NOTE: Biological Sketch by Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D. Canyon Lake, CA. (Joel is my 4th Great Grandfather.) Records were from the Genealogy Archives of Joelda "Marie" DOUGHTY Knorpp.
~ SOURCE: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mojasper/Bios/Bio7.htm
Veteran: Civil War (union)
Joel C. P. Grubb was born 1 May 1819 in Washington County, Indiana the son of Jacob and Sally RICE Grubb. His occupations were casket making, blacksmith and farmer in Fidelity, Missouri. He moved to Jasper County in 1841 at the time of the county formation making him an earlier settler in the newly formed county. He settled 3 miles southwest of Fidelity on what is known in the area as the Tower farm. He lived with the Payne family while attending school in the winter of 41 and 42 and worked for board, farming during the spring and summer for Mr. Matthew Payne.
Joel was married three times and had seven sons and five daughters between 1844 and 1874 based on 1840-1880 U.S. Census records. He died on October 2, 1889, in Fidelity, Missouri, at the age of 70. He is buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery (now Stone Cemetery).
Joel married first Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne, second Dorothy Seagraves (a widow) and third Rhoda Crow (a widow).
Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne was born 1826 in Tennessee. They married in 1843 in the township of Diamond Grove, Jasper County, Missouri. Diamond Grove was located on the border of Newton and Jasper County approximately 1/8 mile west off State Highway 71 and County Line Road.
Sarah's parents were Mathew Payne born 1789 in Patrick, Virginia and Jane THOMPSON Payne born 1795 in Virginia.
Joel and Cyrenia, called, "Sarah", had six children born in Jasper County: 1. Jacob Benton Grubb born 3, March 1855 died 1857; 2. John Wesley Grubb born 1845 died 1924; 3. Virgil Huston Grubb born 1847; 4. Sarah Ann born 1849; 5. America (Frances M.) born 1852 and her twin 6. Sumantha born 1852 (died as a child about 1860). Cyrenia died in 1857 and is buried at Stone Cemetery.
Joel married second Dorothy SEAGRAVES Grubb Moore born about 1859 in Fidelity, Jackson Township, Jasper County, Missouri. Dorothea was born in 1827. When Joel married Dorothea she had one child: 1. Tom Seagraves born 26 April 1858 who died 22 Apr. 1917. Together Joel and Dorothy had three children together born in Jasper County: 1. Irwin Grubb born 1863 died1885; and 2. Alice Sophronia-Grubb- Kneeland-Eacret- Morris born 1867 died 1946; 3. Joseph Joel Grubb born 13 Dec. 1869 died 23 Mar 1949 and referred to as "young Joel" by the family.
Joel married third, Rhoda C. PAYNE (Crow) born about 1829 in Tennessee and died 1899 in Jasper County. She is the sister of his first wife, Sarah. When Joel married Rhoda she had 2 children : 1. Able Crow born 1863 and Willis Crow. Joel and Rhoda had two children together born in Jasper County: 1. Lafayette Grubb born 4 July 1870 and died 6 Sept 1876 and 2. Victoria Grubb born 20 Nov. 1874 and died 1949. [ 1 ]
In 1848 Joel Homesteaded Claim in the Springfield Land Office to 40 acres in Jasper County which would later become Fidelity according to the U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. The land is described as: . Sec. 17, Twp 27-N, Range 31-W, 5th PM Jasper County, Missouri. He filed his claim in the Springfield Land Office. Joel was an original land owner of Jasper County living in the Jackson Township in a community called Diamond Grove. This land will be passed down to son Jacob Benton "Jake" Grubb, granddaughter Ida Maud GRUBB Knorpp and later sold to Joel's great grandson- Kenneth Knorpp for $1. Representing farm land that would stay in the Grubb/Knorpp family for over 100 years.
By 1860 Joel Grubb is 41 years old and living in Jackson, Jasper County, MO. He is a blacksmith with real estate valued at $5000 and personal belongings valued at $600. His second wife Dorothea Ann Seagraves, is 30 years old born in Missouri. The children (all born in Missouri) living in the household are: John , Huston, Sarah, America, Samantha, Jacob, and Thomas. Also living with them is Adison a 24 year old male blacksmith born in Virginia and William Davis a 22 year old farm laborer born in Arkansas.
Joel was prosperous man for years before the Civil war as evidenced by his hundreds of cattle that dotted the prairies around the Jackson Twp. area where they lived. In 1859 he bought his home place at Fidelity (later known as the "Grubb Farm"), which was a thriving town at the time, and established a large wagon and plow works, which was burned to the ground by rebels, at the beginning of the Civil War. By the end of the Civil War only three homes were left standing in Jasper County.
Joel spent most of his Civil War experience in Fort Scott Kansas as a Farrier.
On 14th Jan 1862, he enlisted in the Sixth Kansas Volunteer Calvary, Company 11, serving three years and being mustered out in 1865. He was wounded at the battle of Newtonia and after returning after the war, he found his property nearly all destroyed or confiscated.
The area became so dangerous during the war that Joel returned home and moved his family to Fort Scott Kansas until the conclusion of the war. An account of the incident in the Carthage Press Centennial Edition October 1973 recorded an eye witness account describing their move.
"These three rebels had started out that morning to kill Joel Grubb, Alfred Bryant and father (Doc Parmelee)." Later that night at moonlight about 1 o'clock we heard a noise that shook the earth and were badly frightened until we saw it was a column of about 400 Union Soldiers riding by. They passed our door, riding two by two, and never said a word. What a relief to us when we saw that they were Union men.
"As far as the war went on and got worse we knew our only refuge was Fort Scott if we could get there. A government train was camped at the Dr. Moss place and we expected a wagon to come to get us to join the train. But they never came. It seems that members of the wagon train feared for their own safety and the guards were guarding the train. Finally one old man agreed to go with father and take a wagon. We left a year's provisions behind, and a lot of other stuff in proportion. The wagon train rolled through Carthage on the way to Fort Scott. It was a nice little town and most houses had brick chimneys. When we returned three years later after the war all that remained were a lot of chimneys standing alone without houses. The government train that carried us to Fort Scott consisted of about 250 wagons with six mules to each wagon."[ 2 ]
A Civil War Veteran's Pension Application filed later would reveal the following information about his Civil War experiences. In an application to the Commissioner of Pensions Joel Grubb was described as: a Farrier of Company H, 6th Regiment Kansas Calvary Volunteers. Joel enrolled on the 14th day of January 1862, at Fort Scott, Kansas for 3 years. A Muster Roll of Company H on Feb. 28, 1862 listed Joel as "Present". There was not a report on file June 30, 1862. July and August 1862 he was listed as "present-sick". Sept & Oct 1862 he was also "present". The reports on Apr 30, 1863, May & June1863 " listed him as absent on detached service in pursuit of deserters,". July & Aug. 1863 he was again listed as "Present". A report from Aug. 31, 1864- Oct 1864 "he was recorded as absent sick in General Hospital since Aug. 27, 1864 and didn't report back to his company until on Feb. 28, 1865. Joel mustered out on an Individual Muster Out Roll at Paola, Kansas May 1. 1865. The Regimental Hospital Register Commencing Aug. 1, 1864 shows him admitted with Ophthalmia (eye infection) on Aug. 25, 1864. Sent to General Hospital Sept. 4, 1864.
