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Index
The Pioneer Immigrants |
1902 Emigrants to the Pacific NW |
1914 Union of the Families
Groseclose Environs & History
(VA,
ID) |
Shrewsbury
Environs & History (WV,
WA)
Groseclose
Family Photos |
Shrewsbury Family Photos
Groseclose Family Reunion 2009
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Solesbury Monument 2009
Dean's Stereoviews
| History & Genealogy Resources
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Thanks to Many Contributors
Where's Uncle Art &
The DeRosa Family?
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The Pioneer Immigrants |
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Peter Groseclose (1730-1803) & Mary Magdalena (Ott) Groseclose (1732-1805) |
Jeremiah Solesbury (Abt 1755-1809) & Mary Elizabeth (Clay) Solesbury (Abt 1755-1798) |
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| Sharon Church Cemetery Ceres, Virginia |
Maxey-Ferguson
Cemetery Spanishburg, West Virginia |
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1902 Emigrants to the Pacific Northwest |
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James A.T. Groseclose (1841-1927) & Eliza Jane (Groseclose) Groseclose (1848-1930) |
Philip T. Shrewsbury (1851-1922) & Iowa (Maxey) Shrewsbury (1853-1924) |
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| Fix Ridge Cemetery Juliaetta, Idaho |
GAR Cemetery Snohomish, Washington |
The J.A.T. Groseclose family of Ceres, VA, and the P.T. Shrewsbury family of Athens, WV traveled from SW Virginia to the Pacific Northwest aboard the same train in 1902. The Grosecloses settled in the Potlatch Valley of West Central Idaho, while the Shrewsburys settled in the small town of Snohomish in Western Washington. The Groseclose family that settled in the Potlatch Valley included not only the family of James and Eliza Jane, but also, from 1903 onwards, the families of Eliza Jane's two brothers, James ("Little Jim") Groseclose and Joseph Groseclose, and their respective wives, Susan and Laura. |
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1914 Union of the Two Families |
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Bessie M. (Groseclose) Shrewsberry (1881-1920) |
David P.
Shrewsberry (1880-1942) |
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| GAR Cemetery Snohomish, Washington |
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After emigrating with their families to the Pacific Northwest in 1902, Bessie and David corresponded for a period of 12 years before finally marrying in 1914, in the small community of Arrow Junction, Idaho. The marriage ceremony was most likely held at the New Sharon Lutheran Church founded by Bessie's brother, Rev. Albert Groseclose. Notwithstanding the engraved details on the headstone of Bessie and David's final resting place, Bessie was born in 1881, and David preferred "Shrewsberry" for the spelling of his family name. |
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History & Genealogy Resources |
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Groseclose Environs & History -- Ceres, |
Early Photo of Ceres, VA
[ 2003 Groseclose Family Reunion Photos ]
[
2009 Reunion Presentation: Groseclose Migration to Idaho, 1900-1904 ]
(Follow link & download copy
of the presentation, notes & handouts)
[ About Peter Groseclose, Sr. (1730-1803) | Ceres, VA on the Map | Ceres Alumni Association ]
[
Peter Sr.'s Chest |
Antiques Roadshow Video,
January 2007 (About Peter Chest?) ]
Is Peter's chest really Mary Magdelena's
dowry chest?
