Robert Faires GRIGSBY^[1]

1839 - 1923  (83 years)

• Name	Robert Faires GRIGSBY
  Born	22 Feb 1839	, Laclede, Missouri, United States
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CA3329F23699FF49BBD55F1D8338D45A24F3
  Died	24 Jan 1923	Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States
  Buried	Tulocay Cem, Yountville, Napa, California, United States
  Person ID	I349	SteveParker
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Terrell Lindsey GRIGSBY,   b. 3 Feb 1818, Lynnville, Giles, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 16 Jan 1892, Napa, Napa, California, United States  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Cynthia FAIRES,   b. 15 Jul 1817, , Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States ,   d. 4 Sep 1898, , Napa, California, United States  (Age 81 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1838	Osage, Laclede, Missouri, United States
  _UID	A9D7BA4492EE654C801304F6806C809941C1
  Notes	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
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriett Frances BUCKMAN,   b. 28 Feb 1848, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 24 Oct 1940, Calistoga, Napa, California, United States  (Age 92 years)
  Married	19 Nov 1865	, Napa, California, United States   [2]
  _UID	2A5573D71417A341BF9001811B6E914407F3
  Children	1. Meda Frances GRIGSBY,   b. 29 Oct 1866, California, United States ,   d. 20 Jul 1950, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States  (Age 83 years)   2. Robert "Arthur" GRIGSBY,   b. 3 Jul 1869, California, United States ,   d. 1926, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States  (Age 56 years)   3. Walter Leslie GRIGSBY,   b. 26 Aug 1871, California, United States ,   d. Abt 1897, Palisades, Napa, California, United States  (Age 25 years)   4. Lola GRIGSBY,   b. 29 Sep 1874, California, United States ,   d. 9 Nov 1905, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States  (Age 31 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7949&enc=1> 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 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7949&enc=1> 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] Tulocay Cemetary, Napa County, California records, #1448. [S34] NEHGR Vol 9, pg 362.