Immediately after the Civil War Joel is 46 years old and living in Freedom, Kansas according to the 1865 Kansas State Census.
In January 1869, he married Mrs. Rhoda C. Crow, a sister of his first wife. By 1870, Joel returned to Jackson Twp, Jasper County, Missouri. [ 3 }
In the 1870 Census Joel's property was valued at $6000 and his personal evaluation was $1,415 indicating a rapid recovery after the devastation of the Civil War on his land and property. They lived in the Jackson Township in the County of Jasper, Missouri and used the Fidelity Post Office. [ 3 ]
In 1880, Joel Grubb was 63 years old and lived in Jackson Twp., Missouri with his wife, Rachel "Rody", and 2 daughters. [ 4 ]
An 1883 Map of Jasper County, Missouri shows Joel's farm in Diamond City which is about 5 miles north of the present Diamond, MO. This map of Jasper County Missouri shows Fidelity, Jackson Twp., and Diamond City Communities where Joel and his son Jake (Jacob) Benton Grubb lived. This land later passed to Jake's daughter Maud GRUBB Knorpp, and later sold to her son Kenneth Knorpp for $1. This land (80 acres) stayed in the family of the Grubbs and Knorpp's for nearly 100 years from 1880-1973.
Joel died on Wednesday, 2 October 1889. [ 5 ] His funeral was attended by the Stanton Post, Grand Army of the Republic (Union Civil War). He is buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery currently referred to as Stone Cemetery in Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri.
The following information was obtained from Joel's death certificate.
Joel Grubb was a white male, 70 years 5 months and 2 days old. He was a blacksmith and farmer. He died on 2 October 1889. He had 3 wives. He was from Washington County, Indiana and died at Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri. He had congestion of stomach and bones for 12 days prior to his death according to his death certificate. He was buried 4 October 1889 at Diamond Grove Cemetery in Jasper Co (now Stone Cemetery). His undertaker was E. Knell of Carthage, MO. His physician's name was D.F. Moss, of Jasper Co, MO. [ 6 ]
Joel's obituary ran in the Carthage Press. [ 7 ]
Mr. Joel Grubb, the subject of this sketch, was born on May 1, 1919 in Washington Co. Ind. where he lived until 1841. When he moved to Jasper County and settled three miles south west of Fidelity, on what is known as the Tower farm. Being a single man, he engaged board of Mr. Matthew Payne, and went to school during the winter of 41 and 42 and in 1843 he married Serena Payne, by whom he had six children. Five of them are still living. Viz: John Grubb of Granby, V.G. Grubb of Columbus Kansas, Mrs. H. A. Montague of Carthage, Mrs. Wm. McReynolds, of Parsons, Kan., and Jacob Grubb on Diamond City. The sixth child of this union died in childbirth.
He was prosperous and for years before the war. His cattle, by the hundreds, dotted the prairies. His wife died in 1857. In 1859 he bought his home place in Fidelity, which was then a thriving town, and established a large wagon and plow works, which was burned to the ground by the rebels, at the breaking out of the war. In 1862 he enlisted in the Sixth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, Company 11, serving over three years and being mustered out in 1865. He was wounded at the battle of Newtonia and when he returned after the war, he found his property nearly all destroyed or confiscated. In January 1869 he was married to his third wife Rhoda C. Crow a sister of his first wife, Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne. Rhoda and Joel lived happily until his death on Wednesday, Oct 2, 1889. By this union one child, Miss Victoria Grubb survives him. Promptly at 10 O'clock Friday morning, the GA.R. and friends in wagons and carriages, will attend the funeral and the procession moved to the cemetery 1 ½ miles southwest of Fidelity where the burial services were conducted by the G.A.R.
One final story about Joel Grubb was published in the Carthage Press Newspaper about the last of October 1889.
A special Correspondent is the Globe Democrat, from Webb City tells us a cock-and-bull story about a mysterious rainfall which occurred immediately above the chamber in which a farmer residing near Fidelity, Missouri died recently. The story had created much excitement and considerable comment. All sorts of rumors are on file. The Corpse was surrounded by a blaze of fire; then the constant rainfall at this particular spot and all such balderdash.
In justice to the widow of the deceased farmer we publish this following statement by Dr. Hart, who visited the mysterious spot.
"I visited Mrs. Grubb at her home near Fidelity, on Saturday last and the following is the result of an interview with her."
In response to my questions she stated that her husband's name was Joel Grubb. He was 71 years of age, had lived in Jasper County 50 years on that farm 20 years. He was a member of the Christian Church for many years. For the past 20 years has been a free liberal thinker. He did not change his belief when he died. We (the family) believe as he did. We are called infidels by some, but my husband believed in a God and a future reward and the people do us great injustice by circulating such falsehoods. No to the absurd stories about lights, balls of fire, etc. There have been no lights except such as we have made. As to the rain or mist, there have been drops of water of moisture falling about the elm trees. We could not account for it until some of the neighbors discovered that it was caused by numerous bugs that congregated on and about the elm trees.
This all there is of the absurd report. Dr. Hart procured one of the bugs which may be seen at his office at any time. Mr. Sanders, of Carthage, has an elm tree on his premises which products the same mysterious rainfall- Short Creek Republican.
