seventeen times, the lasta time, no coloring whatevre rising on the milk. Sister Daisy was treated the same way. We were there two days and nights, then went home. One week later, Mr. Edmonds came down and reapplied the stone and pronounced them cured. Strange to say, the cuts healed without making a sore or other treatment. That the dog was mad there was no doubt. It bit a hog for George P. Washer. The pig went mad. The dog was killed and so were all the rest of the dogs in the neighborhood.

Children of RILDA BROWN and WALTER LAWRENCE are:

	i.		RILDA BONITA⁸ LAWRENCE, b. Private.
	ii.		VONITA LAWRENCE, b. Private.
	iii.		PHYLLIS JEAN LAWRENCE, b. Private.

578. ROBERT LEE⁷ GROUNDS (PLEASANT⁶ GROUND, ROBERT⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 01 Oct 1915, and died 30 Mar 1990 in Bowling Green, Warren Co, KY. He married CORA LEE DOWDY⁸⁸ Unknown in Bowling Green, Warren Co, KY. She was born Unknown, and died Bef. 1990.

Notes for ROBERT LEE GROUNDS:
Ground-Grounds Family Association Newsletter, Volume VII, No. 2, October 1990 reprints from The Park City Daily News the obituary of Robert L. Ground:

Robert L. Grounds, 74, of Indianapolis, died Friday at a Bowling Green residence after a lengthy illness.

The Warren Co. native was a former employee of Diamond Chain Co., a WW II Army veteran and a member of United Steelworkers, Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion. He was the husband of the late Cora Lee Dowdy Grounds.

Funeral will be at 2 PM Tuesday at Flanner and Buchanan-Farley Mortuary in Indianapolis with burial in Action Cemetery in Action, IN...

Survivors include a son, Howard E. Grounds of Indianapolis, three sisters, Frankie Stone, and Madell Holton, both of Bowling Green, and Ruby Jones of Indianapolis; three brothers, Aubrey Grounds of Bullhead City, AZ, Maxie Grounds of Smiths Grouve and Elvis Grounds of Kansas City, KS.

Additional information comes from Susie Wright (rmwright79@hotmail.com) in September 2000.

Robert Ground, Cora Lee, and her son from her first marriage, Ralph, moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, after Robert and Cora married in 1946 in Bowling Green. Robert raised Ralph.

Child of ROBERT GROUNDS and CORA DOWDY is:

HOWARD E.⁸ GROUNDS, b. 01 Oct 1947, Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN; d. Aft. 1990, lived in Indianapolis, IN 1990; living in New Castle IN 2000; m. FRANCES M. .., Unknown, (no children Aug 2000); b. 11 Aug 1955; d. Unknown, Living in New Castle IN Sep 2000.

579. RUBLE HOWELL⁷ GROUNDS (PLEASANT⁶ GROUND, ROBERT⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 29 Sep 1917 in Warren Co, KY, and died 09 Sep 1989 in Centralia, IL ⁸⁹. He married DONNA BORDERS Unknown in Illinois; 2 grandchildren Sep 1989. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown in living in Centralia, IL 1989.

Notes for DONNA BORDERS:
Previously known only as "LaDonne .." before Sue Lynn Stone submitted correct name.

Children of RUBLE GROUNDS and DONNA BORDERS are:

	i.		PAT⁸ GROUNDS, b. Private; m. .. SPEISER, Private; b. Private.
	ii.		TONY GROUNDS, b. Bet. 1940 - 1950; d. Unknown, res Germany 1989.

580. AUBREY⁷ GROUND (PLEASANT⁶, ROBERT⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 07 Jan 1920 in "formerly of Bowling Green, KY", and died Jun 1995 in lived in Glendale, CA 1987; Bullhead City AZ 1990. He married (1) ETHEL SHERIMMERHORN 01 Mar 1947 in Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN. She was born Abt. 1921 in "Judy", and died Nov 1985 in Glendale, CA. He married (2) DORIS .. Private. She was born Private. He married (3) INA HAMMONTREE Private. She was born Private.

