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Sarah Sophronia "Fronia" GROCE44,45 was born on May 20, 1890.44,45 She died on Dec 10, 1965 in Yadkin Co. NC.44,45 She was buried in Union Cross Friends Cemetery, Yadkin Co., NC.44,45 Parents: Moses G. "Mode" GROCE and Mary Ellen CASEY.
Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living.
Living. Parents: Richard GROCE and Lucy Ann HOLCOMB.
Living was born in 1915.71 Parents: Pleasant Herbert GROCE and Ara Ann JONES.
Scott GROCE44,45 was born on Jan 7, 1920.44,45 He died on Sep 1, 1983.44,45 Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.
Living. Parents: James Cletus GROCE and Living.
Living was born in 1959 in Estill Co., KY.44,45 Parents: Living and Living.
Sheila Ann GROCE1055 was born on May 22, 1960. She died on Aug 24, 1960. Parents: Living and Living.
Living was born in 1960 in Knox, IN.44,45 Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living.
Living. Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living.
Living. Parents: Frank Harold GROCE and Mary L. SMITH.
Spouse: Living.
Silas (Lucius) GROCE62 was born on Mar 20, 1864.62 He died in 1893.62 Parents: Noah GROCE and Mary Eliza SEARS.
Spouse: Minnie Sue OWENS. Children were: Edna GROCE, St. Elmo GROCE, Beulah GROCE, Leona GROCE.
Living was born in 1905.429 Parents: Martin GROCE and Living.
Simon GROCE III44,45 was born on Feb 2, 1770 in Surry Co., NC.44,45 He died on Dec 23, 1843 in Surry Co., NC.44,45 He was buried in Swaim's Baptist Church, Yadkin Co. NC (formerly Knobs church) Grave marked with a rock.44,45 Parents: Simon Groce JR. and Maria (Mary) "Molly" Magdalena SHERMER.
Spouse: Living. Simon GROCE III and Sarah CARRICO were married in 1800.44,45 Children were: Living, Mahala GROCE, Living, Moses Gancer GROCE, Melinda GROCE, Lucinda GROCE, Sarah GROCE, Delana A. GROCE, Aaron GROCE.
Living was born in 1783 in Surry Co. NC. He died in 1866 in Clinton County Kentucky. He was buried in Groce family cemetery, Albany, KY - his home was nearby. Parents: Theobald GROCE and Barbara EDDLEMAN.
Spouse: Mary OWEN. Children were: Jesse GROCE, Jacob GROCE.
Simon GROCE44,45 was born about 1822.44,45 He died on Oct 31, 1857 in Yadkin Co., NC.44,45 Parents: Jacob GROCE and Rachel RENEGAR.
Spouse: Dorinda M. PRYER. Simon GROCE and Dorinda M. PRYER were married on Jan 16, 1844 in Surry Co., NC.44,45 Children were: Living, Living.
Living. Parents: John Miller GROCE and Gladys NAYLOR.
Spouse: Jack Warren PAIGE. Children were: Living, Living, Living.
Living. Parents: David Franklin GROCE and Living.
Spouse: Living.
Living. Parents: Jackson Green GROCE and Callie SWAIM.
Living. Parents: Jackson Green GROCE and Callie SWAIM.
Solomon John GROCE44,45 was born in 1863 in Yadkin Co. NC.44,45 He died in Braham, Oklahoma.44,45 Parents: Henry GROSS and Sarah Jane SPURGLIN.
Spouse: Chloe Clementine RAY. Solomon John GROCE and Chloe Clementine RAY were married on Jun 3, 1884.44,45 Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.
Living. Parents: Henry GROCE.
Children were: Living.
Living. Parents: Henry GROCE.
Children were: Living.
Sophia GROCE45 was born on Jul 28, 1754 in Lancaster Co., PA.45 Sophia is listed in the White Oak Lutheran church book of baptisms1754-1788 as being baptized the 7th Sunday after Trinity 1754 by JohannTheophillus Engelland, pastor. The name was spelled Gros in thisbaptismal record. The original Tauf Buch - baptismal book is titled"Baptismal Book for the congregations, Lutheran as well as Reformed, inWarwick, Lancaster Country Brought together by the preachers servingthere at the time, namely Conrad Templemann, Ref. Pr. and Joann TheopiloEngelland, Ev. Luth. Pr. 7 April 1754 Parents: Simon GROSS and (2nd) Veronica MAYER.
