Josephine Grubbs was the daughter of John Cloud Grubbs and Susan Austen. She was born on 9 May 1847 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan. Her parents moved the family to Oregon in 1852 where John Cloud Grubbs took out a Donation Land Claim in Benton County. In the 1870 U.S. Census, the Grubbs family was shown living next door to the John Wesley McBee family. Following the death of John Wesley McBee's wife, Elizabeth Jane Matheny in 1870, leaving him with 5 children, he married Josephine Grubbs in 1874. Shortly after their marriage, John Wesley McBee and Josephine Grubbs McBee moved from Benton County to Lane County, Oregon. They had 5 children. John Wesley McBee died in 1888 in Springfield, Lane, Oregon. Josephine Grubbs McBee died in 1893 in Springfield, Lane, Oregon. They are buried in the IOOF Pioneer Cemetery in Eugene, Lane, Oregon.
↑ Source: #S501 Page: p. 4 (penned) dwelling 29, family 29 Text: McBee, Josephine, wf, 32, wife, married, keeping house, born in Pennsylvania, parents born in Pennsylvania
↑ Source: #S599 Page: created 19 Apr 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 36074643 Inscription: [Edit] CONT Josephine McBee Born May 9, 1847 Died Sep 27, 1893 Farewell Mother, Thy memory will always be cherished.
↑ Source: #S580 Page: p. 237 Text: John Grubbs, 25 Sep 1883, Mentions: Ch: Francis H.; Mrs. Sarah Elmira Piper; Mrs. Margaretta Odell; Mrs. Josephine McBee; Thaddeus M; Mrs. Lily Harding. Ex: Francis Grubbs. Wit: W.H. Lesh; J.P. Bryson. Rec. 24 Feb 1886
↑ Source: #S43 Date: 21 Jul 1874 B/G: Groom Source: Book:D Page:260 County and State: Benton Co. OR
↑ Source: #S121 Text: married 18 August 1874 near Corvallis, Oregon
↑ Source: #S595 Page: p. 28 Text: John W. McBee to Josephine Grubbs 21 Jul 1874
Source: S121 Author: McBee, Norma F. Title: Family Group Sheet - John Wesley McBee & Josephine Grubbs Publication: Name: unpublished; Repository: #R23 NOTESource Medium: Manuscript Norma's husband Dale McBee is descended from William Alfred McBee, son of John W. McBee & Elizabeth Matheny
Repository: R23 Name: Norma McBee, 1276 D St., Springfield, OR 97477 Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
Source: S186 Title: IOOF Pioneer Cemetery Inscriptions: Eugene, Lane County, Oregon Publication: Name: USGenWeb; Repository: #R33 Medium: Electronic Transcription from original register located at Knight Library Special Collections Dept., University of Oregon, and from Oregon Genealogical Society, Eugene, Oregon.
Source: S40 Title: Oregon. Benton County. 1860 U.S. Census, population schedule Publication: Name: IN Census Records for Benton County, Oregon; Repository: #R1 Call Number: R 979.53 Bent Medium: Manuscript
Repository: R1 Name: Genealogical Forum of Oregon Library
Source: S41 Author: transcribed by Mrs. Harry I. Hiday Title: Oregon. Benton County. 1870 U.S. Census, population schedule Publication: Name: Salem, OR: The Ink Spot IN Census Records for Benton County, Oregon; Repository: #R1 Call Number: R 979.53 Bent Medium: Book
Source: S501 Author: National Archives and Records Administration Title: Oregon. Lane County. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, Utah; Date: 2005; Repository: #R61 Call Number: T9_1081
Repository: R61 Name: Ancestry.com digital images
Source: S580 Title: Oregon. Lane County Will Abstracts, Book 1, 1867-1904 Publication: Name: Oregon Genealogical Society; Location: Eugene, Oregon; Date: 1990 [reprint]; Repository: #R1
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josephine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josephine:
Grubbs-1067 and Grubbs-388 appear to represent the same person because: I created the Grubbs-1067 profile then when entereing her husband found they were both already in Wikitree. Both profile represent the same person, Josephine Grubbs, second wife of John Wesley McBee.