U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Groves, Charles Morgan (1833-1917) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 463 CHARLES MORGAN GROVES, is a farmer of Union District, was born June 14, 1833. The son of John and Elizabeth Grant Groves. At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a soldier in Company F, 15th West Virginia Infantry, and was made First Lieutenant of his company soon after his enlistment at Philippi in 1862. He served throughout the war with distinction and received an honorable discharge at Richmond after the surrender of Lee. He returned home and married Margaret Teter, daughter of Jacob Teter. Children: Elizabeth, wife of Henry Keyser; Philadelphia, wife of Lewis H. Spearman, and Mary. The last two are dead. Mr. Groves has held one political office, namely, Justice of the Peace. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #2074 FULL-NAME: Charles M. Groves DEATH-DATE: November 9, 1917 at age 84y-5m-15d DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon, R.5, Union District, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: Farmer CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Old age INFORMANT: C. B. Westfall ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------