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Note: Obituary from the files of Leta Griffith Grubb MRS. EMMA GRUBB DIES AT RESIDENCE
Funeral services set for Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Beard Grubb, age 82, will be conducted Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Vandivier funeral home in charge of Dr. John F. Williams of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Grubb dies in her apartment at 597 East Jefferson Street following a long illness. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. Friends are invited to attend the services. Friends called at the mortuary Monday afternoon and are invited to call from 7 to 9 Monday evening.
RESIDED HERE 20 YEARS Mrs. Grubb was born on the family farm in Needham Township Oct. 27, 1869, the daughter of Jesse and Angeline Webb Beard. She lived the greater part of her life in Needham township coming to Franklin for residence about 20 years ago. Five sons and daughters survive. They are: Frank Grubb of near Greenwood; Mrs. Benton B. U. Devore of Franklin; Burris Grubb of near Greenwood, who is in Phoenix, Ariz., and will be unable to attend the services; Mrs. Edith Norman of Indianapolis and Marden Grubb of Shelbyville. Also remaining are one sister, Mrs. Laura Ray of Whiteland, 13 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Mrs. Grubb was a faithful member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was devoted to her family and home. A lover of nature, she enjoyed bird watching and working in her garden.
************************************************* Compiler has been reminded by his younger sister, Martha, how Grandma Grubb used to come to our home for a week or two each year when we siblings were quite young. She was very well versed with an ability to memorize poetry and stories and could deliver them with proper voice inflections and timing. A couple that I particularly remember hearing from her are: : "Lil' Orphan Annie" and " Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight". I'm sure that my siblings have their own memories of special "pieces" that Grandma entertained us with. Jean, my oldest sister, has chipped in another remembrance. Grandma and Dad both used to sing the following little "ditty" to us:
Oh, don't you remember A long time ago Two poor little babes Their names I don't know They wandered away One fine summer day Got lost in the woods I've heard people say.
And when it was night So sad was their plight The sun it went down And the moon gave no light They sobbed and they sighed And they bitterly cried Poor babes in the woods They laid down and died.
And when they were dead The robins so red Carried strawberry leaves And over them spread They sang a sweet song All the day long Poor babes in the woods And now they are gone.
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Letter to A.D. Hiller, Executive Assistant to the Administrator, (Note: I failed to copy Mr. Hiller's office and position. It may have been a Military Records position at National Archives.), from Mrs. Emma B. Grubb, Franklin, Ind., dated May 8, 1939:
"In regard to the Boggstown Cemetery Association, I do not know them and I don't see how the cemetery can be restored. The monuments have been thrown down in the creek. We could not locate the graves. We go to the State Library and get books written by the Rev. J.B. Finley, Hannah Hough's brother, which tells no so much about the family. Joseph Hough's father, William Hough, and the Rev. Robt. W. Finley, Hannah Hough's father, were both at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Hannah's grandmother, Hannah Phelam Bradley, established a hospital and nursed the sick and wounded soldeirs during the Rev. War. I have a copy of the quaint old Obituaries. I guess the quaint old deed made me want to punish the man that distroyed the cemetery. The historic old (Red Mills) Joseph Hough built more than a hundred years ago is still in use, some of the timber limbs hewed and the old mill stone is dearer to me than the old cemetery. I am not asking that the cemetery be restored. "Joseph Hough B. Feb. 26, 1777 Pennsylvania D. Nov. 21, 1844 Shelby Co. Ind. married Apr. 7, 1803 Chillicothe Ohio
Hannah Finley B. Dec. 4, 1787 Mecklenburg Co. N. Carolina D. Dec. 2, 1878 Mahaska Iowa "Joseph Hough served in the war of 1812 in Co. of Capt. Robt. Gowdy, Green Co. Ohio (Pension records). "If the Boggstown Cemetery Association succeeds in restoring the grounds I will be interested in securing the marker you spoke of. The Houghs were my great-grandparents and I am 70 years old. Thanks so much for your kind reply. "Emma Grubb"
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