(When viewing the video using Windows Media Player,
try right-clickng
on the video and choose the "zoom-full screen" option)
[ About Peter Groseclose, Jr. (1757-1805) & Eliza Jane Groseclose (1848-1930) ]
[ About Henry Groseclose (1771-1805) & JAT Groseclose (1841-1927) ]
[ JAT Groseclose Civil War Record & Photo | 51st Virginia Infantry | More.. ]
[ Groseclose Family Genealogy | An Interactive Groseclose Genealogy | Bland County Genealogy ]
[ Croy Papers & Rev. DB Groseclose | Groseclose Genealogy Forum ]
[ Kimberling
Lutheran Cemetery |
Sharon
Lutheran Cemetery |
Marion
College ]
[
Groseclose Family Photos -- Watch for Additions! ]
(Return
to index)
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Pacific NW Groseclose
Environs & History -- Juliaetta, Idaho |
Early Photo of
Juliaetta, ID
[ Our Picnic, A Poem for Bessie Groseclose, 1900 ]
[ Westward from Virginia to Idaho, A Remembrance, 1950, by Rev. AL Groseclose ]
[
Dear Brother: Letters from Idaho, 1902-1904 ]
JAT Groseclose letters to his brother, Adam Dallas Groseclose
(Follow link & download digital copy)
[
In Their Own Words: Correspondence of David P. Shrewsberry
& Bessie
M. Groseclose, 1905-1914 ]
(Please send email, identify
yourself & request a digital copy)
[
Levi Groseclose & the Big
Bear, 1913 ]
[
Edward Groseclose &
Potlatch Valley Pioneers, 1983 ]
[
2009 Reunion Presentation: Groseclose Migration to Idaho, 1900-1904 ]
(Follow link & download copy
of the presentation, notes & handouts)
[ Missouri Valley Special Collection, Kansas City Public Library: Rev. AL Groseclose ]
[ Juliaetta, ID on the Map | More Groseclose Poetry: Juliaetta & The Potlatch ]
[ Lura (Groseclose) Butler: 90th Birthday Celebration, 2007 ]
[ Northern Pacific Railway Map 1900 (with Potlatch Valley Waypoint) ]
[ Latah County GenWeb Project | Founders' Photo: Lutheran Church at Arrow, c. 1915 ]
[ Idaho State Historical Society | Idaho Research & Oral History Center ]
[ Latah County Historical Society | Welcome to the Kendrick-Juliaetta Valley ]
[ Juliaetta, ID on the Map | Fix Ridge Cemetery | Juliaetta Cemetery ]
[ "Jake" Groseclose & The Long Valley Ambush of 1878 ]
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Pacific NW Groseclose Cousins -- Join Interactive Family Web Site & Email
List! ]
(Please send email, identifying yourself
& requesting link to web site)
[
Rhoda DeRosa's Groseclose Family Photo Album, c.1914-c.1985 ]
(Follow link & download digital copy)
[
Groseclose Family Photos -- Watch for Additions! ]
(Return to
index)
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Shrewsbury Environs & History --
Spanishburg, |
Recent Photo of Spanishburg, WV Area
[ Athens/Spanishburg Photos, 2003 ]
[ About Jeremiah Solesbury (Shrewsbury) & Early Descendents** ]
[ Interactive Maxey Family Tree with WV Shrewsbury Family Entries ]
[ 1927 History of Spanishburg Community | Spanishburg, WV on the Map ]
[ Solesbury-Meador Family Group | Maxey-Ferguson Cemetery, Spanishburg** ]
[ WV Gravestone Iconography | Battle of Point Pleasant Camp Song ]
[ West Virginia Archives and History | West Virginia Tombstone Project ]
[ Mercer County Historical Society | Clay Memorial Park Foundation (Mitchell Clay Family) ]
[ Mercer County Genealogy | Shrewsbury Genealogy Forum | West Virginia Genealogy ]
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Early WV Shrewsbury-Maxey Family Photos ]
(Follow link & download "Mom's WV
Shrewsbury Family Photos" -- Please help
identify the unnamed landmarks, locations & individuals in the photos)
[
Shrewsbury Family Photos -- Watch for Additions! ]
(Return to
index)
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Pacific NW Shrewsbury Environs &
History -- Snohomish,Washington |
1914 Photo of
Snohomish, WA
[ Philip & Iowa Shrewsbury Family ]
[ Family Heirlooms: Iowa Shrewsbury's Sun Bonnet & Dress Apron ]
[ Transcribed Family Records of Births, Marriages, & Deaths, 1800-1924 ]
[ Northern Pacific Railway Map 1900 (Indicating a Terminus at Everett, Washington) ]
[ Early Maps: Snohomish c. 1890 | Puget Sound 1891 | Port Townsend 1878 ]
[ Washington State Digital Archives | Online Washington State Encyclopedia ]
[ Snohomish, WA on the Map | Snohomish Genealogy Links | Snohomish County Local History ]
[ Snohomish Visitors Information Ctr | Snohomish Historical Society | 150th Year Anniversary ]
[ Thumbnail Histories: Snohomish County | Boomtown Everett | Everett ]
[
In Their Own Words: Correspondence of David P. Shrewsberry
& Bessie
M. Groseclose, 1905-1914 ]
(Please send email, identifying
yourself & requesting a digital copy)
[
Pacific NW Shrewsbury Cousins -- Join Interactive Family Web Site & Email
List! ]
(Please send email, identifying yourself
& requesting link to web site)
[ Shrewsbury Family Photos -- Watch for Additions! ]
[
Daisy Kirkland's Recipe for "Washing Liquid" |
Hand-Written Original ]
(Return to
index)
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History
&
Genealogy |
New River-SW Virginia & Civil War
History
[ A History of The Middle New River Settlements, by David E. Johnston (1906) ]
[ The New River Heritage Series & Books on Mercer County by William Sanders ]
[ SW Virginia Imagebase | New River Notes | SW Virginia History & Genealogy ]
[ Virginia Heritage Database | Virginia Historical Society | Library of Virginia ]
[
Civil War
Rosters |
Virginia Civil War Homepage |
The Civil War in
the Shenandoah Valley ]
[
People and
Military Units in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War ]
[ Valley of the Shadow Project ]
[ 36th Virginia Infantry ("Capt. Henry") | 51st Virginia Infantry ("Lt. Grose" & Adam Dallas) ]
[
Fort Stevens,
July 1864 |
Battle
of Opequon (3rd Winchester), Sept 1864 ]
[ Confederate Soldier's Letter Reporting Capture of Lt.
