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Jennie N. Grigsby and & John L. Webber Marr 21 Mar 1880, Napa Marr Book B p 261
Mrs John L Webber of Roseville, is listed as daughter in her father's obit in 1912.

Jenny married John L Webber on 21 Mar 1880 in Napa County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jennie N. Grigsby and & John L. Webber Marr 21 Mar 1880, Napa Marr Book B p 261

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Came to California 11 Oct 1845 by wagon and Ox team. attended Mexican Schools in Sonoma, was a carpenter by trade.
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Jefferson F Grigsby
Age in 1860: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1860: Yount, Napa, California
Gender: Male
Post Office: Sebastopol
Value of real estate:
Household Members: Name Age
Jefferson F Grigsby 22
Mary A Grigsby 18
John F Grigsby 1
Nancy J Grigsby 6/12


The Woodland Daily Democrat, 20 July 1912 has the following obit:
"James Sylvester Grigsby, who passed away at Yountville, Napa county, last Sunday, was the father of S H Grigsby of this city. He leaves a widow and two other sons besides S H and a daughter. They are Fred W G "rigsby of Yountville, C E Grigsby of Roseville, and Mrs. John L Webber of Napa county. There are twenty-two grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. "Grandpa" Grigsby, as he was familiarly called, had lived in Napa county for 67 years. He crossed the plains with his father, Captain John Grigsby, who officiated at the raising of the Bear Flag in Sonoma. The funeral was held last Tuesday and Rev. U E Patridge paid a beautiful tribute to his memory. The many friends who were present bowed their heads in sorrow and grief, for they had lost a neighbor and a good friend and one who was greatly admired by everyone who knew him.

Jefferson married Mary Ann BRAY on 21 May 1857 in Yountville, Napa, California, United States. Mary (daughter of BRAY and Martha ALEXANDRE) was born on 13 Sep 1842 in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States; died on 10 Apr 1915 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The following information is from the "Napa County Record" Friday, May 17 1996, pg 5- "Vintage Valley Views".
1806 1839 grew up married and farmed in eastern Tennessee Birthdate accuracy?)
1839 1845 widowed, farmed in Missouri, married Mahala and had more children
1845 captained of the Grigsby-Ide Wagon train to California and Napa County from Fort Laramie.
1846 47 one of the leaders of the California Bear Flag Revolt, then was a captain of the first company of Mounted Riflemen
of the California Battalion (later called Co. E of Freemont's Battalion. (Story of the Bear Flag History in the SF
Examiner, 28 May 1922)
1847 Sept 25, bought 1,400 acres of farm land in Napa Valley, from Salvador Vallejo, General Valleyo's brother. This land
adjoined Rancho Caymus, which belonged to George Yount.
1856 Aug 20, Divorce Decree in Napa declared he had an affair with Isabel Yates of Napa Valley.
1857 June 21 remarried Mahala
1860 March 20 Mahala died at age 44
1860 Sept 15 John sold the last parcel of his Yountville land
1860 went to Texas then to Missouri to spend final years with relatives.
1864 and 1872 came back to California to settle Mahala's estate.
1876 March 15 died in Moselle, Franklin County, Missouri

Captain John Grigsby - died March 1876, Moselle, Franklin County, MO. Mason. Captain of Grigsby-Ide Party to California 1845; Captain of the Bears and of a company of the California Battalion under Fremont.

1852 California Census Napa County
Name Race Gender Birth Place Estimated Birth Year Age Residence County
John Grigsby White Male Tennessee abt 1811 41 Napa
Grigsby White Female Tennessee abt 1817 35 Napa
G W Grigsby White Male Tennessee abt 1830 22 Napa
Grigsby White Male Tennessee abt 1832 20 Napa
S A Grigsby White Female Tennessee abt 1831 21 Napa
M T Grigsby White Female Tennessee abt 1834 18 Napa
S Grigsby White Male Missouri abt 1836 16 Napa
Wiley Grigsby White Male Missouri abt 1838 14 Napa
N A Grigsby White Female Missouri abt 1841 11 Napa
J S Grigsby White Male Rocky Mountains abt 1845 7 Napa
J K P Grigsby White Male California abt 1847 5 Napa
K Grigsby White Female California abt 1848 4 Napa
L Grigsby White Female California abt 1851 1 Napa

John married Nancy WILSON about 1828 in Tennessee, United States. Nancy was born est 1807 in <, , Tennessee>; died before 1839 in Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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married Martha ALEXANDRE. Martha was born on 10 Mar 1826 in South Carolina, United States; died on 18 Aug 1897 in , Napa, California, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1804 May - bought lot in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. Served on jury multiple times from 1805-1808 Blount County, Tenn; Only Grigsby on Blount County, Tenn. tax rolls, Oct 10 1805.
1814-1821. Bernice Fikes says he was a tavern keeper in Roane County, Tennessee (Did not leave
Tennessee when his sons did)
1850 Missouri census, Polk County 411-030. ( although note says he was living in Laclede County
with Samuel Harrison II, only son of his who remained in the area);
1860 federal census in Missouri - not listed.

Spouse: Rebecca James Children: John , William Terril, Columbus, Thomas Aaron, James Harvey , William , George , Daniel , Jesse Foster , Samuel Harrison, Benjamin James, Franklin Temple You are visiting "Entire Database as of 09-27-2006" owned by paulshippjd .

George married Rebecca JAMES on 27 Jun 1805 in , Blount, Tennessee, United States. Rebecca (daughter of Jesse JAMES and Feby) was born in 1782 in North Carolina, United States; died in 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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