Ella May Grubb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19044, (1874 - 1898)
FatherAllen W. Grubb4,5,6 (18 Apr 1846 - 1 Oct 1899)
MotherMargaret Ann Murphy7,6 (Sep 1854 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 24 Apr 1874, Missouri8,9,10
Marriage: 3 Jun 1894, Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri, Charles Weller Shurtz (18 Aug 1872 - 3 May 1938)11,12,13
Death: 14 Jan 1898, Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri14,9
Burial: Highland Cemetery15,16
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Ella May Grubb was born on 24 Apr 1874 in Missouri.8,9,10 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Lowell, Henry Co., Iowa, in the household of her parents, Allen W. Grubb and Margaret Ann Murphy.4
     Ella married Charles Weller Shurtz, son of Frederick J. Shurtz and Sarah Elizabeth Riegel, on 3 Jun 1894 in Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri, at the residence of the bride's parents, with Rev. William W. Burks officiating.11,12,13
     Ella and Charles moved 25 miles away to King City in Jun 1897, when Charles purchased the Columbian Restaurant there.17,18
     In Aug 1897 Ella traveled back to Albany to be initiated into the Esther Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, and to visit her parents there for several days.19
     It would appear that Ella May Grubb's second pregnancy was a difficult one. On 17 Dec 1897, a month before the birth, the local paper reported that she had been quite sick but now better. Two weeks later it reported that her husband had traveled to Albany to see her and she was "still quite poorly." On 7 Jan 1898 it reported he had again visited her and she was "not so well this week as last." Apparently it was considered unseemly to mention that her condition was related to pregnancy.20
     Ella died on 14 Jan 1898 in Albany, Gentry Co., Missouri, at age 23, at her parents' home, in childbirth.14,9 She was buried in Highland Cemetery.15,16

Children:
     Children with Charles Weller Shurtz:

  • Frederick A. Shurtz21 (abt 1896 - abt 1896)
  • Elmer M. Shurtz22,23 (14 Jan 1898 - 18 Jan 1898)

Citations

  1. [S4869] Allen Grubb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Henry Co., Iowa, shows name as Ella May Grubb.
  2. [S4857] Charles W. Shurtz and Ella M. Grubb, Marriage License.
  3. [S4871] Ella M. Shurtz grave marker, shows name as Ella M. Shurtz, father's surname as Grubb.
  4. [S4869] Allen Grubb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Henry Co., Iowa.
  5. [S4861] Local news, Albany Weekly Ledger, 8 Jun 1894.
  6. [S4871] Ella M. Shurtz grave marker, shows dau. of A. W. & M. A. Grubb.
  7. [S4869] Allen Grubb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Henry Co., Iowa, shows the girl as daughter of Anna's husband.
  8. [S4862] "Obituary," Albany Weekly Ledger, 21 Jan 1898, shows date.
  9. [S4871] Ella M. Shurtz grave marker, shows date.
  10. [S4869] Allen Grubb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Henry Co., Iowa, shows age 6 and state.
  11. [S4857] Charles W. Shurtz and Ella M. Grubb, Marriage License, shows date, town, county, state, and officiant.
  12. [S4861] Local news, Albany Weekly Ledger, 8 Jun 1894, shows date, town, and at her parents' home.
  13. [S4871] Ella M. Shurtz grave marker, shows her as his wife.
  14. [S4967] "Obituary," The King City Chronicle, 21 Jan 1898, shows date, city, and at father's home.
  15. [S4862] "Obituary," Albany Weekly Ledger, 21 Jan 1898, shows cemetery.
  16. [S4871] Ella M. Shurtz grave marker.
  17. [S5101] "Personal Mention," The King City Chronicle, 18 Jun 1897, shows him as new proprietor.
  18. [S4862] "Obituary," Albany Weekly Ledger, 21 Jan 1898, shows she was from King City.
  19. [S5103] "Genrty, DeKalb and Andrew," The King City Chronicle, 6 Aug 1897.
  20. [S5104] "Local Gatherings," The King City Chronicle, 17 Dec 1897, 14 Dec 1897, pg 10; 7 Jan 1898, pg 8.
  21. [S4873] Frederick A. Shurtz grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, his tombstone is next to hers.
  22. [S4863] Local news, Albany Weekly Ledger, 21 Jan 1895.
  23. [S4872] Elmer M. Shurtz grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, his tombstone is next to hers.