1923, June 27 - Samuel A. Grubb files for a pension for service
in the Union Army during the Civil War. In this document we find
confirmation that his father was Michael Grubb and that his grand
father "came from Germany". He had to answer several questions
which give some insight into the life style. We have entered in
paranthesis the supposed question.
Grubb, Sam A.
Form No. 1
1. (name and place living?) Sam A. Grubb, Surgoinsville,
Tennessee
2. (age at application?) 85 (form returned June 27, 1923) This
means
he would be born in 1838 which does not go with records of
other researchers. It could be that this took a couple of
years to file.
3. (place born/) washington County, Virginia
4. (perhaps where he enlisted?) Rogersville, Hawkins co.,
Tennessee
5. (past occupations?) Farmer and Brick mason
6. (present occupation?) Farmer
7. (? ) None
8. (personal references?) none
9. (Land owned?) 100 acres
10. (money value?) $500.00
11. (Do you own any buildings?) Log house - one
12. (What are your daily activities) Plowed all day long with a
bull tongue plow and hoed corn.
13. (What did your parents do?) Farming. Mother died when I was
very young and I never knew her and had a step mother. who did
the cooking, spinning and weaving.
14. (?) None
15. (What kept you working?) Honest toil was regarded as honest
work.
16. (Did you have brothers and sisters?) Yes
17. (What did they do?) All worked
18. (Did they work together?) Yes, all mixed and mingled
together.
19. (?) Yes
20. (?) Yes
21. (?) No
22. (Did you attend school?) Yes
23. (What did you feel about your education?) Encouraged.
24. (Describe your school?) Little log school house and sixty
days was a term or session.
25. (How long did you attend school?) six or eight months
26. (How far did you have to go to school?) one and one half
miles to three miles
27. (What diplomas do you have?) none
28. (What rank did have when you left the service?) Private
29. (How many months of active duty?) two months
30. (Did you get an honorable discharge?) Yes
31. (?) Both men and women
32. (When did you enlist?) 1862, August the 12th at Flat Creek,
Knox County, Tenn
33. (What was the first service to which you were connected)
63rd Tenn., Company "C"
34. (Where were you held prisoner of war?) Bridgeport, Ala
35. (How long were you enlisted?) eight or nine months
36. (Where were decommissioned from the service? McLemore Cove,
GA
37. (Describe your military service?) Our next move was to
Chicamagua which lasted two days, 19 & 20th Sept, 1863. Won
an victory. Pretty fair clothes at first, but at the last our
clothing was scat, slept out on the ground, hard tack
principally, and were exposed to cold, hunger and all kind of
diseases, I was in hospital at Richmond, VA. four months from
gun shot wounds. Was captured the 2nd day of April 1865, sent to
Point Look out and released 27th day of June 1865. We had six
crackers, pint of soup and a small size slice of bacon was our
retion for one day.
38. (What was your final day of service?) 27th day of June 1865
39. (HOw did you get back home?) From Point Look Out we went to
Nashville and there I had to sleep with a six foot yankee and
then stole my way home.
40. (What did you do when you returned home?) Went to work when
I got able.
41. (Where do you live now?) Since the close of the war I have
lived in Hawkins County and followed farming and brick mason
work. Never held office, except school director
42. (What is your father's name, where does he live? Did he
serve in the Military?) Michael Grubb; Sullivan Co., Tenn.,
Sullivan co.; Tenn; He lived in Bristol; no war service.
43. (What was your mother's maiden name? Where was she born?)
Elizabeth Allison; Sam Allison: don't know; Washington Co., VA
44. (Where is your family from?) My great grandfather on my
fathers side came from Germany and settled in Sullivan County,
Tenn.
(Grubb, Sam A., Pension No. 646)[Dyer and Moore. p 973-4]
