pre discovered Belinda was not born in Ireland--born in KY--birth name Taylor- her-mother had 3 kids when she married John Seeds--in 1840---even thou Belinda listed her name as Seeds on all paperwork the rest of her life--

children – Emily1852, Willis1854, Susie1855, Samuel1861, EvalinaB1863, Hattie1872

1850 Living with his parents Illinois Lawrence County - Moved to Illinois in about 1832
Alfred H Grass Not Stated Lawrence IL 49 Ky Farmer 1801 SR
Susan Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 42 Kentucky
Alfred Grass Jr Lawrence IL 23 Ind School Teacher
Clarissa Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 21 Ind 1860 Gone
Samuel Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 21 Ind
Mary A Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 18 Ind 1860 Gone
Jane A Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 17 Ill 1860 Gone
Sarah Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 15 Ill 1860 Gone
Henry Grass Not Stated Lawrence IL 12 Ill b abt 1838
Evaline Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 11 Ill
Martha Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 10 Ill
Isabel Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 8 Ill
John Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 3 Ill 1847
Emily Grass Not Stated, Lawrence, IL 2 Ill 1848

1860 Census Lawrence Co IL p234 DIVISION:Denison Township REEL NO:M653-198 PAGE NO 234 REFERENCE:St. Francisville PO; 27 Sep 1860; Asst Marshl: J.S. Provines
Grass Alford H 33 M Farmer 2,000 500 Ind Jr
Grass Malinda 28 F Ill Belinda
Grass Emily 9 F Ill X 1851
Grass Willis 7 M Ill X 1853
Susan Gross 5
Susan Seeds 21

1870 census -Alfred & Belinda living next to John Snyder age 22 md Emily the spelling - Grap on ancestry.com
A H Grap Verdigris Montgomery KS abt 1827 Ind White Male
Belinda Grap Verdigris Montgomery KS 1832 Ill W Female
Emiley Grap Verdigris Montgomery KS 1852 Ill W Female
Willis S Grap Verdigris Montgomery KS 1854 Ill White Male
Susan Grap Verdigris Montgomery KS 1855 Ill W Female
Samuel Grap Verdigris Montgomery KS 1861 Ill White Male
Eva Grap Verdigris Montgomery KS 1863 Ill White Female

1880 Census Household: Drum Creek, Montgomery, Kansas
Belinda GRASS Self W Female W 48 IL Hkeeping Fa KY Mo:1832
Susie GRASS Dau S Female W 25 IL Teacher IL IL b 1855
Samuel GRASS Son S Male W 19 IL Farmer IL IL b 1860
Evalina GRASS Dau S Female W 17 IL IL IL b 1863
Note NONE MISSING
Source Information:Census Place Drum Creek, Montgomery, Kansas Family History Lib Film 1254389 NA Film Num T9-0389

NOTE: email fr Cherryvale KS relative say grave sites of Alfred H Grass jr & Belinda Grass on farm where Grass' lived. Relative has deed copy signed by wife/Children which inc dau name Susie Friley m James Valentine Friley, s/of Stephen Friley. Other signatures on deed for cem inc:
John/Emily Snyder, Alice Grass, WS Grass, Sarah Grass, NT/Eva Howard.
Fr Donna- Fred told Raymond Belinda Grass smoked a clay pipe most of her life. Fred also remembered visiting grandparents in Springfield MO when, as children, Sam & Ida took them there by wagon. Samuel moved with his family to the Acom (Akim) farm near Deering KS 1891.

Belinda Seeds md John Mitchell Overturf after Alfred died Oct 15 1891 Montgomery KS
Collection: Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935
Groom's Name: John Overturf Groom's Birth Date: 1824 Groom's Birthplace: Ohio Groom's Age: 67
Bride's Name: Belinda Grass Bride's Birth Date: 1831 Bride's Birthplace: Ill. Bride's Age: 60
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1891 Marriage Place: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas Groom's Father's Name: Eli Overturf Groom's Mother's Name: C Abrahams Bride's Father's Name: Hugh Seed Bride's Mother's Name: Susan Hardesty
Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Unk Bride's Race: White Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M54490-8 System Origin: Kansas-EASy Source Film Number: 1404666 Reference Number: pg 179

1900 Kansas Montgomery Cherryvale
Overturf John b July 1825 74y md 8y OH PA NY
Belinda b Nov 1831 68y md 8y 7 kids 3 living KY IN IN

per deposition in Belinda's pension app (denied--not valid per examiner)--they were married 0ct 15 1891 Independence, Montgomery Co KS by justice of the peace named J A Overturf
Overturf married J M Overturf to Belinda Grass—received civil war pension file --Belinda applied for--couple depositions of interest--
one by Dr John Grass re death of Alfred H Jr--also--
appears Alfred H Jr shot and killed a guy in KS re land dispute--no details plus Fugate was also a doctor and classified by the pension hearing examiner as a opium eater & not reliable and he (the examiner )thought Dr John Grass gave questionable data--wanted him investigated re his deposition--Belinda only filed as a local KS doc encouraged her to do--in summary--gggf--had loose bowels-died at home on a sunday--his brother tried to make it like cause of bowel problem stemmed from CW duty-resulting in spinal meningitis--weak case--Belinda gave very poor testimony-in that regards-result--no pension-