Benjamin Anderson Grover

1856 - Apr 10 - Invitation. All person having unsettled accounts upon my book, for services rendered previous to the first of January, 1856, are hereby invited to calla nd settle, by note or otherwise, between this and tenth day of April net, as I shall be obliged to place my accounts in the hands of others for collection after that date. ANY ONE unable to pay Doctor-bil will please call and get a receipt. Thankful for past confidence and favors, I solicit a continuance of the Same. Benj. A. Grover., Maxinkuckee Lake, March 26, 1856

Benjamin Anderson Grover BIRTH 10 Jan 1832 Indiana DEATH 28 Aug 1907 Scotland County, Missouri BURIAL Cunningham Cemetery Benton Township, Knox ' County, Missouri,(Benjamin Anderson Grover was likely buried in Cunningham Cemetery because of the shared faithfulness of the Cunningham family to the Union cause during the Civil War. The Captain lived at Sand Hill the last 6 years of his life. ) son of Josiah Grover & Sophia Everts Grover

Married married 18 Jan 1855 LaPorte, Indiana Elizabeth Isabell Foote was born Nov 25, 1834 Farmersville, Cattaraugus, New York and died Jun 19, 1885 in Yakima City, Washington Terr. daughter of Adrian Foote and Philomela Alden

Children:

Eudorus born March 27, 1858 Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois died Oct 20, 1936 Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington.

Sarah Hattie, born Dec, 1865 Iowa died Mar 13, 1885 Yakima, Yakima, Washington.

James Garfield, born August 12, 1868 Lonejack, Missouri died May 18, 1959 Okanagan Co, Washington.

Herbert Evert, born May 21,1872 Kansas died Apr 4, 1936 Norwalk, Los Angeles, California.

Benjamin abandoned Elizabeth and after she died he remarried

married June 3, 1887 Yakima Co, Washington Mrs. Kate Morton Benjnamin abandon her in April 1891. Kate was granted a divorce in Yakima Co. Washington May 1893. They had no children.

married October 13, 1893 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri Ida Mae Rombaugh BIRTH 8 Apr 1876 La Plata, Macon County, Missouri DEATH 18 Dec 192 Calhoun County, Mississippi BURIAL Bentley-Russell Cemetery Calhoun County, Mississippi, daughter of Mathias M "J. Rumbo" Rombaugh & Mary Jane Moncrief She abandoned the family in 1902.

Children:

Hattie Mae Grover born Jul 23, 1894 Ludlow, Livingston Co, Missouri died Jan 12, 1961, Sand Hill, Scotland, Missouri married Henry Patrick Forquer Feb 17, 1920 Memphis, Scotland, Missouri.

Dayton"Date" Grover born Nov 22, 1895 Kahoka, Clark, Missouri died Apr10, 1962, Scotland, Missouri Martha Downing Hegeman Sept 16, 1932, Brookville, New York.

Bonnie Marie Grover born Nov 29, 1897 Ashton, Clark County, Missouri died Mar 1, 1972, Rutledge, Scotland, Missouri John Raymond Wilson Nov. 13, 1943 Gorin, Scotland, Missouri.

Joe Pearl Grover born June 1, 1900, Fairmont, Clark, Missouri, died Mar 23, 1979 Memphis, Scotland, Missouri married Eva Ellen Levere, Sept 2, 1924, Edina, Knox Co., Missouri.

After Benjamin's death the four children (Hattie, Dayton, Bonnie and Joe Pearl) were "farmed out" to four different families. Hattie lived with the Daniel and Melissa Jolliff family at Sand Hill; "Date" lived with the Alvis and Susana Elder family in Benton twp; Bonnie lived with Mrs. Eliza Gilmer at Sand Hill; and Joe P. lived with the Benjamin and Barbara Norton family at Knox City

1860 United States Federal Census 
Name	Benj Grover
Age	26
Birth Year	abt 1834
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birth Place	Indiana
Home in 1860	Union, LaPorte, Indiana
Post Office	Kingsbury
Dwelling Number	1423
Family Number	1419
Occupation	Alof Physician
Inferred Father Joseph Grover
Inferred Mother Sophia Grover



Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 
Name	Benjamin A Grover
Enlistment Date	4 Oct 1861
Enlistment Rank	Captain
Muster Date	11 Dec 1861
Muster Place	Indiana
Muster Company	K
Muster Regiment	46th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type	Infantry
Muster Information	Commission
Muster Out Date	22 Jul 1863
Muster Out Information	Resigned
Side of War	Union
Survived War?	Yes
Was Officer?	Yes
Residence Place	Rochester, Indiana
Title	Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana