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Killed in a mine uprising in Mexico. Married Hazel Ogle - no children.

California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957 about R A Grigsby
Name: R A Grigsby
Arrival Date: 14 Nov 1920
Age: 48
Birth Date: abt 1872
Birthplace: Napa, California, United States
Gender: Male
Ship Name: Curacao
Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California
Port of Departure: Mazatlan, Mexico
Archive information (series:roll number): M1410:142

U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Name: Robert Arthur Grigsby
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1872
Birth Place: Napa, California
Residence: San Francisco, California
Passport Issue Date: 26 Aug 1920
Father Name: Robert F Grigsby
Father's Birth Location: Missouri
Father's Residence: Calistoga, California
Passport Includes a Photo: Y
Source: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 (M1490)

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about Robert Arthur Grigsby
Name: Robert Arthur Grigsby
Arrival Date: 16 Jan 1920
Birth Year: 1872
Birth Location: California
Birth Location Other: Napa
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Callao
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Orcoma
Search Ship Database: Search the Orcoma in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

Family/Spouse: Hazel OGLE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert was the manager and the largest owner of the Palisade Mines, sutuated in King's Canyon about three miles above Calistoga. The claims were originally located in 1876, but active operations were not begun until 1883. The ore was quartz containing ruby silver, and sulphurets. He also owned four claims to the southeast of these claims. He began mining in the Washoe district, and from that time followed mining, assaying, etc., as his business. At one time he was manager of the celebrated Tajo mine in Sinaloa, Mexico, and superintendent of other mines. He was well liked.

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Rot T Grigsby
Birth Year: abt 1839
Age in 1870: 31
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1870: Yount, Napa, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate:3000, 300
Neighbor: Terrill Grigsby family
Post Office: Napa City
Household Members: Name Age
Rot T Grigsby 31 Farmer
Harritt F Grigsby 22
Meda F Grigsby 3 Female
Infant Grigsby 1 Male

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert F. Grigsby
Home in 1880: San Francisco, San Francisco, California Ivy Avenue
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Hattie L. Grigsby
Father's birthplace: Missouri
Mother's birthplace: Missouri
Neighbors:
Occupation: Mining Superintendant
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:
Household Members: Name Age
Austin A Smith 36 expressman, He, father, and mother born vermont
Bertha S Smith 27 wife, she, father, and mother born vermont
Mary H Smith 4, daughter, born California, mother & father Vermont
Robert F. Grigsby 40 Cousin, boarder
Hattie L. Grigsby 32 Cousin, boarder she was born in Mass, father Vermont, mother Mass
Meda F. Grigsby 13 Cousin, boarder
Lola Grigsby 6 Cousin, boarder
Herman F. Schelter 14 nephew

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert Grigsby
Home in 1880: Yount, Napa, California
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Hattie Grigsby
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Miner Gold & Silver
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbor: Alfonso Grigsby
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Grigsby 42
Hattie Grigsby 34 wife
Media Grigsby 13 daughter
Robert Grigsby 11 son
Walter Grigsby 7 son
Lola Grigsby 6 daughter
O. E. Burns 38 laborer

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert F Grigsby
Age in 1910: 71
Estimated birth year: 1839
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina
Spouse's name: Harriet F Grigsby
Home in 1910: Hot Springs, Napa, California (Lake County)
Marital Status: Married 45 years
Race: White
Gender: Male
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Robert F Grigsby 71 farmer, own farm
Harriet F Grigsby 62 4 children, 2 living
Louis Wassler 24 boarder

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert S Grigsby
Home in 1920: Calistoga, Napa, California
Age: 80
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Harriot Grigsby
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Robert S Grigsby 80
Harriot Grigsby 71

California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957
Name: R F Grigsby
Arrival Date: 27 Aug 1910
Age: 72
Birth Date: abt 1838
Gender: Male
Ship Name: Curacao
Port of Arrival: San Pedro, California
Port of Departure: Guaymas and Way Ports
Archive information (series:roll number): m1764:1

California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957 about R F Grigsby
Name: R F Grigsby
Arrival Date: 13 Jun 1903
Age: 63 Years 4 Months
Birth Date: abt 1840
Gender: Male
Ship Name: Costa Rica
Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California
Port of Departure: Panama and Way Ports
Archive information (series:roll number): m1412:1

Robert married Harriett Frances BUCKMAN on 19 Nov 1865 in , Napa, California, United States. Harriett (daughter of Amos BUCKMAN and Frances Jenkins Pratt) was born on 28 Feb 1848 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; died on 24 Oct 1940 in Calistoga, Napa, California, United States; was buried in Tulocay Cem, Yountville, Napa, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Hattie
• _MARNM: Grigsby
• _UID: DF4F42D4EE05074293E51E6F005CD34AFEA6

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sister to Emma Buckman, wife of Alphonzo Grigsby.

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Harriet F Buckman
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1848
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Gender: Female
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Family Number: 596
Household Members: Name Age
Amos Buckman 29
Frances Buckman 23
Harriet F Buckman 2
Ossian Buckman 19

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Harriet F Buckman
Age in 1860: 12
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Yount, Napa, California
Gender: Female
Post Office: Sebastopol
Household Members: Name Age
A Burkman 40 carpenter. born in Connecticut
Frances I Burkman 32 born Mass.
Harriet F Buckman 12 born Mass.
Emily I Buckman 8 born Mass.
Mary A Cootey 17
Mary B Calef 19
Jacob Magnus 21 day labor
Chas C Williams 24 day labor
Coleman Knight 25 day labor
Chas H Hobbs 28 pilot

California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Harriett Frances Grigsby [Harriett Frances Buckman]
Social Security #: 0
Sex: Female
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1848
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Death Date: 24 Oct 1940
Death Place: Napa
Mother's Maiden Name: Pratt
Father's Surname: Buckman

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• Occupation: Vintner
• _UID: B23B9B74670233468751EC0DDC29B1B01586

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Timeline for Terrell Grigsby:
1818 Feb 3, Terrell born in Giles County, Tennessee
1833 moved with parents to Pulaski County (Wright/Laclede) Missouri
1838 Mar 11 married Cynthia Faires in Osage, Laclede, Missouri
1839 Feb 22, son, Robert Faires, born in Missouri
1841 Oct 2, son, Erasmus, born in Missouri
1844 Apr 6, son, Alphonzo DeLafayette, born in Missouri
1847 Jun 14, daughter, Mary Susan, born in Missouri
1850 Nov 30, daughter, Lura Jane, born in Missouri
1854 Mar 2, daughter, Orlena, born in Napa, California
1857 Aug 27, son, Thomas Anderson, born in Napa, California
1859 Jun 9, son, James Pulaski, born in Napa, California
1861 Jul 1, daughter, Mary Susan, died in Napa, California
1892 Jan 16, Terrell died in Napa, Ca at age 73 of La Grippe
1898 Sep 6, Cynthia, died in Napa, CA age 81 of old age

Terrell and Cynthia Grigsby, paternal grandparents of Laura Susan Grigsby, the mother of Russell Collis

Terrell Grigsby and Cynthia Faires were married 11 March 1838 in Osage, Laclede County, Missouri. Both of their parents had moved their families to Missouri in the early 1830's from Tennessee. Their first 5 children were born in Missouri; Robert, Erasmus Dorwin, Alphonzo, Mary, and Lura. Terrell went to California in 1850 and settled in Napa County then came back to Missouri for his family. They moved to California in a wagon drawn by oxen about 1852. Terrell's parents came west, but Cynthia's parents stayed in Missouri. Three more children were born in Napa, California: Orlena, Thomas, and James. Terrell began farming and diversified in grapes for wine, wheat, and cattle in Mendocino, Lake, and Napa Counties.
Terrell Lindsey Grigsby was born 3 February 1818 in Giles County, Tennessee the 2nd of 7 children born to Samuel Harrison and Mary Lindsay Grigsby. At the age of fifteen Terrell accompanied his parents to Pulaski County (later to become Wright then Laclede County), Missouri, then considered "the frontier of the west." where he assisted his father in farming. Terrell's father, Samuel Harrison Grigsby, of Tennessee, was said to have served under his uncle, Gen. W. H. Harrison, during the War of 1812. Accompanied by his wife, Mary (who was called Polly), Samuel came to California in 1853, but Mrs. Grigsby survived the trip only a few days. Two of their children died as infants, two of their grown children died on the plains on the trip west.
Terrell, according to the History of Solano and Napa counties, "Was one of the most aggressive and energetic of our early settlers, a pioneer wine merchant, as well: a man whose originality of thought and action won for him an honored place in the community of which he was an important citizen." He later became interested in a local railroad and invested time and money in it, but due to the panic he pulled out. Shortly after this venture he withdrew from active life, and made his home in Napa until his death from la grippe, 18 January 1892 at the age of nearly 74.
Cynthia Faires was born 25 July 1817 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, the first of 6 children. Her father, Robert Faires, who was born August 15, 1798, and died November 22, 1855, and her mother, Susannah (Orr) Faires, born October 21, 1793, died May 11, 1857, were also natives of North Carolina. The Faires family moved to Tennessee, then to Missouri where Robert Faires had a mill on the Osage Fork of the Gasconade River. The story is told about Cynthia that as she aged, she sat down in her rocking chair on the front porch of her house and said, "I quit! Anything else you want done around here, you need to hire someone to do it." True or not, she was a true pioneer with all of the hardships. Cynthia died of old age exhaustion in Napa County 4 September 1898 at the age of 81.

Mr. Grigsby carried on his wine industry on his Napa county farm. The building, which was 58x112 feet, and three stories high, was built of stone secured from the adjacent foothills, and its capacity was 275,000 gallons. The first and second floors were used for storing wine, while the third was devoted to its fermentation. The many windows were iron-barred, the walls were two feet thick and the uprights were of heavy redwood. From a large tank on the hillside water was distributed throughout the plant. In connection with the cellar Mr. Grigsby built of stone a still house 26x28 feet, which was used for making brandy. Operations in this still house were aided by a portable engine, which was also used to supply hot water for the cleaning of barrels. The entire plant cost approximately $30,000.
Mr. Grigsby was also interested in the prospective construction of what was to be know as the S. F. & Clear Railway, and in addition to devoting much time to the development of this proposition, he also advanced neccessary funds with which to carry on the initial work. Grading operations were instituted, but owing to the subsequent panic Mr. Grigsby deemed it impracticable to continue his plans, and after meeting obligations to date, which involved the sale of his ranches, he abandoned the project. Shortly after this venture he withdrew from active life, and made his home in Napa until his death, January 18, 1892. His wife died in Napa six years later, September 4, 1898.
Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Grigsby: Robert F., a miner near Calistoga; Darwin, a farmer in Contra Costa county; Alphonzo D., a farmer in San Diego county; Mary S., who died at the age of twenty-two; Lura Jane, now Mrs. Trubody; Orlena E, widow of J. B. Edington, who makes her home in Napa; Thomas A., of Napa township; and James P., a carpenter in the Southern Pacific shops in Sacramento.]

from "Hill Guides, 'Napa Valley, Land of Golden Vines", by Kathleen & Gerald Hill, p259:
Chinese laborers had first arrive in Napa Valley after they had been drawn to the gold diggings in the mountains as early as 1849 and helped build the transcontinental railroad which was completed in 1869. At least 400 settled in the Napa Valley and settled in the Chinatowns of Napa, Saint Helena, and Calistoga. They helped build the stone walls, plant and harvest the vinyards. They had laundries, worked at cooks, gardners, and household servants. In 1882 the Chinese exclusion act was enacted, barring further immigration. Terrell Grigsby, owner of Occidental Winery in Brown's Valley, personally fought off a mob intent on chasing out his Chinese workers. The wine industry needed their loyal inexpensive labor..

History of Solano and Napa Counties, California with Biographical Sketches of The leading men and women of the Counties, who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present time., History by Tom Gregory and other well known writers., Illustrated ~ Complete in one volume, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1912, pg 446
TERRIL LINDSEY GRIGSBY.
One of the most aggressive and energetic of our early settlers, a pioneer wine merchant, as well; a man whose originality of thought and action won for him an honored place in the community of which he was an important citizen, was Terril Lindsey Grigsby, who immigrated to California in 1850. He was born in Giles county, Tenn., February 3, 1818, and at the age of fifteen accompanied his parents to Laclede county, Mo., then considered “the frontier of the west,” where he assisted his father in farming. Mr. Grigsby’s father. Samuel Harrison Grigsby, of Tennessee, was a nephew of Gen. W. H. Harri­son, and served under his uncle during the War of 1812 ; accompanied by his wife he came to California in 1853, but Mrs. Grigsby survived the trip only a few days. her husband residing in Napa county until his death. At the early age of twenty. in 1838, T. L. Grigsby was married to Cynthia Faires, who was born in Mecklenburg county. N. C., July 25, 1817. Her father. Robert Faires, who was horn August 15, 1798, and died November 22. 1855, and her mother, Susannah (Orr) Faires. born October 21. 1793. died May 11, 1857. were also natives of North Carolina.
T. L. Grigsby made his first trip to the west with ox-team, and located on what is nosy known as the Occidental Vineyard ranch, in the foothills of Napa valley. This consisted of two hundred and fifty-seven acres, one hundred and twenty of which were planted to grain, eighty to grapes (the output of the vineyard being about three hundred tons annually) and the remainder used for pasturing. Abundantly watered by many springs, this ranch was, and is, one of the most fertile in Napa county. Returning- to Missouri by way of the Panama canal, Mr. Grigsby made necessary preparations for a second trip west in 1852, this time with his family. The wagons were drawn by oxen and the train also included a hand of cattle, which formed the nucleus of the stock business which Mr. Grigsby carried on upon his arrival in California. In addition to his Napa county farm he owned a ranch in Mendocino county, also land in Lake county, both of which were devoted to stock-raising.
Mr. Grigsby carried on his wine industry on his Napa county farm. The building, which was 58x112 feet, and three stories high, was built of stone secured from the adjacent foothills, and its capacity was 275,000 gallons. The first and second floors were used for storing wine, while the third was devoted to its fermentation. The many windows were iron-barred, the walls were two feet thick and the uprights were of heavy redwood. From a large tank on the hillside water was distributed throughout the plant. In connection with the cellar Mr. Grigsby built of stone a still house 26x28 feet. which was used for making brandy. Operations in this still house were aided by a portable engine, which was also used to supply hot water for the cleaning of barrels. The entire plant cost approximately $30,000.
Mr. Grigsby was also interested in the prospective construction of what was to be known as the S. F. & Clear Railway, and in addition to devoting much time to the development of this proposition, he also advanced necessary funds with which to carry on the initial work. Grading operations were instituted, but owing to the subsequent panic Mr. Grigsby deemed it impracticable to continue his plans, and after meeting obligations to date, which involved the sale of his ranches, he abandoned the project. Shortly after this venture he withdrew from active life, and made his home in Napa until his death, January 18, 1892. His wife died in Napa six years later, September 4, 1898.
Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Grigsby: Robert F., a miner near Calistoga ; Darwin, a farmer in Contra Costa county ; Alphonzo D., a farmer in San Diego county; Mary S., who died at the age of twenty-two; Lura Jane, now Mrs. Trubody; Orlena E., widow of J. B. Edington, who, makes her home in Napa; Thomas A., of Napa township; and James P., a car­penter in the Southern Pacific shops at Sacramento.


TL Grigsby patent
. THE OCCIDENTAL Vineyard Chief! - ■ The Most Perfect Vineyard Implement Ever Invented. It will do more work and butter work than any other plow over Invented. It is a Sulky QeJlg Plow on wheels, 4 feet 4 inches high, which makes it of LIGHTER DRAFT than any other plow ever invented. The plow is handled or controlled with the feet instead of tho hands. Tho slimes are run revcisidle, no they will do DOUBLE THE AMOUNT of WORK Without sharpening. They are adjustable, to the} can he set to suit any width of row. They turn the dirt right and left; at the same time they are so arranged as to throw the dirt to or from the vines, as desired. The plow does All the Plowing: All the Plowing in the Vineyard, And all the cultivator work and weed cutting, by simply removing the plows and attaching the cultivator or shovel plows; removing the cultivator and attaching the weed cutter. A Boy of Fourteen Years can Work It. Eight of these implements are in use on the Natoma Vineyard Farm. A team of 1,000 pounds each will run the Plow the whole season. Invented and Patented by T. L. GRIGSBY, Occidental Vineyard, Napa County. Or call and see them at K. BOULK'S Agricultural Works, Fourth Street, San Francisco. Pacific Rural Press, Volume 27, Number 16, 19 April 1884
!SOURCE: Births and deaths of family from family bible in posession of Elva Triplett (descendant of James P Grigsby) of Sacramento.

See copy of article in "Illustrations of Napa County, California with Historical Sketches", Oakland, Smith and Elliott, 1878.And, "History of Napa County" 1878 pg 7.
Have copy of sketch of properties and buildings.
Also have pictures of Grigsby winery buildings in Napa County.
Have a copy of death certificate.
Have a picture of him and his wife Cynthia

Terrell was said to have come to California in 1850 with the William Wilson Hale wagon train. For more info google book: Volunteer Forty-Niners: Tennesseans and the California Gold Rush by Walter T. Durham - (Nov 15, 1997)

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Terrell L Grigsby Age: 31 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1819
Birth place: Tennessee
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 45, Laclede, Missouri; farmer
Household
Cynthia 31 NC
Robert 11 MO
Arasmus D. 8 MO
Elfonzo 6 MO
Mary Susan 2 MO

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Terril l Grigsby
Age in 1860: 42 farmer value: $20,000
Birth Year: abt 1818
BirthPlace: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Yount, Napa, California
Gender: Male
Post Office: Sebastopol
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
Terril l Grigsby 42
Sinthea Grigsby 42
Erasmus D Grigsby 18
Elfonga d Grigsby 16
Mary S Grigsby 13
Laura J Grigsby 9
Orina E Grigsby 6
Thos A Grigsby 2
James H Grigsby 1
James Edington 21 day labor
Wm Alred 30 farmer
Alfred Boyd 25 day labor

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Terrell R Grigsby
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Age in 1870: 52 farmer
BirthPlace: Tennessee
Home in 1870: Yount, Napa, California
Gender: Male
Post Office: Napa City
Household members age
Cynthia 52;
Orlena E 14;
Thomas A 12;
James P 10

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Terrell Grigsby
Home in 1880: Yount, Napa, California
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
BirthPlace: Tennessee
Relation to head-of-household: Self
Spouses's Name: Cynthia
Father's birthplace: VA
Mother's birthplace: TN
Occupation: Farmer vineculturest
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Terrell Grigsby 62
Cynthia Grigsby 62 wife
Elisabeth Grigsby 22 daughter
Chua Ah 30 labor
Sin Ah 30 labor

A Point in Vineyard Practice.