1: Ancestry from the Genealogy Archives of Joelda Marie Doughty Knorpp who lived on the Grubb Farm for more than 60 years from 1932 until just before her death in 1997. (Documents include birth, death, county histories, marriages, war service records, land records etc)
2: Graphic Story of Civil War Here As Related by Girl. Carthage Press. Centennial Edition October 1973
3: 1870 U.S. Census Jasper County, Missouri
4: 1880 U.S. Census Jasper County, Missouri
5: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
6: Missouri Death Records 1834-1910
7: Carthage Press Obituary . Tuesday, 10 October 1889
~ SOURCE: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mojasper/Bios/Bio7.htm
Veteran: Civil War (union)
Joel C. P. Grubb was born 1 May 1819 in Washington County, Indiana the son of Jacob and Sally RICE Grubb. His occupations were casket making, blacksmith and farmer in Fidelity, Missouri. He moved to Jasper County in 1841 at the time of the county formation making him an earlier settler in the newly formed county. He settled 3 miles southwest of Fidelity on what is known in the area as the Tower farm. He lived with the Payne family while attending school in the winter of 41 and 42 and worked for board, farming during the spring and summer for Mr. Matthew Payne.
Joel was married three times and had seven sons and five daughters between 1844 and 1874 based on 1840-1880 U.S. Census records. He died on October 2, 1889, in Fidelity, Missouri, at the age of 70. He is buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery (now Stone Cemetery).
Joel married first Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne, second Dorothy Seagraves (a widow) and third Rhoda Crow (a widow).
Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne was born 1826 in Tennessee. They married in 1843 in the township of Diamond Grove, Jasper County, Missouri. Diamond Grove was located on the border of Newton and Jasper County approximately 1/8 mile west off State Highway 71 and County Line Road.
Sarah's parents were Mathew Payne born 1789 in Patrick, Virginia and Jane THOMPSON Payne born 1795 in Virginia.
Joel and Cyrenia, called, "Sarah", had six children born in Jasper County: 1. Jacob Benton Grubb born 3, March 1855 died 1857; 2. John Wesley Grubb born 1845 died 1924; 3. Virgil Huston Grubb born 1847; 4. Sarah Ann born 1849; 5. America (Frances M.) born 1852 and her twin 6. Sumantha born 1852 (died as a child about 1860). Cyrenia died in 1857 and is buried at Stone Cemetery.
Joel married second Dorothy SEAGRAVES Grubb Moore born about 1859 in Fidelity, Jackson Township, Jasper County, Missouri. Dorothea was born in 1827. When Joel married Dorothea she had one child: 1. Tom Seagraves born 26 April 1858 who died 22 Apr. 1917. Together Joel and Dorothy had three children together born in Jasper County: 1. Irwin Grubb born 1863 died1885; and 2. Alice Sophronia-Grubb- Kneeland-Eacret- Morris born 1867 died 1946; 3. Joseph Joel Grubb born 13 Dec. 1869 died 23 Mar 1949 and referred to as "young Joel" by the family.
Joel married third, Rhoda C. PAYNE (Crow) born about 1829 in Tennessee and died 1899 in Jasper County. She is the sister of his first wife, Sarah. When Joel married Rhoda she had 2 children : 1. Able Crow born 1863 and Willis Crow. Joel and Rhoda had two children together born in Jasper County: 1. Lafayette Grubb born 4 July 1870 and died 6 Sept 1876 and 2. Victoria Grubb born 20 Nov. 1874 and died 1949. [ 1 ]
In 1848 Joel Homesteaded Claim in the Springfield Land Office to 40 acres in Jasper County which would later become Fidelity according to the U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. The land is described as: . Sec. 17, Twp 27-N, Range 31-W, 5th PM Jasper County, Missouri. He filed his claim in the Springfield Land Office. Joel was an original land owner of Jasper County living in the Jackson Township in a community called Diamond Grove. This land will be passed down to son Jacob Benton "Jake" Grubb, granddaughter Ida Maud GRUBB Knorpp and later sold to Joel's great grandson- Kenneth Knorpp for $1. Representing farm land that would stay in the Grubb/Knorpp family for over 100 years.
By 1860 Joel Grubb is 41 years old and living in Jackson, Jasper County, MO. He is a blacksmith with real estate valued at $5000 and personal belongings valued at $600. His second wife Dorothea Ann Seagraves, is 30 years old born in Missouri. The children (all born in Missouri) living in the household are: John , Huston, Sarah, America, Samantha, Jacob, and Thomas. Also living with them is Adison a 24 year old male blacksmith born in Virginia and William Davis a 22 year old farm laborer born in Arkansas.
Joel was prosperous man for years before the Civil war as evidenced by his hundreds of cattle that dotted the prairies around the Jackson Twp. area where they lived. In 1859 he bought his home place at Fidelity (later known as the "Grubb Farm"), which was a thriving town at the time, and established a large wagon and plow works, which was burned to the ground by rebels, at the beginning of the Civil War. By the end of the Civil War only three homes were left standing in Jasper County.
Joel spent most of his Civil War experience in Fort Scott Kansas as a Farrier.
On 14th Jan 1862, he enlisted in the Sixth Kansas Volunteer Calvary, Company 11, serving three years and being mustered out in 1865. He was wounded at the battle of Newtonia and after returning after the war, he found his property nearly all destroyed or confiscated.
The area became so dangerous during the war that Joel returned home and moved his family to Fort Scott Kansas until the conclusion of the war. An account of the incident in the Carthage Press Centennial Edition October 1973 recorded an eye witness account describing their move.
"These three rebels had started out that morning to kill Joel Grubb, Alfred Bryant and father (Doc Parmelee)." Later that night at moonlight about 1 o'clock we heard a noise that shook the earth and were badly frightened until we saw it was a column of about 400 Union Soldiers riding by. They passed our door, riding two by two, and never said a word. What a relief to us when we saw that they were Union men.
"As far as the war went on and got worse we knew our only refuge was Fort Scott if we could get there. A government train was camped at the Dr. Moss place and we expected a wagon to come to get us to join the train. But they never came. It seems that members of the wagon train feared for their own safety and the guards were guarding the train. Finally one old man agreed to go with father and take a wagon. We left a year's provisions behind, and a lot of other stuff in proportion. The wagon train rolled through Carthage on the way to Fort Scott. It was a nice little town and most houses had brick chimneys. When we returned three years later after the war all that remained were a lot of chimneys standing alone without houses. The government train that carried us to Fort Scott consisted of about 250 wagons with six mules to each wagon."[ 2 ]
A Civil War Veteran's Pension Application filed later would reveal the following information about his Civil War experiences. In an application to the Commissioner of Pensions Joel Grubb was described as: a Farrier of Company H, 6th Regiment Kansas Calvary Volunteers. Joel enrolled on the 14th day of January 1862, at Fort Scott, Kansas for 3 years. A Muster Roll of Company H on Feb. 28, 1862 listed Joel as "Present". There was not a report on file June 30, 1862. July and August 1862 he was listed as "present-sick". Sept & Oct 1862 he was also "present". The reports on Apr 30, 1863, May & June1863 " listed him as absent on detached service in pursuit of deserters,". July & Aug. 1863 he was again listed as "Present". A report from Aug. 31, 1864- Oct 1864 "he was recorded as absent sick in General Hospital since Aug. 27, 1864 and didn't report back to his company until on Feb. 28, 1865. Joel mustered out on an Individual Muster Out Roll at Paola, Kansas May 1. 1865. The Regimental Hospital Register Commencing Aug. 1, 1864 shows him admitted with Ophthalmia (eye infection) on Aug. 25, 1864. Sent to General Hospital Sept. 4, 1864.
Immediately after the Civil War Joel is 46 years old and living in Freedom, Kansas according to the 1865 Kansas State Census.
In January 1869, he married Mrs. Rhoda C. Crow, a sister of his first wife. By 1870, Joel returned to Jackson Twp, Jasper County, Missouri. [ 3 }
In the 1870 Census Joel's property was valued at $6000 and his personal evaluation was $1,415 indicating a rapid recovery after the devastation of the Civil War on his land and property. They lived in the Jackson Township in the County of Jasper, Missouri and used the Fidelity Post Office. [ 3 ]
In 1880, Joel Grubb was 63 years old and lived in Jackson Twp., Missouri with his wife, Rachel "Rody", and 2 daughters. [ 4 ]
An 1883 Map of Jasper County, Missouri shows Joel's farm in Diamond City which is about 5 miles north of the present Diamond, MO. This map of Jasper County Missouri shows Fidelity, Jackson Twp., and Diamond City Communities where Joel and his son Jake (Jacob) Benton Grubb lived. This land later passed to Jake's daughter Maud GRUBB Knorpp, and later sold to her son Kenneth Knorpp for $1. This land (80 acres) stayed in the family of the Grubbs and Knorpp's for nearly 100 years from 1880-1973.
Joel died on Wednesday, 2 October 1889. [ 5 ] His funeral was attended by the Stanton Post, Grand Army of the Republic (Union Civil War). He is buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery currently referred to as Stone Cemetery in Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri.
The following information was obtained from Joel's death certificate.
Joel Grubb was a white male, 70 years 5 months and 2 days old. He was a blacksmith and farmer. He died on 2 October 1889. He had 3 wives. He was from Washington County, Indiana and died at Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri. He had congestion of stomach and bones for 12 days prior to his death according to his death certificate. He was buried 4 October 1889 at Diamond Grove Cemetery in Jasper Co (now Stone Cemetery). His undertaker was E. Knell of Carthage, MO. His physician's name was D.F. Moss, of Jasper Co, MO. [ 6 ]
Joel's obituary ran in the Carthage Press. [ 7 ]
Mr. Joel Grubb, the subject of this sketch, was born on May 1, 1919 in Washington Co. Ind. where he lived until 1841. When he moved to Jasper County and settled three miles south west of Fidelity, on what is known as the Tower farm. Being a single man, he engaged board of Mr. Matthew Payne, and went to school during the winter of 41 and 42 and in 1843 he married Serena Payne, by whom he had six children. Five of them are still living. Viz: John Grubb of Granby, V.G. Grubb of Columbus Kansas, Mrs. H. A. Montague of Carthage, Mrs. Wm. McReynolds, of Parsons, Kan., and Jacob Grubb on Diamond City. The sixth child of this union died in childbirth.
He was prosperous and for years before the war. His cattle, by the hundreds, dotted the prairies. His wife died in 1857. In 1859 he bought his home place in Fidelity, which was then a thriving town, and established a large wagon and plow works, which was burned to the ground by the rebels, at the breaking out of the war. In 1862 he enlisted in the Sixth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, Company 11, serving over three years and being mustered out in 1865. He was wounded at the battle of Newtonia and when he returned after the war, he found his property nearly all destroyed or confiscated. In January 1869 he was married to his third wife Rhoda C. Crow a sister of his first wife, Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne. Rhoda and Joel lived happily until his death on Wednesday, Oct 2, 1889. By this union one child, Miss Victoria Grubb survives him. Promptly at 10 O'clock Friday morning, the GA.R. and friends in wagons and carriages, will attend the funeral and the procession moved to the cemetery 1 ½ miles southwest of Fidelity where the burial services were conducted by the G.A.R.
One final story about Joel Grubb was published in the Carthage Press Newspaper about the last of October 1889.
A special Correspondent is the Globe Democrat, from Webb City tells us a cock-and-bull story about a mysterious rainfall which occurred immediately above the chamber in which a farmer residing near Fidelity, Missouri died recently. The story had created much excitement and considerable comment. All sorts of rumors are on file. The Corpse was surrounded by a blaze of fire; then the constant rainfall at this particular spot and all such balderdash.
In justice to the widow of the deceased farmer we publish this following statement by Dr. Hart, who visited the mysterious spot.
"I visited Mrs. Grubb at her home near Fidelity, on Saturday last and the following is the result of an interview with her."
In response to my questions she stated that her husband's name was Joel Grubb. He was 71 years of age, had lived in Jasper County 50 years on that farm 20 years. He was a member of the Christian Church for many years. For the past 20 years has been a free liberal thinker. He did not change his belief when he died. We (the family) believe as he did. We are called infidels by some, but my husband believed in a God and a future reward and the people do us great injustice by circulating such falsehoods. No to the absurd stories about lights, balls of fire, etc. There have been no lights except such as we have made. As to the rain or mist, there have been drops of water of moisture falling about the elm trees. We could not account for it until some of the neighbors discovered that it was caused by numerous bugs that congregated on and about the elm trees.
This all there is of the absurd report. Dr. Hart procured one of the bugs which may be seen at his office at any time. Mr. Sanders, of Carthage, has an elm tree on his premises which products the same mysterious rainfall- Short Creek Republican.
1: Ancestry from the Genealogy Archives of Joelda Marie Doughty Knorpp who lived on the Grubb Farm for more than 60 years from 1932 until just before her death in 1997. (Documents include birth, death, county histories, marriages, war service records, land records etc)
2: Graphic Story of Civil War Here As Related by Girl. Carthage Press. Centennial Edition October 1973
3: 1870 U.S. Census Jasper County, Missouri
4: 1880 U.S. Census Jasper County, Missouri
5: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
6: Missouri Death Records 1834-1910
7: Carthage Press Obituary . Tuesday, 10 October 1889
NOTE: Biological Sketch by Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D. Canyon Lake, CA. (Joel is my 4th Great Grandfather.) Records were from the Genealogy Archives of Joelda "Marie" DOUGHTY Knorpp.
