Leroy Delbert GRUBAUGH

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• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Quindaro, Wyandotte Co., Kansas

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Leroy Delbert Grubaugh was born in 1924 to Jonathan Lee Grubaugh and Luretta Tillie Lehman. He married Deana Irene Rowden on 7 May 1947.
Here is his newspaper obituary:
Kansas City Star, The (MO) - August 11, 1999
LeROY DELBERT GRUBAUGH LeRoy Delbert Grubaugh, 75, was born in Kansas City, KS, on January 3, 1924, and entered into the presence of our Lord on Tuesday, August 10, 1999. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, August 13, at the Porter Funeral Home; burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, KS. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the donor's choice.
Delbert retired from Phillips Petroleum Company in 1981 after 32 years as a maintenance supervisor. He was a WWII veteran with the 149th Combat Engineers, landed with the forces on Normandy Beach on D-day, served with Army Reserves for 32 years, and was a member of the VFW. He was also a member of the Antioch Family Worship Center. He is survived by his wife, Deana Grubaugh, of the home; son, Jon Grubaugh, and three daughters, Patti Wolters, Nancy Gilpin, and Terri Panjada, all of Kansas City,KS; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marida Barber and Faynola Bettles, both of Council Groves, KS. He was loved and respected by all who knew him. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home)

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Leroy married Deana Irene ROWDEN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1900, Living with father in Garfield, Morris Co., Kansas
• Census: 1910, Living with Uncle Lafayette Henry, in Whitewomen, Wichita Co., Kansas
• Census: 1920, Living in Whitewomen, Wichita Co., Kansas
• Census: 1930, Living in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
• Census: 1940, Living in Quindaro, Wyandotte Co., Kansas

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Son of Joshua Lee Grubaugh and Nora Mary Henry. Obituary is as follows:
Obituary for Jonathan Lee Grubaugh (Council Grove paper)
Jonathan Lee Grubaugh, 72, passed away Thursday evening at the Morris County hospital. He was born near Council Grove on February 5th, 1894, and married Luretta Lehman, April 20th, 1919, in Scott City. They lived in Kansas City from 1923 until March 1943, when he retired to a farm near here. Grubaugh was a member of the Church of Christ Christian. He was preceded in death by two sons, Joshua and Harold Robert. Surviving are his wife of the home; two sons, LeRoy Delbert Grubaugh of Kansas City, KS; and Charles Glen Grubaugh of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Don (Marida) Barber, of Council Grove, KS, and Mrs. John (Faynola) Bettles, of Council Grove, KS; one brother, John Grubaugh, of Branson; and 8 grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, at the Church of Christ Christian, with the Rev. Dale Rider officiating. Burial will be in the Morris County Cemetery near Dwight, KS.

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Jonathan married Luretta Tillie LEHMAN on 20 Apr 1919 in Scott City, Kansas. Luretta was born on 12 Nov 1897 in Wichita Co., Kansas; died on 17 Feb 1989 in Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas; was buried in Swartz Cemetery, Dwight, Morris Co., Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of Samuel M. Lehman and Emma Finley
• Census: 1920, Living with husband in Whitewoman, Wichita Co., Kansas
• Census: 1930, Living with husband in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
• Census: 1940, Living with husband in Quindaro, Wyandotte Co., Kansas

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Obituary is as follows:
Obituary of Luretta Tillie Grubaugh (Council Grove paper)
Luretta Tillie Grubaugh was born on November 12th, 1897 to Samuel M. and Emma Finley Lehman. Birthplace was a sod house in Wichita County, Kansas on land homesteaded by her parents in 1886. Luretta died February 17th, 1989 at the home of her daughter Marinda Barber. She graduated from high school in Scott City, KS, and married Jonathan Lee Grubaugh on April 20th, 1919. Luretta was baptized in White Women creek near Leoti, KS as a young girl and was a member of the Church of Christ Christian since 1942. From 1919 to 1923 they farmed near Leoti, KS. From 1923 to 1942 they lived in Kansas City, Kansas. While there Jonathan worked for Cutter Hays packing company. From 1942 until 1983 Luretta lived on a farm east of Council Grove, KS. Since then she made her home with her children. She spent her life being a homemaker and raising her children. she enjoyed piecing and quilting quilts and other needlework making over 100 quilts to give to her children, grandchildren, and friends. She enjoyed her garden and flowers as long as she was able. Her husband preceded her death on November 10th, 1966. She was also preceded in death by three sons; Joshua Lee on January 19th, 1936; Harold Robert on November 21st, 1959; and Charles Glen on July 17th, 1976; and one great-grandson. She is survived by a son, LeRoy Delbert and his wife Deana of Kansas City, KS; two daughters; Marinda Barber and husband Don Barber; Faynola Bettles and husband John Bettles; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a sister Gladys Wood; and a brother Alvia Lehman and his wife Edma Mae both of Scott City, KS and three nieces and their families. She will be laid to rest in the family plot in the Morris Cemetery near Dwight, KS.

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• Census: 1880, Living in Cooper, Stafford Co., Kansas
• Census: 1900, Living in Garfield, Morris Co., Kansas
• Census: 1910, Living with son, Brice, in Osage, Camden Co., Missouri

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Joshua Lee Grubaugh was born in 1854 to Jonathan Lee Grubaugh and Caroline Young. He was 3rd of 11 children born to this couple. Joshua spent his early years in Morrow County, OH and then moved west in the mid-1870s. He married Nora Mary Henry on 29 Nov 1877 in Cass County, MO. They had 12 children. The first child, Cora Dell Grubaugh, was born in Missouri and all of the others were born in Morris County, KS. The 10th and 12th children were both stillborn and Nora died one day after delivering the 12th child. Joshua was left with the ten remaining children. The family stayed together for awhile and then went their separate ways. In 1905, Joshua Lee is living in Wyandotte, KS and none of the children are with him. On 17 Jun 1907, Joshua Lee married Inez Paralee Jones Rice in Fulton County, AR. She was 20 years younger than him and the marriage lasted only a short time. In 1910, Inez is still in Fulton County, AR and she lists her status as "divorced". In 1910, Joshua is living with his son, Brice, and Brice's family in Osage, Camden, MO. Joshua lists his status as "widowed". Joshua died in 1911 in Montreal, Camden, MO and his body was sent to Kansas for interment.


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Joshua married Nora Mary HENRY on 29 Nov 1877 in Cass Co., Missouri. Nora (daughter of Lorenzo Dow HENRY and Mary Catherine SLAWSON) was born on 9 Oct 1858 in McDonough Co., Illinois; died on 11 Feb 1896 in Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas; was buried in Swartz Cemetery, Dwight, Morris Co., Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1860, Living with parents in Mason, Grundy Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living with parents in Everett, Cass Co., Missouri
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Cooper, Stafford Co., Kansas

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• Census: 1860, Living in Mason, Grundy Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living in Everett, Cass Co., Missouri
• Census: 1880, Living in Everett, Cass Co., Missouri
• Census: 1900, Living in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
• Census: 1910, Living in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas

Lorenzo married Mary Catherine SLAWSON in 1857. Mary (daughter of Amzi SLAWSON and Alpha KNIFFEN) was born on 18 Nov 1836 in Vega, New York; died on 7 Dec 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri; was buried in Leoti Cemetery, Leoti, Wichita Co., Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Brown, Delaware Co., Ohio
• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Mason, Grundy Co., Illinois
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Everett, Cass Co., Missouri
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Everett, Cass Co., Missouri
• Census: 1900, Living with husband in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas
• Census: 1910, Living with husband in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas