William Eugene Grove (1846 - 1922)

Born Apr 1846 in Worcestershire, England

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Died 1 Oct 1922 at age 76 in District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

William Eugene Grove was born in Worcestershire, England in April of 1846. After immigrating to the United States, he married Lucy Painter in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania sometime around 1867. He died in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 1922. ^[1]

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1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 September 2020), memorial page for William Eugene Grove (Apr 1846–1 Oct 1922), Find A Grave: Memorial #103331888, citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Casey Purcell (contributor 48013574) .

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMXB-4NH : accessed 25 July 2020), William Grove, Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 29B, family 611, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,158.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6F-JNF : 16 July 2017), Willaim Grove, Richland, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 82, sheet 208A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,090.

• "THE COURTS - Court of Oyer and Terminer - The Temperanceville Homicide - Acquittal of the Defendant." Pittsburgh Daily Post, February 3, 1869. Page 1. There was a jury trial for the case of William Grove's killing of John Dearr in the early morning of Sunday November 15, 1868. James Painter and Sarah Ann (Jones) Painter each testified. William Grove was acquitted of all charges.

• In the inquisition, William Grove stated that "My name is William Groves; I came to this country from England three years ago, and was employed at Park's Steel Works, in the Twelfth ward, up to about five weeks ago. Two weeks ago I removed, with my family, consisting of a wife and one child, to Temperanceville, where I have since resided in a housing adjoining one occupied by my father-in-law, Mr. Painter."

• "LOCAL AFFAIRS - Homicide - Man Shot and Killed at Temperanceville - The Homicide Surrenders Himself to an Officer - He Makes a Statement - The Coroner's Investigation and Verdict of the Jury." Pittsburgh Daily Post, November 16, 1868. Page 1. William Groves shot and killed John Dearr, a man who was trespassing on the property of William Grove and James Painter, Sr. at 1:30 in the morning on Sunday November 15, 1868. Several members of the Painter family testified on William's behalf at the Coroner's inquisition on November 16, 1868, including James Painter, Sr., Sarah Ann (Jones) Painter and Lucy (Painter) Grove.