| Daniel Webster Grounds’ parents were Thomas Jefferson and Druzilla
(Gangham) Grounds. They came from Arkansas in the early days and
settled near what is now known as Blue Ridge, Collin County, Texas.
Thomas J. fought in the Texas Revolution as well as the Civil War.
There were no schools or churches when they came to Blue Ridge, so Daniel
donated the land for a school, church, cemetery, as well as a campsite
for meetings. All their sons, Daniel Webster (became a preacher and
school teacher); Thomas, Jr. (a pharmacist); Benjamin Franklin (a doctor);
and William Clayborne Holmes (a businessman), attended a small college
at Savoy, that was opened a short time before they finished high school.
Daniel Webster married Sarah Minerva Guinn, daughter of Charles and
Elizabeth (Husbands) Guinn. Sarah was educated at Savoy College,
also. To this union was born four boys and six girls: Charles Haygood
(see Charles Haygood Grounds); Eliza Jane; Laura Iadora; Martha Elizabeth;
Barbara Frances (see T. E. Yates); Hargrove; Frank; Sylvester; Naomi; and
Ruth. They lived in Blue Ridge until 1901 (where nine of the children
were born), moving to Grayson County, near the rural school Lovejoy, then
Sadler in 1913. In 1918, he moved his family to the Glen Cove community,
buying a farm. He, Sarah and their youngest son farmed until early
1923, when D. W. decided to retire from farming, buying a home in Talpa.
Sarah died March 7, 1923, a few months after the move, buried at Glen Cove.
They lost a daughter, Laura, in 1917 (leaving three children). Frank,
died October 29, 1918, in an army encampment in New York, a victim of the
flu epidemic during WW I. Naoma, wife of J. W. Huffman, died July
13, 1920 (leaving two children). Frank and Naoma are buried at Glen
Cove. After Sarah’s death, Ruth and Martha were still living at home.
Martha married Reverend J. D. Ramsey, a Methodist preacher, serving at
Talpa. Ruth never married, but stayed on to keep house and care for
her father until his death. Ruth was a clerk in the Talpa postoffice
for thirty-four years. She died July 25, 1979, buried at Glen Cove.
D. W. Grounds was a local preacher. He preached at Glen Cove, Talpa
and Crews, and held meetings at various local places. He was Justice
of the Peace at Talpa; Registrar of births and deaths at Talpa, 1928 through
1944; a Mason and his wife, an Eastern Star.
Daniel W. loved to fish, and Ruth drove him to all the nearby lakes
and streams. He never learned to drive, yet he loved to travel.
He and Ruth spent several winters with the oldest daughter, Eliza J. Majors,
who lived in Florida. His main interests in life was his home, community,
schools and the church. He and all of his family belonged to the
Methodist Church; with a son, Hargrove, and a grandson, Frank Yates, following
in his footsteps. Among his children and grandchildren, twelve became
teachers. He died October 20, 1946, buried at Glen Cove.
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[Top] Ruth, Charles Haygood, Barbara Frances, Sylvester, Martha Elizabeth.
[Bottom] Hargrove, D. W. Grounds, Sarah Minerva Guinn [wife of D.
W.], Eliza Jane.
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