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Children
Abraham Gruver
William J. Gruver
John Gruver
Joseph Gruver
Michael Gruver
Henry Gruver
Christian Gruver
Barbara Gruver
Magdalena Gruver
Susan Gruver
Elizabeth Gruver
Catherine Gruver
George Gruver
2nd Sarah Holland
Children
Peter Gruver
Margaret Ann Gruver
James Gruver
Jeremiah Gruver
Amanda Gruver
Sibling(s):
Mary Brodt
Barnet Brodt
Frederick Brodt
Conrad Brodt
Margaretha Brodt
Michael Brodt
Catherine Brodt
Anna Rosina Brodt
Jacob Brodt
Susanna Brodt
Daniel
Gruver
Elizabeth Gruver
William Gruver Jr.
Maria Barbara Gruver
Abraham Gruver
Mary Gruver
Sarah Gruver |
Married:
October 5, 1806
Died: Monroe County
Buried: Ross Township, Monroe County, PA
John Gruver, father of Judge Gruver, was born in Northampton County
and by occupation was a lifelong farmer, following that vocation in
his native county until 1849, in which year he moved to Monroe County,
settling in Ross Township, where he purchased the farm on which he
made his home until his death, in 1861. He was twice married, his first
wife being a Miss Houck, by whom he had twelve children, namely: Abram,
who resided near Allentown, Penn., where he died leaving a family;
William J. who married and lived in Northampton county; John, born
in Northampton county, who lived on his farm near Bartonsville, Monroe
county, till his death (he left a family); Joseph, who moved to the
State of Indiana, where he is still living (he married a native of
his own State, Pennsylvania); Michael, born in Northampton County,
who married and settled in Easton, that county, where he died, leaving
six children; Henry, who died unmarried; Christian, who was drowned
in the Delaware river when a young man, while bathing; Barbara, Mrs.
John Good, of Northampton county, Lena, Mrs. Charles Shannon, of Williamsburg,
Northampton County; Catherine, wife of Daniel Knecht, of Nazareth,
Penn.; Susan, Mrs. Thomas Harper, of Scranton, Penn., and Elizabeth,
wife of Samuel Knecht, of Newburg, Northampton County. The mother of
these dying, Mr. Gruver wedded Miss Sarah Holland, of Plainfield, Northampton
County, and to this union were born five children, of whom, Peter is
the eldest. Margaret, born in Northampton County, married Barnet Michael,
who enlisted for service in the Civil War and died during his term,
of fever; he left four sons and one daughter – William, Edward,
Abram, Jeremiah and Alice (Who lived in New Jersey. Amanda was first
married to William Smith, of Ross Township, Monroe County, who died
some years ago. And she is now the wife of Frank Corzell, of Northampton
county, by her first marriage she had ten children – Frank, Stephen,
Theodore, Peter, Ezra, Alvin, Freeman, Adam, Emma (Mrs. Adam Corzell,
of Hazleton, Penn., and Alice (Mrs. John Vanbuskirk). Mrs. Sarah Gruver
surviving her husband many years, her death occurring in 1887 at the
home of Judge Gruver, whom she was visiting at the time.
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