We had a pleasant conversation about vines on Monday with T. L. Grigsby, of Yountville, one of the leading viticnltnrists of Napa county; a man who spends nearly all his waking hours in working among vines or in thinking about the best way to'do the work. As Mr. G. has about 200 acres in vines and perhaps the best wine cellar in the county, he has certainly enough to keep one man busy both with hand and brain. Mr. G. is now adopting a practice with young vines which he believes produces a better vine than the old* method. When a young rooted vine is set in the vineyard there is a joint at the top from which start several shoots, one of which is generally led up and headed off above, at the bight the stump is desired to stand. The other shoots are lopped off and the strong sucker which usually starts from anteye below the ground, is also cut off beneath the surface. The result is that there is near the ground a gnurly knob formed by the out end of the original cutting and the shoots which are cut away. These exposed cut surfaces are liable to rot and always make a rough bunch in the vine, even if harmful decay does not set in. While Mr. G. has been scraping around the vine to cut off the lusty sucker, in order to build up a vine from the unsightly knob above the ground, he has thought that perhaps he was destroying the better shoot to save the poorer, and the thought pressed upon him so forcibly that he has changed his method with all the young vineyard he now has on hand. His practice is, therefore, to scrape away the dirt until he reaches the joint below, which threw up the strong sucker, and near that joint he cuts off the old wood instead of the sucker. This sudker then becomes the vine and there is no exposed surface of cut cane. It grows up strong and smooth. The old stock is out away in the spring, as soon as the sucker is started out well. The sucker is then permitted to run out as long as it likes until the proper time for pruning in the fall, being permitted to run along the ground the first summer. In the fall it is raised up, lopped off at the hight desired in the permanent stump and tied to a stake. The result is a smooth cane from the root to the top, instead of the knobby joint which is usually seen near the

ground. This rough joint with its exposed cut surfaces Mr. 6. regards as a vulnerable point in a vine, as it is liable to decay, which weakens the stock and opens the way for the attacks of insects. The same practice which he has adopted with young rooted vines, when set in vineyard, is also applicable to cuttings Bet in permanent positions, except, of course, that the change from old stock to sucker is made later in the case of cuttings. What have our vine-growing readers to say of this practice? We know that we have made handsome rose bushes by taking a strong sucker, which seemed born to supplant the old wood, and lopping off the older timber. The point is open for discussion.

Pacific Rural Press, Volume 19, Number 23, 5 June 1880

News article T.L. Grigsby
Grape Culture.

A writer engaged in grape culture near Sandusky, Ohio, has heard that in California, vines are tied to stakes only two feet in hight, and asks how we manage to keep our vines sufficiently up from the ground to escape mildew, rust and rot in the grape.

We happen just now to be in possession of a few notes on grape culture in Napa Valley, obtained from Mr. T. L. Grigsby, denning to some extent his mode of culture, which we will make use of, as answering fully the inquiries of our correspondent.

His grape lands are what would be termed gravelly or stony foothill lands, and yet immediately adjoining the more level valley lands, the latter being better adapted to corn and other annual crops. Preparation of Ground.

It is the practice of Mr. G. to plant rooted vines of one year's growth, instead of cuttings, us preferred t>y many. To do this and secure the best possible thrift to his vines, he thoroughly plows and pulverizes the soil to the depth of from 18 to 20 inches. This is done in fall find winter previous to planting, and the transplanting from tho nursery row to the vineyard ground is done from the middle of March to the fith of April. By this method he never fails of securing a vigorous growth, saves one year of field cultivation and the difference between setting the rooted vines and cuttings he thinks is fnlly made up by the ease with which his cuttings are cultivated in close nursery row.

Distance in Planting. Hardly any two persons agree as to the best distance for vine culture, and doubtless much depend! upon the varieties of grapes cultivated. Some being of more vigorous habit of growth than others, require more room; but Mr. G. has fully determined, that all things considered, eight feet by eight is the best distance to be observed on his land.

Where the land is low, strong and rich, doubtloss more room should be given than when it is high, dry and of less strength. At a distance of Bxß feet, vines five years old in Mr. G.s vineyard produce at the rate of four tons 700 lbs. to the acre. From vines nine yearß old he has grown as many as nine tons per acre. He gets $20 per ton for the Mission variety, and $30 per ton for foreign, and considers it better than any other crop he raises.

Low Training. After trying high and low training to his full satisfaction, he is convinced that in his locality it is bettor to train them low, taking cost of stakes and labor into consideration and gives them a tiunk of only one foot in bight, which to our Eastern inquirer will seem quite strange; but when it is understood that the grapes will not rot even when lying on the ground the strangeness vanishes. As to the age at which our vines bear—it being one of the questions of our correspondent— we are informed by Mr. G. that his Mission grape vines, in the fall of the second year after tr msplanting, yielded him 1,106 pounds to the acre.
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Terrell married Cynthia FAIRES on 11 Mar 1838 in Osage, Laclede, Missouri, United States. Cynthia (daughter of Robert FAIRES and Susannah ORR) was born on 15 Jul 1817 in , Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; died on 4 Sep 1898 in , Napa, California, United States; was buried on 6 Sep 1898 in , Napa, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: *
• _MARNM: Grigsby
• _UID: 83BCD7E67AE2B543AC05C33B3C8CAE84F92F

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Tulocay Cemetary
NDGW # 69-003
Have a picture of her.
Have copy of death certificate and "Napa Daily Journal" death notice

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History of Laclede County, Missouri
Family Data Collection - Marriages Synthey Cynthia Faires
Name: Synthey Cynthia Faires
Spouse: Terrell Grigsby
Marriage Date (Day, Month, Year): 11 Mar 1838
City: Onyx
State: Missouri

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• _UID: 94AAB5C7D1D75F4CA6D76349A335C37B4C9E

Amos married Frances Jenkins Pratt. Frances was born on 29 Mar 1828 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died after 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 5C6E3C8F8D07994BA5EA910F301867503BA8

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• Reference Number: *
• _UID: A621F67AF27C9D47BDB42E33B716B5E3C094

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Things to do:
1. find Emily Starr in 1860 census, Missouri.
2 Find out why Lewry died on plains in 1852, when the story says they came in Oct 1853?
3. http://www3.nvusd.k12.ca.us/education/school/schoolhistory.php?sectiondetailid=7977&sc_id=1160959139
4.check out: War of 1812 Service Records http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Samuel&gsln=Griggsby&msbdy=1794&msbpn__ftp=Virginia%2c+USA&msbpn=49&msbpn_PInfo=5-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3245%7c49%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&uidh=2u2&pcat=39&h=421108&recoff=4+5&db=1812muster&indiv=1&ml_rpos=3about Samuel Griggsby
Name: Samuel Griggsby
Company: BROWN'S REG'T, EAST TENNESSEE VOLS.
Rank - Induction: SERGEANT
Rank - Discharge: SERGEANT
Roll Box: 86
Roll Exct: 602

