David Henry GROVES & Mary Alice RHODES

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David Henry GROVES
Mary Alice RHODES

Husband: David GROVES
Birth: 22 May 1852 or 1853 or 1855, "Huttonville," IL
Death: 11 Mar 1933, Martinsville, Clark Co., IL
Disposition: buried Darwin Cemetery, Darwin, Clark Co., IL
Occupation: farmer
Father: born in KY or OH
Mother: born in OH or PA

There is a Hutsonville in Crawford Co., IL (which is adjacent to Clark Co.) and there is a Hutton Twp. in Coles Co., IL (which is also adjacent to Clark Co.), but I can find no "Huttonville" in Illinois.

Marriage: 25 Jun 1874, Clark Co., IL

Wife: Mary Alice RHOADES / RHOADS / RHODES
Birth: 25 Apr 1858, Darwin Twp., Clark Co., IL
Death: 18 Aug 1941, Martinsville, Clark Co., IL
Disposition: buried Darwin Cemetery, Darwin, Clark Co., IL
Occupation: homemaker
Brother: Charles RHODES / RHOADES (1864-1936)
Father: William Greenberry RHODES, b. 1829/30, IL
Mother: Sarah Louisa DIXON / DICKSON, b. 1831/2, IL
Stepmother: Susanna MILLER, b. 1842/3, IL

Children:

1. (Child) GROVES; died young
2. (Child) GROVES; died young

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania

Sources (n.b., Vigo Co., IN, is just across the state line from Clark Co., IL):

1. Illinois, County Marriages, 1815-1935 (online at FamilySearch.org):

Name William Green RHODES William G. Rhoads David Groves

Spouse's Name Sarah Louisa Dixon Susann Miller Alice Rhoades

Event Date 01 Mar 1855 11 Nov 1868 25 Jun 1874

Event Place Clark, Illinois Clark, Illinois Clark, Illinois

GS Film Number 1306060 1306010 1306061

2. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find David. Alice RHODES (æ 3, b. IL) is living in Darwin Twp., Clark Co., IL (p. 372), with her parents, Greenberry RHODES (æ 30, b. IL) & Louisa (æ 28, b. IL), plus a sibling. They're listed two households from William C. & Jane (McCLURE) HUDSON.

3. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find David. Alice RHODES (æ 12, b. IL) is living in Darwin Twp., Clark Co., IL (p. 312A), with her parents, W. Green RHODES (æ 34, b. IL) & Susanna (æ 27, b. IL), plus siblings, including brother, Charles (æ 6, b. IL).

4. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 30): Prairie Creek Twp., Vigo Co., IN, Roll 318, p. 299C, PN 27, SD 4, ED 206, enumerated 28 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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244 257 Groves David W M 27 / Farm Laborer / / IL KY VA

______ Allice W F 21 Wife / Keeping house IL IL IL

5. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 24): Darwin Twp., Clark Co., IL, Roll 242, p. 51B, SN 2B, SD 13, ED 5, enumerated 2 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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40 41 Groves David Head W M May 1855 45 M 21 IL KY OH Farmer 0 Y Y Y O M H

______ Alice Wife W F Apr 1858 42 M 21 2 0 IL IL IL Y Y Y

Hudson Jane Boarder W F May 1816 84 Wd 4 0 KY KY KY Y Y Y O F H

Rhodes Chas B-in-law W M Jun 1864 35 Wd IL IL IL Farm laborer 5 0 Y Y Y

I don't know how to reconcile two individuals in the same household both being the homeowner, nor how Jane (McCLURE) HUDSON can be a "boarder" when she owns her home free and clear.

7. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #27 of 30): Grant Street, Martinsville City, Martinsville Twp., Clark Co., IL, Roll T624_234, p. 180A, SN 14A, SD 9, ED 16, enumerated 27 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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354 358 Graves David Head M W 56 M1 31 IL US OH Eng Farm laborer working out W N 20 Y Y O M H

______ Alice Wife F W 52 M1 31 2 0 IL IL IL Eng Seamstress Own shop OA Y Y

8. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 29): Grant Street, Martinsville, Martinsville Twp., Clark Co., IL, Roll T625_302, p. 141A, SN 10A, SD 10 ED 16, enumerated 9 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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* X 259 285 Groves David Head O F M W 60 M N N IL OH PA Y Laborer Road W

______ Alice R Wife F W 59 M Y Y IL IL IL Y None

*Grant Street

The "R" here stands for her maiden name, "Rhodes," not middle name, "Rose."

9. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 25): Martinsville City (Ward 2), Martinsville Twp., Clark Co., IL, Roll 409, p. 195B, SN 8B, ED 12-11, SD 16, enumerated 10 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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18 250 18 151 Groves H David Head N M W 70 M 22 N Y IL OH OH Y None

______ A Mary Wife F W 72 M 17 N Y IL IL IL Y None

This enumerator put everyone's middle intial "in the middle."

10. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 35): Martinsville, Martinsville Twp., Clark Co., IL, Roll T627_768, p. 165B, SN 15B, SD 18, ED 12-11, enumerated 18 Apr 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

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388 0 1400 N Groves Alice Head F W 81 Wd N 6 Illinois same house N N N N Ot 0 0 N

11. Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947 (online at FamilySearch.org):

Name David Henry Groves Mary Alice Groves

Event Date 11 Mar 1933 18 Aug 1941

Event Place Martinsville, Clark, IL Martinsville, Clark, IL

Gender | Age Male | 80 Female 82

Birth Date 22 May 1852 25 Apr 1858

Birthplace Huttonville Town, IL Darwin, Clark, IL

Father's Name Greene Rhoades

Father's Birthplace Darwin, IL

Mother's Name Louisa Dickson

Mother's Birthplace Darwin, IL

Occupation Farmer House Keeper

Residence Martinsville, Clark, IL Martinsville, Clark, IL

Spouse's Name Rose Groves Davey Groves

Burial Date 13 Mar 1933 20 Aug 1941

Burial Place Darwin, Clark, IL Darwin, Clark, IL

Cemetery Darwin Darwin

GS Film Number 1684956 1851210

Reference ID CN 123-9 p 30618 cn 21

"Rose" appears to be a mis-hearing or mis-interpretation of Alice's maiden name, "Rhodes."

12. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name David Groves Alice Groves

Birth 1853 1859

Death 1933 1941

Burial Darwin Cemetery
Darwin, Clark County, Illinois

Inscription said to read
w/o David

Memorial # 91317517 91317498

13. Please note that death certificates and tombstones are notoriously inaccurate with regard to the birth date and place — and even the identity of the parents — of the deceased (please see this article).

14. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

15. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com): not found.

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