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Descendants of Peter Gruber Sr.
( Groover Family )
Generation No. 1
Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr.
1. Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. was born Abt. 1762 in Calder, District of Merburg, Germany, and died July 11, 1841 in Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia. He married Sarah/Susanna ? 1783 in Orange Co, North Carolina. She was born 1767 in North Carolina, and died 1836.
( Notes for Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. )
Note by Wayne D. Norton posted on Ancestry.com website.
Peter Groover ( 1762-1841 ) came to America during the American Revolution as a German ( Hessian ) mercenary. He evidently was captured or defected and joined the North Carolina Militia in 1780. He fought with the patriots until the end of the war and remained in America after the Revolutionary War ended. He was a resident of Orange Co, North Carolina where he was connected with the German Reformed Church. About 1813 he migrated to Franklin Co, Georgia. He passed away in Cobb Co, Georgia in 1841. Peter is buried at the Antioch Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia.
End Of Notes
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Peter Gruber/Groover is listed on the 1821 Georgia Land Lottery as listed below:
Name: Grover, Peter, Sr.
County: Franklin
Mil. Dist: Harris
Lot: 129
Section: 2
Drew Land: Monroe
( Also note that his son Peter Groover Jr. is also listed on this lottery. See Peter Groover Jr. for details )
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Peter Gruber/Groover is listed on the Georgia Pension Roll of 1835 as listed below:
Peter Groover
Elbert County
Private-Corporal
Sergeant
North Carolina Militia
$79.00 Annual Allowance
$237.00 Amount Received
March 19, 1833 Pension Started
Age 72
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( More About Peter Gruber/Groover Sr. )
# 1: Groover is the " Americanized " name for Gruber.
Burial: Antioch Methodist Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia
Census: 1840, Franklin Co, Georgia. Book # 1, Roll #41, Page #329a & 329b.
Children of Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. and Sarah/Susanna ? are:
* 2. i. Peter2 Groover Jr., b. Abt. 1782, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1868, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 3. ii. Elizabeth Groover, b. Abt. 1784, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. September 29, 1849, Franklin Co, Georgia.
* 4. iii. Sarah Groover, b. Abt. 1788, Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1840, Georgia.
* 5. iv. Mary Groover, b. Abt. 1795, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1870, Pike Co, Georgia.
* 6. v. John Groover, b. September 16, 1800, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. April 23, 1881, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 7. vi. Phillip J. Groover, b. Abt. 1800, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. May 03, 1882, Abernathy, Cleburne Co, Alabama.
* 8. vii. Milly Groover, b. August 16, 1803, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. Aft. June 10, 1880, Cherokee Co, Georgia.
* 9. viii. Jacob Groover, b. 1804, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. April 23, 1881.
* ix. Daniel Groover, b. Abt. 1808, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina.
( Notes for Daniel Groover )
Daniel Groover son of Peter Gruber/Groover is listed on the 1840 Revolutionary War Participants in the 1840 Federal Census. He list his father Peter Grover age 79 as pensioner.
( More About Daniel Groover )
Census 1: 1830, Franklin Co, Georgia
Census 2: 1840, Cobb Co, Georgia
* x. Kirby Groover, b. Unknown.
Generation No. 2
Peter2 Groover Jr.
2. Peter2 Groover Jr. ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born Abt. 1782 in Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina, and died Aft. 1868 in Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia. He married (1) Philepina Ingle December 30, 1806 in Guilford/Orange Co, Georgia, daughter of George Ingle and Anna Clapp. She was born 1772 in Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died 1848 in Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina. He married (2) Mary Cameron Iseley October 03, 1846 in Georgia. She was born 1780 in North Carolina.
( Notes for Peter Groover Jr. )
Peter Groover Jr. is listed on the 1821 Georgia Land Lottery as listed below:
Name: Grover, Peter, Jr.
County: Franklin
Mil. Dist: Harris
Lot: 142
Section: 11
Drew Land: Dooly
( Also note that his father Peter Gruber/Groover Sr. is also on this lottery. See Peter Gruber/Groover Sr. for details )
( More About Peter Groover Jr. )
Burial: Holly Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Cobb Co, Georgia
Census 1: 1830, Franklin Co, Georgia
Census 2: August 07, 1860, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia. Book #1, Roll #117, Page #414.
