Grubbs, William

Item

Title
Grubbs, William
Alias
Grubbs, William B.
Gender
Male
Biography
A 1865 letter from Mr. R. Richardson to Kentucky Governor Thomas E. Bramlette describes an incident where an enslaved woman by the name of Evelina was to be tried for infantcide. Both Wickliff Grubbs and William Grubbs were named in the case as slave holders of Evelina.
William and Wickliff Grubbs served as surety for a "relative" who is referred to as "she". I believe, based on my preliminary research, that the slaveholder was Mary (Grubbs) Carpenter- widow of Jonathan Carpenter who died in August, 1857. Mary is Wickliff's sister. In the OG database, I have a Mary Carpenter, slaveholder, who is listed on the birth doc of an enslaved infant, born 10 Nov 1857. It's probable that this was the child who was killed, particularly with the timing-the possibility of being sold away.
Member
Grubbs family
Birth date
1819
Place of birth
Boone County (Ky.)
Father
Grubbs, James
Life event(s)
Marriage 1: 17 Dec 1840; Boone County (Ky.)
Boone County (Ky.)
Marriage 2: 21 Mar 1867; Gallatin County (Ky.)
Gallatin County (Ky.)
Marriage 3: date and location unknown
Spouse(s)
Conrad, Elizabeth
Edwards, Mary T.
McClure, Elizabeth W.
Child(ren)
Grubbs, James L.
Grubbs, Mary B.
Grubbs, Leatha J.
Grubbs, William Henry
Grubbs, Franklin, P.
Grubbs, John H.
Grubbs, Jasper Newton
Grubbs, Herbert
Grubbs, Mattie
Grubbs, Charles Curtis
Death date
17 Jul 1891
Place of death
Gallatin County (Ky.)
Death and burial information
Glencoe Cemetery (Gallatin County, Ky.)
Relationship
Known Enslaved: unknown, Evelina
unknown, Evelina [1]
Description
Enslaved held in 1860: Female, 17 years old, black
Bibliographic citation(s)
Boone County, Kentucky probate records, 1818-1932, volume , pages 536-537
FindAGrave.com, memorial #46620421

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