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From Past and present of Knox County, Ohio (1912), The Biographical record of Knox County, Ohio : to which is added an elaborate compendium of national biography (1902)
PROFESSOR C. M. GRUBB.
Professor C. M. Grubb is now principal of the schools of Howard and for a number of years has been accounted one of the most acceptable and capable teachers in the county. Perhaps no public position is as difficult to fill as that of the teacher. He must not only possess strong intelligence, but must be capable of imparting clearly and conciselv to others the knowledge he has ac- quired, must be able to maintain discipline, and moreover he has to please not one but many. The tide of public opinion must be in his favor and the individuals constituting the public all feel that the work of the teacher, more than of any- other one, is a personal concern. It is therefore an indication of ability when the favorable criticism of the public is won and the words of commendation expressed of Professor Grubb indicates his high standing in the public regard.
A native of Knox county, he was born in Morris township September 29, 1867. His father, Henry Grubb, was also a native of the county, born and reared in Pike township, and in the common schools he pursued his education. He has made farming his life work and now resides in Monroe township. His wife, who in her maidenhood was Miss Mary Ann Jeffries, was born in this county, and as she was left an orphan at an early age she was reared in tlje family of Daniel Brumbaugh. Mr. and Mrs. Grubb are the parents of three sons and a daughter, yet living: Wilson, who engaged in drilling wells in Knox county; Celestia, at home with their parents; C. M., of this review: and D. B., who is now studying law Avith the firm of Cooper & Moore, in Mount Vernon.
Professor Grubb began his education in the district schools of Monroe township and was afterward a student in the Ohio Normal University, at Ada, for two and a half 3'ears. He was married, November 5, 1890, to Miss Jennie Loney, a native of Brown township and a daughter of William and IMary (McClurg) Loney. Her father was born and reared in Pike township, while her mother was a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. They became the parents of ten children, of whom Mrs. Grubb was the ninth in order of birth and the fourth daughter. She was reared and educated in her native county and attended the normal in Danville, Ohio.
For a year Professor Grubb and his wife resided in Mount Vernon, and he engaged in teaching school in the country. He then removed to a farm in Brown township and engaged in teaching through the winter months, while in the summer season he followed farming. In 1898 he removed to Howard and continued to teach in the schools of the township, being in charge of one school for seven years. In 1901 he was elected principal of the schools of the town, and is now occupying that position. There are two rooms in the school and an assistant teacher is employed. He has always succeeded in raising the standard of education in every school with which he has been connected, and has been an active factor in the intellectual development of the seA'eral communities in which he has labored and wrought for the mental good of the young.
Socially the Professor is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America and the Masonic lodges. His religious belief connects him with the Christian church, of which he is a most consistent member. He is now serving as elder and is also teacher of the Bible class in the Sunday-school. In his political faith he is a stanch Democrat, has labored earnestly to insure the success and promote the growth of the party, and has served as a member of the county committee. His genial manner, unfailing courtesy, his earnest devotion to his work and to every cause in which he believes — all these have made him popular and won him the warm friendship of a large circle of acquaintances.
As printed in The Biographical record of Knox County, Ohio : to which is added an elaborate compendium of national biography (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
CHARLES M. GRUBB.
That the plenitude of satiety is seldom obtained in the affairs of life is to be considered a most beneficial deprivation, for when ambition is satisfied and every ultimate aim realized, if such be possible, individual apathy must follow. Effort would cease, accomplishment be prostrate, and creative talent waste its energies in inactivity. The men who have pushed forward the wheels of progress have been those to whom satisfaction lies ever in the future, who have labored continuously, always finding in each transition stage an incentive to further effort. Charles M. Grubb, long one of the ablest and most popular educators of this locality, now numbered among the progressive business men of Centerburg, is one whose well directed efforts have gained for him a position of prominence in the various circles in which he has been pleased to move, and it is with a feeling of satisfaction that the writer essays the task of touching briefly upon the salient points in his career.
Mr. Grubb was born on September 29, 1867, on a farm in Morris township, Knox county, Ohio. He is the son of Henry and Mary Ann (Jeffries) Grubb, both parents horn in this county, each representing prominent pioneer families. Here these parents grew to maturity, received their education in the old-time schools and were married; the father has devoted his life to agricultural pursuits and he and his wife are now living in Monroe township. Politically, he is a Democrat and has always been active in the affairs of his community, and is known as a man of upright character.
Charles Ad. Grubb spent his childhood and youth on the home farm and assisted with the general work there when he became of proper age. He received his education in the county schools, later entering the Ohio Northern University at Ada, Ohio. Prior to entering this institution he taught several years. After spending two years in the university, he continued teaching in the country district schools. In 1899 he became connected with the public schools at Howard, this county, and during his ten years’ service there he established a graded school system, also a high school, and his work there stands as a monument to his progressive and thorough methods and stamps him as a leader in educational work. For a period of seven years prior to taking up his work at Howard he taught in the Berry district in the same township. In September, 1904, he was appointed one of the board of school examiners of Knox county, and he served two terms or six years. He not only did his work conscientiously and according to the best modern methods, but he was always trying to raise the standard of the public schools, and he has done as much as any one for the cause of education in Knox county and for the same he has the esteem of all classes. During 1908 and 1909 he was president of the Knox County Teachers’ Association, and during all the years of his teaching he was an active member of the same, also a member of the Ohio State Teachers’ Association.
Resigning as superintendent of the schools of Howard in 1909, Mr. Grubb moved to Centerburg and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business, under the firm name of Purdy, Kasson & Grubb, being associated with Denman H. Purdy and Willie M. Kasson. The firm also has a monument department and they carry on an extensive business in all lines, handling the best of materials and goods, carrying a complete and carefully selected stock of furniture, prompt service and efficiency being their watchword. The store contains a stock that would do credit to a city much larger than Centerburg, and their many customers come from all over a wide radius of territory. On September 1, 1911, the above firm dissolved partnership, Kasson & Grubb retaining the furniture and monument business and Mr. Purdy the undertaking business.
Mr. Grubb was married on November 5, 1890, to Jennie Loney, daughter of William and Mary (McClurg) Loney, an excellent family of Brown township, where Mr. Loney had a good farm, and where the mother is still living, he being deceased. Mrs. Grubb passed to her rest on July i, 1903. dying without issue. On July 22, 1905, Mr. Grubb was united in marriage with LaVilla Critchfield, daughter of Rolland and Margaret (McElroy) Critchfield, a prominent Howard township family, the Critchfields being among the early pioneers here and have been influential in local affairs for several generations. The parents of Mrs. Grubb are both still living. This second union has also been without issue.
Politically, Mr. Grubb is a Democrat and he has always been an active participant in public matters, a close student on current affairs and conditions of the masses, and every movement having as its object the betterment of his locality has received his hearty support, but he is not an office seeker. Fraternally, he is a Mason, a member of the chapter and commandery at Mt. Vernon, and the Danville lodge has bestowed upon him the master’s degree; his membership is now with the Bloomfield Lodge No. 422 at Centerburg. He and his wife are members of the Church of Christ, he being an elder in the same, having held this office for a number of years; he is also an active Sunday school worker and for many years was superintendent of the Sunday school at Howard, also teacher of a Bible class. While not a teacher, he still continues his interest in educational matters and has been largely instrumental in securing for Centerburg an excellent lecture course. He and his wife are prominent in the social life of the county, and few men are more widely or more favorable known in this locality than he.
As printed in Past and present of Knox County, Ohio (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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