~ SOURCE: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mojasper/Bios/Bio7.htm
Veteran: Civil War (union)
Joel C. P. Grubb was born 1 May 1819 in Washington County, Indiana the son of Jacob and Sally RICE Grubb. His occupations were casket making, blacksmith and farmer in Fidelity, Missouri. He moved to Jasper County in 1841 at the time of the county formation making him an earlier settler in the newly formed county. He settled 3 miles southwest of Fidelity on what is known in the area as the Tower farm. He lived with the Payne family while attending school in the winter of 41 and 42 and worked for board, farming during the spring and summer for Mr. Matthew Payne.
Joel was married three times and had seven sons and five daughters between 1844 and 1874 based on 1840-1880 U.S. Census records. He died on October 2, 1889, in Fidelity, Missouri, at the age of 70. He is buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery (now Stone Cemetery).
Joel married first Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne, second Dorothy Seagraves (a widow) and third Rhoda Crow (a widow).
Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne was born 1826 in Tennessee. They married in 1843 in the township of Diamond Grove, Jasper County, Missouri. Diamond Grove was located on the border of Newton and Jasper County approximately 1/8 mile west off State Highway 71 and County Line Road.
Sarah's parents were Mathew Payne born 1789 in Patrick, Virginia and Jane THOMPSON Payne born 1795 in Virginia.
Joel and Cyrenia, called, "Sarah", had six children born in Jasper County: 1. Jacob Benton Grubb born 3, March 1855 died 1857; 2. John Wesley Grubb born 1845 died 1924; 3. Virgil Huston Grubb born 1847; 4. Sarah Ann born 1849; 5. America (Frances M.) born 1852 and her twin 6. Sumantha born 1852 (died as a child about 1860). Cyrenia died in 1857 and is buried at Stone Cemetery.
Joel married second Dorothy SEAGRAVES Grubb Moore born about 1859 in Fidelity, Jackson Township, Jasper County, Missouri. Dorothea was born in 1827. When Joel married Dorothea she had one child: 1. Tom Seagraves born 26 April 1858 who died 22 Apr. 1917. Together Joel and Dorothy had three children together born in Jasper County: 1. Irwin Grubb born 1863 died1885; and 2. Alice Sophronia-Grubb- Kneeland-Eacret- Morris born 1867 died 1946; 3. Joseph Joel Grubb born 13 Dec. 1869 died 23 Mar 1949 and referred to as "young Joel" by the family.
Joel married third, Rhoda C. PAYNE (Crow) born about 1829 in Tennessee and died 1899 in Jasper County. She is the sister of his first wife, Sarah. When Joel married Rhoda she had 2 children : 1. Able Crow born 1863 and Willis Crow. Joel and Rhoda had two children together born in Jasper County: 1. Lafayette Grubb born 4 July 1870 and died 6 Sept 1876 and 2. Victoria Grubb born 20 Nov. 1874 and died 1949. [ 1 ]
In 1848 Joel Homesteaded Claim in the Springfield Land Office to 40 acres in Jasper County which would later become Fidelity according to the U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. The land is described as: . Sec. 17, Twp 27-N, Range 31-W, 5th PM Jasper County, Missouri. He filed his claim in the Springfield Land Office. Joel was an original land owner of Jasper County living in the Jackson Township in a community called Diamond Grove. This land will be passed down to son Jacob Benton "Jake" Grubb, granddaughter Ida Maud GRUBB Knorpp and later sold to Joel's great grandson- Kenneth Knorpp for $1. Representing farm land that would stay in the Grubb/Knorpp family for over 100 years.
By 1860 Joel Grubb is 41 years old and living in Jackson, Jasper County, MO. He is a blacksmith with real estate valued at $5000 and personal belongings valued at $600. His second wife Dorothea Ann Seagraves, is 30 years old born in Missouri. The children (all born in Missouri) living in the household are: John , Huston, Sarah, America, Samantha, Jacob, and Thomas. Also living with them is Adison a 24 year old male blacksmith born in Virginia and William Davis a 22 year old farm laborer born in Arkansas.
Joel was prosperous man for years before the Civil war as evidenced by his hundreds of cattle that dotted the prairies around the Jackson Twp. area where they lived. In 1859 he bought his home place at Fidelity (later known as the "Grubb Farm"), which was a thriving town at the time, and established a large wagon and plow works, which was burned to the ground by rebels, at the beginning of the Civil War. By the end of the Civil War only three homes were left standing in Jasper County.
Joel spent most of his Civil War experience in Fort Scott Kansas as a Farrier.
On 14th Jan 1862, he enlisted in the Sixth Kansas Volunteer Calvary, Company 11, serving three years and being mustered out in 1865. He was wounded at the battle of Newtonia and after returning after the war, he found his property nearly all destroyed or confiscated.
The area became so dangerous during the war that Joel returned home and moved his family to Fort Scott Kansas until the conclusion of the war. An account of the incident in the Carthage Press Centennial Edition October 1973 recorded an eye witness account describing their move.
"These three rebels had started out that morning to kill Joel Grubb, Alfred Bryant and father (Doc Parmelee)." Later that night at moonlight about 1 o'clock we heard a noise that shook the earth and were badly frightened until we saw it was a column of about 400 Union Soldiers riding by. They passed our door, riding two by two, and never said a word. What a relief to us when we saw that they were Union men.
"As far as the war went on and got worse we knew our only refuge was Fort Scott if we could get there. A government train was camped at the Dr. Moss place and we expected a wagon to come to get us to join the train. But they never came. It seems that members of the wagon train feared for their own safety and the guards were guarding the train. Finally one old man agreed to go with father and take a wagon. We left a year's provisions behind, and a lot of other stuff in proportion. The wagon train rolled through Carthage on the way to Fort Scott. It was a nice little town and most houses had brick chimneys. When we returned three years later after the war all that remained were a lot of chimneys standing alone without houses. The government train that carried us to Fort Scott consisted of about 250 wagons with six mules to each wagon."[ 2 ]
A Civil War Veteran's Pension Application filed later would reveal the following information about his Civil War experiences. In an application to the Commissioner of Pensions Joel Grubb was described as: a Farrier of Company H, 6th Regiment Kansas Calvary Volunteers. Joel enrolled on the 14th day of January 1862, at Fort Scott, Kansas for 3 years. A Muster Roll of Company H on Feb. 28, 1862 listed Joel as "Present". There was not a report on file June 30, 1862. July and August 1862 he was listed as "present-sick". Sept & Oct 1862 he was also "present". The reports on Apr 30, 1863, May & June1863 " listed him as absent on detached service in pursuit of deserters,". July & Aug. 1863 he was again listed as "Present". A report from Aug. 31, 1864- Oct 1864 "he was recorded as absent sick in General Hospital since Aug. 27, 1864 and didn't report back to his company until on Feb. 28, 1865. Joel mustered out on an Individual Muster Out Roll at Paola, Kansas May 1. 1865. The Regimental Hospital Register Commencing Aug. 1, 1864 shows him admitted with Ophthalmia (eye infection) on Aug. 25, 1864. Sent to General Hospital Sept. 4, 1864.
