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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., February 4, 1949, page 1

JUDGE GROSHONG, PIONEER RESIDENT PASSES AWAY
Served As Justice of the Peace and Police Judge Here For Years

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Methodist Church for A.B. Groshong, White Salmon Justice of the Peace, and Police Judge who passed away January 28th.
Abram B. Groshong was born in Bluffton, Iowa. For a while he lived in Oklahoma Territory and moved about a great deal. Since the age of fourteen Mr. Groshong had a great interest in law proceedings and attended the courts at every opportunity.
In 1898 he came here with the family and married that same year to Kattie Johnston who passed away in 1895. For about 10 years they had a homestead on the Snowden road where his first home was a log cabin he erected. He did carpentry work, building many of the early homes in the community. In 1907 "Abe" became a member of the first town council of White Salmon where he served in the interest of the affairs of the town for many years.
In 1910, after his first wife passed away, he was married to Maggie Gilroy who had three children by a previous marriage (C.L. Gilroy of Yakima, Mrs. Clint Higdon of Battleground and Mrs. Deah Stoner of Oyster Bay, N.Y.)
Since about 1910 he had served most of the years until the present as police judge and Justice of the Peace. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Oddfellows.
Surviving are his grand-daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Nimela of White Salmon, a grand-son, Edwin Everett of Lansing, Michigan; a brother, Joseph Groshong of Trout Lake; one sister, Mary Wolfe of Kennewick and four great grandchildren.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., February 4, 1949, page 1

JUDGE GROSHONG LAID TO REST THURSDAY

Abram.B. Groshong, Justice of the Peace of White Salmon continuously since 1910, with the exception of a few months during the First World War -- when he served as ship's carpenter at Vancouver, Washington -- became critically ill Saturday night on January 22 and died about 1:30 P.M. on Friday, January 28, at White Salmon. Abe was born at Bluffton, Winishick County, Iowa, on February 8, 1863.
One of his great grandfathers came to this country from France as a soldier in 1778 under Lafayette, and helped the struggling Colonies win their independence -- and after the Revolution settled in Charleston, S.C., where William Groshong, the father of Peter and grandfather of Abram was born. The other great-grandfather was Abraham Savage, of Buckland, Massachusetts, both of whom served through-out the Revolutionary War.
"Abe" Groshong, or "Judge", as he was commonly known, was one of the pioneers who came west in a covered wagon and settled in White Salmon about the year 1886, along with his parents, brothers and sisters. In November 1888, Abe and his sweetheart, Katie Johnston, were married. To this union were born twins, Mable Clara and Lloyd Clarence, on January 19, 1893. When the children were about three years old Katie died and Abe's life was filled with sorrow. Abe had a wonderful mother and she took good care of his motherless children. Sorrow came again when his son, Lloyd died when about nine years of age. When his daughter was old enough she kept house for her father.
About 1911 Abe married Maggie (nee Zimmerman) Gilroy, and they lived in White Salmon until her death a few years ago.
Abe was happy when he could find time, away from his duties, to go fishing -- and a good fisherman he was!
He lived in a valley surrounded by beautiful hills and valleys, a short distance from the Columbia River and within view of snow-capped Mt. Hood.
He leaves behind a sister, Mary Wolfe, a brother, Joe Groshong, two grand-children, Evelyn Niemela and Edwin Everett, and four great-grand-children, three step-children and his nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in White Salmon in White Salmon Thursday at 2:00 P.M. with the Masonic Lodge service in addition to the service by Rev. George.
Interment was held in the Odd-fellows Cemetery.

The Hood River News, Hood River, OR., February 11, 1949, page 6

A.B. GROSHONG WAS KLICKITAT PIONEER

Klickitat county lost another of its beloved pioneers with the passing of Judge A.B. Groshong, of White Salmon, January 28. He had been under treatment in the West Klickitat hospital. Funeral services for the 85-year-old pioneer were held Thursday of last week.
Judge Groshong held the office of justice of the peace in White Salmon since 1910, with the exception of two years during that time. He was a charter member and Past Master of the Masonic lodge and served on the first town council in White Salmon in 1907.