Genealogy - Henry Clay Grubb

 Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. (DOB 8/18/1836 in Boone, Davidson County, NC to John Conrad Gruff and Catherine Hedrick; DOD 12/6/1909 in Davidson County, NC) was first married to Malinda Hedrick (DOB Abt. 1837 in NC; DOD 5/11/1862 in Davidson County, NC). They had two daughters before she died, Mary Ellen Grubb (married David Worth Barnes) and Susan Catherine Grubb (married Robert Lewis Lomax).

He married his second wife, Louisa Albertine Snider (aka Louisa Albertine Snyder) (DOB 5/16/1846 in Boone, Davidson County, NC; DOD 11/10/1935 in Davidson County, NC) in 1866. She was a widow. Her first husband was Alexander West who died in 1864. She had a daughter by Alexander West named, Mary A. West.

Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. and Louisa Albertine Snyder raised her daughter and his daughters. They also had their own children:

1. Maggie Louisa Jane Grubb was born 3/3/1868 in NC. She married Daniel Lee Wilson on 7/24/1898 in Davie county, NC.  Daniel Lee Wilson was born 8/22/1863 in NC. Maggie Grubb Wilson died 1/11/1922 in Davidson County, NC of a brain tumor. Daniel Lee Wilson died 11/27/1953 at 90 yrs old. He never remarried. They had Ira Odell Wilson, Lillian "Lillie" Mae Wilson, Daniel Grady Wilson, John Webster Wilson, Nellie Wilson, Maggie Leigh Wilson, Rutherford Corba Wilson, William Howard Wilson, Nena Lucille Wilson, Benjamin Franklin "Jack" Wilson.
2. Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. was born 11/22/1870 in North Carolina. When he was born he had two older half sisters, Mary West and an older full sister. After his birth he had a little brother, John Adam Grubb. (see below)
3. John Adam Grubb was born 6/2/1880 in NC. He married Nota Belle Pack (DOB 9/12/1883 in Davie County, NC; DOD 3/13/1936 in Rowan County, NC). They had 5 sons and a daughter: Gerald Giles Grubb, Gaskell Henry Grubb, Roger Ney Grubb, Mabel "Mae" Adam Grubb, Ralph Cecil Grubb, Wayne Joseph "Joe" Grubb. John Adam Grubb had formerly been a teacher and worked with his brother, Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. but he decided to leave the business and go into the ministry. He was ordained on 10/16/1913 just after his brother, H.C. Grubb, was killed. For the next 5 years he served in Baptist churches in Mecklenburg, Stanly and Davie counties. They had just moved to Florida where his mother and his mother-in-law were living with them. He did not have a church but had bought a bakery for his son, Gerald Giles Grubb, to run while he attended university. Everyone in the household, except Emma Frances Davis Grubb (his mother), came down with the Spanish Flu during the epidemic. John Adam Grubb and his mother-in-law died of the flu. He died 11/2/1918 in Deland, Volusia, FL. The others recovered. Gerald Giles Grubb did go on to be a teacher and Baptist minister.

1880 U.S. Census of Boone, Davidson County, North Carolina; Roll: 961; Page: 160B; Enumeration District: 036, Lines 38-45, "Henry Grubb"
Henry Grubb, W(hite), M(ale), 44 yrs old, Head, Married, Farmer, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Louise Grubb, W, F, 34 yrs old, Wife, Married, Farm Laborer, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Mary C. Grubb, W, F, 28 yrs old, Daughter, Single, Farm Laborer, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Mary A. Grubb, W, F, 20 yrs old, Daughter, Single, Farm Laborer, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Maggie Grubb, W, F, 12 yrs old, Daughter, Single, Farm Laborer, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Henry C. Grubb, W, M, 9 yrs old, Son, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Infant Grubb, W, M, 1/12 mos old, son, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

Henry Clay Grubb, Jr., photo shared on Ancestry.com by Leslie_Bucher originally shared this on 11 Sep 2010 

Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. married Emma Frances Davis on 10/31/1889 in Davidson  County, NC. Emma Frances Davis was born 2/22/1875 in Linwood, Davidson County, NC to William Thales Davis and Mary Frances Young.

North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Henry C Grubb
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1871
Marriage Date: 31 Oct 1889
Marriage Place: Davidson, North Carolina, USA
Spouse: Emma F Davis
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 15
Event Type: Marriage

Photo of Emma Frances Davis Grubb from FamilyFinder on FindAGrave.com

We need to look at her family because her siblings are very involved in the Grubb story.