Immediately after the Civil War Joel is 46 years old and living in Freedom, Kansas according to the 1865 Kansas State Census.
In January 1869, he married Mrs. Rhoda C. Crow, a sister of his first wife. By 1870, Joel returned to Jackson Twp, Jasper County, Missouri. [ 3 }
In the 1870 Census Joel's property was valued at $6000 and his personal evaluation was $1,415 indicating a rapid recovery after the devastation of the Civil War on his land and property. They lived in the Jackson Township in the County of Jasper, Missouri and used the Fidelity Post Office. [ 3 ]
In 1880, Joel Grubb was 63 years old and lived in Jackson Twp., Missouri with his wife, Rachel "Rody", and 2 daughters. [ 4 ]
An 1883 Map of Jasper County, Missouri shows Joel's farm in Diamond City which is about 5 miles north of the present Diamond, MO. This map of Jasper County Missouri shows Fidelity, Jackson Twp., and Diamond City Communities where Joel and his son Jake (Jacob) Benton Grubb lived. This land later passed to Jake's daughter Maud GRUBB Knorpp, and later sold to her son Kenneth Knorpp for $1. This land (80 acres) stayed in the family of the Grubbs and Knorpp's for nearly 100 years from 1880-1973.
Joel died on Wednesday, 2 October 1889. [ 5 ] His funeral was attended by the Stanton Post, Grand Army of the Republic (Union Civil War). He is buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery currently referred to as Stone Cemetery in Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri.
The following information was obtained from Joel's death certificate.
Joel Grubb was a white male, 70 years 5 months and 2 days old. He was a blacksmith and farmer. He died on 2 October 1889. He had 3 wives. He was from Washington County, Indiana and died at Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri. He had congestion of stomach and bones for 12 days prior to his death according to his death certificate. He was buried 4 October 1889 at Diamond Grove Cemetery in Jasper Co (now Stone Cemetery). His undertaker was E. Knell of Carthage, MO. His physician's name was D.F. Moss, of Jasper Co, MO. [ 6 ]
Joel's obituary ran in the Carthage Press. [ 7 ]
Mr. Joel Grubb, the subject of this sketch, was born on May 1, 1919 in Washington Co. Ind. where he lived until 1841. When he moved to Jasper County and settled three miles south west of Fidelity, on what is known as the Tower farm. Being a single man, he engaged board of Mr. Matthew Payne, and went to school during the winter of 41 and 42 and in 1843 he married Serena Payne, by whom he had six children. Five of them are still living. Viz: John Grubb of Granby, V.G. Grubb of Columbus Kansas, Mrs. H. A. Montague of Carthage, Mrs. Wm. McReynolds, of Parsons, Kan., and Jacob Grubb on Diamond City. The sixth child of this union died in childbirth.
He was prosperous and for years before the war. His cattle, by the hundreds, dotted the prairies. His wife died in 1857. In 1859 he bought his home place in Fidelity, which was then a thriving town, and established a large wagon and plow works, which was burned to the ground by the rebels, at the breaking out of the war. In 1862 he enlisted in the Sixth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, Company 11, serving over three years and being mustered out in 1865. He was wounded at the battle of Newtonia and when he returned after the war, he found his property nearly all destroyed or confiscated. In January 1869 he was married to his third wife Rhoda C. Crow a sister of his first wife, Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne. Rhoda and Joel lived happily until his death on Wednesday, Oct 2, 1889. By this union one child, Miss Victoria Grubb survives him. Promptly at 10 O'clock Friday morning, the GA.R. and friends in wagons and carriages, will attend the funeral and the procession moved to the cemetery 1 ½ miles southwest of Fidelity where the burial services were conducted by the G.A.R.
One final story about Joel Grubb was published in the Carthage Press Newspaper about the last of October 1889.
A special Correspondent is the Globe Democrat, from Webb City tells us a cock-and-bull story about a mysterious rainfall which occurred immediately above the chamber in which a farmer residing near Fidelity, Missouri died recently. The story had created much excitement and considerable comment. All sorts of rumors are on file. The Corpse was surrounded by a blaze of fire; then the constant rainfall at this particular spot and all such balderdash.
In justice to the widow of the deceased farmer we publish this following statement by Dr. Hart, who visited the mysterious spot.
"I visited Mrs. Grubb at her home near Fidelity, on Saturday last and the following is the result of an interview with her."
In response to my questions she stated that her husband's name was Joel Grubb. He was 71 years of age, had lived in Jasper County 50 years on that farm 20 years. He was a member of the Christian Church for many years. For the past 20 years has been a free liberal thinker. He did not change his belief when he died. We (the family) believe as he did. We are called infidels by some, but my husband believed in a God and a future reward and the people do us great injustice by circulating such falsehoods. No to the absurd stories about lights, balls of fire, etc. There have been no lights except such as we have made. As to the rain or mist, there have been drops of water of moisture falling about the elm trees. We could not account for it until some of the neighbors discovered that it was caused by numerous bugs that congregated on and about the elm trees.
This all there is of the absurd report. Dr. Hart procured one of the bugs which may be seen at his office at any time. Mr. Sanders, of Carthage, has an elm tree on his premises which products the same mysterious rainfall- Short Creek Republican.
1: Ancestry from the Genealogy Archives of Joelda Marie Doughty Knorpp who lived on the Grubb Farm for more than 60 years from 1932 until just before her death in 1997. (Documents include birth, death, county histories, marriages, war service records, land records etc)
2: Graphic Story of Civil War Here As Related by Girl. Carthage Press. Centennial Edition October 1973
3: 1870 U.S. Census Jasper County, Missouri
4: 1880 U.S. Census Jasper County, Missouri
5: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
6: Missouri Death Records 1834-1910
7: Carthage Press Obituary . Tuesday, 10 October 1889
~ SOURCE: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mojasper/Bios/Bio7.htm
Veteran: Civil War (union)
Joel C. P. Grubb was born 1 May 1819 in Washington County, Indiana the son of Jacob and Sally RICE Grubb. His occupations were casket making, blacksmith and farmer in Fidelity, Missouri. He moved to Jasper County in 1841 at the time of the county formation making him an earlier settler in the newly formed county. He settled 3 miles southwest of Fidelity on what is known in the area as the Tower farm. He lived with the Payne family while attending school in the winter of 41 and 42 and worked for board, farming during the spring and summer for Mr. Matthew Payne.
Joel was married three times and had seven sons and five daughters between 1844 and 1874 based on 1840-1880 U.S. Census records. He died on October 2, 1889, in Fidelity, Missouri, at the age of 70. He is buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery (now Stone Cemetery).
Joel married first Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne, second Dorothy Seagraves (a widow) and third Rhoda Crow (a widow).
Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne was born 1826 in Tennessee. They married in 1843 in the township of Diamond Grove, Jasper County, Missouri. Diamond Grove was located on the border of Newton and Jasper County approximately 1/8 mile west off State Highway 71 and County Line Road.
Sarah's parents were Mathew Payne born 1789 in Patrick, Virginia and Jane THOMPSON Payne born 1795 in Virginia.
Joel and Cyrenia, called, "Sarah", had six children born in Jasper County: 1. Jacob Benton Grubb born 3, March 1855 died 1857; 2. John Wesley Grubb born 1845 died 1924; 3. Virgil Huston Grubb born 1847; 4. Sarah Ann born 1849; 5. America (Frances M.) born 1852 and her twin 6. Sumantha born 1852 (died as a child about 1860). Cyrenia died in 1857 and is buried at Stone Cemetery.
Joel married second Dorothy SEAGRAVES Grubb Moore born about 1859 in Fidelity, Jackson Township, Jasper County, Missouri. Dorothea was born in 1827. When Joel married Dorothea she had one child: 1. Tom Seagraves born 26 April 1858 who died 22 Apr. 1917. Together Joel and Dorothy had three children together born in Jasper County: 1. Irwin Grubb born 1863 died1885; and 2. Alice Sophronia-Grubb- Kneeland-Eacret- Morris born 1867 died 1946; 3. Joseph Joel Grubb born 13 Dec. 1869 died 23 Mar 1949 and referred to as "young Joel" by the family.
Joel married third, Rhoda C. PAYNE (Crow) born about 1829 in Tennessee and died 1899 in Jasper County. She is the sister of his first wife, Sarah. When Joel married Rhoda she had 2 children : 1. Able Crow born 1863 and Willis Crow. Joel and Rhoda had two children together born in Jasper County: 1. Lafayette Grubb born 4 July 1870 and died 6 Sept 1876 and 2. Victoria Grubb born 20 Nov. 1874 and died 1949. [ 1 ]
In 1848 Joel Homesteaded Claim in the Springfield Land Office to 40 acres in Jasper County which would later become Fidelity according to the U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907. The land is described as: . Sec. 17, Twp 27-N, Range 31-W, 5th PM Jasper County, Missouri. He filed his claim in the Springfield Land Office. Joel was an original land owner of Jasper County living in the Jackson Township in a community called Diamond Grove. This land will be passed down to son Jacob Benton "Jake" Grubb, granddaughter Ida Maud GRUBB Knorpp and later sold to Joel's great grandson- Kenneth Knorpp for $1. Representing farm land that would stay in the Grubb/Knorpp family for over 100 years.
By 1860 Joel Grubb is 41 years old and living in Jackson, Jasper County, MO. He is a blacksmith with real estate valued at $5000 and personal belongings valued at $600. His second wife Dorothea Ann Seagraves, is 30 years old born in Missouri. The children (all born in Missouri) living in the household are: John , Huston, Sarah, America, Samantha, Jacob, and Thomas. Also living with them is Adison a 24 year old male blacksmith born in Virginia and William Davis a 22 year old farm laborer born in Arkansas.
Joel was prosperous man for years before the Civil war as evidenced by his hundreds of cattle that dotted the prairies around the Jackson Twp. area where they lived. In 1859 he bought his home place at Fidelity (later known as the "Grubb Farm"), which was a thriving town at the time, and established a large wagon and plow works, which was burned to the ground by rebels, at the beginning of the Civil War. By the end of the Civil War only three homes were left standing in Jasper County.
Joel spent most of his Civil War experience in Fort Scott Kansas as a Farrier.
On 14th Jan 1862, he enlisted in the Sixth Kansas Volunteer Calvary, Company 11, serving three years and being mustered out in 1865. He was wounded at the battle of Newtonia and after returning after the war, he found his property nearly all destroyed or confiscated.
The area became so dangerous during the war that Joel returned home and moved his family to Fort Scott Kansas until the conclusion of the war. An account of the incident in the Carthage Press Centennial Edition October 1973 recorded an eye witness account describing their move.
"These three rebels had started out that morning to kill Joel Grubb, Alfred Bryant and father (Doc Parmelee)." Later that night at moonlight about 1 o'clock we heard a noise that shook the earth and were badly frightened until we saw it was a column of about 400 Union Soldiers riding by. They passed our door, riding two by two, and never said a word. What a relief to us when we saw that they were Union men.
"As far as the war went on and got worse we knew our only refuge was Fort Scott if we could get there. A government train was camped at the Dr. Moss place and we expected a wagon to come to get us to join the train. But they never came. It seems that members of the wagon train feared for their own safety and the guards were guarding the train. Finally one old man agreed to go with father and take a wagon. We left a year's provisions behind, and a lot of other stuff in proportion. The wagon train rolled through Carthage on the way to Fort Scott. It was a nice little town and most houses had brick chimneys. When we returned three years later after the war all that remained were a lot of chimneys standing alone without houses. The government train that carried us to Fort Scott consisted of about 250 wagons with six mules to each wagon."[ 2 ]
A Civil War Veteran's Pension Application filed later would reveal the following information about his Civil War experiences. In an application to the Commissioner of Pensions Joel Grubb was described as: a Farrier of Company H, 6th Regiment Kansas Calvary Volunteers. Joel enrolled on the 14th day of January 1862, at Fort Scott, Kansas for 3 years. A Muster Roll of Company H on Feb. 28, 1862 listed Joel as "Present". There was not a report on file June 30, 1862. July and August 1862 he was listed as "present-sick". Sept & Oct 1862 he was also "present". The reports on Apr 30, 1863, May & June1863 " listed him as absent on detached service in pursuit of deserters,". July & Aug. 1863 he was again listed as "Present". A report from Aug. 31, 1864- Oct 1864 "he was recorded as absent sick in General Hospital since Aug. 27, 1864 and didn't report back to his company until on Feb. 28, 1865. Joel mustered out on an Individual Muster Out Roll at Paola, Kansas May 1. 1865. The Regimental Hospital Register Commencing Aug. 1, 1864 shows him admitted with Ophthalmia (eye infection) on Aug. 25, 1864. Sent to General Hospital Sept. 4, 1864.
