Individual Details
Josephus Ground
(5 Jul 1830 - 8 Mar 1909)
Josephus Ground became a clerk at William Knode's grocery store in Hagerstown, Maryland at the age of 16. Next, he went to Baltimore, Maryland and worked in the wholesale business. At age 19, Josephus went to California, sailing around Cape Horn. After one year at Mokalumne Hill in Calaveras County, California, he returned to Maryland via the Isthmus of Panama. Josephus was home in time to celebrate his 21st birthday.
Josephus Ground made his business as a general merchandiser in Leitersburg, Maryland from 1853 to, at least, 1898. He was a Democrat, and an unsuccessful candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates.
Events
| Birth | 5 Jul 1830 | ||||
| Death | 8 Mar 1909 |  | |||
| Burial | Lutheran Church Cemetery, Leitersburg, Washington, MD |
Families
| Spouse | Mary C. Zeigler (1835 - 1904) |
| Child | Barry Cornwall Ground (1858 - 1861) |
| Child | Maude Z. Ground (1859 - 1931) |
| Child | Mary Helen Ground (1860 - 1895) |
| Child | Lewis Joseph Ground (1861 - 1945) |
| Father | Joseph Ground (1809 - 1889) |
| Mother | Barbara Reel (1806 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Ann H. Ground (1835 - 1919) |
| Sibling | John Franklin Ground ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Long, Agnes Young, Genealogy of Wolfgang Newcomer and His Descendants. (Handwritten--extensive data) (Agnes Young Long. 155 King Street, Hagerstown, MD. Compiled 1942) (Washington County Historical Society, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. histsoc@earthlink.net (301-797-8782) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/) , page 70.