Lillie Jane GRIGSBY

1870 - 1942  (72 years)

• Name	Lillie Jane GRIGSBY
  Born	14 Mar 1870	Brentwood, Contra Costa, California, United States
  Gender	Female
  _UID	66F9F2FE4F528943B2EBF09BD384D13F4B65
  Died	29 Jun 1942	Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
  Person ID	I321	SteveParker
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2009

  
  

  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	Oscar Bern PALMER,   b. Abt 1870, California, United States ,   d. 15 Nov 1934, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	3 Aug 1892	Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
  _UID	463227D7EA7A584A95317A1F0C4AFB002C15
  Children	1. Mildred Berniece PALMER,   b. 27 Mar 1894, California, United States ,   d. 3 Apr 1981, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  California Death Index PALMER LILLIE JANE 1870 03 14 MILLER GRIGSBY FEMALE CA ALAMEDA (news article from the Oakland Tribune, Wed July 22,1942) 'Charity' Will Brings Contest Daughter Fights For Estate of Mrs. Lillie Palmer Opposition developed today -to a Piedmont widow's plans to leave the bulk ol her estate to charity. Mrs. Lillie J. Palmer. 72, who gave one-third of her estate to the Shrine Hospital in San Francisco and the residue to its board of directors, was of "unsound mind" atathe time sffe wrote her will, a daughter asserted in a petition filed with County Clerk G. E. Wade. The daughter. Mrs. Mildred Bernice Howell.' 932 14th Street, was cut off with $1000. Pending trial of the estate contest Mrs. Howell has been named special administratrix. She was appointed by Superior, Judge Benjamin C. Jones of Lake County, temporarily assigned here. The court at the same time denied a similar petition filed by J. S.' Killam of Piedmont, who was chosen executor "in Mrs. Palmer's will of May, 1940. The daughter, who was represented by Atty. Myron Harris, posted $35.000 surety bond. Mrs. Palmer, widow of O. B, Palmer, pioneer Californian,' and manager of the Oakland Wholesale Grocery Company when he died In 1934, left an estate exceeding $35,000. It includes stocks valuedat $24,500, cash, real' estate, a $4646. promissory note, jewelry and furniture. The real estate has a rental value of $2330. In leaving the residue of the estate to the governors of the Shrine Hospital, she said' she was giving it.to them "without any trust', either express or implied.'as to its use." The widow died June 29. She lived at 1006 Hose Avenue.