He first married Lucy Ann Hill on Nov. 25, 1854, in Missouri. She was born Feb. 22, 1836, in jackson Co., MO, and died in January 29, 1883, in Valentine, NE.
Known children:
Eliza Ann
Mary Elizabeth
Hannah
John Milner
Nancy Francis
Thomas Henry
Lulu Belle
He second married Cora Azalea Bradish in Valentine, NE.
Known children:
Samuel 1887
Catherine 1889
PVT James C. 1892
Mildred Griggs 1895
Nebraska State Historical Society, Papers: 1865-1866, n.d., Hall and Cherry Counties, Neb: Soldier, farmer, blacksmith: RG3942.AM: John Colby Griggs, 1837-1914: Background Note:
"JOHN COLBY GRIGGS was born in 1837, in Jackson County (later Bates County and finally Vernon County), Missouri. He married Lucyann Hill in 1854. With the outbreak of the civil War, Griggs enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861. He served until late in 1864, when he was wounded and taken prisoner. At the end of the war, he signed up with the U.S. Volunteers to go into Nebraska to build forts. In 1867, he settled his family in a sod house near the Platte River in Hall County, Nebraska, supporting his wife and seven children by farming, hunting, and trapping. In 1883, the Griggs family homesteaded in Cherry County. Mrs. Griggs died in 1884, from gangrene. In 1886, Griggs married Lora Bradish, with whom he had four children. In 1892, Griggs moved his family to Spearfish in the Black Hills of South Dakota, where he farmed and opened a blacksmith shop. He spent his last years in Rapid City, South Dakota, where he died in 1914."
He first married Lucy Ann Hill on Nov. 25, 1854, in Missouri. She was born Feb. 22, 1836, in jackson Co., MO, and died in January 29, 1883, in Valentine, NE.
Known children:
Eliza Ann
Mary Elizabeth
Hannah
John Milner
Nancy Francis
Thomas Henry
Lulu Belle
He second married Cora Azalea Bradish in Valentine, NE.
Known children:
Samuel 1887
Catherine 1889
PVT James C. 1892
Mildred Griggs 1895
Nebraska State Historical Society, Papers: 1865-1866, n.d., Hall and Cherry Counties, Neb: Soldier, farmer, blacksmith: RG3942.AM: John Colby Griggs, 1837-1914: Background Note:
"JOHN COLBY GRIGGS was born in 1837, in Jackson County (later Bates County and finally Vernon County), Missouri. He married Lucyann Hill in 1854. With the outbreak of the civil War, Griggs enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861. He served until late in 1864, when he was wounded and taken prisoner. At the end of the war, he signed up with the U.S. Volunteers to go into Nebraska to build forts. In 1867, he settled his family in a sod house near the Platte River in Hall County, Nebraska, supporting his wife and seven children by farming, hunting, and trapping. In 1883, the Griggs family homesteaded in Cherry County. Mrs. Griggs died in 1884, from gangrene. In 1886, Griggs married Lora Bradish, with whom he had four children. In 1892, Griggs moved his family to Spearfish in the Black Hills of South Dakota, where he farmed and opened a blacksmith shop. He spent his last years in Rapid City, South Dakota, where he died in 1914."
Family Members
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Eliza Ann Griggs Britt
1855–1924
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Theodosa Hannah Griggs Britt
1861–1945
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John M "Jack" Griggs
1867–1942
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Nancy Griggs Underwood Hackler
1870–1944
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Samuel Browser "Sam" Griggs
1887–1931
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Catherine Rachel "Katie" Griggs Olmstead
1889–1975
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Pvt James C. Griggs
1892–1968
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Mildred Ellen Griggs Lukens
1895–1963
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