Grubb, Henry B.

Born: 1820-07-21 Chester County, Pennsylvania

Died: 1892-10-27 Springfield, Illinois

Flourished: Springfield, Illinois

In 1836, Grubb moved with his parents and siblings to Illinois, settling first in Madison County and two years later, in Springfield. In 1850, he married Sarah A. Constant, with whom he had six children. Grubb was a carpenter and bridge builder, and he and his family resided in Springfield. In 1860, he owned $1,300 worth of real estate and his household included a servant and another carpenter who may have been his employee.

John Carroll Power and S. A. Power, History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois (Springfield, IL: Edwin A. Wilson, 1876), 222, 345; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Sangamon County, IL, 115; Illinois State Journal (Springfield), 28 October 1892, 5:4.