Individual Details
Samuel Grosjean GROSHONG
(UNKNOWN - UNKNOWN)
Two gedcoms have him married to Elizabeth in 1803 in South Carolinaand then to Hester McCoy in St. Charles, MO, in 1804. Not likely.
One by Ralph Harris, ralphsharris@hotmail.com, url:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harris-1&id=I4453
has this:
Sex: M
Birth: 1779 in Northumberland Co., Va
Death: 1827 in Adams Co., Il
_IFLAGS: 0
Note:
Adams County ILGenWeb Projecthttp://www.rootsweb.com/~iladams/bios/groshong.htm Groshong FamilyHistory
Groshong Family History Update
Samuel Groshong (b.1793 France; died abt 1827 Adams Co., IL)
The War of 1812 had ended and a fort was built in Western Illinois in1814 called Fort Edwards, where the present city of Warsaw now stands.Another government outpost was Alton, Illinois. Between these twooutposts, a Frenchman by the name of Samuel Groshong made his journeyson foot as a dispatch bearer and a scout for the Federal Government.Some say he was also a spy for the Federal Government. He was probablythe first white man to visit the area of Ursa, Illinois, known before1850 as Bear Creek territory. He later established a home here. Samuelknew most of the Indians on the trail between Fort Edwards and Alton.He spoke four or five Indian languages and also French. On most of histrips he was disguised as an Indian. The old Warsaw Wagon Road was anIndian trail that man was using long before the area was known asAdams County. Samuel was married to a Pottawatomie Indian woman. Twodaughters were born, Fannie in 1806 and Mary in May of 1811. Mary wasborn in Lincoln County, Missouri. Samuel and his family settled inAdams County, Illinois in 1823 and built the first cabin in thecounty. In 1823, George Campbell arrived on foot from Tennessee anderected a cabin on his claim in the north east quarter of Section 31near what is now Walnut Corners. At this time Campbell stayed withGroshong for four days before returning on foot to Tennessee for hisstock and other supplies. On his return trip in 1824, he was joinednear Palmyra, Missouri by Groshong and his two daughters for theremainder of the trip. Palmyra was the location of a trading post atthe time. Samuel's wife had died shortly before. When they got to theMississippi River, they built a raft of logs to ferry the wagons andsmall stock that could not swim. They made most of the stock swim it.They had horses for riding purposes only. Most work was done by oxen.This is the way all of the first settlers crossed any rivers that theycame to. Groshong settled on the north east quarter of Section 29 nearRock Creek. George Campbell married Samuel's daughter Mary the nextyear on August 18, 1825. In January of 1825, the Adams County circuitcourt was organized. On the 5th of September, the Grand Jurors weresummoned to appear at the court house on the 5th of October. SamuelGroshong was one of the jurymen. One week later the petit jury met.George Campbell was on that jury. The court house at that time stoodwere fifth and Main St. is now in Quincy, Illinois. Samuel died in thewinter of 1826 or 1827. His is buried in the old cemetery just Northof Ursa on the West side of the road known as the Denson Cemetery. Hisgrave in the Southwest part of the cemetery. They covered it withrocks to keep the wolves from digging him up. At the time he wasburied, the ground was frozen so hard they only buried him about twofeet deep. Those days they just wrapped them in a blanket. There isanother grave in that cemetery covered with rocks also.
Groshong Family History Update from Erick P. Lee
Samuel Groshong was not actually born in France, he was of Frenchdescent (his father Jacob Grosjean came to America aboard the shipQueen of Denmark in 1751). Samuel was born in Pennsylvania about 1794.His wife was not a Potowatami Indian as family tradition hadindicated. Her name was Elizabeth Buckalew and she was born in NorthCarolina and was of European descent. The town of Ursa recently placeda headstone in Denson cemetery for Samuel Groshong.
Sources: The History of Adams County, Illinois, A History of theCounty - Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; Chicago: Murray, Williamson &Phelps, 1879; pp558-560, 801.
Peoples History of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois; Ursa TownshipHistorian Truman Waite; pp. 735-736; 1967.
History supplied by Erick P. Lee.
"Some of the Old Settlers of Adams County"; Samuel JacksonCampbell(1866-1952). Original penciled in long hand on a ruled writingtablet in 1932 and Copied by Inez Mueller, Samuel Jackson Campbell'sgranddaughter, in 1952. The story was provided to Truman Waite by Mrs.Mueller who later provided it to the Mendon Dispatch and was publishedwith Mrs. Mueller's courtesy.
Change Date: 24 OCT 2004 at 01:00:00
Father: JOHANN JACOB GROSHONG b: 18 DEC 1725 in Helleringen,Alsace-Lorraine, France
Mother: MARY MAGDALENA KISTLER b: 14 JAN 1743/1744 in Tulpehocken Twp,Berks Co., Pa
Marriage 1 Elizabeth BUCKALEW b: 1782 in Edgefield, Sc
Married: 20 JUN 1803 in Edgefield, Sc
Children
Frances Fannie GROSHONG b: 1806 in Lincoln Co., Mo
Mary GROSHONG b: MAY 1811 in Lincoln Co., Mo
Marriage 2 Hester MCCOY b: Abt 1783
Married: 27 JUN 1804 in St. Charles, St. Charles, Mo
One by Ralph Harris, ralphsharris@hotmail.com, url:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harris-1&id=I4453
has this:
Sex: M
Birth: 1779 in Northumberland Co., Va
Death: 1827 in Adams Co., Il
_IFLAGS: 0
Note:
Adams County ILGenWeb Projecthttp://www.rootsweb.com/~iladams/bios/groshong.htm Groshong FamilyHistory
Groshong Family History Update
Samuel Groshong (b.1793 France; died abt 1827 Adams Co., IL)
The War of 1812 had ended and a fort was built in Western Illinois in1814 called Fort Edwards, where the present city of Warsaw now stands.Another government outpost was Alton, Illinois. Between these twooutposts, a Frenchman by the name of Samuel Groshong made his journeyson foot as a dispatch bearer and a scout for the Federal Government.Some say he was also a spy for the Federal Government. He was probablythe first white man to visit the area of Ursa, Illinois, known before1850 as Bear Creek territory. He later established a home here. Samuelknew most of the Indians on the trail between Fort Edwards and Alton.He spoke four or five Indian languages and also French. On most of histrips he was disguised as an Indian. The old Warsaw Wagon Road was anIndian trail that man was using long before the area was known asAdams County. Samuel was married to a Pottawatomie Indian woman. Twodaughters were born, Fannie in 1806 and Mary in May of 1811. Mary wasborn in Lincoln County, Missouri. Samuel and his family settled inAdams County, Illinois in 1823 and built the first cabin in thecounty. In 1823, George Campbell arrived on foot from Tennessee anderected a cabin on his claim in the north east quarter of Section 31near what is now Walnut Corners. At this time Campbell stayed withGroshong for four days before returning on foot to Tennessee for hisstock and other supplies. On his return trip in 1824, he was joinednear Palmyra, Missouri by Groshong and his two daughters for theremainder of the trip. Palmyra was the location of a trading post atthe time. Samuel's wife had died shortly before. When they got to theMississippi River, they built a raft of logs to ferry the wagons andsmall stock that could not swim. They made most of the stock swim it.They had horses for riding purposes only. Most work was done by oxen.This is the way all of the first settlers crossed any rivers that theycame to. Groshong settled on the north east quarter of Section 29 nearRock Creek. George Campbell married Samuel's daughter Mary the nextyear on August 18, 1825. In January of 1825, the Adams County circuitcourt was organized. On the 5th of September, the Grand Jurors weresummoned to appear at the court house on the 5th of October. SamuelGroshong was one of the jurymen. One week later the petit jury met.George Campbell was on that jury. The court house at that time stoodwere fifth and Main St. is now in Quincy, Illinois. Samuel died in thewinter of 1826 or 1827. His is buried in the old cemetery just Northof Ursa on the West side of the road known as the Denson Cemetery. Hisgrave in the Southwest part of the cemetery. They covered it withrocks to keep the wolves from digging him up. At the time he wasburied, the ground was frozen so hard they only buried him about twofeet deep. Those days they just wrapped them in a blanket. There isanother grave in that cemetery covered with rocks also.
Groshong Family History Update from Erick P. Lee
Samuel Groshong was not actually born in France, he was of Frenchdescent (his father Jacob Grosjean came to America aboard the shipQueen of Denmark in 1751). Samuel was born in Pennsylvania about 1794.His wife was not a Potowatami Indian as family tradition hadindicated. Her name was Elizabeth Buckalew and she was born in NorthCarolina and was of European descent. The town of Ursa recently placeda headstone in Denson cemetery for Samuel Groshong.
Sources: The History of Adams County, Illinois, A History of theCounty - Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; Chicago: Murray, Williamson &Phelps, 1879; pp558-560, 801.
Peoples History of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois; Ursa TownshipHistorian Truman Waite; pp. 735-736; 1967.
History supplied by Erick P. Lee.
"Some of the Old Settlers of Adams County"; Samuel JacksonCampbell(1866-1952). Original penciled in long hand on a ruled writingtablet in 1932 and Copied by Inez Mueller, Samuel Jackson Campbell'sgranddaughter, in 1952. The story was provided to Truman Waite by Mrs.Mueller who later provided it to the Mendon Dispatch and was publishedwith Mrs. Mueller's courtesy.
Change Date: 24 OCT 2004 at 01:00:00
Father: JOHANN JACOB GROSHONG b: 18 DEC 1725 in Helleringen,Alsace-Lorraine, France
Mother: MARY MAGDALENA KISTLER b: 14 JAN 1743/1744 in Tulpehocken Twp,Berks Co., Pa
Marriage 1 Elizabeth BUCKALEW b: 1782 in Edgefield, Sc
Married: 20 JUN 1803 in Edgefield, Sc
Children
Frances Fannie GROSHONG b: 1806 in Lincoln Co., Mo
Mary GROSHONG b: MAY 1811 in Lincoln Co., Mo
Marriage 2 Hester MCCOY b: Abt 1783
Married: 27 JUN 1804 in St. Charles, St. Charles, Mo
Events
| Birth | UNKNOWN | ||||
| Reference No | 5797 | ||||
| Death | UNKNOWN |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth BUCKALEW (1782 - 1834) |
| Child | Frances "Fannie" GROSHONG (1806 - ) |
| Child | Mary "Polly" GROSHONG (1811 - 1889) |
| Father | Jacob GROSHONG (1725 - ) |
| Mother | Mary Magdaline KISTLER ( - ) |
| Sibling | Jacob GROSHONG (1777 - 1850) |