( More About Peter Groover Jr. and Philepina Ingle )
Fact # 1: Married at The Brick Church in Guilford Co, North Carolina.
Marriage: December 30, 1806, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina
( More About Mary Cameron Iseley )
Burial: Holly Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Cobb Co., GA
Child of Peter Groover Jr. and Philepina Ingle is:
* i. Sara3 Groover, b. August 26, 1804; m. Peter Sommers Jr.
Elizabeth2 Groover
3. Elizabeth2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born Abt. 1784 in Orange Co, North Carolina, and died September 29, 1849 in Franklin Co, Georgia. She married Johann Jacob Neese Abt. 1798 in Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina, son of Hans Neese and Dorothea ? He was born June 20, 1764 in Lehigh Co, Pennsylvania, and died February 15,1833 in Orange Co, North Carolina.
Children of Elizabeth Groover and Johann Neese are:
* i. Elizabeth3 Neese, b. August 18, 1800, Orange Co, North Carolina.
* ii. Tenah Neese, b. May 04, 1802.
* iii. Sarah Neese, b. July 03, 1804, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
* iv. Lewis Neese, b. August 23, 1806, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
* v. Mariah Neese, b. November 16, 1808, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
* vi. Johann Jacob Neese, b. November 12, 1810, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
* vii. Alfred Neese, b. January 30, 1813, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
*10. viii. Mary Neese, b. January 22, 1815, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. February 14, 1848, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* ix. Andrew Neese, b. January 13, 1817, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina; d. September 1857, Fulton Co, Georgia.
*11. x. Jordan Neese, b. April 13, 1820, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina; d. 1896, Burlington, Alamance Co, North Carolina.
* xi. Wiley D. Neese, b. July 28, 1823, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
*12. xii. Larah Ann Neese, b. July 28, 1826, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
Sarah2 Groover
4. Sarah2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born Abt. 1788 in Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died Bef. 1840 in Georgia. She married Peter Sommers August 26, 1804 in Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina, son of Johnnas Sommers.
( More About Peter Sommers and Sarah Groover )
Fact # 1: Married at The Brick Church in Guilford Co, North Carolina.
Marriage: August 26, 1804, Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina.
Children of Sarah Groover and Peter Sommers are:
* 13. i. Susan3 Sommers, b. 1821, North Carolina.
* ii. Barbara Sommers, b. Unknown; m. Anthony Coble, Guilford/ Orange Co, North Carolina.
* iii. Rosina Sommers, b. Unknown; m. Jacob Clapp.
Mary2 Groover
5. Mary2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born Abt. 1795 in Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died Aft. 1870 in Pike Co, Georgia. She married (2) Robert Chandler Abt. 1818 in Franklin Co, Georgia.
Child of Mary Groover is:
* 14. i. Oliver Lewis3 Groover, b. December 28, 1813, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. February 12, 1888, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
Children of Mary Groover and Robert Chandler are:
* 15. ii. William H.3 Chandler, b. 1820, Georgia.
* iii. Arminda Hazeltine Chandler, b. Abt. 1823; m. William Pruitt Franklin, May 12, 1839, Pike Co, Georgia.
* 16. iv. John Chandler, b. February 25, 1824, Franklin Co, Georgia.
* v. Joseph Chandler, b. 1828, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. August 11, 1863, Virginia.
* 17. vi. Wesley Allen Chandler, b. 1831, Franklin Co, Georgia.
* vii. W. Vandoren Chandler, b. 1833, Georgia.
* viii. Mary E. Chandler, b. 1835, Georgia.
* ix. Martha Susan Chandler, b. 1841, Georgia; m. Benjamin Thomas Roan, Monroe Co, Georgia.
John2 Groover
6. John2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born September 16, 1800 in Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died April 23, 1881 in Cobb Co, Georgia. He married Elizabeth Wilson September 07, 1815 in Franklin Co, Georgia. She was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in ?.