Notes for AUBREY GROUND:
Aubrey Ground was married three times. Both first and second wives died. About 1977, he learned he had a daughter, JoAnn, born in Illinois about 1937. It is not known who the mother of JoAnn is. This information comes from Susie Wright.

Notes for ETHEL SHERIMMERHORN:
Sue Lynn Stone gives this wife's last name as Julian, but Wes Mullenneix gave it as Schermerhorn. It may be that there was another marriage for Ethel before she married Vadie Howell Ground.

Susie Wright wrote in September 2000 with the correct spelling of her maiden name -- Sherimmerhorn -- and said that "Judy" told her the spelling and also that her first husband's last name was Julian. Aubrey Ground raised the three Julian children as if they were his own.

She had 15 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren in November 1985.

Children of AUBREY GROUND and ETHEL SHERIMMERHORN are:

AUBREY⁸ GROUND, JR., b. 01 Aug 1953, California; d. 05 Jun 1980, Glendale, CA.

Notes for AUBREY GROUND, JR.:
Susie Wright states that Aubrey Jr. was married and had children. The names are not known.

	ii.		DIXIE MARIE GROUND, b. 10 Aug 1954, California; d. Abt. 1986, (unmarried); Glendale, CA.
	iii.		MARSHA ELAINE GROUND, b. 04 Apr 1961, California; d. Unknown, Living in Sun Valley CA Sep 2000; m. BRANDY STONECIEPHER, Unknown, 2 sons; 1 daughter; b. Unknown; d. Unknown, Living in Sun Valley CA Sep 2000.

Notes for MARSHA ELAINE GROUND:
Marsha in September 2000 was working for her half brother, Emmett.

581. CLIFTON⁷ GROUND (PLEASANT⁶, ROBERT⁵, WILLIAM⁴, RHODA CONWAY³ LONG, MARY² CONWAY, JOHN¹) was born 14 Dec 1921 in Three Forks, Warren Co, KY, and died 14 May 1985 in Nashville, Davidson Co, TN. He married MADINE MOODY 02 Oct 1948 in Simpson Co, KY. She was born 09 Jan 1921 in Warren Co, KY, and died 11 Apr 1997 in Bowling Green, Warren Co, KY.

Notes for CLIFTON GROUND:
A veteran of World War II, a building contractor, and member of the Eastwood Baptist Church. A native of Warren County, Kentucky, was in the hospital in Nashville for some months before his death.

Many of the details of this family come from Sue Lynn Stone and members of her family having first-hand information. Early information found in the Ground/Grounds Family Association newsletter and "Plymouth Rock to the Pacific" was incomplete and also contained errors.

Additional information was obtained from Kentucky Death Records. Clifton Ground is listed as age 63, no place of death given, residence Warren County, death date 5/14/1985, Volume 906, Certificate 01198, Death Volume 1985.

Additional details were sent by "kylowe" -- "rskjlowe@scrtc.com" (she gives no name in her email, but this is undoubtedly Karla Jane Ground Lowe). KJL's information differs from Sue Lynn Stones (SLS) as follows:

Clifton Ground birth - December 14 instead of SLS December 13;
Madine Moody - born Warren County instead of Allen County; provides day of month of birth
Marriage occurred in Simpson County instead of SLS Warren County.
Madine Moody - KJL gives 11 Apr to add to death date provided by SLS

Since this family is Karla's immediate family, I have used Karla's information where it differs from Sue's and Wes'.

Notes for MADINE MOODY:
Madine Moody Ground attended the Ground Family Reunion in September 1991.

Children of CLIFTON GROUND and MADINE MOODY are:

	i.	LLOYD WILKINS⁸ GROUND, b. 16 Aug 1949, Warren Co, KY; d. 28 Dec 1957, Warren Co, KY.
793.	ii.	LARRY WAYNE GROUND, b. 12 Aug 1953; d. Unknown, living in Overland Park, Johnson Co, KS 2000.
794.	iii.	NELDA SHIRLENE GROUND, b. Private.
	iv.	PLEASANT WILLIE GROUND, b. Private.
795.	v.	KARLA JANE GROUND, b. Private.

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