Barton County, Missouri Biographies-George W. GRIGSBY

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 897, 898

George W. Grigsby, groceryman and queensware merchant, at Lamar, Mo.,
was born in Spencer County, Ind., September 13, 1838, and is a son of 
Charles and Matilda (Hawkins) Grigsby, who were born respectively in 
Indiana and Kentucky. The paternal great-grandfather was born in England,
and came to America at an early day, settling in Virginia, and afterward
in the "Blue Grass State."  Grandfather Grigsby was kidnapped when several
years of age by the Indians, and kept until thirteen years of age.  He 
was one of the early pioneers of the "Hoosier State."  Charles and wife 
were married and lived in Indiana until 1851, when they came to Carroll 
County, Mo.  He was a farmer by occupation, and during the late war served
in the militia, and after that time was a Republican in his political 
views, having previously been a Whig.  He and wife were members of the 
United Brethren Church, and he died in 1887, at the age of eighty-two 
years.  His wife still survives him, and is seventy-two years of age. 
Their family consisted of eleven sons and two daughters, seven of the 
sons serving in the Union army during the late war.   George is their 
sixth child, and is the only one who resides in Barton County. He 
acquired his education in the old log schoolhouse, and, on reaching 
manhood, engaged in farming which he continued until the opening of 
the war, when, in June, 1861, he enlisted in Company, I, Twenty-Second 
Missouri Volunteer Infantry, which was afterward consolidated with the 
Tenth, and became the Tenth. He was an active participant in the two 
famous battles of Iuka and Corinth, besides numerous minor engagements, 
and late in the year 1862 was discharged on account Of disability.   
Later he joined Company, B, Tenth Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, in which 
he served until June 20, 1865, being, mustered out as sergeant, at 
Vicksburg, Miss. After the war he engaged in merchandising in Carrollton,
Mo., for two years, then went to Kansas, where he learned railroad 
carpentering, at which he worked for some time, then returned to Carroll 
County, where he farmed seven years, and again betook himself to 
merchandising.  In 1878 he moved to Texas, and was engaged in the cattle
business two years, then returned to the farm in Carroll County. Since 
1882 he has been a merchant of Lamar, and is doing prosperous business.  
He is a Republican, a member of the G. A. R., and belongs to the 1.0.0.F.
In 1872 he married Miss Hannah L. Blocher, a native of Indiana, who died 
in January, 1889, having borne two children: William E. and Lonnie. 

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