U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 about Samuel Grigsby
Name: Samuel Grigsby
Company: COFFEE'S REG'T, CAV., W. TENNESSEE VOLS.
Rank - Induction: PRIVATE
Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Roll Box: 86
Microfilm Publication: M602

http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/regimental-histories-tennessee-units-during-war-1812
COLONEL JOHN COFFEE
DESIGNATION: Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry
DATES: December 1812 - April 1813
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Rutherford, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties
CAPTAINS: John Baskerville, Thomas Bradley, John W. Byrn, Blackman Coleman, Robert Jetton, Charles Kavanaugh, Alexander McKeen, Michael Molton, David Smith, Frederick Stump, James Terrill
BRIEF HISTORY:
This regiment of cavalry joined Jackson's forces at Natchez in early 1813. The strength of the regiment was approximately 600 men. While the bulk of Jackson's troops traveled by boat to Natchez, Coffee's mounted men went overland after rendezvousing near Franklin, Tennessee in mid-January 1813. The officers of this regiment were considered to be the elite citizens of their counties.
Many of the men in this regiment later became part of the unit led by Colonels Alcorn and Dyer during Jackson's first campaign into the Creek territory in the fall of 1813. John Coffee was a wealthy landowner in Rutherford County and a one-time business partner of Andrew Jackson. Coffee was married to Rachel Jackson's niece, Mary Donelson (they named two of their children Andrew and Rachel).

COLONEL JOHN ALCORN
DESIGNATION: 2nd Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Riflemen
DATES: September 1813 - December 1813
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, and Wilson Counties (Winston's company from Madison County, Alabama)
CAPTAINS: John Baskerville, Richard Boyd, Thomas Bradley, John Byrne, Robert Jetton, William Locke, Alexander McKeen, Frederick Stump, Daniel Ross, John Winston
BRIEF HISTORY:
Colonel John Coffee commanded this regiment until the end of October 1813, when Coffee was promoted to Brigadier General. John Alcorn took over as colonel and the unit was incorporated with Colonel Newton Cannon's Mounted Riflemen to form the Second Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Riflemen. The Second Regiment, along with Colonel Robert Dyer's First Regiment of Volunteer Mounted Gunmen, formed the brigade under John Coffee. Muster rolls reveal that the regiment went by various designations besides volunteer mounted riflemen: volunteer cavalry; mounted militia; or mounted gunmen.
Many of the men from this unit were with Andrew Jackson on the expedition to Natchez (December 1812 - April 1813) and, consequently, felt their one-year's enlistment expired in December 1813. Jackson insisted that the time not spent in the field did not apply to the terms of enlistment. Hence, a dispute broke out between the troops and Jackson late in 1813. Most of the troops did leave by the end of that year, despite Jackson's strenuous efforts to keep them.
The regiment participated in the battles at Tallushatchee and Talladega (3 November and 9 November 1813) and muster rolls show that practically all of the companies sustained casualties, the most being in Captain John Byrne's company. The regiment's line of march took them from Fayetteville (where the regiment was mustered in), through Huntsville, Fort Deposit, Fort Strother, to the battles, and back the reverse way.


COLONEL ROBERT DYER
DESIGNATION: Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen or Cavalry
DATES: September 1813 - May 1814 (some enlisted in January 1814)
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Dickson, Giles, Overton, Robertson, Stewart, and Sumner Counties
CAPTAINS: (Lt.)James Berry, Samuel Crawford, Nathan Farmer, James Haggard, Charles Kavanaugh, Archibald McKenney, John Miller, William Mitchell, Michael Molton, Edwin G. Moore, David Smith, George Smith, James Terrill
BRIEF HISTORY:
One of two regiments which Dyer commanded at different times of the war, this regiment was part of General John Coffee's cavalry brigade throughout most of the Creek War. The unit participated in most of the battles of the war, including Talladega (9 November 1813), where they formed the reserves, and Horseshoe Bend (27 March 1814). There were several companies of "spies" in the regiment: companies of cavalry that were sent on reconnaissance patrols and usually took the lead in the line of march for Jackson's army.

DESIGNATION: 1st Regiment of West Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen
DATES: September 1814 - March 1815
MEN MOSTLY FROM: Davidson, Dickson, Williamson, Bedford, Maury, Montgomery, Rutherford, Smith, and Stewart Counties
CAPTAINS: Bethel Allen, Ephraim D. Dickson, Robert Edmonston, Robert Evans, Cuthbert Hudson, Thomas Jones, James McMahon, Glen Owen, Thomas White, Joseph Williams, James Wyatt
BRIEF HISTORY:
Part of Coffee's brigade at New Orleans, most of this regiment took part in the night battle of 23 December 1814. Most of the company muster rolls show casualties from this engagement. Portions of this regiment also participated in the capture of Pensacola from the Spanish in West Florida (7 November 1814). The initial rendezvous point for this unit was Fayetteville, Tennessee. From there they passed through Fort Hampton, to Baton Rouge, and finally to New Orleans.

Source Information
Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.
About U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815
When the United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812, Congress authorized the President to accept and organize volunteers in order to win the war. This database is a listing of men mustered into the armed forces between 1812 and 1815. Taken from records in the National Archives, each record includes the soldier's name, company, rank at time of induction, rank at time of discharge, and other helpful information. It provides the names of nearly 600,000 men. For researchers of early American ancestors who may have served in the military, this can be a helpful source of information.
These records were taken from Record Group 94 Records of the Adjutant General's Office, microfilm publication M602, a total of 234 rolls of film.
Compiled Military Service Records (CMSR)
Each volunteer soldier has one Compiled Military Service Record (CMSR) for each regiment in which he served. The CMSR contains basic information about the soldier's military career, and it is the first source the researcher should consult. The CMSR is an envelope (a jacket) containing one or more cards. These cards typically indicate that the soldier was present or absent during a certain period of time. Other cards may indicate the date of enlistment and discharge, amount of bounty paid him, and other information such as wounds received during battle or hospitalization for injury or illness. The soldier's place of birth may be indicated; if foreign born, only the country of birth is stated. The CMSR may contain an internal jacket for so-called "personal papers" of various kinds. These may include a copy of the soldier's enlistment paper, papers relating to his capture and release as a prisoner of war, or a statement that he had no personal property with him when he died. Note, however, that the CMSR rarely indicates battles in which a soldier fought; that information must be derived from other sources.
A CMSR is as complete as the surviving records of an individual soldier or his unit. The War Department compiled the CMSRs from the original muster rolls and other records some years after the war to permit more rapid and efficient checking of military and medical records in connection with claims for pensions and other veterans' benefits. The abstracts were so carefully prepared that it is rarely necessary to consult the original muster rolls and other records from which they were made. When the War Department created CMSRs at the turn of the century, information from company muster rolls, regimental returns, descriptive books, hospital rolls, and other records was copied verbatim onto cards. A separate card was prepared each time an individual name appeared on a document. These cards were all numbered on the back, and these numbers were entered onto the outside jacket containing the cards. The numbers on the jacket correspond with the numbers on the cards within the jacket. These numbers were used by the War Department only for control purposes while the CMSRs were being created; the numbers do not refer to other records regarding a veteran nor are they useful for reference purposes today.




