"Andrew Grubb joined Company K at Wheeling, with a squad of men from Ohio, and became first lieutenant. Upon the retirement of Capt. Kiger, he became captain, which position he held until the company was mustered out. He was an efficient, brave and faithful officer, and the men had a good leader in him. He was always ready for duty, and no service was too severe for him to fulfill to the best of his ability. After retiring from the army he lived in Bridgeport, O., until his death, which occurred 1889; The captain was held in high esteem by his comrades, as a patriotic, courageous man." ..... History of the 5th W.Va. Cavalry

     Andrew Grubb, the son of Jacob Grubb [PHOTO], was born in Ohio about 1813. He had at least two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary Jane, the latter of whom was married to Uriah W. Halsted, a teacher, who was Killed in Battle while serving in the 1st W. Va. Cavalry. Elizabeth never married and lived with the family of her widowed sister. - For more about the family of Uriah and Mary Jane (Grubb) Halsted, Click Here.

     The wife of Andrew Grubb was Trissa Turk, a native of St. Clairsville, and daughter of John Turk.

1860 Census, Belmont County, Ohio
#990-994
Andrew GRUBB, 46, Cabinet Maker, OH
Tyrissa, 32, OH
Jacob W., 11, OH
John T., 8, OH
Willie A., 1 month, OH
Elizabeth FOSTER, 36, Servant, OH
Israel BEVERLIN, Apprentice Cabinet Maker, 20, OH

Late Captain Andrew Grubb - Photo by Higgins Studio in Wheeling, after 1874, when Higgins was in business by himself, following the retirement of his former partner, John Brown.

Obituary, 1889

     A. Grubb was the Mayor of Bridgeport in 1860. Andrew Grubb was the coroner there, 1865-1866. - Other accomplishments of Andrew Grubb are related in the following biographies of his son, Jacob W. Grubb, a jeweler and optician in Wheeling, W. Va., who was elected the city's mayor in 1885.

Jacob W. Grubb
Elected Mayor of Wheeling, 1885

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     JACOB W. GRUBB, a prominent jeweler and optician of Wheeling, West Virginia, has his place of business at No. 1306 Market street, and enjoys the patronage of the leading residents of the city and its vicinity. He was born at Bridgeport, Ohio, in August, 1850, and is a son of Capt. Andrew Grubb.
     Capt. Andrew Grubb was a native of Ohio and died in 1889 [note: d 25 July 1889; buried at Greenwood Cemetery]. He was a soldier of the Mexican and Civil Wars and acquitted himself with great credit, serving as lieutenant in the former struggle and as captain in the latter. He was united in marriage at St. Clairsville with Miss Turk, who is living at the age of seventy years, having a home on the Island in Wheeling. Two children are now living, namely: Jacob W.; and Maggie, who is living with her mother.
     Jacob W. Grubb was reared in Bridgeport, Ohio, but began his business career in Wheeling as a clerk in the dry goods line in the store of George R. Taylor, where he remained four years. He then entered the employ of Hennegan, Bates & Company, watchmaker and jewelers, with whom he learned the trade. He later purchased the business, becoming proprietor in 1877. The business was started by J. T. Scott in 1840, on Main street, and then continued by Hennegan, Bates & Company until Mr. Grubb assumed control. He employs a large force of clerks, but gives personal attention to the fitting of glasses, being a skilled optician. In this specialty he has gained an extensive reputation throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. He has fitted over 23,000 pairs of glasses and his work has met with general satisfaction. He carries a complete line of jewelry, watches and diamonds in his large store, and is inspector of watches on all the Baltimore & Ohio lines running into Wheeling. He is one of the leading business men of the city of Wheeling and has many stanch friends.
     Mr. Grubb was united in marriage with Lizzie Delaplain, a daughter of Louis S. Delaplain, who organized the dry goods company, of which Hullihen Quarrier is the present head. This is the oldest business house in its line in the country conducted under its original name. Mr. Grubb resides at Echo Point, where he has a beautiful home. He and his wife have four children: Mamie, wife of Frank Waterhouse; Louis D.; Jacob W., Jr.; and Elizabeth. In politics, he has always supported the Republican party, and was the first Republican mayor of Wheeling, being elected to that office in 1885. He is a member of the Masonic order, being a Knight Templar and Shriner. For years he has been trustee of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In religious attachments, he is a member of the Episcopal church.

