Annette Davidson was the daughter of James Orville (1815-1899) and Mary Elizabeth [Linville] (1838-1914) Davidson who lived in the lovely area of Buena Vista in Polk County, Oregon. She was born on Mar 8, 1852, when Oregon was still a Territory. It would become a state six years later, on Feb 14th, 1859. Her parents raised her to be an educated woman with a strong faith in God. She was very intelligent and did quite well in school, attending and graduating from, I believe, Willamette University, which is where she met Philip Grigsby, a Law Student who had come West from Ohio, wanting to obtain his degree in Oregon. He told Annette he had fallen in love with the openness of Oregon, the lack of crowds and all of the trees, flowers and wildlife, so different from both England and Ohio.
Philip Grigsby had been born in Kent, England to William and Harriet Grigsby; he was the youngest of five children and left England for America following the death of his parents. He settled in Ohio and, at the onset of the War Between the States, enlisted in the 7th Ohio Infantry, Co. C, in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sep 11, 1862. He was wounded at Dumfries Landing, Virginia, resulting in the amputation of his right leg. He was discharged from the hospital in Washington, D. C. on Aug 12, 1863, and it was at that time that he relocated to Oregon. He would receive a pension for the rest of his days and was able to attend and graduate from Willamette University, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, which is where he met the lovely Annette Davidson.
They married at her parents' home in Buena Vista on the 12th of November in 1876 and built a home away from town out in the country in Polk County. Land records from 1878 show that he had land in what was between Linn and Marion Counties. I believe that this is where little Ardell Davidson Grigsby was born in August, 1877. They were very happy until Annette became quite ill in early to mid February, 1878 and nothing that Philip did helped in her recovery. The situation became so critical that Philip went out into the rains of Oregon's Willamette Valley to bring the doctor back in hopes of saving his beloved wife. They sloshed through the mud and muck but came upon the house too late, for Annette passed from this world on February 20th, 1878 from a burst appendix. He buried his lovely wife at the cemetery at Buena Vista and left his son, loving referred to as "Dell" in the 1880 census, to be raised by his maternal grandmother, aunts and uncle. According to the 1880 Census, Dell had spinal problems, although I don't know what they were or how severe they were. He did grow up to become a Photographer, as is listed in the 1900 Census, when he continued to live with is grandmother, his grandfather having died the previous year. I don't know if Philip ever came back to visit his son or if he kept in contact with his in-laws or not. I have recently found that Ardell received a pension as he was a dependent of a disabled veteran and his father is listed as having died Apr 5th, 1890, although I do not know where he died or where he is interred. Ardell lived in Buena Vista all of his life, dying at the age 45 yrs. He is also buried at Buena Vista Cemetery at Buena Vista in Polk County, Oregon. I have a photo of Annette's husband that Fannie Burkhart, Annette's cousin, had in her photo album, passed down from Fannie to her sister, Nellie, my great grandmother. May they all Rest, at Peace, together in Paradise.
Annette was the granddaughter of Hezekiah and Melissa (Page) Davidson, my great, great, great grandparents. She was my First cousin, 3x removed, one of two cousins to die this way. Annette's niece, Bessie Beatrice (Burkhart) Daring, born when Annette was 22, would also die from a ruptured appendix, [Memorial #28094089]. When I read about appendicitis, I was shocked to read that there was almost nothing that doctors knew to do about it until about the late 19th Century, and, even then, in the early days of surgery, often the diseased appendix was only drained, not removed. In the early days, the mortality rate was rather high, until the 20th Century.
As I have now found a second photo of "Net" Davidson, her husband's photo has been relegated to photo #4, but is still accessible on this memorial. Just look under Photos. July 27, 2016
Annette and I are 1st cousins, 3x removed.
Philip Grigsby had been born in Kent, England to William and Harriet Grigsby; he was the youngest of five children and left England for America following the death of his parents. He settled in Ohio and, at the onset of the War Between the States, enlisted in the 7th Ohio Infantry, Co. C, in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sep 11, 1862. He was wounded at Dumfries Landing, Virginia, resulting in the amputation of his right leg. He was discharged from the hospital in Washington, D. C. on Aug 12, 1863, and it was at that time that he relocated to Oregon. He would receive a pension for the rest of his days and was able to attend and graduate from Willamette University, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, which is where he met the lovely Annette Davidson.
