John Conrad Grubb

Brief Life History of John Conrad

When John Conrad Grubb was born on 3 October 1797, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, Conrad C Grubb Sr., was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Hartman, was 31. He married Katherine Hedrick on 2 December 1820, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He died in May 1860, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

John Conrad Grubb
1797–1860
Katherine Hedrick
1800–1850
Marriage: 2 December 1820
Susan Grubb
1820–
Elizabeth Grubb
1823–1910
Sarah "Sallie" Grubb
1827–1912
Mary Grubb
1829–
Barbara Grubb
1830–1840
Margaret Grubb
1831–
John Grubb
1832–
David G Grubb
1833–
Solomon Grubb
1834–
Henry Clay Grubb
1836–1909
jackson grubb
1838–1861
Andrew Henry Grubb
1838–1892
Michal Grubb
1838–
William Grubb
1840–

Sources (13)

  • Conrad Grubb, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Conroad Grubb, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Arthur, JP. The Grubb Family, A History of Watauga County, p314

World Events (8)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: unflattering nickname for a physically small person, from Middle English grub(be), grob(be), crubbe; ‘grub, insect larva’.

Probably an Americanized form of German Grube .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Grubb-Leonard Marriages (North Carolina to Indiana)

JP Arthur wrote (in 1916): "GRUBB FAMILY. The first of this family were a Grub and his wife who started from Germany with their children, but the parents died at sea. Their sons, George and John, m …

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