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Below is a family biography included in The History of Wright County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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Dr. Samuel F. Grubb, now a farmer of Hart Township, Wright Co., Mo., was born in Wythe County, Va., in 1826, the son of Henry and Mary (Woolford) Grubb, and grandson of John Grubb, who was also a native of Wythe County, Va., and born back in the eighteenth century. The paternal great-grandfather came from Switzerland, and settled near Wytheville, Va. Henry Grubb was born in Wythe County, Va., in 1799, was reared on a farm owned by his father, and he there followed agricultural pursuits all his life. He was captain of the State Militia in Virginia, and died in 1873. Mary (Woolford) Grubb died in 1882, at the age of seventy-nine or eighty years. She was the mother of thirteen children, of whom Dr. Samuel F. Grubb is the fifth. He attained his growth in his native county, and studied and practiced dentistry under Dr. John Welsh, an expert in his profession. Dr. Grubb became a partner with him, and soon became one of the most popular dentists in the country. He practiced in Wythe and Grayson Counties for more than thirty years. He moved to Wright County, Mo., in 1887, and purchased 300 acres of land, on which he is now residing. He has had a few difficult cases since coming to Missouri, but has not attended to the dental business entirely. He expects, as soon as he can, to go to work here again. He was married in North Carolina to Miss Margaret Huddle, who was born in Wythe County, Va. They ran away, were married in North Carolina, and to their union were born two children, Nancy and Mary E. Dr. Grubb is a Republican in politics, and is an excellent citizen. His set of dental instruments are as good as can be found in the United States and cost him $450 in gold. The handles of all his instruments are made of cameo, ivory and pearl, with gold bands.

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This family biography is one of 90 biographies included in The History of Wright County, Missouri published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Wright County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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