( More About John Groover )
Census: 1830, Franklin Co, Georgia
Christening: August 26, 1804, Frieden's Lutheran Church, Guilford Co, North Carolina
( More About John Groover and Elizabeth Wilson
Fact # 1: Marriage Performed by: William Brown, Justice of the Peace
Marriage: September 07, 1815, Franklin Co, Georgia
Children of John Groover and Elizabeth Wilson are:
* 18. i. Milton3 Groover, b. 1818, Franklin Co, Georgia.
* 19. ii. Larkin C. Groover, b. September 11, 1820, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. November 01, 1892, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 20. iii. Nancy Henri Groover, b. 1824, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. Aft. 1866, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 21. iv. John Chappel Groover, b. October 02, 1827, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. February 21, 1917, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* v. Phillip James Groover, b. August 01, 1830, Franklin Co, Georgia.
Phillip J.2 Groover
7. Phillip J.2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. )was born Abt. 1800 in Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died May 03, 1882 in Abernathy, Cleburne Co, Alabama. He married Matilda D. Henry Abt. 1823 in Anson Co, North Carolina, daughter of Phillip Henry and Sarah Kirby.
( More About Phillip J. Groover )
Burial: Antioch Methodist Cemetery, Abernathy, Cleburne Co, Alabama
Children of Phillip Groover and Matilda Henry are:
* 22. i. Phillip Henry3 Groover, b. May 19, 1829, Anson Co, North Carolina; d. August 19, 1905, Edwardsville, Cleburne Co, Alabama.
* ii. Sarah Groover, b. Abt. 1830.
* 23. iii. Peter Groover, b. July 10, 1832, Anson Co, North Carolina; d. September 10, 1912, Woodstock, Bibb Co, Alabama.
* 24. iv. Susan Elmira Groover, b. 1834, Cobb Co, Georgia; d. December 06, 1891, Boaz, Marshall Co, Alabama.
* 25. v. William Kirby Groover, b. March 11, 1836, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia; d. November 11, 1917, Anniston, Calhoun Co, Alabama.
* 26. vi. Mathilda D. Groover, b. November 02, 1839, Cobb Co, Georgia; d. March 04, 1904, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 27. vii. Andrew Jackson Groover, b. July 25, 1844, Cobb Co, Georgia; d. July 25, 1903, Honey Grove, Fannin Co, Texas.
* viii. Harriett Groover, b. Unknown.
Generation No. 1
Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr.
1. Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. was born Abt. 1762 in Calder, District of Merburg, Germany, and died July 11, 1841 in Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia. He married Sarah/Susanna ? 1783 in Orange Co, North Carolina. She was born 1767 in North Carolina, and died 1836.
Note by Wayne D. Norton posted on Ancestry.com website.
Peter Groover ( 1762-1841 ) came to America during the American Revolution as a German ( Hessian ) mercenary. He evidently was captured or defected and joined the North Carolina Militia in 1780. He fought with the patriots until the end of the war and remained in America after the Revolutionary War ended. He was a resident of Orange Co, North Carolina where he was connected with the German Reformed Church. About 1813 he migrated to Franklin Co, Georgia. He passed away in Cobb Co, Georgia in 1841. Peter is buried at the Antioch Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia.
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Name: Grover, Peter, Sr.
County: Franklin
Mil. Dist: Harris
Lot: 129
Section: 2
Drew Land: Monroe
( Also note that his son Peter Groover Jr. is also listed on this lottery. See Peter Groover Jr. for details )
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Peter Groover
Elbert County
Private-Corporal
Sergeant
North Carolina Militia
$79.00 Annual Allowance
$237.00 Amount Received
March 19, 1833 Pension Started
Age 72
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# 1: Groover is the " Americanized " name for Gruber.
Burial: Antioch Methodist Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia
Census: 1840, Franklin Co, Georgia. Book # 1, Roll #41, Page #329a & 329b.
* 2. i. Peter2 Groover Jr., b. Abt. 1782, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1868, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 3. ii. Elizabeth Groover, b. Abt. 1784, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. September 29, 1849, Franklin Co, Georgia.
