Robert Wilton Grigsby1,2

Male, #395, (16 February 1895 - 1972)

Robert Wilton Grigsby

FatherJohn Wilton Grigsby3 b. 1867, d. 1929
MotherEva Mae Rowley b. 1868, d. 1940

Birth*16 Feb 1895 Robert Wilton Grigsby was born on 16 Feb 1895 in King George County, Virginia.4,5,2 
WWI Draft Card*5 Jun 1917 During World War I, Robert Wilton Grigsby registered for the draft on 5 Jun 1917 in King George County, Virginia.5 
Description* He was described as medium height and slender build, with blue eyes and light colored hair.5 
Occupation*1917 He was working as a farm laborer for J. Cleveland Grigsby in 1917 in Index, King George County, Virginia.5 
(son) Census19201 Jan 1920 He was listed as John Wilton Grigsby's son on the 1920 census in King George County, Virginia.6 
(son) Census19301 Apr 1930 Robert Wilton Grigsby was listed as Eva Mae Rowley's son on the 1930 census in King George County, Virginia.7 
Marriage*29 Nov 1930 Robert Wilton Grigsby married Edna Wharton Grigsby, daughter of James Dallas Grigsby and Caroline Virginia McGinniss, on 29 Nov 1930.3 
WWII Draft Card*27 Apr 1942 During World War II, Robert Wilton Grigsby registered for the draft on 27 Apr 1942 in King George County, Virginia.2 
Employment*27 Apr 1942 He was employed by the U. S. Government on 27 Apr 1942 in Dahlgren, Virginia.2 
Description27 Apr 1942 He was described as 5 ft 9 in tall, 170 lbs, with blue eyes, blonde hair and a light complexion on 27 Apr 1942.2 
Residence*27 Apr 1942 He lived on 27 Apr 1942 in Index, King George County, Virginia.2 
Death*1972 He died in 1972.8 
Burial* He was buried in King George County, Virginia.9 

Family

Edna Wharton Grigsby b. Feb 1886, d. 1966
Marriage*29 Nov 1930 He married Edna Wharton Grigsby, daughter of James Dallas Grigsby and Caroline Virginia McGinniss, on 29 Nov 1930.3 
Child
  • Robert W. Grigsby (excluded)10

Last Edited 11 Jun 2006

Citations

  1. [S25] Jeff Clark, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Online Database http://www.rootsweb.com/~vakingge/cemetery/ShilohCem.htm, accessed 19 Sep 2001, Name on gravemarker: Robert Wilton Grigsby. Hereinafter cited as Shiloh Church Cemetery.
  2. [S326] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 4th Registration, 1942, (database online) http://www.Ancestry.com, SN U394, King George County, VA, Robert Wilton Grigsby, Ancestry.Com, Provo, Utah County, Utah . Hereinafter cited as WWII Draft Cards, 1942.
  3. [S54] Grigsby Family, Informal Genealogical Notes, Nancy Stewart Smith, Personal papers of Keith Dishman, Alpharetta, Georgia.
  4. [S25] Shiloh Church Cemetery, Birth date on gravemarker: 1895.
  5. [S198] World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Virginia, King George County, Local Board (Code No. 45-1-22C); Record Group 163, National Archives and Records Administration - Southeast Region, East Point, Georgia, card of Robert Wilton Grigsby, form no. 154, no. 109. Hereinafter cited as WWI Draft Cards.
  6. [S48] 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, Wilton J. Grigsby household, ED 61, Shiloh District, Sheet 7A, line 59, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 13 of 15, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  7. [S49] 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), King George County, Virginia, ED 50-6, Shiloh District, Sheet 9A, Household 197, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2003), http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  8. [S25] Shiloh Church Cemetery, Death date on gravemarker: 1972.
  9. [S289] King George County Historical Society, compiler, Cemeteries of King George County, Virginia; Volume 1 Church Cemeteries (King George, VA: King George County Historical Society, 2000), p. 195, Shiloh Baptist Church, Robert Wilton Grigsby entry.
  10. [S25] Shiloh Church Cemetery, Gravemarker inscribed: "Robert W., infant son of R.W. & E.W. Grigsby, 1931".
 

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