Martha Sheffield Groover (1780-1853)

Martha Sheffield Groover

Birth

1780

Effingham County, Georgia, USA

Death

1853 (aged 72–73)

Bulloch County, Georgia, USA

Burial

Upper Black Creek Cemetery

Brooklet, Bulloch County, Georgia, USA Add to Map

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She married David Groover in 1799 in Bulloch County. Her last name is also spelled "Sheffield."

Their children included:
Joshua 1799-1884 married Amy Rowe
Enoch 1802 married Elizabeth
David M. 1803-1855
(married Elizabeth "Betsy" Sheffield)
Mahala 1805 married Frederick Miller
Christopher 1812 married Nancy Hoover
Jane 1815 married James B. Rushing
Honor (Haner)1816-1882 married James Dickerson 1st and Patrick White, 2nd. Martha helped her raise her children.

They were active in the Upper Black Creek Primitive Baptist Church where his brother, Rev. William Marion Groover, Sr. preached.
biography by Rhonwyn P

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David Groover

1774–1846 (m. 1799)

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Martha Sheffield Groover

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William Sheffield

Mary Abbott Sheffield

David Groover

Delilah Sheffield Burnside

Margaret Sheffield Bennett

Joshua Groover

Jane Groover Rushing

Honor Groover Dickerson White

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Martha Sheffield Groover

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William Sheffield

Mary Abbott Sheffield

David Groover

Delilah Sheffield Burnside

Margaret Sheffield Bennett

Joshua Groover

Jane Groover Rushing

Honor Groover Dickerson White

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