Timeline for Samuel Harrison Grigsby
1794 Sep 18, Samuel Harrison born in Wythe County, Virginia
1808 Samuel moved with his family to Roane County, Tennessee (Roane Co created in 1801,
1815 Dec 4, Samuel married Mary Lindsey in Roane County Tennessee
1816 May 10, daughter, Drewsilah, born in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee (Giles Co created in 1809, county seat Pulaski)
1818 Feb 3, son, Terrell Lindsey, born in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee
1820 Apr 2, daughter, Chillnery, born in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee
1822 May 1, son, Achilles Fine, born in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee
1824 May 29, son, Lillard Harrison, born in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee
1827 Aug 2, daughter, Lewry, born in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee
1831 Oct 1831, son, John Melchesadeck, born in Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee
1833 Samuel moved his family to Pulaski County, Missouri
1840 US Census, Samuel living in Pulaski County, Missouri with family
1850 US Census, Samuel living in Pulaski County, Missouri with family
1851 Made a land claim in Laclede County, MO T 32, R 16,
1853 Moved his family overland to California
1853 Oct 11, Samuel's wife Mary died in Yountville, Napa, CA
1860 US Census, Samuel living in Yount, Napa, CA with freed slave, Lucy Grigsby
1870 US Census, Samuel living in Yount, Napa, CA with Lucy, and Starr family (I believe Emily Starr is Lucy's daughter
1873 Mar 28, Samuel died in Yountville, Napa, CA at age 78


Much of the information on this family came from Barbara Bickford who has the Grigsby family bible
In 1808 Samuel Harrison Grigsby moved to Giles County, Tennessee from Virginia when he was fourteen. He may have served under William Henry Harrison (perhaps his uncle, brother of his mother? There was a Benjamin Harrison who moved to Pulaski County Missouri ) during the War of 1812.

He moved his family to Pulaski County, Missouri, in 1833. (Perhaps in Waynesville.) He squatted and farmed on the Osage Fork of Brush Creek making a land claim in Laclede County, Township 32, Range 16 in 1851. (The lands embraced in the territory of Laclede County were not surveyed into sections, townships and ranges, and put into market and made subject to entry, until from 1835 to 1840. LaClede County was made from Pulaski County in 1838)

In 1853, Samuel, his wife and family made the overland journey to California, but she survived after the trip only a few days. The party they traveled with was struck with valley fever in Bear Valley. (Could this have been the Colorado tick fever or Mountain fever? This malady included severe headaches, muscle and joint pains, chills, and fever) Their daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, (wife of Lillard) died at Bear Valley, California, as did her husband who came from the Napa Valley to meet them. Their two small children survived. Samuel Harrison Grigsby lost another daughter-in-law on the plains in 1852, the wife of Achilles Grigsby. In 1852, Lewrey Grigsby also died on the plains coming west. Accompanying Samuel and Polly Grigsby on the trip west was Lucy, a slave they had freed before starting west. She refused to be left behind and became Samuel's housekeeper. According to the family bible, Lucy was born 11 November, 1806.
Samuel may have been a half-brother to Captain John's father.

CHECK DATES IN THE ABOVE. THEY DON'T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE!

Transcription of Will of Samuel H. Grigsby dated 4 Nov 1868
In the name of God Amen - I Samuel H Grigsby Sr of the county of Napa and State of California being weak in body but of sound a disposing mind being advanced in years and in view of the uncertainty of life, do make publish and declare this my last will and testament in manner following
My estate consists of real and personal property to wit about Two Hundred (200) acres of land lying and being situate in said Napa County State aforesaid, promissory notes, cash and some stock.
My first request is that if die in California that I be buried near my departed wife and that our graves be enclosed in one enclosure. That I be buried in decent and fashionable order and that a proper and fitting tomb stone with suitable engravings of my age, place of birth, death, etc. thereon engraved be erected and maintained over and upon my grave. And that the expenses of and in order to the complete execution of the above request be paid out of my undivided estate.
Second - I give devise and bequeath to my old servant woman - Lucy, the house and orchard thereto attached and adjoining known as the march house during her life and widowhood, and after her death or widowhood the said premises, house, orchard to revert back to my estate and be disposed of as the other real estate.
Third - I give will and bequeath to my son Terrel L. Grigsby One Thousand Dollars in money, or the value of one Thousand Dollars in land of my real property said land to be valued quality quantity location and improvements considered at it then market valuation.
Fourth - I give will and bequeath to my son John M Grigsby, Five Hundred Dollars in money or the value of Five Hundred Dollars in land of my real property. Said land to be valued quality quantity location and improvement considered at its then market valuation. I make this difference owing to my having paid a debt for said John M Grigsby to the heirs of L H Grigsby, deceased.
Fifth - I give will and bequeath to my grand child Samuel H Grigsby, a minor, heir of L H Grigsby - deceased, seven hundred and fifty dollars in money, or the value of seven hundred and fifty dollars in land of my real property quality, quantity location and improvement considered at its then market valuation.
Sixth - I give will and bequeath to my grandchildren Rachel Barker and Samuel Cooper Five Hundred dollars each in money or land of my real property quality quantity location and improvements considered at its then market valuation.
Seventh - I knowingly and intentionally refuse to give will or bequeath any of my estate or property to Elizabeth White (my grand child)
Eighth - I hereby nominate and appoint my son A F Grigsby of Napa County, California to be my sole executor, without bond, of this my last will and testament to settle my entire estate and to settle with each and all of the legaties without the interposition, aid, or authority or control of any court or courts of this State. Except for the purpose of Probate of this my last will and testament. To take possession and control of my estate at my death and to pay the before mentioned legacies, giving and granting to my said executor the privilege and entire discretion of paying the same either in land or money as and in the manner herein before provided. Granting to my said executor two years to pay and discharge said legacies to the legatees who are of age at the time of my death, and to the minors so soon after the two years as they may become of age.
Ninth _ After the above and foregoing bequests and requisitions have been done, performed and complied with by my executor, I will devise and bequeath to my said Son A F Grigsby all of the residue of my estate, whether real personal or mixed, and where ever it may exist.
Saml H Grigsby Sr.(his signature)
Subscribe by the testateor, Samuel H. Grigsby Sr. in the presence of each of the undersigned. The said testator at the time of subscribing the said will, declared the same to be his last will and testament and we in his presence and in the presence of each other, and at the request of said testator have subscribed our names witnesses.
Nov 4, 1868 R N Sture
Jesse Grigsby




