William Henry Grigsby

(Curator Note: 1896 Cherokee census lists children Daniel (b. 1888) , Emmons (b. 1890), James (b. 1892) Charlotte (b. 1894), and Henry. (b. 1896) Ellen died of consumption in 1899 and husband William listed the same five children on his Dawes application.

I don't see any mention of "Tommy." He's not listed on any census. William and Ellen were married in December, 1886. William filed Eastern apps for all of his children, same five names.)

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Obituary:

Funeral service for William H. Grigsby, 90 years old, a long time resident of Adair County, who died at his home in the east part of town Sunday, April 12, after a long illness, was conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. from the Roberts Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Henry Wall, pastor of the Stilwell Baptist church, officiating. Burial was in the cemetery at the old Sixkiller place north of Westville.

The grandsons of Mr. Grigsby were pall bearers and the granddaughters were flower girls. Mrs. Bessie Cunningham and Mrs. Carl Ishmael sang three request songs with Mrs. Grover Howard at the piano.

Mr. Grigsby was born in Texas January 16, 1863. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmons Grigsby. He had been a member of the old Baptist Mission church for some forty years.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Martin of the home; three sons, Daniel, James and Henry Grigsby, all of Stilwell; 28 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren.

Source: Stilwell Democrat Journal, April 23, 1953.

Source: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5889575/william-henry-grigsby: accessed 23 March 2023), memorial page for William Henry Grigsby (16 Jan 1863–12 Apr 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5889575, citing Sixkiller Cemetery, Ballard, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Luke Williams (contributor 47291839).

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQZ-QQB : accessed 23 March 2023), William H Grigsby, Chance, Adair, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 4B, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1242; FHL microfilm 1,375,255.

"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJMZ-NJ8 : 3 February 2021), William Grigsby, 1920.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQP-7XR : accessed 23 March 2023), William Grigsby, Christie, Adair, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 1B, line 99, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1892; FHL microfilm 2,341,626.

"United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VBJH-WYN : Sun Mar 12 03:55:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Sarah I Grigsby and William Grigsby, 1940.

"United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FS8-M2RR : Sun Jan 29 12:17:49 UTC 2023), Entry for W H Grigsby and Sarah I Grigsby, 10 April 1950.