* 4. iii. Sarah Groover, b. Abt. 1788, Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1840, Georgia.
* 5. iv. Mary Groover, b. Abt. 1795, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1870, Pike Co, Georgia.
* 6. v. John Groover, b. September 16, 1800, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. April 23, 1881, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 7. vi. Phillip J. Groover, b. Abt. 1800, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. May 03, 1882, Abernathy, Cleburne Co, Alabama.
* 8. vii. Milly Groover, b. August 16, 1803, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. Aft. June 10, 1880, Cherokee Co, Georgia.
* 9. viii. Jacob Groover, b. 1804, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. April 23, 1881.
* ix. Daniel Groover, b. Abt. 1808, Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina.
Daniel Groover son of Peter Gruber/Groover is listed on the 1840 Revolutionary War Participants in the 1840 Federal Census. He list his father Peter Grover age 79 as pensioner.
Census 1: 1830, Franklin Co, Georgia
Census 2: 1840, Cobb Co, Georgia
* x. Kirby Groover, b. Unknown.
Generation No. 2
Peter2 Groover Jr.
2. Peter2 Groover Jr. ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born Abt. 1782 in Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina, and died Aft. 1868 in Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia. He married (1) Philepina Ingle December 30, 1806 in Guilford/Orange Co, Georgia, daughter of George Ingle and Anna Clapp. She was born 1772 in Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died 1848 in Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina. He married (2) Mary Cameron Iseley October 03, 1846 in Georgia. She was born 1780 in North Carolina.
Peter Groover Jr. is listed on the 1821 Georgia Land Lottery as listed below:
Name: Grover, Peter, Jr.
County: Franklin
Mil. Dist: Harris
Lot: 142
Section: 11
Drew Land: Dooly
( Also note that his father Peter Gruber/Groover Sr. is also on this lottery. See Peter Gruber/Groover Sr. for details )
Burial: Holly Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Cobb Co, Georgia
Census 1: 1830, Franklin Co, Georgia
Census 2: August 07, 1860, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia. Book #1, Roll #117, Page #414.
Fact # 1: Married at The Brick Church in Guilford Co, North Carolina.
Marriage: December 30, 1806, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina
Burial: Holly Springs Methodist Church Cemetery, Cobb Co., GA
* i. Sara3 Groover, b. August 26, 1804; m. Peter Sommers Jr.
Elizabeth2 Groover
3. Elizabeth2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born Abt. 1784 in Orange Co, North Carolina, and died September 29, 1849 in Franklin Co, Georgia. She married Johann Jacob Neese Abt. 1798 in Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina, son of Hans Neese and Dorothea ? He was born June 20, 1764 in Lehigh Co, Pennsylvania, and died February 15,1833 in Orange Co, North Carolina.
* i. Elizabeth3 Neese, b. August 18, 1800, Orange Co, North Carolina.
* ii. Tenah Neese, b. May 04, 1802.
* iii. Sarah Neese, b. July 03, 1804, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
* iv. Lewis Neese, b. August 23, 1806, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
* v. Mariah Neese, b. November 16, 1808, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
* vi. Johann Jacob Neese, b. November 12, 1810, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
* vii. Alfred Neese, b. January 30, 1813, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
*10. viii. Mary Neese, b. January 22, 1815, Orange Co, North Carolina; d. February 14, 1848, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* ix. Andrew Neese, b. January 13, 1817, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina; d. September 1857, Fulton Co, Georgia.
*11. x. Jordan Neese, b. April 13, 1820, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina; d. 1896, Burlington, Alamance Co, North Carolina.
* xi. Wiley D. Neese, b. July 28, 1823, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
*12. xii. Larah Ann Neese, b. July 28, 1826, Guilford/Orange Co, North Carolina.
Sarah2 Groover
4. Sarah2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born Abt. 1788 in Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died Bef. 1840 in Georgia. She married Peter Sommers August 26, 1804 in Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina, son of Johnnas Sommers.
Fact # 1: Married at The Brick Church in Guilford Co, North Carolina.
