William Grow

William Grow
(1824-1903)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Hays

2. Rebecca Hays

William Grow ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: 1824, Kentucky ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Sarah Hays on 20 January 1847 in Washington, IN ¹ ²
Marriage (2): Rebecca Hays on 1 September 1859 in , Daviess County, IN ³ ⁴
Died: 3 August 1903, Topeka, KS at age 79 ¹ ⁴ ⁸
Buried: After 3 August 1903, Topeka, KS ⁸

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Barr Township, Daviess, IN on 8 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 21, Roll 251, Dwelling 174, Family 174
Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
William Grow..36..KY..Farmer
(Living with 2nd wife and 5 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Barr Township, Daviess, IN on 10 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 26, Roll 306, Dwelling 174, Family 174
Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
William Grow..46..KY..Farmer
(Living with 2nd wife and 8 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Barr Township, Daviess, IN on June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Page 443B, Roll 0271
Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
William Grow..Head..55..KY..Widowed..Farmer
Abraham L. Grow..Son..19..IN..Farm Laborer
William Grow..Son..20..IN..Farm Laborer
Mary E. Grow..Daughter-in-Law..20..OH..Keeping House
Eva Grow..Granddaughter..1..IN

(William was widowed and living with 1 son and another son who was married along with his family.)
.

• He was buried after 3 August 1903 in the Prairie Home Cemetery in Topeka, KS.

Plot: Lot 96
Find A Grave Memorial #54494006. ⁸

William married Sarah Hays, daughter of George Courtney Hays and Teresa Langley, on 20 January 1847 in Washington, IN.¹ ² (Sarah Hays was born calculated 2 March 1824 in Washington, IN,¹ ⁹ died on 26 July 1857 in Washington, IN ¹ ⁹ and was buried after 26 July 1857 in Washington, IN ⁹.)

bullet Marriage Notes:

Their next to last child was named in honor of her sister, Rebecca and their last child was named in honor of his first wife, Sarah Hays. The mother died about 2 months after giving birth to Sarah and the baby died following another 6 weeks. William then married the sister of his first wife, Rebecca Hays.
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William next married Rebecca Hays, daughter of George Courtney Hays and Teresa Langley, on 1 September 1859 in , Daviess County, IN.³ ⁴ (Rebecca Hays was born in 1820 in Indiana ⁵ ⁶ and died between 1870 and 1880.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Barr Township, Daviess, IN on 8 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 21, Roll 251, Dwelling 174, Family 174
Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
William Grow..36..KY..Farmer
Rebeca Grow..40..IN
Dilila Grow..13..IN
Emly Grow..11..IN
John Grow..10..IN
Mary Jane Grow..7..IN
David Grow..5..IN
.

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Barr Township, Daviess, IN on 10 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 26, Roll 306, Dwelling 174, Family 174
Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
William Grow..46..KY..Farmer
Rebecca Grow..50..IN..Keeping House
Delia Grow..22..IN
Emily Grow..21..IN
John Grow..19..IN
Mary J. Grow..17..IN
David Grow..15..IN
William Grow..10..IN
Abraham L. Grow..8..IN
Un-named Grow..5m..IN..Born in Nov
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1 Jo Arnspiger, "Descendents of George Heinrich Ernstberger" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jarnspiger; Updated: 2005-02-07 02:45:02 UTC (Mon)).

2 Genealogy.com, Marriage Index: Illinois & Indiana, 1790-1850 (Family Archive #228).

3 Donna Tauber (E-mail messages: William C. Meads was the great great great uncle of Donna Tauber.).

4 Jennifer (Owens) Ackerfield, "Allen, Blake, Clark, Cordell, Davis, Grow, Hays, Love, Mayes, McCracken, Moore, Nutter, Owens, Pauly, Simon, Spiering, Winters," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jrowens11 : accessed 7 Nov 2012).

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana, p. 21, dwelling 174, family 174, William Grow and Rebecca Hays; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 251.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana, p. 26, dwelling 174, family 174; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 306.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana, p. 443B, William Grow; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0271.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54494006.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103878520.

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