Born: ABT. 12 AUG 1812 Virginia

Died: 12 Jun 1885 Breckenridge, Caldwell Co., Missouri Buried: 1885 Trosper Cemetery, Breckenridge, Caldwell Co., MO

Family

Wife: Sarah Clem

Children

Mary Catharine Groves   +Benjamin Franklin Trosper         John H. Trosper         Milton Thomas Trosper         William Albert Trosper         Joseph Grove Trosper         Minerva Jane Trosper         Benjamin Franklin Trosper         James J. Trosper         Martha A. Trosper   +Louis B. Brooks         Tempia L. Brooks         Mary B. Brooks         Walter P. Brooks         Ralph C. Brooks	Missouri Ann Groves   +William Brown         John T. Brown         Clara J. Brown         Mary Brown	Minerva Jane Groves   +Jacob Clem         Nora E. Clem         Nathan M. Clem         Robert E. Clem         Noah R. Clem         Sarah Edith Clem         Ira Clem         John F. Clem         Joseph H. Clem

Photo Archive

John A. Grove Tombstone	John A. & Sarah Grove Tombstone	John A. & Sarah Grove Tombstone
Missouri A. Brown Death Certificate

General Sources

1. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - July 17, 1860
   |h# |f# |name        |ag|s|occu  |re  |pe  |birth   |s|r
   |775|775|J. A. Groves|49|M|Farmer|9600|1808|Virginia| |
   |   |   |S. Groves   |45|F|      |    |    |Virginia| |x
   |   |   |M.J. Groves |10|F|      |    |    |Missouri|x|
   

2. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - August 20, 1870
   |h#|f#|name          |ag|s|r|occu        |vre   |vpe  |birth   |s|w|2
   |77|77|Grove, John   |61|M|W|Farmer      |20,000|3,300|Virginia| | |x
   |  |  |Grove, Sarah  |61|F|w|Keep House  |      |     |Virginia| |x|
   |  |  |Cooley, Warren|19|M|w|Farm Laborer|      |     |Indiana |x| |
   

3. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri -  August 28, 1850
   |h#|f#|name           |age |s|r|occu  |re  |birth   |twp         |p
   |24|24|John Groves    |41  |M|W|Farmer|1500|Virginia|Caldwell Co.|4
   |  |  |Sarah Groves   |41  |F|W|      |    |Virginia|            |
   |  |  |Mary Groves    |11  |F|W|      |    |Ohio    |            |
   |  |  |Missouri Groves|6   |F|W|      |    |Missouri|            |
   |  |  |Minerva Groves |3/12|F|W|      |    |Missouri|            |
   

4. 1880 Census
   

   1880 Census - Caldwell County, Missouri - June 4th, 1880
   |d#|f#|name            |r|s|Age |rel          |m|w|occu        |birth    |Father  |mother
   |43|45|Clem, Jacob     |W|M|38  |head         |m| |Farmer      |Indiana  |Indiana |Indiana
   |  |  |Clem, Minerva J.|W|F|30  |wife         |m| |House keeper|Missiouri|Virginia|Virginia
   |  |  |Clem, Nora E.   |W|F|12  |daughter     | | |at home     |Missiouri|Indiana |Missouri
   |  |  |Clem, Nathan M. |W|M|6   |son          | | |at home     |Missiouri|Indiana |Missouri
   |  |  |Clem, Robert E. |W|M|4   |son          | | |at home     |Missiouri|Indiana |Missouri
   |  |  |Clem, Noah R.   |W|M|2   |son          | | |at home     |Missiouri|Indiana |Missouri
   |  |  |Clem, Sarah E.  |w|F|3/12|daughter     | | |at home     |Missiouri|Indiana |Missouri
   |  |  |Groves, John A. |w|M|76  |father-in-law| |x|at home     |Virginia |Virginia|Virginia
   |  |  |Cramer, Sarah   |w|F|18  |servant      | | |            |Wis      |New York|Wis