1829, Wed. Feb 25 Samuel H. Grigsby vs. Judge Hudspeth, Wiley C. and Arthur Hudspeth - lands condemned for sale. (Every name index to 18 Middle Tennessee County Record Books, Giles County Chancery Court Records)

1836, Aug 1, Samuel Grigsby was Justice of the Peace in Laclede County, Missouri. He was also JP in 1840, Aug 3. (reference: "Our Ancestors in Pulaski Co. MO, Supplement 1, compiled by Tom Turpen, FHL, Salt Lake City, Utah)

1840 United States Federal Census Samuel H Grigsby
Name: Samuel H. Grigsby
Township: Not Stated
County: Pulaski
State: Missouri
Number of persons in household: Ages of persons in household:
1 male 5-10; 2 males 15-20; 1 male 20-30; 1 male 40-50; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 40-50 1

Slave schedule Pulaski County, Missouri
Samuel H Grigsby
# age colour
1 40 F M ( Probably Lucy)
2 26 F B
3 23 M B
4 23 M M
5 21 M B
6 6 M M
7 4 F B
8 3 M B

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Samuel H Grigsbey
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Household: Mary wife age 54 born N. C.
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 72, Pulaski, Missouri

1860 United States Federal Census Samuel H Grigsby
Name: Samuel H Grigsby
Age in 1860: 65
Birth Year: abt 1795
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Yount, Napa, California
Gender: Male
Post Office: Sebastopol
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel H Grigsby 65
James A Meritt 30 bn Illinois Occupation: Ostler, (a person who takes care of
horses; groom.)
Lucy Grigsby 46, mulatto, bn Virginia

1870 United States Federal Census Saml H Grigsby
Name: Saml H Grigsby
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1794
Age in 1870: 76
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Yount, Napa, California
Family and neighbors:
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Napa City
Household members:
Lucy 70 white, keeping house, bn Virginia, (this probably is the mulatto servant brought with them)
Cebar Starr 35, black, labor, bn Tenn
Emily Starr 31, black, at home, bn Missouri (probably Lucy's daughter?)
Robert Starr 7 black, at home, bn Missouri
Edward Starr 10 at home, bn Missouri

*Re: Emily Starr:
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Emily Starr
Home in 1880: Napa, Napa, California
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Laundress
Marital Status: Married
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Emily Starr 40

Appendix:

Pulaski County, Missouri is located in the scenic Ozarks of Southcentral Missouri. It is composed of woods, forested hills and beautiful streams.---------

Condensed from "Missouri As It Was" pg 6.
The early settlers were mostly deer hunters and farmers from Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky. They drove through the country and where ever they found good land and good water, they squatted. Between 1835 and 1840 settlers from Tennessee took squatters claims along the Gasconade & Ozark Forks. Among them were Samuel Grigsby, Robert Faires and John Honsinger. The Gasconade and Osage Forks were two large rivers buttressed by towering bluffs. Robert Faires built a Mill and store on the Osage Fork. The lives of the well to do families were not so different from that in their native state. Samuel Grigsby brought with him at least one slave, Lucy.

In the house, the walls would be hung with festoons of dried fruit and vegetables. Dried flax would be strung from the rafters. There would be no glass in the windows. Perhaps they were covered with shutters or oiled paper or cloth. These pioneers would have brought with them everything they needed to live. A rifle and ammunition were indespensible both as protection and as a means of procuring food. Also needed were a hunting knife, an ordinary ax, a broad ax, and other tools, implements and household furnishing depending upon the financial condition of the settler.

Well to do families came with their slaves and whatever furniture they could bring be wagon trains. Their women and children rode in carry-alls with some degree of comfort. They had some horse teams and a sufficient number of cattle, sheep, hogs and domestic fowls. Each family would always have at least one hound or a pack of hounds if they could afford it.

Samuel married Mary "Polly" LINDSEY on 4 Dec 1815 in , Roane, Tennessee, United States. Mary was born on 11 Sep 1794 in , Anson, North Carolina, United States; died on 11 Oct 1853 in Yountville, Napa, California, United States; was buried in George C. Yount Pioneer Cemetery, Yountville, Napa, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Also Known As: Polly
• Reference Number: *
• _MARNM: Grigsby
• _UID: 80724175F58F2B4B85E11C7B91533535ED59

Notes:

Yountville Cemetary

!death: Yountville Cemetary Records

Notes:

Roan County Tennessee marriage record book 1 page 30
The book "Early East Tennessee Marriages" by Byron Sistler lists the marriage of Samuel H. Grigsby of Roane County, and Polly Lindsey (note spelling) of Roane County, on December 4, 1815, in Roane County, Tennessee. by J Purris, J.P. Noah Ashley gave security. For information on how to order a microfilmed copy of this marriage record please visit our web site at: http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Marriages.

Other Events:

• Reference Number: *
• _UID: E5035A13611EB14BAD488A6B173B009EAA21

Notes:

things to do:
1. Check to see if Dorcas is actual daughter born 8 years after last child. Other children?
2. Newspapers in Mecklenburg County, NC
3. Newspapers in Osage, Pulaski, MO
4. Check out the dates of this appointment?
Robert Faires, in the U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Robert Faires
Post Office Location: Onyx, Pulaski, Missouri
Appointment Date: 1 Oct 1820
Volume #: 12B
Volume Year Range: 1832-1844
5. Is this Robert related? There is a Lindsey listed as Chairman of the Court
Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008
Name: Robert Faries
Probate Date: 3 Oct 1853
Probate Place: Carroll, Tennessee, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1853
Inferred Death Place: Tennessee, USA
Item Description: Administrators, Executors and Guardians Bonds, 1852-1882

Timeline for Robert Faires:
1798 Aug 15, Robert born in North Carolina
1816 May 23, Robert married Susannah Orr in Mecklenburg County, NC
1817 Jul 15, daughter, Cynthia born in Mecklenburg County, NC
1819 Jan 27, son, Addison born in Mecklenburg County
1820 Dec 12, daughter, Jane Pricilla born in Mecklenburg County
1823 Jan 18, daughter, Mary Elizabeth born in Mecklenburg County
1825 Jan 19, son, Joseph Morgan born in Mecklenburg County
1827 Feb 5, son, James Pulaski born in North Carolina
1828 daughter, Susannah, born born in North Carolina
1831 Nov 16, moved west to Tennessee
1836 14 Jan,daughter, Dorcas
1836 Dec 4, arrived at Onyx on the Osage Fork of the Gasconade River, in Pulaski County, MO
1840 Oct, Robert served as Postmaster in Onyx, Pulaski County, MO
1850 US Census, District 45, Laclede, Missouri as a farmer
1851 Robert appointed the school commissioner
1855 Nov 22, Robert died in Lebanon, Laclede, MO at age 57
1857 May 11, Robert's widow, Susanna, died in Laclede County, MO

