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Where it all started. A family historian reports the first reference to a Grubaugh was Michael, in 18 th Century Prussia. Where it all started…. In the interests of brevity, when people ask me where my family comes from, I just say, “Germany.”. The Grubaughs.
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Where it all started • A family historian reports the first reference to a Grubaugh was Michael, in 18th Century Prussia.
Where it all started… • In the interests of brevity, when people ask me where my family comes from, I just say, “Germany.”
The Grubaughs • What sometimes happens is that when I tell people my name, they say, “Is that German?” • I say, “You betcha.”
Where we wound up • After traveling west for a few years, many of the ancestors left Ohio for southern Indiana. This is where the bulk of the clan resides today.
Where we wound up • The Grubaughs lit in Indianapolis, the state’s capital. • The Millers were in the southern part of the state, mostly, in and around a town called Scottsburg.
The Millers • Another German name. • Where our branch of the Millers came from exactly, know one knows.
The Dyers • My father’s mother was a Dyer. • No one is completely sure, but we think they come from England.
The Steeles • My mother’s mother was a Steele. • Again, although no one is positive, the Steeles are thought to hail from Ireland.
What it means to me • Anglo-Saxon male, single, between the ages of 18-35.
What it means to me • It’s interesting that so little knowledge of the family is readily available. • ‘Family’ to me has always meant the nuclear family, Mom and Dad. • The ‘tabula rasa’ comes to mind.