Grose & Adam Dallas at 3rd Winchester ]
[ Civil War Prison Camps | Fort Delaware | Point Lookout ]
Maps & Photography
[ Library of Congress Map Collections | Univ. of Alabama Maps | Google Maps ]
[ Early Maps of Washington State, Puget Sound & the Pacific Northwest ]
[ US Historical Archive Maps & Photos | USGS Geographic Names Information System ]
[ Dating Old Photographs | George Eastman House Photography Collections ]
[ Stereo Photography | Stereo Cameras | Camera Manual Library | Dean's Stereoviews ]
[ UofW Library Digital Collections | UofW Stereocard Collection ]
[ WSU Library Manuscripts & Special Collections ]
[ UVa American Studies Program | UVa Library Digital Collections ]
Genealogy and General US History
[ Rootsweb | WorldConnect | USGenWeb Project | GenForum | Family Search (LDS Church) ]
[ The Historical Archive | American Antiquarian Society | Online Washington State Encyclopedia ]
[ Pacific Northwest Historians Guild ]
[ Virginia Gazetteer (UVA) | Searchable Genealogical Databases | Cyndi's List ]
[ US National Archives -- Records for Genealogists & Family Historians | Library of America ]
[ Making of America -- Cornell University Library | Internet Archive ]
[ Papers of George Washington: Library of Congress | University of Virginia ]
Selected Bibliography
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Bates, Johnny, and Mike Cumpston. 2005. Percussion Pistols and Revolvers: History, Performance and Practical Use. New York: iUniverse, Inc. Blake, Warner. 2007. Early Snohomish. Images of America, Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. Bland County Centennial Corporation. 1961. History of Bland County (Virginia). Radford, VA: Commonwealth Press, Inc. Clark, Edythe Maxey. 1980. The Maxeys of Virginia. Baltimore: Gateway Press. Davis, James A. 1984. 51st Virginia Infantry. Virginia Regimental History Series. Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard. Fetzer, Dale, and Bruce Mowday. 2005. Unlikely Allies: Fort Delaware's Prison Community in the Civil War. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books. Gose, George B. 1971. Pioneers of the Virginia Bluegrass (and their Descendants). Radford, VA: Commonwealth Press, Inc. Grant, Ulysses S. 1990. Memoirs and Selected Letters, 1839-1865. New York: The Library of America. Groseclose, B. Clark. 1999. Grosecloses and Descendants in America. Brentwood, CA. Hotchkiss, Jedediah. 1898. Virginia. Confederate Military History, Vol. III. Secaucus, NJ: Blue & Grey Press (Reprint 1971). Johnston, David E. 1906. A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory. Radford, VA: Commonwealth Press, Inc. (Reprint 1969). Kendrick-Juliaetta Centennial Committee. 1990. A Centennial History of the Kendrick-Juliaetta Area. Lanier, Robert S., ed. 1911. The Photographic History of the Civil War. New York: The Review of Reviews Company. Monroe, Julie R. 2006. Latah County. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. Sanders, William. 1997. Clay Family Settlement on the Bluestone River. Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Company. Sanders, William. 1994. A New River Heritage. Vol. IV. Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Company. Scott, J.L. 1987. 36st Virginia Infantry. Virginia Regimental History Series. Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard. Slaughter, Doris. 1997. Pioneers of West Virginia, with Shrewsbury, Graham, Howerton, McKinney, and Allied Families. Evansville, IN: Evansville Bindery. Snohomish Historical Society. 1975. River Reflections: Snohomish City, 1859-1910. Snohomish Historical Society. 1981. River Reflections: Snohomish City, 1910-1980 (Part II). Snohomish Homestead Centennial. 1959. The Snohomish Story: From Ox Team to Jet Stream. de Tocqueville, Alexis. 2004. Democracy in America. New York: The Library of America. Washington, George. 1997. Writings. New York: The Library of America. Wilson, James F., ed. 2004. Letters of a Confederate Private: Thomas O. Wilson. Christiansburg, VA: Old Town Printing. |
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