The following info came from Charlene Chambers King at the following web site:

Robert Faires and Susannah Orr were both born and raised in North Carolina. They married on May 23, 1816 in Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina. After Robert and Susannah married, they lived in North Carolina until Nov 16, 1831, the day they started to move west to Tennessee. They landed in Campbellsville, Giles County, Tennessee on Dec 20, 1831. They lived there until Sept. 1, 1836, when they started west. Robert and Susannah joined a wagon train headed to Pulaski County, Missouri. The Gribsbys and Brownlows were also part of that wagon train (Who were all the families in this wagon train?). They arrived at Onyx on the Osage Fork of the Gasconade River, in Pulaski County, Missouri, on Dec. 4, 1836. Robert built a mill and store there, which was destroyed by a flood in 1840. This forced them to move to higher ground. This is when many moved to the Drynob area and this is my understanding how Drynob got it name.
About 1839 Robert had a mill on Osage Fork and a store. The first Monday in April 1849, after Laclede Co. was formed, the first election was held resulting in the election of Robert Farris to be one of three Judges for the newly formed Laclede Co., MO. At the first meeting of the County Court Robert Farris was elected to be the presiding judge.
Robert Faires was appointed the school commissioner in 1851.
About some of Robert and Susannah's children:
Mary Elizabeth married Thomas Honssinger in 1846. They raised their family in the Drynob area. They are my great great great grandparents. Cynthia married Terrill Grigsby in 1838. They moved to Napa Valley Calif. about 1852. Jane Priscilla married William Grigsby Brownlow in 1842. They raised their family in the Drynob area.

Oct 1840 Robert Faires served as Postmaster in Onyx, Pulaski County, Missouri (source: History of Pulaski County, MO, vol 2, found in the Salt Lake City FHL.)

"History of Laclede County, First County Board
The First County Board below was taken from the book History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.
First County Board. -- In accordance with the provisions of the foregoing act [forming of Laclede County], an election was held at the required number of places within the county, on the first Monday in April, 1849, and Robert Faires , William Smith, and Samuel W. Barnes were elected county court justices, John S. Shields sheriff and John L. Herndon clerk of the county court. In further obedience to the act, these officers, after being duly commissioned and qualified, met at the house of L. Murphy, about two miles east of the present site of Lebanon, on the 31st day of May following, and there organized the county court by electing Hon. Robert Faires as its presiding judge."
Source Vendor: County Court Records - FHL # 0546461-0546466
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT

Robert Faires was appointed the school commissioner in 1851.

About some of Robert and Susannah's children:
Mary Elizabeth married Thomas Honssinger in 1846.
Cynthia married Terrill Grigsby in 1838. They moved to Napa Valley Calif. about 1852.
Jane Priscilla married William Grigsby Brownlow in 1842. They raised their family in the Drynob area.

The picture below was taken in August 2001 while standing in section 17 viewing sections 20 & 21. Sections 17, 20 & 21 was once owned by Robert Faires and then later by George R. James. The Osage River is located in the valley where the trees are in a row in the middle of the picture.
The old Phillips Cemetery is located above the Osage River on the grass hill.

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Robert Faires
Issue Date: 1 Jun 1845
Acres: 80
Meridian: 5th PM
State: Missouri
County: Laclede
Township: 34-N
Range: 14-W
Section: 17
Accession Number: MO5250__.303
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Springfield
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 7084

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Robert Faires
Issue Date: 1 Oct 1845
Acres: 40
Meridian: 5th PM
State: Missouri
County: Laclede
Township: 34-N
Range: 14-W
Section: 20
Accession Number: MO5280__.168
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Springfield
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 5111

U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
Name: Robert Faires
Issue Date: 1 Jul 1852
Acres: 80
Meridian: 5th PM
State: Missouri
County: Laclede
Township: 34-N
Range: 14-W
Section: 17
Accession Number: MO5370__.232
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Springfield
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 11261

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert Faines
Age: 52 farmer property value $1000
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798
Birth Place: North Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 45, Laclede, Missouri
Susana age 66 born North Carolina
James P. age 22 born North Carolina

Per Robert Faires' family bible records Joseph Morgan Faires was b. 19 Jan 1825 and departed this life April 20, 1846. He is my 3rd great uncle.- Charlene Chambers Tindall Added: Nov. 11, 2011


North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 http://www.ancestry.com about Robert Faires
Name: Robert Faires
Spouse: Susannah Orr
Marriage Date: 22 May 1816
Marriage County: Mecklenburg
Marriage State: North Carolina

findagrave.com
Robert F. Faires
Birth: 1798, North Carolina, USA
Death: 1855, Missouri, USA
Son of Joseph and Mary Faires.
Family links:
Spouse:
Susannah Orr Faires (1793 - 1857)*
Children:
Mary Elizabeth Faires Honsinger (1823 - 1870)*
Joseph Morgan Faires (1825 - 1846)*
Burial: Phillips Cemetery, Laclede County, Missouri, USA
Phillips Cemetery, located near Drynob on the Mike Bowman Farm, Township 34 Range 14W section 20

Robert married Susannah ORR on 23 May 1816 in , Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States. Susannah (daughter of James "Whistling" ORR and Margaret "Jane" LEMMOND) was born on 21 Oct 1793 in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; died on 11 May 1857 in , Pulaski, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Reference Number: *
• _MARNM: Faires
• _UID: 2FE9911AE181B64DBF86D794D043B30EACCC

Notes:

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Susannah Orr Faires
Birth: Oct. 4, 1793
Death: May 10, 1857
Family links:
Spouse:
Robert F. Faires (1798 - 1855)
Children:
Mary Elizabeth Faires Honsinger (1823 - 1870)*
Joseph Morgan Faires (1825 - 1846)*
Burial: Phillips Cemetery, Laclede County, Missouri, USA
Phillips Cemetery, located near Drynob on the Mike Bowman Farm, Township 34 Range 14W section 20

Notes:

North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 about Robert Faires
Name: Robert Faires
Gender: Male
Spouse: Susannah Orr
Spouse Gender: Female
Bond Date: 22 May 1816
Bond #: 000081060
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 005964
County: Mecklenburg
Record #: 01 069
Bondsman: Joseph L. Orr
Witness: Philemon Morris