     JACOB W. GRUBB, a prominent citizen and ex-mayor of Wheeling, is notable in a business way as a leading jeweler, maintaining a well- known and popular establishment at the corner of Market and Twelfth streets. Mr. Grubb's family is among the oldest in the upper Ohio valley, his grandfather, Jacob Grubb, having settled where Bridgeport now is, near the beginning of the present century. This ancestor subsequently removed to St. Clairsville, where he was for some time engaged as a cabinet maker. At that place his son, Andrew, the father of Jacob W., was born in 1814. The latter also followed the trade of cabinet-making, and was so occupied at St. Clairsville and at Bridgeport. Of the latter town he served as mayor for a time. In 1877 he removed to Wheeling, where he died in 1889. His wife was Trissa Turk, a native of St. Clairsville, and daughter of John Turk, an old resident of that place. Of their four children, the eldest, Jacob W. Grubb, the subject of this sketch, was born at Bridgeport, in August, 1850. He spent his boyhood days at Bridgeport, and in 1867 came to Wheeling, and embarked in the jewelry business as an employe of Henegen, Bates & Co., whom he succeeded ten years later. In 1872 he removed to his present commodious and centrally located store-room, which is the home of one of the most extensive jewelry establishments of the state. Mr. Grubb is also identified with numerous other enterprises and industries in Wheeling and vicinity. In public affairs as well as in business, Mr. Grubb has been active and prominent, and in addition to other honors conferred at the hands of his fellow citizens, he has served one term to the general satisfaction as mayor of Wheeling. Socially also, he is prominent, and in the Masonic fraternity he has attained high honors, being a member of Bates lodge, No. 33, an past officer of the grand lodge, and a member of Wheeling Union chapter, No. 1, and Cyrene commandery, No. 7, K. T. In 1876 Mr. Grubb wits married to Lizzie, daughter of L. S. Delaplaine, and they have three children.

New York Times - November 2, 1885

MAYOR GRUBB'S VINDICATION
A Remarkable Demonstration Keeps Wheeling People Out All Night.

WHEELING, West Va., Nov. 1.--The joy of the citizens of this city at the vindication of Mayor Jacob W. Grubb at the hands of a special investigating committee of the Council from the charges of drunkenness, immorality, and gross neglect of duty, preferred by the Chief of Police, last night took the form of a popular demonstration in which about 2,000 citizens participated. About 10:30 o'clock a procession made up of the most prominent business and professional men formed down town, and headed by a brass band, and a large drum corps, marched to the residence of Mayor Grubb, No. 1307 Chapline-street. Loud calls were made for the Mayor, and on his appearance he was greeted with enthusiastic cheers from a crowd of people extending for half a block up and down the street. The Mayor stepped upon the stoop to bow his thanks, when four men seized him, elevated him upon their shoulders and then headed by the band, the procession re-formed and the line of march was taken up to the Academy of Music, amid a profuse display of colored fire and the cheers of the crowdd. The mayor was deposited in a large chair on the stage of the Academy, a meeting was organized, and the time spent until midnight in the making of congratulatory addresses by prominent citizens. The meeting over, the Mayor was carried back to his residence, and then the crowd proceeded to make a night of it by serenading prominent citizens. No such occasion was ever before experienced in this city. the investigation of Mayor Grubb's character lasted more than three weeks, about 75 witnesses being examined, and was daily attended by about 1,000 people. The vindication was complete. The Chief of Police, who brought the charges, is the subject of much unfavorable comment.