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DATE 1860
PLAC Was living in Harrisburg, Fayette Co. Indiana
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DATE 1860
PLAC family lived in Yorktown Delaware County, Indiana
Michael Groenedyke was born in Dearborn County, Indiana, but was raised in Fayette County, Indiana, were he lived until 1843, when he moved with his family to Henry County, Indiana, and settled in Jefferson Township about 6 miles north-west of Sulphur Springs. The land, 160 acres was virgin forest, in an almost impenetrable wilderness. By toil and persistant effort he turned it into one of the finest farms in Henry County,Indiana. He also purchased 160 acres in Delaware County, Indiana.
Amos,. Came to Henry County,Indiana from Fayette County, Indiana in 1843, with his family, and remained with them until 1862 when he moved to Middletown, Henry County, Indiana. He started in the Drug business with Dr. John W. Burch who afterwards engaged in the same business in New Castle, Indiana. During this partnership, Amos read medicine, expecting in the course of time to practice that profession, but the country was in the midst of the Civil War, who set aside his ambitions to assume the duty of a soldier. During the first years of the war he was a Second Lieutenant, of the Middletown Rifles, Indiana Legion, a local organization, which like the Union Guards of Knightstown, Indiana and other like organizations served to keep the spirit at home and to prepare the young men with military discipline. In the winter of 1863/64 he was instrumental in recruting and oganizing Company F, 124th. Indiana infantry and was made First Lieutenant of the company. He was mustered in to the US Army on Jan. 26 1864, the whole regiment was mustered into service the 10th of March 1864 and assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, and ordered to the front . Lt. Groenedyke was constantly with his company, until he was wounded at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee 30th of Nov.1864 where a Minie Ball struck him in the left leg just below the knee. He was removed from battle and sent to a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee where his leg had to be amputated, with the hope of saving his life , but he never recovered from the shock of the operation. He died 27th of Dec. 1864 , his remains were brought home and laid to rest with Military Honors in the Painter Cemetery, Fall Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana
Thomas W. Groenedyke, . During the winter of 1859-60-61, taught Public School in his neighborhood in Delaware County, Indiana . In March 1861 he started study of medicine with Dr. William Swain, of Delaware County, Indiana and continued with him for one year. Then was engaged by Dr. J. Weeks of Mechanicsburg, Henry County, Indiana and studied with him until July 1862, when he enlisted as a private in Company H, Sixty-ninth Indiana Infantry, served 8 months, when he was discharged on account of physical disablity. On his return home he resumed his study of medicine with Dr. Weeks. In Aug. 1863 he married Jennie Swain, daughter of William R. Swain, his former preceptor. Dr. Groenedyke completed his medical course in the Physio-Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio and commenced his practice in Randolph County, Indiana, and after one year of pratice became dissatisfied with the Physio-Medical system and adopted the regular practice of medicine. His son then also took a course of medicine in the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio. After Thomas practiced 3 years in Randolph County, Indiana, he moved to Mt. Summit, Henry County, Indiana, and continued there for 8 years, then located in New Castle, Indiana in Nov. 1879. He was a member of the State and County Medical Societies, a member of the Board of Town Trustees, secretary of the County Board of Health, was a Masonic lodge member, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, and Grand Army of the Republic.
James Groenedyke. Came to Henry County, Indiana with his parents and lived with them until April 1862 until he married. James had 212 acres of prime farm land, situated within a mile of the orginal Groenedyke farm, they also owned 160 acres in Harrison Township, Delaware County, Indiana. Beside farming James was interested in manufacturing, and built a building on his farm not far from his residence for the manufacturing of drain tile, known as the Bell Creek Tile Factory. He made additions ,alterations, put in steam power, and fitted up a saw mill for cutting hardwood lumber and in 1883 began manufacture of a well known washing machine, the" Favorite ". He conducted this business for about 20 years, giving his closest attention to the details of making and marketing the finished product. The output during the time numbered over one hundred thousand machines, which were sent all over the world. Mr. Groenedyke sold the machinery and the factory together with the patents covering the machine to a group of Middletown people consisting of mainly John T. Burk, general manager, Adolph Cooper, Erastus L. Elliott, Cornelius Green and George L. Swain ( who was related to most of the Huddleston descendants in that area of Indiana ). Tho hundreds of similar machines have been produced by others the "Favorite" was considered to be the best of any others. They were members of the United Brethern Church at Forest Hill, and he was a Republican.
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PLAC Died in infancy.
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PLAC Died in infancy.