Sophia Charlotte WEBB

  General Notes:

Transcribed from volume II of Kansas: a encyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. Standard Pub. Co. Chicago : 1912. 3 v. in 4. :front., ill., ports.; 28 cm. Vols. I-II edited by Frank W. Blackmar. Transcribed July 2002 by Carolyn Ward:

Women's Christian Temperance Union. — This organization originated in Hillsboro, Ohio, in 1873, as a result of a lecture by Dr. Dio Lewis in which he suggested that the women form praying bands and visit the saloons holding prayer service. The idea was at once put into practical application and in a few months had spread all over the country. It took special hold in Kansas, where the women were active in the temperance movement from the first. In a year's time the women decided that prayer was not sufficient for the occasion and met in Chautauqua, N. Y., where the national Women's Christian Temperance Union was organized in 1874, with Miss Francis E. Willard as president. At once local unions began to be organized in Kansas and Miss Willard appointed Miss Amanda Way to act as leader in this state until it should be organized. Miss Way called and presided over the meeting held in 1878 at Bismarck Grove at Lawrence, where the Kansas Women's Christian Temperance Union was organized. Mrs. M. B. Smith was elected president and served for two years. Her successor, Mrs. Drusella Wilson, of Lawrence, served for three years, through the campaign for state prohibition, which was brought to a successful termination in 1880.

The W. C. T. U. was an efficient factor in carrying the amendment, as it was organized in every part of the state. Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by her husband, traveled more than 3,000 miles by carriage and held 300 public meetings in school houses and churches during 1879-1880. Mrs. Laura B. Fields, who was president from 1882 till 1884, was termed by Miss Willard "one of the gentlest of brave leaders." Mrs. Fannie Rastall, elected in 1885, was noted for her business ability and was called from the presidency of the Kansas W. C. T. U. to the business management of the Union Signal in 1891. She was succeeded by Mrs. Sophia Grubb, who served for two years.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census, 1870, Lachnane twp, Brown, Kansas. ⁴⁸

2. Religion: Member Of The Christian Church.

Sophia married Collingwood Clark GRUBB, son of Joseph B. GRUBB Major and Sarah TALLEY, on 10 Oct 1838 in Putnam County, Indiana ^33,34,35.^,47 (Collingwood Clark GRUBB was born on 9 Jul 1810 in New Castle, Delaware, Pennsylvania,^33,34,35,37 died on 21 Mar 1886 in , Brown, Kansas, USA ^33,34,35,37 and was buried in Netawaka Cemetery, Jackson County, Kansas ^33,34,35,37.)