This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gruber Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1YB.2ACI/752.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for the address. Good reading on keeping a level head. In Jefferson and Harrison County, we have proven sites as well as rumors. The time period fits for sure. The dry goods store was opened around 1827. I know that John Gruber sold out to Russell, and need to trace history of ownership. You have been very helpful.