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Descendants of Edward Ground - August 2006

131. SELDON HENRY⁷ BUTLER (MARY E.⁶ GROUND, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 14 Jul 1852 in Monmouth, Polk Co, OR, and died 15 Oct 1904 in Fall River, KS; age 52y 3m 1d. He married JOSEPHINE FELKER 1886. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Notes for SELDON HENRY BUTLER:
Seldon H. Butler's obituary gives his date of birth and death, religious persuasion (Christian church) and education information. He graduated from Abingdon College in 1871 and from the law school of Northwestern University at Chicago in 1875.

He moved to Fall River, Illinois in 1884, and with others formed the Bank of Fall River. He was chosen to be the first cashier and held the position until his death in 1904.

Obituary continues to describe his 1886 marriage to Josephine Felker and birth of their one child, Lucille.

S. H. Butler died of "a second stroke of appoplexy" on August 19, 1904, while at work. He partially recovered from this, but on October 12, he suffered another stroke. He lingered under October 15, when he died without having regained consciousness.

Child of SELDON BUTLER and JOSEPHINE FELKER is:

LUCILLE⁸ BUTLER, b. Abt. 1890; d. Unknown.

132. ORLIE⁷ ALLEN (RHODA MATILDA⁶ GROUND, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 27 Mar 1873 in Indian Point Twp, Knox Co, IL, and died 05 Mar 1942 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL. He married GERTRUDE BURNOUGH Mar 1897. She was born 03 Feb 1880 in St Augustine, Knox Co, IL, and died 09 Apr 1970 in Peoria, Peoria Co, IL.

Children of ORLIE ALLEN and GERTRUDE BURNOUGH are:

	i.	ESTELEEN⁸ ALLEN, b. Abt. 1900, Illinois; d. Aft. 1927, Teacher in Peoria IL; grad of Lombard College, Galesburg, IL.
	ii.	RUSSELL ALLEN, b. Abt. 1904, Illinois; d. Aft. 1927, Traveling salesman 1927.
351.	iii.	ORMOND B. ALLEN, b. 24 Jul 1907, Berwick Twp, Warren Co, IL; d. 27 Oct 1958, Student at Purdue Univer. 1927.

133. ERNEST⁷ ALLEN (RHODA MATILDA⁶ GROUND, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born Abt. 1875, and died Unknown. He married LINNA DUNBAR CAMPBELL Unknown. She was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Child of ERNEST ALLEN and LINNA CAMPBELL is:

NORTON⁸ ALLEN, b. Unknown; d. Aft. 1927, Student California University 1927.

134. MAUD M.⁷ HARSHBERGER (MALINDA ANN⁶ GROUND, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 15 Jul 1873, and died Unknown. She married GEORGE CLIFTON TROVILLO 18 Sep 1895 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL, Abingdon Christian Church. He was born 26 Jun 1874, and died Unknown.

Children of MAUD HARSHBERGER and GEORGE TROVILLO are:

352.	i.	HELEN LOUISE⁸ TROVILLO, b. 06 Sep 1896; d. Unknown, Res New York City 1927.
353.	ii.	AUDREY MAURINE TROVILLO, b. 05 Jul 1899, DeKalb, IL; d. Unknown.
	iii.	PAUL VINCENT TROVILLO, b. 24 Jul 1907, Lawrence, KS; d. Aft. 1927, Student Knox College 1927.
	iv.	JAMES ALDEN TROVILLO, b. 16 Aug 1909, Lawrence, KS; d. Aft. 1927, Student Knox College 1927.
	v.	GEORGE CLIFTON TROVILLO, JR., b. 06 Nov 1913, Lawrence, KS; d. Aft. 1927, Student Abingdon High (ILL) 1927.

135. ETHEL⁷ HARSHBERGER (MALINDA ANN⁶ GROUND, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 28 Feb 1875, and died Unknown. She married CHARLES H. ROBERTS 03 Jun 1896 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL. He was born Unknown in of Winfield, KS, and died Unknown.

Notes for CHARLES H. ROBERTS:
Charles H. Roberts was a professor in the Department of History at TCU at Ft. Worth, Texas.

Children of ETHEL HARSHBERGER and CHARLES ROBERTS are:

	i.		RUSSEL⁸ ROBERTS, b. Mar 1897, died young; d. Unknown.
	ii.		CAROL JIM ROBERTS, b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for CAROL JIM ROBERTS:
Carol Jim Roberts graduated from TCU in 1926 and received his masters degree at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1927. He was a member of Alph Phi fraternity. He taught school at Central High School in Fort Worth, Texas in 1927.

136. GUY GROUND⁷ HARSHBERGER (MALINDA ANN⁶ GROUND, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 23 Apr 1877 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL, and died 24 Apr 1904 in Lawrence, Douglas Co, KS. He married MAUDE GORRILL 15 Jan 1903. She was born Unknown in of Lawrence, KS, and died Unknown.

Notes for GUY GROUND HARSHBERGER:
Guy Ground Harshberger attended University of Kansas. Quit with only 3 months left before graduation to accept position of manager of a lumber yard, which he gave up because of ill health.

Child of GUY HARSHBERGER and MAUDE GORRILL is:

HELEN ELIZABETH⁸ HARSHBERGER, b. Dec 1903, Tallula, IL; d. Aft. 1927, Grad KU; taught in Lawrence KS.

137. AUDREY⁷ HARSHBERGER (MALINDA ANN⁶ GROUND, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 12 Mar 1890 in Abingdon, Knox Co, IL, and died Unknown. She married GEORGE SAMUEL SNODDY 16 Aug 1916 in Lawrence, KS. He was born Unknown, and died Unknown.

Notes for AUDREY HARSHBERGER:
Audrey H. Snoddy attended Lawrence High School, attended University of Kansas and taught music in college at Tarkarra, Oklahoma, and Albion, Idaho.

Notes for GEORGE SAMUEL SNODDY:
George Snoddy, PhD, graduate of KY and Clark University in Massachusetts, was a professor at Utah University for 8 years, and taught at Indiana University at Bloomington in 1927.

Child of AUDREY HARSHBERGER and GEORGE SNODDY is:

MARTHA LOUISE⁸ SNODDY, b. 30 Nov 1922, Salt Lake City, UT; d. Aft. 1927.

138. MINNIE LAURILLA⁷ GROUND (WILLIAM HARRISON⁶, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 01 Aug 1878 in (or Annie?) b. Iowa, and died Unknown. She married WILLIAM HARDEN BAUGH 31 Dec 1896. He was born 23 Oct 1875 in "Will", and died Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM HARDEN BAUGH:
William H. Baugh was a school teacher and law school graduate.

Note: There was a John R. Baugh estate in Tarrant County, Texas. Papers signed 1852 by Jacob Bowdiston and James Holland. Elizabeth M. Baugh was admx. and posted bond of $980.

Children of MINNIE GROUND and WILLIAM BAUGH are:

354.	i.	ELBERT ANSEL⁸ BAUGH, b. 03 Jul 1898; d. Aft. 1935.
355.	ii.	HAROLD ARTHUR BAUGH, b. 12 Oct 1901; d. Aft. 1932.
356.	iii.	FLOYD WILLIAM BAUGH, b. 24 Oct 1906; d. 10 Nov 1945.
357.	iv.	LAWRENCE MARRION BAUGH, b. 25 Mar 1910; d. Aft. 1984.

139. GEORGE ARDA⁷ GROUND (WILLIAM HARRISON⁶, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 24 Mar 1880 in Iowa, and died Bef. 1989 in Baldwin Park, CA; bd Inglewood Park Cem, Los Angeles Co, CA; Lot 149 Oak Plot. He married MAUD CURTIS 07 Jun 1906. She was born 03 Sep 1883, and died 1944 in Baldwin Park, CA; bd Inglewood Park Cem, Los Angeles Co, CA; Lot 149 Oak Plot.

Notes for GEORGE ARDA GROUND:
Grad Juniata High, Hastings (NE) Business College

Resided at 3358 N. Big Dalton, Baldwin Park, CA

Children of GEORGE GROUND and MAUD CURTIS are:

358.	i.		ARDA EUGENE⁸ GROUND, b. 04 Apr 1907; d. 13 Feb 1973, Sherman Oaks, CA; bd Los Angeles Co, CA.
359.	ii.		LOREN ARCHIBALD GROUND, b. 04 Dec 1909; d. Unknown.

140. WILLIAM ELMER⁷ GROUND (WILLIAM HARRISON⁶, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 10 Feb 1882 in Iowa, and died 23 Apr 1962. He married CORA GLADYS CAMPBELL 21 Nov 1906, daughter of .. CAMPBELL. She was born 18 Jan 1888, and died Unknown.

Children of WILLIAM GROUND and CORA CAMPBELL are:

360.	i.	ARLOW VIVIAN⁸ GROUND, b. 07 Mar 1909, res Brookings WA 1987; d. Aft. 1987, attended Ground family reunion Meade WA 1987.
	ii.	ELMER LEO GROUND, b. 17 Nov 1910; d. 14 Dec 1910.
	iii.	ORLA LESTER GROUND, b. 21 Jul 1912; d. 01 Feb 1943.
361.	iv.	VIVA ROMAINE GROUND, b. Private.
	v.	CHESTER HAROLD GROUND, b. 17 Jul 1916; d. 07 Oct 1919.
362.	vi.	HELEN GLADYS GROUND, b. 31 Oct 1918, res Spokane WA 1987; d. Aft. 1987, attended Ground family reunion Meade WA 1987.

141. MABEL⁷ GROUND (WILLIAM HARRISON⁶, HENRY⁵, ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, EDWARD², ROBERT¹) was born 27 Aug 1884 in Nebraska, and died Unknown in Res. Ft. Worth, TX several years. She married ROSS H. ROBERTS 28 Nov 1906. He was born 27 Feb 1887, and died Unknown.

Children of MABEL GROUND and ROSS ROBERTS are:

363.	i.	AUDREY LEONA⁸ ROBERTS, b. Private.
364.	ii.	MAURINE VELMA ROBERTS, b. Private.
	iii.	VIVIAN ROBERTS, b. Private.
365.	iv.	VIOLA LOUELLA ROBERTS, b. Private.

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