Laura Susan GRIGSBY

1866 - 1940  (74 years)

• Name	Laura Susan GRIGSBY
  Born	2 Jul 1866	, Napa, California, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census	1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
  Reference Number	*
  _MARNM	Collis
  _UID	DD783B4B9C73BE4FB84E64B8055DDF78D288
  Died	7 Aug 1940	Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
  	Cause: Hypertention and heart occlusion
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States
  Person ID	I206	SteveParker
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Erasmus Dorwin GRIGSBY,   b. 2 Oct 1841, , Wright, Missouri, United States ,   d. 18 Sep 1912, Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elmira MILLER,   b. 20 Jan 1849, , DuPage, Illinois, United States ,   d. 16 Jan 1923, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1864	, Napa, California, United States
  _UID	C9872FB63517DB44891BA3071BCF2B3B3E18
  Notes	extracted records batch # 7207415
  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Winner COLLIS,   b. 14 Sep 1868, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States ,   d. 22 Jan 1930, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States  (Age 61 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1893	Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States
  _UID	571A46B640B14949B1001F4951D2FB9FC60C
  Notes	Contra Costa County records vol 4 pg 358
  Children	1. Hazel Crystal COLLIS,   b. 19 Dec 1894, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States ,   d. 30 Oct 1977, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States  (Age 82 years)   2. Ernest Russell COLLIS,   b. 31 Dec 1896, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States ,   d. 26 Jun 1976, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States  (Age 79 years)   3. Gladyce Ethyl COLLIS,   b. 1 Nov 1898, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States ,   d. 13 Dec 1975, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States  (Age 77 years)   4. Winner Winwood COLLIS,   b. 8 Oct 1900, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States ,   d. 10 Dec 1985, Saint Helens, Columbia, Oregon, United States  (Age 85 years)   5. Arthur COLLIS,   b. 6 Aug 1902, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States ,   d. 7 Sep 1907, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States  (Age 5 years)   6. Edgar Dawain COLLIS,   b. 19 Sep 1907, Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States ,   d. 16 Mar 1987, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NDGW # 69-004 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Laura S Grigsby Age in 1870: 4 Birth Year: abt 1866 Birthplace: California Home in 1870: Yount, Napa, California Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Napa City Value of real estate: Household Members: Name Age E D Grigsby 29 Almira Grigsby 21 Laura S Grigsby 4 Warren M Grigsby 3 Infant Grigsby 3/12 1880 United States Federal Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6742&enc=1>about Laura S. Grigsby Name: Laura S. Grigsby Age: 13 Birth Year: abt 1867 Birthplace: California Home in 1880: Township 5, Contra Costa, California Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Erasmus D. Grigsby Father's Birthplace: Missouri Mother's Name: Elmira Grigsby Mother's Birthplace: Illinois Neighbors: Occupation: Going To School Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane: Household Members: Name Age Erasmus D. Grigsby 39 Elmira Grigsby 30 Laura S. Grigsby 13 Warren M. Grigsby 13 Lillie J. Grigsby 10 Byron L. Grigsby 8 Mary J. Miller 53 Tillie M. Huey 5m Jack Ellsworth 50 Jim 17 Thomas Murphy 27 Edward Ferguson 33 William O Brien 30 *1930 United States Federal Census Laura S Collis Name: Laura S Collis Home in 1930: Oakland, Alameda, California Age: 63 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867 BirthPlace: California Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law Race: White Household Members: Name Age Elmer F Ping 32 head Gladys E Ping 30 wife Frank E Ping 57 father Mary E Ping 52 mother Laura S Collis 63 mother in law 1940 United States Federal Census <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2442&enc=1>about Laura Collis Name: Laura Collis Age: 73 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: California Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law Home in 1940: Sacramento, Sacramento, California Street: 13 Avenue House Number: 4964 Inferred Residence in 1935: Sacramento, Sacramento, California Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 10A Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Elmer Ping 44 city recreation Gladyce Ping 41 telephone operator Laura Collis 73 Edgar Collis 32 service station, gasoline Laura was an accomplished organist. As a young girl she often stayed home from school to care for her sick mother and thus had much oportunity to practice. It was told to me by aunt Gladyce that dad, Russell, was so angry when the bank took the ranch, that he built a big bonfire and burned most of the furniture, including the organ, and anything else that he couldn't take with him to Washington. 1893 Married at age 27 1930 After losing the ranch, Laura Susie Collis went to Portland, Oregon, to live with her son, Winner Collis. Her daughter Gladyce Ping went to get her mother and brought her back to Sacramento to live with her. 1930 Census, Alameda, Oakland 76th St. Laura living with Gladyce and Pete Ping along with Pete's parents. 1940 Laura died in Sacramento. Gladyce had gone to Oregon to bring her back to Sacramento to live with her and Pete. She had been living with Gladyce and Pete but was in a rest home at the time of her death.She was buried in Brentwood Union Cemetary (I have a copy of her death Certificate). California death records CALLES LAURA SUSIE 07/02/1866 FARIES GRIGSBY F CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO 08/07/1940 74 yrs