Isaac Grubaugh.
Born on 6 Apr 1845 in Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio. Isaac died in Union Township Van Wert County, Ohio, on 10 Apr 1894; he was 49. Buried in Woodland Union Cemetery, Van Wert.
A Portrait and Biographical Record of Mercer and Van Wert County, Ohio, A. W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, 1896
Isaac Grubaugh, a deceased farmer of Union township, Van Wert County, OH, and once, a well-known citizen, was a son of Jonathan and Margaret Grubaugh, and was born in Morrow County, OH, April 6, 1845. Jonathan Grubaugh, the father, was born in Germany in 1780, and when a boy, was brought to America by his parents, who settled among the hardy pioneers of Richland County, OH and there Jonathan was reared to manhood on a farm, was twice married, and by the second marriage left as his only progeny, the subject of this sketch -- Isaac Grubaugh. His mature years were principally passed in Morrow County, where his death occurred in this ninety-sixth year. During his long and useful life he cleared up two wild farms from the forests of OH, and was a factor in the redemption of the state from the wilderness.
Isaac Grubaugh received his literary education in the schools of Morrow County and was from his childhood till death a tiller of the soil. September 24, 1877 he was united in marriage with Miss Carrie Glover; in 1878 he came to Van Wert County, and purchased the farm in Union township where the family still resides, and here died on Apr. 10, 1894. Mrs. Carrie Grubaugh was born in Coshocton County, OH, in 1851, a daughter of Isaac and Nancy (Endsley) Glover, and bore her deceased husband five children, viz: Ora, wife of George Bennett; Olive M., deceased; William, Clark and Jessie. Isaac Glover, father of Mrs. Grubaugh was also born in Coshocton County, OH, where he followed school teaching and farming until 1853, when he moved to Paulding County, OH and settled on a tract of wild land, which had been previously entered by his father. This land, Isaac Glover cleared up and improved, and on it made a home for eighteen years, uniting his profession as a teacher with the calling of a farmer; he then came to Van Wert County and purchased a home in Hoagland township, where he died Apr. 9, 1881. and where his widow still lives. He was a member of the Royal Arcanum of Van Wert, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and, as a Republican, served as township trustee and justice of the peace in both Paulding and Van Wert Counties, and was an upright and highly respected citizen.
Mrs. Nancy Glover was born in Coshocton County, OH, in 1839 and was married at 20 years of age, bearing to her husband the following children: Mrs. Carrie Grubaugh, widow of our subject; Harriet, wife of Abraham Norris, of Union township; Jennie, married to Frank Bemer, of Hoaglin township; Joel, who married Anna Ludwig, now in New Mexico; Nancy, wife of Marcus Reed, of Union township, Van Wert County, OH; Cynthia, at home with her mother; Porter, of Van Wert County; Beattie, at home; Jessie, at home, and Sarah, deceased. Mrs. Glover is also a member of the Presbyterian Church and now makes her home on the old farm in Hoaglin township, where she is highly esteemed by all her neighbors and others who have the happiness of knowing her. Mrs. Grubaugh is not a member of any religious denomination, but is, as was her husband, a free contributor to the cause of religious as well as educational organizations, and to all worthy enterprises tending to the elevation of moral and material improvement of the community in which he lives.
Isaac Grubaugh was one of the most respected of the residents of Union township. He was a member of Scott Lodge, I.O.O.F., by the members of which he was held in the highest esteem; in politics, he was a republican without guile; as a citizen, he was active and useful; as a father, gentle and indulgent, and as a farmer, was skillful, industrious and successful. His untimely death, in the prime of life, suddenly occurred April 10, 1894, and his loss was a deep affliction to his family as well as a cause of sincere sorrow to the community in which he had so many years led an honorable life.
1880 Federal Census. Union Twp., Van Wert County, Ohio
Series: T9 Roll: 1073 Page: 267
Isaac Grubaugh, 31, farmer
Carrie M. Grubaugh, 28, wife, keeping house
Ora Grubaugh, 4, daughter
William L., 10/12, son
All born in Ohio as were Carrie’s parents. Isaac’s parents were born in Pennsylvania.
On 24 Sep 1874 when Isaac was 29, he married
Caroline Matilda Glover, daughter of
Isaac Newton Glover &
Nancy Endsley (2 Apr 1829-26 Jan 1907), in Van Wert County, Ohio.
Born on 13 Jul 1851 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Caroline Matilda died on 13 Apr 1926; she was 74. Buried in Woodland Union Cemetery, Van Wert.