Sophia "Suffice" GROCE44,45 was born in 1769.44,45 She died in 1798.44,45 Parents: Simon Groce JR. and Maria (Mary) "Molly" Magdalena SHERMER.
St. Elmo GROCE62 was born in 1888.62 He died in 1919.62 Parents: Silas (Lucius) GROCE and Minnie Sue OWENS.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Elby Woodrow GROCE.
Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.
Living was born in 1905.71 Parents: Benjamin GROCE and Elizabeth M. LEE.
Living. Parents: Living and Living.
Stella GROCE44,45 was born on Jan 3, 1926.44,45 She died on Jun 23, 1993.44,45 Parents: Samuel Clay GROSS and Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living, Living.
Living. Parents: Living and Living. Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living.
Living was born in 1970. Parents: Living and Living.
Living was born in 1968.44,45 Parents: Living and Living.
Living. Parents: Jackson Green GROCE and Callie SWAIM.
Susan GROCE44 was born in Jun 1897.44 Parents: Levi GROSS and Elizabeth COMBS.
Susan GROCE45 was born in Jun 1897.45 Parents: Levi GROSS and Elizabeth COMBS.
Living was born in 1945.429 Parents: James Cletus GROCE and Living.
Susan "Suzy" GROCE44,45 was born on Mar 8, 1858 in Yadkin Co., NC.44,45 She died on Aug 30, 1934 in Yadkin Co., NC.44,45 She was buried in Swaims Baptist Church cemetery, Yadkin Co., NC.44,45 Susan was known as a very sweet woman and suffered from arthritis. Thosewho knew her remember she walked with two canes. Parents: Henry GROSS and Sarah Jane SPURGLIN.
Spouse: William Asbury HEMRIC. William Asbury HEMRIC and Susan "Suzy" GROCE were married on Dec 25, 1878 in Yadkin Co., NC.44,45 Children were: Robert Lee "Bob" HEMRIC, Richard "Wesley" HEMRIC, John Foy HEMRIC, Sarah Callie HEMRIC, Jasper Newton "Newt" HEMRIC, Lillie Bell HEMRIC, Martin Luther "Puch" HEMRIC, James Walter HEMRIC, Nancy Clark "Nannie" HEMRIC, Thomas Harrison HEMRIC, Mary Ethly "Mollie" HEMRIC, Henry Jackson HEMRIC.
Susan Lee "Sis" Evans (adopted) GROCE44,45 was born on Jun 3, 1917.44,45 She died in California.44,45 Parents: James Miles GROSE and Percy Ida STEELMAN.
Spouse: Living. Clifford CHAMBERLAIN and Susan Lee "Sis" Evans (adopted) GROCE were married in 1945.44,45 Children were: Living.
Susie GROCE71 was born in Feb 1883.71 Parents: Pleasant W. GROCE and Nancy Jane WATSON.
Spouse: Dannie Marion WATKINS.
Living was born in 1906.71 Parents: Pleasant GROCE and Leanna BEATY.
Living. Parents: Melmouth Elias GROCE and Living.
Sylvester E. GROCE71 was born on Jul 31, 1872 in KY.71 He died on Dec 31, 1907 in Cumberland Co., KY.71 Parents: Pleasant W. GROCE and Nancy Jane WATSON.
Spouse: I. P. RIDDLE. Children were: Claude GROCE.
Tabitha J. GROCE71 was born in 1873 in KY.71 Parents: William GROCE and Sarah THACKER.
Spouse: Pone SHEFFIELD. Children were: Cletus SHEFFIELD.
Living was born in 1958 in Richmond, Indiana.44,45 Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living.
Spouse: Living. A living couple were married in 1977 in Irvine, KY.44,45
Living. Parents: G. Armster GROCE and Living.
Living was born in 1959. Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living, Living.
Living. Parents: Simon GROCE and Dorinda M. PRYER.
Spouse: Living.
Spouse: Living.
Living. Parents: Living and Living.
Spouse: Living. Children were: Living.