Marriage: August 26, 1804, Guilford, Orange Co, North Carolina.
* 13. i. Susan3 Sommers, b. 1821, North Carolina.
* ii. Barbara Sommers, b. Unknown; m. Anthony Coble, Guilford/ Orange Co, North Carolina.
* iii. Rosina Sommers, b. Unknown; m. Jacob Clapp.
Mary2 Groover
5. Mary2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born Abt. 1795 in Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died Aft. 1870 in Pike Co, Georgia. She married (2) Robert Chandler Abt. 1818 in Franklin Co, Georgia.
* 14. i. Oliver Lewis3 Groover, b. December 28, 1813, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. February 12, 1888, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 15. ii. William H.3 Chandler, b. 1820, Georgia.
* iii. Arminda Hazeltine Chandler, b. Abt. 1823; m. William Pruitt Franklin, May 12, 1839, Pike Co, Georgia.
* 16. iv. John Chandler, b. February 25, 1824, Franklin Co, Georgia.
* v. Joseph Chandler, b. 1828, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. August 11, 1863, Virginia.
* 17. vi. Wesley Allen Chandler, b. 1831, Franklin Co, Georgia.
* vii. W. Vandoren Chandler, b. 1833, Georgia.
* viii. Mary E. Chandler, b. 1835, Georgia.
* ix. Martha Susan Chandler, b. 1841, Georgia; m. Benjamin Thomas Roan, Monroe Co, Georgia.
John2 Groover
6. John2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. ) was born September 16, 1800 in Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died April 23, 1881 in Cobb Co, Georgia. He married Elizabeth Wilson September 07, 1815 in Franklin Co, Georgia. She was born Unknown in ?, and died Unknown in ?.
Census: 1830, Franklin Co, Georgia
Christening: August 26, 1804, Frieden's Lutheran Church, Guilford Co, North Carolina
Fact # 1: Marriage Performed by: William Brown, Justice of the Peace
Marriage: September 07, 1815, Franklin Co, Georgia
* 18. i. Milton3 Groover, b. 1818, Franklin Co, Georgia.
* 19. ii. Larkin C. Groover, b. September 11, 1820, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. November 01, 1892, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 20. iii. Nancy Henri Groover, b. 1824, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. Aft. 1866, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 21. iv. John Chappel Groover, b. October 02, 1827, Franklin Co, Georgia; d. February 21, 1917, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* v. Phillip James Groover, b. August 01, 1830, Franklin Co, Georgia.
Phillip J.2 Groover
7. Phillip J.2 Groover ( Peter1 Gruber/Groover Sr. )was born Abt. 1800 in Hillsboro, Orange Co, North Carolina, and died May 03, 1882 in Abernathy, Cleburne Co, Alabama. He married Matilda D. Henry Abt. 1823 in Anson Co, North Carolina, daughter of Phillip Henry and Sarah Kirby.
Burial: Antioch Methodist Cemetery, Abernathy, Cleburne Co, Alabama
* 22. i. Phillip Henry3 Groover, b. May 19, 1829, Anson Co, North Carolina; d. August 19, 1905, Edwardsville, Cleburne Co, Alabama.
* ii. Sarah Groover, b. Abt. 1830.
* 23. iii. Peter Groover, b. July 10, 1832, Anson Co, North Carolina; d. September 10, 1912, Woodstock, Bibb Co, Alabama.
* 24. iv. Susan Elmira Groover, b. 1834, Cobb Co, Georgia; d. December 06, 1891, Boaz, Marshall Co, Alabama.
* 25. v. William Kirby Groover, b. March 11, 1836, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia; d. November 11, 1917, Anniston, Calhoun Co, Alabama.
* 26. vi. Mathilda D. Groover, b. November 02, 1839, Cobb Co, Georgia; d. March 04, 1904, Marietta, Cobb Co, Georgia.
* 27. vii. Andrew Jackson Groover, b. July 25, 1844, Cobb Co, Georgia; d. July 25, 1903, Honey Grove, Fannin Co, Texas.
* viii. Harriett Groover, b. Unknown.
