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Austin Groves Cemetery, 67-2 Summary Report, page 13
The 1880 census for Madison County AL does not have any listings for a GROVES family, per a search of the Ancestry.com database. There are a few GROVER families listed, but only one that is headed by a black male old enough to have served in the Civil War. That one is Henry GROVER, age 50 in 1880 (see page 4 of the census excerpts below). Since it is often difficult to ascertain whether the census enumerator's writing was spelling GROVES or GROVER, it is possible that Henry “Grover” was either an older brother or the father of Austin Groves. The entry for Henry Grover shows that he lived among many other known residents of the pre-arsenal lands in 1880. The 1880 wife named Jane may be a second wife, considering the age difference from Henry. The excerpted census records for Henry Grover and his near neighbors are provided here in case some future information may confirm the connection to AUSTIN GROVES.
1880 Census records from Family History Resource disks produced by the Latter Day Saints church:
Census Piace:Township 5, Madison, Alabama
Source: FHL Film 1254021 National Archives Film T9-0021 Page 132A
Jerry HORTON Mattie HORTON
RelationSex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Self M S B 25 AL
Sister F S B 18 AL
Census Place:Township 5, Madison, Alabama
Source: FHL Film 1254021 National Archives Film T9-0021 Page 132A
I. A. LANIER
Mary LANIER
RelationSex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Self M S W 63 TN
Other F W B 75 TN
Census Place:Madison, Alabama
Source: FHL Film 1254021 National Archives Film T9-0021 Page 132A
Ann TONEY RelationSex Self F Marr Race Age 48 Birthplace GA
W B
Percy TONEY Son M M B 24 AL
Olie TONEY Dau F S MU 18 AL
Alexander TONEY Son M S MU 11 AL
Charity TONEY Dau F S MU 8 AL
William TONEY Son M S MU 6 AL
Sallie TONEY DauL F M MU 18 AL
Late TONEY Other M S B 22 AL
Look HORTON Other M S B 15 AL
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