[caption id="attachment_15163" align="aligncenter" width="600"]<img src="http://pocahontastimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2017/03/Pres.-Poca.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="323" class="size-full wp-image-15163" /> James and Emily Grogg, Boyer - 1884[/caption] James Grogg and his wife, Emily, arriving by horse and buggy at their new home on Brush Run, Boyer, in April of 1884. James J. Grogg was born February 15, 1848 to Adam and Charlotte Puffenbarger Grogg. He married Emily Jane Mullenax on November 22, 1866. Emily was the daughter of John H. and Rachel Rexrode Mullenax, having been born on September 5, 1851. Their children were: John Milton, Luella Mae, Charles, Alva Wenton, Lucy Maud, William C., Rachel Florence, Luther C., Clemma Edith, Fannie N. and Otis See. Photo courtesy of Donnie Black, ID PHP002849 Access the “Preserving Pocahontas” Digital Library at www.pocahontaspreservation.org or www.preservingpocahontas.org If you have photographs, slides, negatives or historical records to be scanned for the county Historical Archive contact Preservation Officer B. J. Gudmundsson at 304-799-3989 or email info@pocahontaspreservation.org Prints of photographs are available.
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