John Updegrove1 
M, (1812 - 1882)
- Relationship
- 6th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
John Updegrove was born in 1812.1 He was the son of Jacob Updegrove and Martha Fowler.1 John Updegrove married Ann Stephens.1 John Updegrove died in 1882 at age 70 years.1
A researcher, Mrs. Minnie Gertrude (Updegraff) Moore has done a lot of research on her family and claimed that this John as her ancestor. He is known as "John Jacob Updegraff" in her research. There has been no documentation to prove this, they also all spell their name "Updegraff" not "Updegrove."
John answered Lincoln's first call for volunteers in 1861, he became a General, but was deprived of his rank and sword by General Grant. He enlisted at Elmira, New York. Later he resided with his family in Danville (Montour County), Selinsgrove (Snyder County) and Wilkes Barre (Luzerne County), Pennsylvania, and also in Flint, Michigan.1
A researcher, Mrs. Minnie Gertrude (Updegraff) Moore has done a lot of research on her family and claimed that this John as her ancestor. He is known as "John Jacob Updegraff" in her research. There has been no documentation to prove this, they also all spell their name "Updegraff" not "Updegrove."
John answered Lincoln's first call for volunteers in 1861, he became a General, but was deprived of his rank and sword by General Grant. He enlisted at Elmira, New York. Later he resided with his family in Danville (Montour County), Selinsgrove (Snyder County) and Wilkes Barre (Luzerne County), Pennsylvania, and also in Flint, Michigan.1
Children of John Updegrove and Ann Stephens
- Thaddeus Stevens Updegraff+1 (1839 - 6 Aug 1885)
- Joseph Adolphus Updegraff2 (c 1840 - 1861)
- Alfonzo F. Updegraff2 (c 1842 - 1862)
- Clarence Edward Updegraff+2 (1844 - 1910)
- Minnie Gertrude Updegraff2 (c 1847 - )
- John Hinnish Updegraff+3 (1851 - )
Last Edited=12 Nov 2007
Citations
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-163.
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family, p. U-164.
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family, p. U-165.