William Thales Davis (DOB 3/24/1848 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 4/18/1905 in Davidson County, NC) married Mary Frances Young (DOB 8/31/1937 in Tyro, Davidson County, NC; DOD 8/31/1937 in Tyro, Davidson County, NC). They had:

1. Flora Davis (DOB 4/8/1869 in Linwood, Davidson County, NC; DOD 5/29/1943 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC) married Robert F. Darr (DOB 1/2/1857 in NC; DOD 11/20/1933 in NC). Robert F. Darr was the son of Henry Darr and Margaret Simerson and his siblings were Amanda Jane Darr (married Lewis F. Lamb), Charles Darr (never married) and Nancy Ellen Darr (married Rufus Kilpatric Williams). Flora and Robert Darr had Braxton Clarence Darr (died as a toddler), Lula Darr (died as an infant) and William Adam Darr (1891-1965).
2. Ella Davis (DOB 4/8/1869 in Linwood, Davidson County, NC; DOD 11/20/1902 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC) married John Clarence Jones (DOB 8/2/1864 in Randolph County, NC; DOD 3/18/1900 in Davidson County, NC). They had Dora Lou Jones, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Iva Ray Jones, Willie Etta Jones, Minnie Ella Jones, John Clarence Jones, Jr., Nellie Jones.
3. Obediah "Obe" Lawrence Davis (DOB 3/31/1871 in Linwood, Davidson County, NC; DOD 10/16/1904 in Davidson County, NC) married Maude Mildred Green (DOB 6/2/1873 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 7/5/1940 in Boone, Davidson County, NC). They had Ruby Lynch Davis, Lloyd Grady Davis (married Lena Victoria Crotts), Ethel Davis (died in infancy), Edith Davis (died in infancy), Elmer Cleo Davis (married Earl Alfonso Elliott who killed himself on Christmas day in 1932 with gunshot wound to abdomen at 28 yrs old and 2nd William Wise Davis).
4. Martha "Mattie" Jane Davis (DOB 3/27/1873 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 4/28/1947 in Boone, Davidson County, NC) married William Wilson (DOB 7/28/1853 in NC; DOD 10/8/1931 in Davidson County, NC) in 1891. No children.
5. Emma Frances Davis (DOB 2/22/1875 in Linwood, Davidson County, NC; DOD 7/30/1946 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC) married Henry Clay Grubb, Jr.
6. Merriett Lula Davis (DOB 5/9/1/877 in Linwood, Davidson County, NC; DOD 3/22/1957 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC) married James Marshall Nance (DOB 10/20/1874 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 4/16/1953 in Butner, Granville County, NC). They had Beulah Essie Nance, William Bradley Nance, Georgia Estelle Nance, James Howard Nance, Hettie Norine Nance, Carl Robbie Nance, Sherman Gilbert Nance (died in infancy), Hollan Dae Nance, Ed Foy Nance (died in infancy).
7. William Lester Davis (DOB 6/26/1879 in NC; DOD 2/21/1935 in Salisbury,  Rowan County, NC) married Laura Lenora "Notie" Barnes (DOB 4/24/1883 in Davidson County, NC to William Henderson "Hence" Barnes and Sarah Elizabeth Kesler; DOD 12/7/1960 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC). They had Glenn Howard Davis, William Eccles Davis, Laura Mae Davis, Wade Hampton Davis, Burnlee Beulah Davis, Frances Ruth Davis, Lester Dermont Davis, Edna Louise Davis, Nell Davis, Betty Lou Davis, John Truett Davis, Herman Wayne Davis. It was as I was researching my Barnes line that I came across these families and the story of Henry Clay Grubb. Notie Barnes is my first cousin 3 times removed.
8. Lenora "Notie" Belle Davis (DOB 8/19/1881 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 9/8/1959 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC) married David Thomas Fritts, Sr. (DOB 3/23/1859 in NC; DOD 3/4/1953 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC). They had Olin Grady Fritts, Mary Frances Fritts, Annie Afton Fritts, Willie Beatrice Fritts, David Thomas Fritts, Jr., Vernice Virginia Fritts, Laura Elizabeth Fritts, Charles Ray Fritts, Catherine Wanda Fritts.
9. Olin Thales Davis, Sr. (DOB 3/12/1884 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC; DOD 7/2/1953 in Washington, D.C.) married Sarah Louise Barnes (DOB 10/19/1884 in NC to Charles Adolphus Barnes and Alice Joan Kindley; DOD 9/8/1970 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC). They had Mildred Verona Davis, Hugh Wallace Davis, Sr., Vergen Davis, Foy Adolphus Davis, Olin Thales Davis, Jr., Edward "Edd" Shemwell Davis, Charles Holton Davis, Mary Joan Davis. Olin Thales Davis married Sarah Louise Barnes, daughter of Charles Adolphus Barnes. Above, William Lester Davis married Laura Lenora "Notie" Barnes, daughter of William Henderson "Hence" Barnes. Charles Adolphus Barnes and William Henderson "Hence" Barnes were brothers so Sarah Louise Barnes and Laura Lenora Barnes were 1st cousins. My direct ancestor was their brother, Lewis Francis Barnes.