Immediately after the Civil War Joel is 46 years old and living in Freedom, Kansas according to the 1865 Kansas State Census.
In January 1869, he married Mrs. Rhoda C. Crow, a sister of his first wife. By 1870, Joel returned to Jackson Twp, Jasper County, Missouri. [ 3 }
In the 1870 Census Joel's property was valued at $6000 and his personal evaluation was $1,415 indicating a rapid recovery after the devastation of the Civil War on his land and property. They lived in the Jackson Township in the County of Jasper, Missouri and used the Fidelity Post Office. [ 3 ]
In 1880, Joel Grubb was 63 years old and lived in Jackson Twp., Missouri with his wife, Rachel "Rody", and 2 daughters. [ 4 ]
An 1883 Map of Jasper County, Missouri shows Joel's farm in Diamond City which is about 5 miles north of the present Diamond, MO. This map of Jasper County Missouri shows Fidelity, Jackson Twp., and Diamond City Communities where Joel and his son Jake (Jacob) Benton Grubb lived. This land later passed to Jake's daughter Maud GRUBB Knorpp, and later sold to her son Kenneth Knorpp for $1. This land (80 acres) stayed in the family of the Grubbs and Knorpp's for nearly 100 years from 1880-1973.
Joel died on Wednesday, 2 October 1889. [ 5 ] His funeral was attended by the Stanton Post, Grand Army of the Republic (Union Civil War). He is buried at Diamond Grove Cemetery currently referred to as Stone Cemetery in Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri.
The following information was obtained from Joel's death certificate.
Joel Grubb was a white male, 70 years 5 months and 2 days old. He was a blacksmith and farmer. He died on 2 October 1889. He had 3 wives. He was from Washington County, Indiana and died at Fidelity, Jasper County, Missouri. He had congestion of stomach and bones for 12 days prior to his death according to his death certificate. He was buried 4 October 1889 at Diamond Grove Cemetery in Jasper Co (now Stone Cemetery). His undertaker was E. Knell of Carthage, MO. His physician's name was D.F. Moss, of Jasper Co, MO. [ 6 ]
Joel's obituary ran in the Carthage Press. [ 7 ]
Mr. Joel Grubb, the subject of this sketch, was born on May 1, 1919 in Washington Co. Ind. where he lived until 1841. When he moved to Jasper County and settled three miles south west of Fidelity, on what is known as the Tower farm. Being a single man, he engaged board of Mr. Matthew Payne, and went to school during the winter of 41 and 42 and in 1843 he married Serena Payne, by whom he had six children. Five of them are still living. Viz: John Grubb of Granby, V.G. Grubb of Columbus Kansas, Mrs. H. A. Montague of Carthage, Mrs. Wm. McReynolds, of Parsons, Kan., and Jacob Grubb on Diamond City. The sixth child of this union died in childbirth.
He was prosperous and for years before the war. His cattle, by the hundreds, dotted the prairies. His wife died in 1857. In 1859 he bought his home place in Fidelity, which was then a thriving town, and established a large wagon and plow works, which was burned to the ground by the rebels, at the breaking out of the war. In 1862 he enlisted in the Sixth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, Company 11, serving over three years and being mustered out in 1865. He was wounded at the battle of Newtonia and when he returned after the war, he found his property nearly all destroyed or confiscated. In January 1869 he was married to his third wife Rhoda C. Crow a sister of his first wife, Cyrenia (Sarah) Payne. Rhoda and Joel lived happily until his death on Wednesday, Oct 2, 1889. By this union one child, Miss Victoria Grubb survives him. Promptly at 10 O'clock Friday morning, the GA.R. and friends in wagons and carriages, will attend the funeral and the procession moved to the cemetery 1 ½ miles southwest of Fidelity where the burial services were conducted by the G.A.R.
One final story about Joel Grubb was published in the Carthage Press Newspaper about the last of October 1889.
A special Correspondent is the Globe Democrat, from Webb City tells us a cock-and-bull story about a mysterious rainfall which occurred immediately above the chamber in which a farmer residing near Fidelity, Missouri died recently. The story had created much excitement and considerable comment. All sorts of rumors are on file. The Corpse was surrounded by a blaze of fire; then the constant rainfall at this particular spot and all such balderdash.
In justice to the widow of the deceased farmer we publish this following statement by Dr. Hart, who visited the mysterious spot.
"I visited Mrs. Grubb at her home near Fidelity, on Saturday last and the following is the result of an interview with her."
In response to my questions she stated that her husband's name was Joel Grubb. He was 71 years of age, had lived in Jasper County 50 years on that farm 20 years. He was a member of the Christian Church for many years. For the past 20 years has been a free liberal thinker. He did not change his belief when he died. We (the family) believe as he did. We are called infidels by some, but my husband believed in a God and a future reward and the people do us great injustice by circulating such falsehoods. No to the absurd stories about lights, balls of fire, etc. There have been no lights except such as we have made. As to the rain or mist, there have been drops of water of moisture falling about the elm trees. We could not account for it until some of the neighbors discovered that it was caused by numerous bugs that congregated on and about the elm trees.
This all there is of the absurd report. Dr. Hart procured one of the bugs which may be seen at his office at any time. Mr. Sanders, of Carthage, has an elm tree on his premises which products the same mysterious rainfall- Short Creek Republican.
1: Ancestry from the Genealogy Archives of Joelda Marie Doughty Knorpp who lived on the Grubb Farm for more than 60 years from 1932 until just before her death in 1997. (Documents include birth, death, county histories, marriages, war service records, land records etc)
2: Graphic Story of Civil War Here As Related by Girl. Carthage Press. Centennial Edition October 1973
3: 1870 U.S. Census Jasper County, Missouri
4: 1880 U.S. Census Jasper County, Missouri
5: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
6: Missouri Death Records 1834-1910
7: Carthage Press Obituary . Tuesday, 10 October 1889
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