Oliver B. Ground married Anna G. Gregg on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1856, Madison County, IL. The couple's children were Mary B. and Henry L.
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Mr. Oliver's obituary:
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
21 Dec 1900, Fri • Page 3
Funeral of Oliver Ground:
The funeral of Olive B. Ground took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Mark Dickson, on Garden street in Upper Alton. Rev. G. W. Waggoner, assisted by Rev, Mr. Cole, of the Upper Alton Methodist church, conducted the services, Tho pall bearers were C. W. Leverett, George Dickson, Aug. Head, David Tomlitson, HOII, Louis Frhlur, Phillip Hobner and Capt. W. R. Wright. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery.
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MADISON MILLS.
The Madison Mills, in Bozzatown, are owned by Oliver B. Ground. The mills have three run of burrs, two used for wheat, and one for corn, and can manufacture fifty or sixty barrels of meal. Half-a-dozen men are employed. The best grades of flour find a market in Alton. On Tuesdays and Saturdays custom work is done, and the rest of the week is devoted to merchant milling.
(History, Madison County, IL, W. R. Brink & co., 1882, p. 394)
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Madison County ILGenWeb
May 23, 2016 ·
THE HISTORY OF BOZZATOWN
Bozzatown originated as a suburb of Alton, and was located at the east end of the city. It was named after James Bozza, a store owner who moved to the area from Hannibal, Missouri ... Later, Bozzatown was nicknamed "Boozytown," from the great amount of "booze" in the vicinity.
https://www.facebook.com/madison.ilgenweb/posts/the-history-of-bozzatownlater-nicknamed-boozytownbozzatown-originated-as-a-subur/1074014985970513/
Name: Anna B Gregg
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1856
Marriage Place: Madison, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Oliver B Ground
son's memorial: Harry Ground (1862-1939), Find a Grave Memorial 95537033
According to the cemetery sexton, 21 Oct. 2020, an infant daughter of Harry Ground and his wife was interred in this same area: died 27 1891, 1 yr, 1 month. There is no name or marker.
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Mr. Oliver's obituary:
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
21 Dec 1900, Fri • Page 3
Funeral of Oliver Ground:
The funeral of Olive B. Ground took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Mark Dickson, on Garden street in Upper Alton. Rev. G. W. Waggoner, assisted by Rev, Mr. Cole, of the Upper Alton Methodist church, conducted the services, Tho pall bearers were C. W. Leverett, George Dickson, Aug. Head, David Tomlitson, HOII, Louis Frhlur, Phillip Hobner and Capt. W. R. Wright. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery.
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MADISON MILLS.
The Madison Mills, in Bozzatown, are owned by Oliver B. Ground. The mills have three run of burrs, two used for wheat, and one for corn, and can manufacture fifty or sixty barrels of meal. Half-a-dozen men are employed. The best grades of flour find a market in Alton. On Tuesdays and Saturdays custom work is done, and the rest of the week is devoted to merchant milling.
(History, Madison County, IL, W. R. Brink & co., 1882, p. 394)
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Madison County ILGenWeb
May 23, 2016 ·
THE HISTORY OF BOZZATOWN
Bozzatown originated as a suburb of Alton, and was located at the east end of the city. It was named after James Bozza, a store owner who moved to the area from Hannibal, Missouri ... Later, Bozzatown was nicknamed "Boozytown," from the great amount of "booze" in the vicinity.
https://www.facebook.com/madison.ilgenweb/posts/the-history-of-bozzatownlater-nicknamed-boozytownbozzatown-originated-as-a-subur/1074014985970513/
Name: Anna B Gregg
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1856
Marriage Place: Madison, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Oliver B Ground
son's memorial: Harry Ground (1862-1939), Find a Grave Memorial 95537033
According to the cemetery sexton, 21 Oct. 2020, an infant daughter of Harry Ground and his wife was interred in this same area: died 27 1891, 1 yr, 1 month. There is no name or marker.
Oliver B. Ground married Anna G. Gregg on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1856, Madison County, IL. The couple's children were Mary B. and Henry L.
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Mr. Oliver's obituary:
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
21 Dec 1900, Fri • Page 3
Funeral of Oliver Ground:
The funeral of Olive B. Ground took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Mark Dickson, on Garden street in Upper Alton. Rev. G. W. Waggoner, assisted by Rev, Mr. Cole, of the Upper Alton Methodist church, conducted the services, Tho pall bearers were C. W. Leverett, George Dickson, Aug. Head, David Tomlitson, HOII, Louis Frhlur, Phillip Hobner and Capt. W. R. Wright. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery.
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MADISON MILLS.
The Madison Mills, in Bozzatown, are owned by Oliver B. Ground. The mills have three run of burrs, two used for wheat, and one for corn, and can manufacture fifty or sixty barrels of meal. Half-a-dozen men are employed. The best grades of flour find a market in Alton. On Tuesdays and Saturdays custom work is done, and the rest of the week is devoted to merchant milling.
(History, Madison County, IL, W. R. Brink & co., 1882, p. 394)
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Madison County ILGenWeb
May 23, 2016 ·
THE HISTORY OF BOZZATOWN
Bozzatown originated as a suburb of Alton, and was located at the east end of the city. It was named after James Bozza, a store owner who moved to the area from Hannibal, Missouri ... Later, Bozzatown was nicknamed "Boozytown," from the great amount of "booze" in the vicinity.
https://www.facebook.com/madison.ilgenweb/posts/the-history-of-bozzatownlater-nicknamed-boozytownbozzatown-originated-as-a-subur/1074014985970513/
Name: Anna B Gregg
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1856
Marriage Place: Madison, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Oliver B Ground
son's memorial: Harry Ground (1862-1939), Find a Grave Memorial 95537033
According to the cemetery sexton, 21 Oct. 2020, an infant daughter of Harry Ground and his wife was interred in this same area: died 27 1891, 1 yr, 1 month. There is no name or marker.
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Mr. Oliver's obituary:
Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois
21 Dec 1900, Fri • Page 3
Funeral of Oliver Ground:
The funeral of Olive B. Ground took place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Mark Dickson, on Garden street in Upper Alton. Rev. G. W. Waggoner, assisted by Rev, Mr. Cole, of the Upper Alton Methodist church, conducted the services, Tho pall bearers were C. W. Leverett, George Dickson, Aug. Head, David Tomlitson, HOII, Louis Frhlur, Phillip Hobner and Capt. W. R. Wright. Burial was at Oakwood cemetery.
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MADISON MILLS.
The Madison Mills, in Bozzatown, are owned by Oliver B. Ground. The mills have three run of burrs, two used for wheat, and one for corn, and can manufacture fifty or sixty barrels of meal. Half-a-dozen men are employed. The best grades of flour find a market in Alton. On Tuesdays and Saturdays custom work is done, and the rest of the week is devoted to merchant milling.
(History, Madison County, IL, W. R. Brink & co., 1882, p. 394)
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Madison County ILGenWeb
May 23, 2016 ·
THE HISTORY OF BOZZATOWN
Bozzatown originated as a suburb of Alton, and was located at the east end of the city. It was named after James Bozza, a store owner who moved to the area from Hannibal, Missouri ... Later, Bozzatown was nicknamed "Boozytown," from the great amount of "booze" in the vicinity.
https://www.facebook.com/madison.ilgenweb/posts/the-history-of-bozzatownlater-nicknamed-boozytownbozzatown-originated-as-a-subur/1074014985970513/
Name: Anna B Gregg
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1856
Marriage Place: Madison, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name: Oliver B Ground
son's memorial: Harry Ground (1862-1939), Find a Grave Memorial 95537033
According to the cemetery sexton, 21 Oct. 2020, an infant daughter of Harry Ground and his wife was interred in this same area: died 27 1891, 1 yr, 1 month. There is no name or marker.
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