Henry C. Grubb, Jr. and Emma Frances Davis had:

1. Edna Grubb (DOB 1/14/1891 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 12/21/1966 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC) married Andrew Jackson Little (DOB 10/3/1891 in NC; DOD 8/19/1936 in Davidson County, NC) on 8/14/1913 in Davidson County, NC. They had Helen Francis Little (died in infancy), June Carter Little (married Mary Bernice Raker), Zeb Grubb Little (died in 1954 at the age of 28 yrs old in a private plane crash in News Ferry, Halifax, VA. He had been in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII.)
2. Beulah Grubb (DOB 4/13/1893 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 7/17/1967 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC) married Raymond Clifford Fitzgerald (DOB 4/14/1892 in NC; DOD 5/25/1963 in Davidson County, NC). They had Emma Florence Fitzgerald, Raymond Clifford Fitzgerald, Robert Edwin Fitzgerald.
3. Zebulon "Zeb" Vance Grubb (DOB 8/6/1898 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 8/31/1949 in Provident, Rowan County, NC) married Alma Mae Lee (DOB 1/19/1895 in NC; DOD 6/28/1974). Zeb Vance was 51 yrs old when he was killed in an airplane crash into the Yadkin River. His nephew, Zeb Grubb Little, would help in the search. Just 5 yrs later, Zeb Little would also die in a crash while flying his airplane.
4. Eula Davis Grubb (DOB 5/20/1900 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 4/14/1987 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC) married, Ralph Theodore Beck (DOB 10/13/1893 in NC; DOD 1/5/1978) in 1923.
5. Stephen Theodore Grubb (DOB 4/2/1902 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 1/14/1965 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, NC) married Miriam Gray Smith (DOB 11/10/1901 in NC; DOD 2/16/1989 in Elizabethtown, Bladen County, NC).
6. Zetta Grubb (DOB 7/25/1904 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 2/14/1983 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC) married Henry Odell Walser (DOB 6/14/1903 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 5/4/1984 in NC). They had Henry Davis Walser.
7. Henry Clay Grubb, III (DOB 4/29/1906 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 2/10/1936 in Davidson County, NC). He committed suicide at 29 yrs old with pistol shot to chest. His death certificate said he was single and a physician. He had attended Wake Forest University.
8. Robert Lay Grubb, Sr. (DOB 9/4/1910 in NC; DOD 4/23/1950 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC) married Lillian Bentley Hunt (DOB 4/2/1909 in Davidson County, NC; DOD 8/19/1964 in Lexington, Davidson County, NC). They had Robert Lay Grubb, Jr., Mary Lougene Grubb. Robert Lay Grubb, Sr. committed suicide on 4/23/1950 by gunshot sound to chest in his office at the age of 39 yrs old. He was survived by his two teenage children and his wife who did not remarry.

1900 U.S. Census of Boone, Davidson County, North Carolina; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1241192, Lines 60-69, "Henry C. Grubb"
Henry C. Grubb, Head, W(hite), M(ale), Born Nov, 1870, 29 yrs old, Married 10 yrs, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer, Can read and write, Owns farm free of mortgage
Emma Grubb, Wife, W, F, Born Feb, 1875, 25 yrs old, Married 10 yrs, 4 children with 4 still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Can read and write
Edney Grubb (sic), Daughter, W, F, Born Jan, 1891, 9 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Bula Grubb (sic), Daughter, W, F, Born Apr, 1893, 7 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Zeb V. Grubb, Son, W, M, Born Aug, 1898, 1 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Euler Grubb, Daughter, W, F, Born May, 1900, 0/12 mos old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Hoke Hairson, Lodger, W, M, Born 1874, 26 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Distiller, Can read and write
Caesar Baysinger, Boarder, W, M, Born 1882, 12 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farm laborer, Cannot read or write
George Sheets, Boarder, W, M, Born 1870, 29 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Whiskey hauler, Can read and write
Sam Love, Boarder, B(lack), M, Born 1880, 20 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Cook, Can read and write

This homestead was built in Churchland, Davidson County, NC by Henry Clay Grubb, Jr., born Nov 22 in 1870 and died Aug 9, 1913. - grubbpreservationfoundation.org

1910 U.S. Census of Boone, Davidson County, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1106; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1375119, Lines 12-20, "H. Clay Grubb"
H. Clay Grubb, Head, M(ale), W(hite), 39 yrs old, 1st marriage, Married 20 yrs, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer, Can read and write, Owns farm free or mortgage
Emma F. Grubb, Wife, F, W, 34 yrs old, 1st marriage, Married 20 yrs, 7 children with 7 still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Can read and write
Edna Grubb, Daughter, F, W, 18 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Attends school
Beulah Grubb, Daughter, F, W, 16 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Attends school
Zeb V. Grubb, Son, M, W, 12 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Attends school
Eula Grubb, Daughter, F, W, 9 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Attends school
Steve T. Grubb, Son, M, W, 8 yrs old, Single, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Attends school
Zeta Grubb, Daughter, F, W, 5 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
R. Clay Grubb, Son, M, W, 4 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Lou E. Grubb, Head, F, W, 68 yrs old, Widowed, 3 children with 3 children still living, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage

The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, 1/8/1896, Pg 3

The Progressive Farmer, Winston-Salem, NC, 1/14/1896, Pg 3

Statesville Record and Landmark, Statesville, NC, 4/13/1897, Pg 2

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 5/12/1897, Pg 3

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 6/30/1897, Pg 3

The Evening World, Salisbury, NC, 8/9/1897, Pg 2

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 8/11/1897, Pg 2

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 8/30/1899, Pg 4

The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, 9/13/1900, Pg 5

Salisbury Globe, Salisbury, NC, 3/16/1904, Pg 1

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 11/23/1904, Pg 1

The North State, Lexington, NC, 3/1/1905, Pg 5

Statesville Record and Landmark, Statesville, NC, 3/3/1905, Pg 3

News and Observer, Raleigh, NC, 6/10/1905, Pg 4

The North State, Lexington, NC, 8/16/1905, Pg 3

Carolina Watchman, Salisbury, NC, 8/23/1905, Pg 5

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 1/31/1906, Pg 1

Statesville Record And Landmark, Statesville, NC, 4/19/1907, Pg 5

The Charlotte News, Charlotte, NC, 6/10/1907, Pg 4

 

 

The North State, Lexington, NC, 11/27/1907, Pg 5

The Concord Daily Tribune, Concord, NC, 4/22/1908, Pg 4

Salisbury Evening Post, Salisbury, NC, 3/15/1909, Pg 1

Carolina Watchman, Salisbury, NC, 11/16/1909, Pg 3

The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, 6/22/1910, Pg 1

The Asheville Weekly Citizen, Asheville, NC, 6/24/1910, Pg 8

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 6/29/1910, Pg 3

Marion Progressive, Marion, NC, 6/22/1911, Pg 6

The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC, 7/13/1911, Pg 9

The Evening Chronicle, Charlotte, NC, 8/3/1911, Pg 4

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 8/9/1911, Pg 2

The Raleigh Times, Raleigh, NC, 3/28/1912, Pg 5

The Wilmington Morning Star, Wilmington, NC, 3/29/1912, Pg 1

Salisbury Evening Post, Salisbury, NC, 7/26/1912, Pg 8

Salisbury Evening Post, Salisbury, NC, 7/17/1913, Pg 7

Salisbury Evening Post, Salisbury, NC, 8/11/1913, Pg 3

The Farmer and Mechanic, Raleigh, NC, 8/12/1913, Pg 14

The Davie Record, Mocksville, NC, 8/13/1913, Pg 2

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 8/13/1913, Pg 1

The Union Republican, Winston-Salem, NC, 8/14/1913, Pg 3

 

The Review, High Point, NC, 8/14/1913, Pg 8

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC,  11/12/1913. Pg 3

The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 2/18/1914, Pg 8

1920 U.S. Census of Boone, Davidson County, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1295; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 22, Lines 5-10, "Emma F. Grubb"
Emma F. Grubb, Head, Owns home with mortgage, F(emale), W(hite), 44 yrs old, Widowed, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Farmer
Eula D. Grubb, Daughter, F, W, 19 yrs old, Single, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Teacher
Stephen T. Grubb, Son, M, W, 17 yrs old, Single, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Laborer general
Zetta Grubb, Daughter, F, W, 15 yrs old, Single, Attends school, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Laborer
Roger C. Grubb, Son, M, W, 13 yrs old, Single, Attends school, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Laborer
Robert L. Grubb, Son, M, W, 9 yrs old, Single, Attends school, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

1930 U.S. Census of Boone, Davidson County, North Carolina; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341419, Lines 20-24, "Emma F. Grubb"
Emma F. Grubb, Head, Owned farm, No radio, F(emale), W(hite), 55 yrs old, Widowed, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, No occupation
Theodore Grubb, Son, M, W, 28 yrs old, Single, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, No occupation
Henry Walser, Son-in-law, M, W, 26 yrs old, Married, Married at 20 yrs old, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC, Salesman automobiles
Zettie G. Walser, Wife, F, W, 25 yrs old, Married at 19 yrs old, Can read and write, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC
Henry D. Walser, Son, M, W, 2 yrs old, Born in NC, Both parents born in NC

NC Death Certificate #16249, Registration District #29-70, Certificate #5, Emma Frances Davis Grubb, DOD 7/30/1946 in Lexington Memorial Hospital, Lexington, Davidson County, NC
Usual residence: Rt 3, Lexington, Davidson County, NC
Female, White, Widowed, Spouse was Henry Clay Grubb, DOB 2/22/1875 in Davidson County, NC, 71 yrs old
Father: Wm. F. Davis, born in Davidson County, NC
Mother: Mary Frances Young, born in Davidson County, NC
Informant: Zeb Grubb, Route #3, Lexington, NC
DOD 7/30/1946 at 4:30pm
Cause of death: cardiac dilatation due to coronary heart disease and infarction
Buried in Grubb Cemetery, Rt #1, Linwood, NC on 7/31/1946

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Henry Clay Grubb, Jr
BIRTH 22 Nov 1870
DEATH 9 Aug 1913 (aged 42)
BURIAL Grubb Cemetery, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
MEMORIAL ID 17063511

Emma Frances Davis Grubb
BIRTH 22 Feb 1875
DEATH 30 Jul 1946 (aged 71)
BURIAL Grubb Cemetery, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
MEMORIAL ID 17063520

A Timeline

• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. born 1836
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. married Malinda Hedrick about 1856
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. and Malinda Hedrick had Mary Ellen Grubb 6/10/1858
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. and Malinda Hedrick had Susan Catherine Grubb 2/3/1859
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. and Malinda Hedrick had Malinda Albertine Grubb 5/2/1862
• Malinda Hedrick Grubb died 5/11/1862
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. conscripted into service in Wake County, NC on 7/15/1862
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. wounded and captured at Crampton's Pass, South Mountain, MD on 9/14/1852
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. was in Pt. Lookout Prisoner of War Camp in Maryland
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. after the War of Northern Aggression he came home
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. married Louisa Albertine Snyder West in 3/22/1866
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. and Louisa Albertine Snyder had Maggie Louisa Jane Grubb 3/3/1868
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. and Louisa Albertine Snyder had Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. 11/22/1870
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. and Louisa Albertine Snyder had John Adam Grubb 6/2/1880
• Maggie Louisa Jane Grubb married Daniel Lee Wilson 7/8/1886

• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. married Emma Frances Davis on 10/31/1889
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. and Emma Frances Davis had Edna Grubb 1/14/1891
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. and Emma Frances Davis had Beulah Grubb 4/13/1893
• The H.C. Grubb distillery warehouse burned down along with 9 barrels of whiskey by incendiary device, no insurance 8/8/1896
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. and Obediah "Obe" Lawrence Davis (brother-in-law) were shot at as they rode horses on the road. They accused Charles Darr and 3 brothers. After the trial, Darr opened fire on Grubb and Grubb grabbed a handy shotgun and shot Darr in the leg. Supposedly the argument was about "blockade distilling and reporting". 4/13/1897
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr., Olin Thales Davis (brother-in-law), Jim and Will Green got in some trouble and fired shots at Piney church 6/30/1897
• Government seized H.C. Grubb's distillery equipment for violation of Revenue laws 8/9/1897
• John Adam Grubb married Nota Belle Pack 7/24/1898
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. and Emma Frances Davis had Zebulon "Zeb" Vance Grubb 8/6/1898
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. erected new steam distillery near Jubilee 8/30/1899
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. and Emma Frances Davis had Eula Davis Grubb 6/20/1900
• Government seized 200 gallons illegal stamped whiskey, 2 mules and wagon from H.C. Grubb 9/13/1900
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. and Emma Frances Davis had Stephen "Steve" Theodore Grubb 4/2/1902
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. and Emma Frances Davis had Zetta Grubb 7/25/1904
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. killed his brother-in-law, Obediah "Obe" Lawrence Davis outside the church on a Sunday morning during preaching 10/16/1904
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. was acquitted of the murder of Obediah "Obe" Lawrence Davis and threw a huge Barbecue al fresco party 1905
• Emma Frances Davis Grubb's father died, William Thales Davis, 4/18/1905
• William Lester Davis, H.C. Grubb's brother-in-law, conspired with Nat Crump and Frank Hairston (black) to murder H.C. Grubb. Nat Crump was convicted of attempted murder and got 8 yrs in the penitentiary. Frank Hairston (black) hid out and Lester Davis didn't have enough evidence to convict so was acquitted 8/23/1905
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. got a group of men together to search for Frank Hairston (black). They ride up to a sawmill where William Lester Davis and Olin Thales Davis are working. They see him and runs and he chases after them on horseback with a gun. They accused him of attempted murder.
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. moved his distillery to Florida in 1906
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. and Emma Frances Davis had Henry Clay Grubb, III 4/29/1906
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. accused of defrauding compromised with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for payment of $5,000 4/19/1907
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. got into a fight with a political candidate while making a speech. He interrupted the speech multiple times until the speaker lunged at him
• A wagon with a load of about 68 gallons of illegal moonshine whiskey was intercepted by chance.  All the 4 gallon jugs had H.C. Grubb labels and were intended for customers in Darlington, SC. It was later released by Revenue Officer. 10/1/1908
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. began construction of an 8 story "skyscraper" of steel in Salisbury called the Grubb Building 11/14/1908
  
• Henry Clay Grubb, Sr. died 12/6/1909
• Warehouse and other buildings owned and occupied by H.C. Grubb burned down 6/22/1910
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. and Emma Frances Davis had Robert Lay Grubb, Sr. 9/4/1910
• During a storm, 14 of H.C. Grubb's cows were struck by lightning and killed 6/22/1911
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr.'s house and barn (large enough for his 75 horses) burned down 8/3/1911
• An article in the newspaper had H.C. Grubb claiming you could drive all day and never get off his Davidson County plantation and that he had made 4,300 bushels of wheat that year. The article also mentioned his Salisbury "skyscraper" and his movie/vaudeville theaters. 7/17/1913
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr. was killed by his wife, Emma Frances Davis in self defense 8/9/1913 (he was 42 yrs old, she was 38 yrs old)
• Edna Grubb married Andrew Jackson Little 8/14/1913 (22 yrs old)
• Beulah Grubb married Raymond Clifford Fitzgerald 9/10/1913 (20 yrs old)
• John Adam Grubb was ordained into the Baptist ministry 10/16/1913
• Rev. John Adam Grubb died of the Spanish Flu 11/2/1918
• Zebulon Vance Grubb married Alma Mae Lee 3/27/1919 (20 yrs old)
• Maggie Louisa Jane Grubb Wilson died of a brain tumor at 53 yrs old 1/11/1922
• Eula Davis Grubb married Ralph Theodore Beck 6/2/1923 (23 yrs old)
• Stephen Theodore Grubb married Miriam Gray Smith 7/29/1930 (28 yrs old)
• Zetta Grubb married Henry Odell Walser 4/16/1924 (19 yrs old)
• Henry Clay Grubb, III killed himself by pistol shot to chest on 2/10/1936 (29 yrs old)
• Robert Lay Grubb married Lillian Bentley Hunt 6/9/1933 (22 yrs old)
• Henry Clay Grubb, Jr.'s mother, Louisa Albertine Snyder Grubb died 11/10/1935 (89 yrs old)
• Emma Frances Davis Grubb's mother, Mary Frances Young Davis died 8/31/1937 (88 yrs old)
• Robert Lay Grubb killed himself by shotgun blast to chest on 4/23/1950

Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount, NC, 9/3/1949, Pg 3

Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount, NC, 9/5/1949, Pg 5

Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount, NC, 9/4/1949, Pg 27

Statesville Daily Record, Statesville, NC, 11/22/1954, Pg 8

Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount, NC, 11/23/1954, Pg 8

Dr. Henry Clay Grubb, Jr.

Henry Lay Grubb