BIO: David C. GROVE, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 371-372.
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  DAVID C. GROVE, Shirleysburg, Pa., was born in Huntingdon county, 
October 28, 1847, son of John and Mary J. (Miller) Grove. His 
grandfather, Samuel Grove, was also a native of Huntingdon county, and 
was a farmer until his retirement from business. His wife was 
Catherine, daughter of Samuel Isenberg. They had ten children. Those 
deceased are: Joseph; Dorothy; John; David; Susan (Mrs. John Enyeart); 
Samuel; and Enoch. The survivors of the family are: Solomon; Abraham; 
and Catherine (Mrs. William Ritter), now residing in Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. 
Samuel Grove are deceased. They were members of the Reformed church. 
The maternal grandfather of Mr. D. C. Grove was Henry Miller, a farmer, 
who married Miss Cornpropst. Three of their children are living: Henry 
C.; Sarah (Mrs. Adolphus Matthews); and Charlotte (Mrs. James Green). 
Both Mr. Grove's parents were born in Huntingdon county; his father on 
December 17, 1818, and his mother June 6, 1823. After cultivating their 
farm during their time of strength and activity, they lived a life of 
rest and retirement for about five years before their death. Mr. John 
Grove was chosen to fill several township offices. Their marriage 
occurred October 7, 1841; their family includes six children: Joseph; 
Martha (Mrs. Moses Harner); David C.; Jackson; Catherine (Mrs. Solomon 
Grove); and Samuel H., who died January 20, 1865, at the age of 
thirteen. The mother passed away January 30, 1888, aged sixty-four; her 
husband followed her in March of the next year, at the age of seventy-
one. They belonged to the Reformed church.
  David C. Grove attended the public schools of his native county until 
he was about twenty years old. He then began to learn the business of 
moulding, at which he continued to work for about eleven years. In 1877 
he began farming, and has ever since made that his occupation. He has 
been active and useful in his township; he served for three years as 
auditor; in 1892 he was elected to the school board, and still holds 
his seat in that body. Mr. Grove is also an active member of Lodge No. 
317, I.O.R.M., and of Castle No. 393, K.G.E.
  The first marriage of David C. Grove was with Lucretia J., daughter 
of David and Susan (Heffner) McGossor, on March 28, 1871. Their 
children are: Harry J.; Mary (Mrs. John McAlister); Franklin; and 
Wilbert M. Lucretia Grove was a member of the Reformed church. She died 
February 12, 1881. Her parents were natives of Huntingdon county, her 
mother being a daughter of Adam and Rebecca (Enyeart) Heffner. Mr. 
McGossor is a plasterer. All their children except Mrs. Grove are still 
living, and are as follows: Ada; Frances; Franklin; Rebecca; Belle; 
Fairman; and Ambrose.
  David C. Grove was married the second time, June 18, 1884, to Mary 
C., daughter of William and Louisa (Raber) Ambrose. Their children are: 
Herbert A.; John C.; Russel E.; Edith L.; David J.; and Venno M. Mrs. 
Grove is a member of the Baptist church, while Mr. Grove adheres to the 
Reformed communion. She was born November 5, 1862; her father is a 
native of Huntingdon county, and her mother of Berks. Mr. Ambrose was 
engaged in boating until the war of the Rebellion broke out, when he 
enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Ninety-first Pennsylvania 
Volunteers, and served for forty months. In one of the engagements in 
which he took part he was shot in the head. After his discharge he was 
employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in the roundhouse at 
Huntingdon, Pa., and continued in their employ until a short time 
before his death, which occurred July 31, 1875, he being forty-four 
years of age. His wife had died three years earlier, on August 23, 
1872, at the age of thirty-five. His father, Samuel Ambrose, was a 
native of Huntingdon county, and his mother of Berks. Samuel Ambrose 
was a farmer.