Henry J. Grow (1843 - 1930)

Born 13 Jan 1843 in Gallia County, Ohio

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Helen Nowels — married 21 Feb 1872 in Jasper County, Indiana

Died 27 Nov 1930 at age 87 in Jasper County, Indiana

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Biography

Henry Grow was born in Gallia County, Ohio, 1843, son of George Grow and Susan Daft and grew up in Cass County, Indiana, where his parents settled when he was about five years old. Henry enlisted in Company E, 29th Indiana Infantry in September 1861 and served as a private during much of the war. His military records states that he was six feet, one inch tall , had blue eyes and light brown hair. Henry was discharged in October, 1864 and after the war settled in Jasper County, Indiana, where his mother and step-father had established themselves. He married in 1872 and soon after purchased a farm in Marion Township, near the town of Rensselaer. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union veterans organization, and in his old age applied for and received a pension for his service in the Union Army. It appears that Henry added the middle initial "J." to his name as an adult.

Sources

• United States Census, 1850, Indiana, Cass County, Bethlehem Township. family #87, p. 427A.
• Jasper County Indiana Death Records, CD-4, p. 16.
• Tombstone inscription, Weston Cemetery, Rensselaer, Indiana. Find-A-Grave Memorial #15067306.
• Civil War pension application, 402894 (1880)
• Biographical sketch in Charles Roll, Indiana One Hundred and Fifty Years of Development, Volume III. (1931).
• Death notice, Indianapolis Star, November 30, 1930, p. 5.