John S. Grow ^{1 2 3 4}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth information of 25 March 1835.Most researchers provide a birth date of 25 Mar 1835 but none of them provide any source citation to support that date other than a reference of importing the information from somebody else's web site. The date of 25 Jan 1835 is taken directly from his gravestone.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Barr Township, Daviess, IN on 28 October 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 170, Dwelling 1190, Family 1190
Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
John Grow..15..IL
(Living with father and step-mother.)

NOTE - Was born in Indiana instead of Illinois. His children's census records all seem to indicate that their father was born in Indiana.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Barr Township, Daviess, IN on 25 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 60, Roll 251, Dwelling 480, Family 476
Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
John Grow..25..IN..Farmer
(Living with wife and son.)
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• He was buried after 23 September 1862 in the Bethany Cemetery in Washington, IN.

Plot: Section B
John's gravestone is a simple tablet monument of white sandstone which is badly weathered and discolored as of 2004. The inscription reads "John S. Grow, Born Jan. 25, 1835, Died Sep. 23, 1862".
Find A Grave Memorial #103878330
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John married Margaret Ann McKee on 15 October 1857 in , Daviess County, IN.¹ (Margaret Ann McKee was born on 1 April 1840 in Indiana,^{2 4 6} died on 25 March 1862 ^{2 6 7} and was buried after 25 March 1862 in Washington, IN ⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Barr Township, Daviess, IN on 25 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 60, Roll 251, Dwelling 480, Family 476
Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
John Grow..25..IN..Farmer
Margretan Grow..20..IN
George W. Grow..1..IN
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