"George MacGregor Grierson (nee Theodore MacGregor Grierson, b. August 9th, 1869, [Camp Wichita] 'Fort Sill,' Oklahoma Territory; d. November 23rd, 1950, Alpine, Texas; buried Jacksonville, [Illinois] East Cemetery; graveside funeral services were held for George MacGregor Grierson at 11 a.m., Monday at Jacksonville East cemetery with the (Reverend) R. M. Harris of the Episcopal church officiating. The body arrived in Jacksonville from Texas at 1 p.m. Sunday and was taken to the Reynolds Funeral Chapel. Mr. Grierson succumbed Thursday, November 23rd, 1950 at an Alpine, Texas hospital. He was born August 9th, 1869 at Fort Sill, Indian Territory, the son of (General) Benjamin Henry Grierson and Alice Kirk Grierson, the last member of his family.
Associated Press:
FORT DAVIS, November 24 - George Grierson, 81, whose father was the last commandant of the old frontier Army post here, d. Thursday night. Grierson, a bachelor, was b. in 1869 at Fort Sill, in Indian Terrotory and now the state of Oklahoma. His father, (General) Benjamin Henry Grierson, Sr. was famous for his 'Grierson's Raid' through Mississippi in the Civil War. The body was being sent to Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois (the Grierson's hometown) for burial. Two cousins in Illinois survive."
Bio. by Strain Hilton Armstrong, July 12, 2015
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George Grierson spent the second decade of his life in Fort Davis amid the dust and noise and colorfulness of the army. In his early manhood he is said to have organized an orchestra which furnished music for dances. For any years, after the parents were gone, he and his brother, Harry, lived on the old Grierson homestead, prosperous bachelors. George was never married. In recent years, George lived alone in Fort Davis - and no doubt, lonely. He seldom talked with anyone except for a few brief words. In the last two or three years he took most of his meals at an uptown cafe. He had a few cattle, which Eugene Sproul looked after for him. Mr. Sproul also looked out for George. Mr. Sproul accompanied the body to Jacksonville for burial in the old Grierson lot. The only known relatives are another second cousin, a woman in Illinois and a nephew in California.
Alpine Avalanche
December 1, 1950
Associated Press:
FORT DAVIS, November 24 - George Grierson, 81, whose father was the last commandant of the old frontier Army post here, d. Thursday night. Grierson, a bachelor, was b. in 1869 at Fort Sill, in Indian Terrotory and now the state of Oklahoma. His father, (General) Benjamin Henry Grierson, Sr. was famous for his 'Grierson's Raid' through Mississippi in the Civil War. The body was being sent to Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois (the Grierson's hometown) for burial. Two cousins in Illinois survive."
Bio. by Strain Hilton Armstrong, July 12, 2015
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George Grierson spent the second decade of his life in Fort Davis amid the dust and noise and colorfulness of the army. In his early manhood he is said to have organized an orchestra which furnished music for dances. For any years, after the parents were gone, he and his brother, Harry, lived on the old Grierson homestead, prosperous bachelors. George was never married. In recent years, George lived alone in Fort Davis - and no doubt, lonely. He seldom talked with anyone except for a few brief words. In the last two or three years he took most of his meals at an uptown cafe. He had a few cattle, which Eugene Sproul looked after for him. Mr. Sproul also looked out for George. Mr. Sproul accompanied the body to Jacksonville for burial in the old Grierson lot. The only known relatives are another second cousin, a woman in Illinois and a nephew in California.
Alpine Avalanche
December 1, 1950
"George MacGregor Grierson (nee Theodore MacGregor Grierson, b. August 9th, 1869, [Camp Wichita] 'Fort Sill,' Oklahoma Territory; d. November 23rd, 1950, Alpine, Texas; buried Jacksonville, [Illinois] East Cemetery; graveside funeral services were held for George MacGregor Grierson at 11 a.m., Monday at Jacksonville East cemetery with the (Reverend) R. M. Harris of the Episcopal church officiating. The body arrived in Jacksonville from Texas at 1 p.m. Sunday and was taken to the Reynolds Funeral Chapel. Mr. Grierson succumbed Thursday, November 23rd, 1950 at an Alpine, Texas hospital. He was born August 9th, 1869 at Fort Sill, Indian Territory, the son of (General) Benjamin Henry Grierson and Alice Kirk Grierson, the last member of his family.
Associated Press:
FORT DAVIS, November 24 - George Grierson, 81, whose father was the last commandant of the old frontier Army post here, d. Thursday night. Grierson, a bachelor, was b. in 1869 at Fort Sill, in Indian Terrotory and now the state of Oklahoma. His father, (General) Benjamin Henry Grierson, Sr. was famous for his 'Grierson's Raid' through Mississippi in the Civil War. The body was being sent to Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois (the Grierson's hometown) for burial. Two cousins in Illinois survive."
Bio. by Strain Hilton Armstrong, July 12, 2015
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George Grierson spent the second decade of his life in Fort Davis amid the dust and noise and colorfulness of the army. In his early manhood he is said to have organized an orchestra which furnished music for dances. For any years, after the parents were gone, he and his brother, Harry, lived on the old Grierson homestead, prosperous bachelors. George was never married. In recent years, George lived alone in Fort Davis - and no doubt, lonely. He seldom talked with anyone except for a few brief words. In the last two or three years he took most of his meals at an uptown cafe. He had a few cattle, which Eugene Sproul looked after for him. Mr. Sproul also looked out for George. Mr. Sproul accompanied the body to Jacksonville for burial in the old Grierson lot. The only known relatives are another second cousin, a woman in Illinois and a nephew in California.
Alpine Avalanche
December 1, 1950
Associated Press:
FORT DAVIS, November 24 - George Grierson, 81, whose father was the last commandant of the old frontier Army post here, d. Thursday night. Grierson, a bachelor, was b. in 1869 at Fort Sill, in Indian Terrotory and now the state of Oklahoma. His father, (General) Benjamin Henry Grierson, Sr. was famous for his 'Grierson's Raid' through Mississippi in the Civil War. The body was being sent to Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois (the Grierson's hometown) for burial. Two cousins in Illinois survive."
Bio. by Strain Hilton Armstrong, July 12, 2015
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George Grierson spent the second decade of his life in Fort Davis amid the dust and noise and colorfulness of the army. In his early manhood he is said to have organized an orchestra which furnished music for dances. For any years, after the parents were gone, he and his brother, Harry, lived on the old Grierson homestead, prosperous bachelors. George was never married. In recent years, George lived alone in Fort Davis - and no doubt, lonely. He seldom talked with anyone except for a few brief words. In the last two or three years he took most of his meals at an uptown cafe. He had a few cattle, which Eugene Sproul looked after for him. Mr. Sproul also looked out for George. Mr. Sproul accompanied the body to Jacksonville for burial in the old Grierson lot. The only known relatives are another second cousin, a woman in Illinois and a nephew in California.
Alpine Avalanche
December 1, 1950
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