The Franklin Republican, Friday, March 20, 1891, Volume 47, Number 12, page 8, column 3

Uncle Levi Groseclose has returned from Missouri and is in such poor health that his children have been telegraphed for. The end is not far distant if he doesn’t get relief soon. He is seventy-four years of age and very feeble. – [Mr. Groseclose died on Tuesday night – Ed.]

The Franklin Republican, Friday, March 27, 1891, Volume 47, Number 13, page 8, column 3

KINDER – We understand that Wm. and John Groseclose have settled their affairs concerning the land left them by their father, Levi Groseclose, and will soon return to Missouri to look after their saw milling interests in that section, which are of considerable importance.

[Above Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]
More obit at bottom of page.

LEVI GROSECLOSE was born in Wythe County, Va., March 8, 1818,
and is the son of Henry and Margaret (Spangler) Groseclose. The
father was a native of Wythe County, Va. He was the son of Henry
Groseclose, who was born in Germany, and settled in Wythe County, Va.
The father of our subject was a soldier in the War of 1812, and our subject
has in his possession a discharge, which reads as follows: "In obedience to
an order from Claibourn W. Gooch, adjutant general, dated Richmond, February
20, 1815, you, Henry Groseclose, Jr., are discharged from the present tour of duty.
Wythe C. House, March 4, 1815. Christopher Brown, Captain Thirty-fifth Virginia
Militia, commanding." The father of our subject was married in Virginia, to
Margaret Spangler, of German descent. She was born in Virginia, and died
when our subject was but an infant. In 1820, our subject's father came to this
county, and settled in Union Township, locating in the woods. He continued
in this county until about 1849, when he went to Iowa, where he lived until called
away by death. Our subject was raised in this county. He gained but a limited
education, learning only to read and write, and do some "ciphering." In the days
of his youth they had but little school advantages, but Mr. Groseclose is possessed
of a store of useful knowledge. He has always made his home in this county, and
has followed farming as an occupation, but has had a wide experience traveling
throughout most all parts of the United States. November 6, 1846, he married Rebecca
Barker, daughter of William and Susanna (Burnett) Barker, natives of Kentucky.
William Barker was the son of Thomas Barker, who was the first owner of the land
Cincinnati was first laid out on. Mrs. Groseclose was born March 17, 1822, in Green
County, Ind., where her parents settled in an early day. After the above marriage was
consummated, Mr. and Mrs. Groseclose came and settled in life in this county, and
have lived here ever since. He owns two farms, one of 130, and the other of 160, acres.
He and wife are members of the Christian Church at Bargersville. Five children were
born unto this marriage, only two of whom are living, William Henry and John B. Mr.
Groseclose cast his first presidential vote for Martin Van Buren, and was a democrat up
to the candidacy of Horace Greeley, when he became a greenbacker.


The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 27, 1891, Volume XXXI, Number 40, page 4, column 1

BARGERSVILLE ~ Uncle Levi Groseclose died at the home of George Plummer, one half mile west of Bargersville on Wednesday, March 18. His remains were taken to Hopewell Thursday for interment.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 27, 1891, Volume XXXI, Number 40, page 5, column 1

Levi Groseclose, a well-known citizen of this county, died on Tuesday of last week and was buried at Bargersville on Thursday. He was seventy years of age.

[Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry]