Posted on 04/16/2020 12:19:01 PM PDT by Bommer
Birth: Oct. 11, 1811 Death: Apr. 16, 1890
2nd. Lieutenant CO. G. 10th Ind. Cavalry
Nathaniel GRIGSBY. Son of Reuben Davis GRIGSBY Sr. & Nancy BARKER. Born 11 October 1811 in Nelson Co., KY. Died 16 April 1890 in Attica, Harper Co., KS. Buried in Attica, Harper Co., KS. He was a Civil War veteran, a 2nd Lieut., of Company G, 10th Indiana Cavalry. He was a farmer.
Nathaniel was a dear friend of Abraham Lincoln.
After Lincoln moved to Illinois in 1830, Nathaniel moved with his father to Carroll Co., MO in 1855.
In 1860, he was living in Norborne. He wrote to Lincoln and received an appointment as Republican Precinct Committee Man. He placed Lincoln's name on the 1860 ballot. All of Natty's neighbors were Southern sympathizers. He had been talking about electing Lincoln for president in town. One morning at about 2 or 3 a.m. a neighbor rode up and told Natty not to light any lights. The neighbor wanted to warn him that his neighbors were planning to murder him and if he wanted to live he should be on his way.
After the warning, Natty moved back to Spencer Co., IN where he and four of his five sons enlisted in Company C 10th IN Cavalry (Richmond Davis did not enlist). Natty was named 2nd Lieutenant.
The family apparently returned to Carroll Co., MO but in 1885 they moved to Harper Co., KS and settled on a farm in the extreme northwest corner of the county. In 1890, they moved to Attica, KS. Nathaniel was buried in Attica.
WENT TO SCHOOL WITH LINCOLN'S, BROTHER TO AARON GRIGSBY WHO MARRIED ABE LINCOLN'S OLDEST SISTER. VISITED IN WHITE HOUSE.
"Through this inscription I wish to enter my dying protest against what is called the Democratic party I have watched it closely since the days of Jackson and know that all the misfortunes of our nation has come to it through this so called party therefore beware of this party of treason. Put on in fulfillment of promise to Deceased. Reprinted as posted on one side of the monument of N. Grigsby."
Dang!
God Bless him!
A party formed in treason.
I like “STILL VOTING”... Someone someone would check up on me every 2 to 4 years.
Attica is southwest of Wichita. His Kansas neighbors would have much more in tune with his Republican beliefs!
At least they’re consistent.
Well done!
This is the second or third time I’ve seen this stone on FR:)
Makes me laugh as that tombstone is about a half a mile from where I sit, and about 100’ from my Dad’s tombstone...
Always amazes me to see it on the internet; and I see it often, In places I wouldn’t expect. Normal enough here I suppose...
Small world.
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