Celia, in 1860 a John T Grubbs from Virginia age 64 lived almost next door to my Mother side of the family, Quick, Johnson and Egner...he has a son Benjamin F Grubbs born ky 1843. Sound like they may have know some Egners/// the name Grubbs is common in Marshall Co Ky..In 1850 census a Thurston Grubbs age 56 Va with a Thomas in household age 72 va... Claude At 10:25 AM 2/11/00 -0500, you wrote: >Evelyn, > >This is the one. I am sure the gentlemen will be interested in this story. > >I love little tales like this -- makes the people more than just a birth >and death date. I wish I had been interested in genealogy when my >grandparents were alive to hear stories such as these. We have one on each >side left now -- one with a good memory and one not so good. I'm always >badgering them about the past! > >I wish we knew more about that Viriginia connection! Thanks for sharing >this, you'll have to send it again if/when the other researcher joins >s. ---Celia :o) > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Evelyn E. Watson <evelynw@mindspring.com> >To: <EGNER-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 9:27 AM >Subject: Re: [EGNER] Grubb-Egner, NC and Whitley Co KY > > >> The only later marriage of an Egner to a Grubb that I have was Elizabeth >> (Lizzie) Egner to Andrew Jackson (Jack) Grubb. Lizzie was the daughter >of >> Jacob and the granddaughter of Samuel and Mary (Polly) Grubb Egner. They >> had seven children, several of whom were born in North Carolina, but >Lizzie >> and Jack died in Whitley County. My father Edgar Egner remembered both >of >> them well. He said that their twins Cora and Sedelia were born in North >> Carolina while they were traveling to Kentucky in a covered wagon. >> >> They must have had some connection with Virginia because I remember my >> grandmother telling about once when Aunt Lizzie got mad at Uncle Jack >she >> left him and rode horseback to Virginia where she stayed for awhile with >> family there. >> >> They have a lot of descendants in Whitley County. >> >> Evelyn Egner Watson > > > >==== EGNER Mailing List ==== >Post your Queries, Bible Records, Bios, Deeds, Obits, >Pensions, and Wills on the appropriate GenConnect Board: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/e/g/EGNER/#gc > >============================== >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >