SOLOMON GROVES
1.SOLOMON GROVES
    Solomon Groves was probably born about 1780.  He married Fanny -------.

Children of Solomon and Fanny Groves.
  2.  (1). Isaac                   b.c.     1806
             m.Susan Roby
  3.  (2). Peggy                   b.c.     1808
  4.  (3). Rebecca                 b.c.     1810
  5.  (4). John                    b.c.     1812
  6.  (5). Marquis                 b.c.     1814
  7.  (6). General Washington      b.c.     1816
             m.Rachel Cosner

2.ISAAC GROVES
    Isaac Groves, a son of Solomon and Fanny Groves, was born about 1806.  He married Susan Roby.

Children of Isaac and Susan (Roby) Groves.
  8.  (1). Alexander               b.c.     1829
  9.  (2). George                  b.c.     1831
 10.  (3). Solomon                 b.c.     1833
 11.  (4). Zebulon                 b.c.     1835
 12.  (5). Otha Wallace            b.Nov  1 1837   d.Mar  5 1910
             m.Rebecca Elizabeth Hawks
 13.  (6). Chenoweth               b.c.     1839
 14.  (7). Dewitt                  b.c.     1841
 15.  (8). Samantha                b.c.     1843
 16.  (9). Louverina               b.c.     1845
 17. (10). Emerinde                b.c.     1847

7.GENERAL WASHINGTON GROVES
    General Washington Groves, a son of Solomon and Fanny Groves, was born about 1816.  He married Rachel Cosner.  The family lived in Hardy County VA (WV) until about 1850, when they moved to Lewis County VA (WV).

Children of General Washington and Rachel (Cosner) Groves.
 18.  (1). America                 b.c.     1841
 19.  (2). John Haney              b.c.     1843
 20.  (3). Paulina                 b.c.     1845
 21.  (4). Laura Levina            b.c.     1847
 22.  (5). General Taylor          b.Feb 17 1849   d.       1895
             m.Lydia Ann Groves
 23.  (6). Clara                   b.c.     1851
 24.  (7). Allan S.                b.c.     1853
             m.Ella Frances Cosner
 25.  (8). Orlena                  b.c.     1855
 26.  (9). Samuel Brooks           b.c.     1857
             m.Clora Cosner

12.OTHA WALLACE GROVES
    Otha Wallace Groves, a son of Isaac and Susan (Roby) Groves, was born in Hardy County VA (WV) November 1, 1837 and died in Calhoun County WV March 5, 1910.  He married Rebecca Elizabeth Hawks.  Rebecca was born in Hardy County March 8, 1841 and died March 1, 1926.

Children of Otha Wallace and Rebecca Elizabeth (Hawks) Groves.
 27.  (1). Lydia Ann               b.Jul  1 1862   d.May 18 1950
             m.General Taylor Groves
             m.William Harrison Simmons
 28.  (2). Edward Russell          b.May 22 1864   d.Feb 24 1935
 29.  (3). Margarete               b.May 15 1866   d.Dec 15 1888
 30.  (4). Jesse A.                b.       1869
 31.  (5). Enoch Merton            b.Mar 25 1870   d.Jul  5 1940
             m.Lucinda Ag. Carpenter  (b.Dec 17 1879-)
 32.  (6). Zebulon Floyd           b.Sep    1873   d.c.     1902
             m.Almira Carpenter
 33.  (7). Claudeen                b.       1876
 34.  (8). Charles Britton         b.Jun 16 1879   d.Jun 13 1945

22.GENERAL TAYLOR GROVES
    General Taylor Groves, a son of General Washington and Rachel (Cosner) Groves, was born in Hardy County VA (WV) February 17, 1849 and died in Calhoun County WV in 1895.  He married Lydia Ann Groves.  Lydia, a daughter of Otha Wallace and Rebecca Elizabeth (Hawks) Groves, was born July 1, 1862 and died May 18, 1950.     After General Taylor's death, Lydia married William Harrison Simmons.  William was born in 1871 and died in 1916.

Children of General Taylor and Lydia Ann (Groves) Groves.
 35.  (1). Ada
 36.  (2). George W.
 37.  (3). Otis
 38.  (4). Benjamin H.
 39.  (5). Doshia Levina

24.ALLAN S. GROVES
    Allan S. Groves, a son of General Washington and Rachel (Cosner) Groves, was born in Lewis County VA (WV) about 1853.  He married Ella Frances Cosner.

Children of Allan S. and Ella Frances (Cosner) Groves.
 40.  (1). Lawrence C.
 41.  (2). Mamie S.
 42.  (3). Orva F.
 43.  (4). Grace H.
 44.  (5). Bertha
 45.  (6). Nellie                  b.Feb  5 1894   d.Dec 14 1975
             m.William David Dillon Feb 21 1919
 46.  (7). Okey
 47.  (8). Oley

26.SAMUEL BROOKS GROVES
    Samuel Brooks Groves, a son of General Washington and Rachel (Cosner) Groves, was born in Lewis County VA (WV) about 1857.  He married Clora Cosner.

Children of Samuel Brooks and Clara (Cosner) Groves.
 48.  (1). Zenable A.
             m.Lelia Rhodes
 49.  (2). Thomas
 50.  (3). Brooks Washington
             m. Clara Howell
                   d/o Rev. Thomas Howell

Children of Brooks and Clara
               1. Frances
                    m. Irene Luzader
                           d/o Bus & Reedie (Allen) Luzader
                2. Arden
                   m. Josephene Drake

                3. Paul
                   Died at age ca 3 years chocked on a bean

                4. Madeline
                   m. Rhuel Stout
                     s/o James Stout

                5. Brooks W., Jr.
                    m. Nellie Rowh
                         d/o Polland and Ivy (Townsend) Rowh

 51.  (4). Ada Lee
             m. Charlie Cottrill
               s/o Rev. Fred Cottrill
 52.  (5). Oda Lester
             m. Holly Belkhnap

       Children of Oda and Holly
                    1. Herman
                    2. Imogene
                    3. Leon

31.ENOCH MERTON GROVES
    Enoch Merton "Murt" Groves, a son of Otha Wallace and Rebecca Elizabeth (Hawks) Groves, was born in WV March 25, 1870 and died July 5, 1940.  He married Lucinda A.G. Carpenter.  Lucinda, a daughter of of William and Elizabeth (Cottrell) Carpenter, was born December 17, 1879.

Children of Enoch Merton and Elizabeth A.G. (Carpenter) Groves.
 53.  (1). Ethel                   b.c.     1898
 54.  (2). William D.              b.c.     1900
 55.  (3). Fred                    b.c.     1903
 56.  (4). Emma                    b.c.     1905

32.ZEBULON FLOYD GROVES
    Zebulon Floyd Groves, a son of Otha Wallace and Rebecca Elizabeth (Hawks) Groves, was born in September 1873 and died about 1902.  He married Almira Carpenter.  Almira, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cottrell) Carpenter, was born in March 1878.

Children of Zebulon Floyd and Almira (Carpenter) Groves.
 57.  (1). Ona                     b.May  9 1898   d.Jul  7 1973
             m.Thomas "Little Tom" Cottrell
 58.  (2). Autie                   b.Sep 21 1899   d.Aug  9 1985
             m.Foster Norman
 59.  (3). Birdie                  b.c.     1900