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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Grover R. Maben Note Born: 9 Feb 1831 Married: Died: 6 Jan 1900 Father: Benjamin Maben Mother: Unknown
WIFE
Name: Elvira T "ella" Pike Note Born: 20 Mar 1838 Died: 1 Dec 1926 Father: William Pike Mother: Persis "tessie" Crawford
CHILDREN
Name: Buel Grover "b.g." Maben Born: 30 Jul 1860 Died: 9 Nov 1909
Name: Ella Persis Maben Born: 1863 Died: 1934
Name: Alice M Maben Born: 2 Aug 1864 Died: 27 Aug 1945
Name: Edward Maben Born: 24 Jun 1866 Died: 11 Jun 1867
Name: Orville (ok) Ketcham Maben Born: 12 Mar 1868 Died: 31 Aug 1938 Wife: Jennie (maben) Lewis
Name: Rolla Wright "r.w." Maben Born: 15 Sep 1871 Died: 28 Mar 1953
Name: Carrie L "claria" Maben Born: 1872 Died: 1926
Name: Clyde Crawford Maben Born: 2 May 1880 Died:
NOTES
1). Born in Halcott, Greene Co., New York died in Forest City, Iowa. buried in Madison Township Cemetery. Both parents born in New York. From Gary Maben, Grover s Great Grandson The town of Garner was platted in 1870 by John Maben who was a brotherof Grover. Maben avenue was named for him.. It was only in the last 15yrs or so I discovered that Grove avenue was named for Grover who went locally by Grove !! His farm in Ellington was over 200 acres at one time and Lime Creek now known as the Winnebago River ran thru it. Dad owned it yet when I was 12 16 or so and he would take me upthere coming in from the east on the creek and hunt ducks and geese. also plenty of pheasants were put on the table from that place. Groverran a fine heard of cattle back in his day that were well known, I remember some of the old timers telling about the old settlers picnic held annually in the grove, complete with dancing, aband and the works..That was during OK and Jennies time. In 1924 OK and Jenny moved to a home in Garner OK served one termin the IA legislature died in 1938 and Grandma move upstairs and rented out the downstairs to married teachers etc. Notes on Grover In 1856, Grover went to Stephenson County, Illinois, stayed one year, then went to Hancock County, Iowa, in 1857. In Iowa, Grover bought 120 acres of government land on sections 6 and 7, at Ellington, Township. Grover broke up some of the land in the summer of 1858 for planting. Grover returned to New York in the fall of 1858. He rode a horse to Freeport, Illinois, where he left it to be picked up on his return. Grovermarried in March of 1859. Shortly after their wedding, Grover and Elvira traveled from colesville by train to theend of the line at East Dubuque. Elvira stayed with friends until Grover returned to get her. Grover then went to Freepot and rode his horse home. He put in the crops and returned to Est Dubuque by horseback where he joined Elvira. The trip to his shackon the prairies of Hancock County was made with two yoke of oxen and a prairie schooner., which they bought in East Dubuque. Some pieces of furniture were purchased there as well. The Mississippi River wascrossed with Elvira on the back of an ox. Grover and Elvira s house, the shack had two small rooms and a low garret the conveniences were not numerous. The shack overlooked Lime Creek, which is now named Winnebago River. Grover and Elvira were known fortheir hospitality in the territory, always having room for someone stopping over. In 1868 Grover had the contract to build the courthouse and county offices at Concord, Hancock County, for the sum of $10,000.00. The timber and the dimensional materials were cut from the farm and hewed there., they were then sawed at the mill in ForestCity. The brick used for the courthouse was made by Grover on his place. The clay was dug from what wasto become the new house basement. Grover hauled the lumber and brick tothe building sites with his own teams. In 1869 Grover built a brick house, his residence, on the south east quarter of section 7, one half mile east of the original site. the brick for the house was fired across the road for the swelling with soil takenfrom the basement of the house. the wallswere a double brick wall witha 2 inch air space between them. Several partitions were about a foot thick, due to the double brick construction with an air space, plaster, and paper. Grover and Elvira held Maben Day picnics in the grove behind the house. The people who attended the picnics came from miles around. Grover acquired over 1,000 acres of Hancock County land where he raised Durham cattle. He sold on average, one hundred head of three year old steers annually. His cattle were classified as the best stock in the county. Grover owned several valuable farmsin Minnesota as well, and was classified as one of the wealthiest citizens, and cattle king of the county. Grover held various offices. He was the first Superintendent of CommonSchools in the county. Supervisor of Madison Township, County Supervisor, and County Superintendent 1958 1860. After 1858 the rural Maben School was built. Additional information about the Maben house the house and the barn are the only two original buildings still standing. the house exterior has not changed much except a garage has been added to the south part of the house. The house was considered in 1954 without a doubt, one of the most interesting sights in the county.
2).  Born in Colesville, Broome county, New York.  Elvira  s mother was living with Grover and Elvira on the 1880 Federal Census. Age 82.  Her father was born in Massachusetts and her mother was born in New York.

						

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