Theobald GROCE46,1060,1061 was born about 1744 in Lancaster Co. PA. He died on Oct 21, 1839 in Groce Farm, Clinton Co. KY. He was buried in Groce Cemetery, Albany, Clinton Co., KY. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Went from Surry to] He was buried in Probably the Groce Cemetery, Clinton County Kentucky.
There is considerable evendence that he is the son of Simon. Both individuals were in Surry County North Carolina at the same time period and it seems most likely that this information is correct.
Received data from Alice Brumfield, 321Virginia Drive, Yadkinville, NC 27055 (1995)
Variation in given name: Theobald - Duvall - David
Moravian Church Records of births - MORAVIAN ARCHIVES Drawer M. Salem-Wiston North Carolina. Wachovia Church Book - Gross Baptisms: Catharine b. December 29, 1773. Parents Dewald and Barbara Gross Anna Margretha b. November 27, 1785. Parents Dewalt and Barbara Gross Christina b. June 9,1794. Parents Theowald Gross and Barbara m.n. Edlemann. Sponsors Simon and Maria Magdalena Gross Jacob b. January 12 1797 Parents Dewald and Barbar m.n. Edlemann Gross. Sponsors Heinrich Schor and Catharina m.n. Wagner Bethabara Church Book - Gross Baptisms Johannes b. February 5, 1776. Parents Ewald and Barbara Gross. Sponsors Simon and ________Gross David b. 1781 (bpt. April 7 1782) Parents Dewald and Barbara Gross. Sponsors the parents Simon b. May 7, 1783. Parents Dewald and Barbara Gross. Sponsors the parents. Surry County North Carolina 1790 Census Devall Gross 1 male over 16; 4 male under 16; 4 female (lineof Verne Groce)
Surry County, North Carolina 1800 Census
Tevault Gross 1 male under 10; 3 males 10-16; 1 male 45 over; 1 female under 10; 1 female 10-16; 1 female 45 over.
Cumberland County Kentucky 1810 Census
Tywelt Gross 1 male 10-16; 2 male 16-26; 1 male 45 over; 1 female 10-16; 1 female 16-26; 1 female 45 over.
Surry County Deeds, Book G. Page 33 6 Feb 1797
Simon Grossto Devalt (sic) Gross . . . . . .containing on the whole 150 acres . . . . more of less it being part of 238 acres of land conveyed by Frederic Shore by a conveyance bearing the ate 4th day of Aug 1769 to Simon Gross. . . . . signed "Simon Gross" (that looks like the same handwriting as the deed itself) Witnesses: H. Speer, John Miller and John Joiner.
Pension record for "David" Groce - (this is our man Theobald)
State of Kentucky County Court
Clinton County January Term 1838
On this the fifteenth day of January 1838 personally appeared in open court before the worshipful Justices of theCounty Court of Clinton aforesaid David Gross a Resident citizen of the Countyof Clinton State of Kentucky, aged ninety-three years from the best information and calculation in his power which he thinks is correct having no record of his age and after being duly sworn in open court makes the following Declarationof the Act of Congress on the 7th of June 1832.
He states that he entered the service of the United States in Surrey County North Carolina a volunteer soldier under Captain Jacob Free (Ferree) against the Indians and accordingly marched off under said captain he does not at this time recollect the inferior or under officer.
He recollects that there was two of his intimate accquaintances with him namely Frederick Long and Peter Myers. He recollects he entered saidservice in the latter part of the summer does not recollect to be certain the precise day nor month he has but little doubt that it was in August and from calculation he thinks it was in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight. He ranged the frontiers to different points and places through the mountains through Wilks County including the fall season of the year and received a verbal discharge from said captain some time in the fall. Cannot recollect the precise day or month having served three months.
He again volunteered to serve a three month tour and entered the service in the said County of Surrey sometime in ensueing (sic) summer to serve a tour against the British. Entered the service under Capt Sanders his first name not now recollected. He entered said service sometime in the Summer Season the month nor Parents: Simon GROSS and Dorothea (DANNER?).
Spouse: Barbara EDDLEMAN. Theobald GROCE and Barbara EDDLEMAN were married about 1770 in Surry Co. NC. Children were: Catherine GROCE, Johannes GROCE, Abraham GROCE, David GROCE, Living, Anna Margaret "Peggy" GROCE, Christiana "Christina" GROCE, Jacob GROCE, Henry ? GROCE, Peter ? GROCE.
