Biography of Peter Grube, pages 787 / 788.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Peter Grube, section 16, Stafford Township, is a native of Bavaria, Germany, 
born Dec. 26, 1804.  He was married in December, 1835, to Elizabeth May, 
also a native of Bavaria, born Nov. 23, 1811.  In the spring of 1836 they 
came to the United States and lived the first two years in New York City, 
and in August 1838, moved to Stark County, Ohio, and in August, 1844, to De 
Kalb County, Ind.  The second year after coming here he left his wife with 
two small children and went to Hicksville, where he worked at fifty cents a 
day to buy flour for his family.  When he reached New York he had but $11, 
and at one time had but fifty cents, but by hard work and perseverance he 
has accumulated a competency for his old age, owning at present 215 acres of 
choice land,  When he bought his first eighty acres he paid $50 cash, and 
the rest in eight years at 6 per cent interest, it being school land.  His 
son Peter now has charge of the farm, his health not permitting him to 
perform the duties necessary on so large a farm.  His wife died Dec. 22, 
1868.  To them were born five children, but three of whom are living---
Henry, Elizabeth, now Mrs. Cannon, and Peter.  Kate and Jacob are deceased.  
Mr. Grube has been a man of almost unlimited endurance.  He has often 
walked to Auburn and return, a distance of twenty-nine miles, in one day, 
reaching home by four o’clock in the afternoon.  He worked on his farm in 
the daytime and at weaving in the evening.

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