They married at her parents' home in Buena Vista on the 12th of November in 1876 and built a home away from town out in the country in Polk County. Land records from 1878 show that he had land in what was between Linn and Marion Counties. I believe that this is where little Ardell Davidson Grigsby was born in August, 1877. They were very happy until Annette became quite ill in early to mid February, 1878 and nothing that Philip did helped in her recovery. The situation became so critical that Philip went out into the rains of Oregon's Willamette Valley to bring the doctor back in hopes of saving his beloved wife. They sloshed through the mud and muck but came upon the house too late, for Annette passed from this world on February 20th, 1878 from a burst appendix. He buried his lovely wife at the cemetery at Buena Vista and left his son, loving referred to as "Dell" in the 1880 census, to be raised by his maternal grandmother, aunts and uncle. According to the 1880 Census, Dell had spinal problems, although I don't know what they were or how severe they were. He did grow up to become a Photographer, as is listed in the 1900 Census, when he continued to live with is grandmother, his grandfather having died the previous year. I don't know if Philip ever came back to visit his son or if he kept in contact with his in-laws or not. I have recently found that Ardell received a pension as he was a dependent of a disabled veteran and his father is listed as having died Apr 5th, 1890, although I do not know where he died or where he is interred. Ardell lived in Buena Vista all of his life, dying at the age 45 yrs. He is also buried at Buena Vista Cemetery at Buena Vista in Polk County, Oregon. I have a photo of Annette's husband that Fannie Burkhart, Annette's cousin, had in her photo album, passed down from Fannie to her sister, Nellie, my great grandmother. May they all Rest, at Peace, together in Paradise.
Annette was the granddaughter of Hezekiah and Melissa (Page) Davidson, my great, great, great grandparents. She was my First cousin, 3x removed, one of two cousins to die this way. Annette's niece, Bessie Beatrice (Burkhart) Daring, born when Annette was 22, would also die from a ruptured appendix, [Memorial #28094089]. When I read about appendicitis, I was shocked to read that there was almost nothing that doctors knew to do about it until about the late 19th Century, and, even then, in the early days of surgery, often the diseased appendix was only drained, not removed. In the early days, the mortality rate was rather high, until the 20th Century.
As I have now found a second photo of "Net" Davidson, her husband's photo has been relegated to photo #4, but is still accessible on this memorial. Just look under Photos. July 27, 2016
Annette and I are 1st cousins, 3x removed.
Annette Davidson was the daughter of James Orville (1815-1899) and Mary Elizabeth [Linville] (1838-1914) Davidson who lived in the lovely area of Buena Vista in Polk County, Oregon. She was born on Mar 8, 1852, when Oregon was still a Territory. It would become a state six years later, on Feb 14th, 1859. Her parents raised her to be an educated woman with a strong faith in God. She was very intelligent and did quite well in school, attending and graduating from, I believe, Willamette University, which is where she met Philip Grigsby, a Law Student who had come West from Ohio, wanting to obtain his degree in Oregon. He told Annette he had fallen in love with the openness of Oregon, the lack of crowds and all of the trees, flowers and wildlife, so different from both England and Ohio.
Philip Grigsby had been born in Kent, England to William and Harriet Grigsby; he was the youngest of five children and left England for America following the death of his parents. He settled in Ohio and, at the onset of the War Between the States, enlisted in the 7th Ohio Infantry, Co. C, in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sep 11, 1862. He was wounded at Dumfries Landing, Virginia, resulting in the amputation of his right leg. He was discharged from the hospital in Washington, D. C. on Aug 12, 1863, and it was at that time that he relocated to Oregon. He would receive a pension for the rest of his days and was able to attend and graduate from Willamette University, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, which is where he met the lovely Annette Davidson.
They married at her parents' home in Buena Vista on the 12th of November in 1876 and built a home away from town out in the country in Polk County. Land records from 1878 show that he had land in what was between Linn and Marion Counties. I believe that this is where little Ardell Davidson Grigsby was born in August, 1877. They were very happy until Annette became quite ill in early to mid February, 1878 and nothing that Philip did helped in her recovery. The situation became so critical that Philip went out into the rains of Oregon's Willamette Valley to bring the doctor back in hopes of saving his beloved wife. They sloshed through the mud and muck but came upon the house too late, for Annette passed from this world on February 20th, 1878 from a burst appendix. He buried his lovely wife at the cemetery at Buena Vista and left his son, loving referred to as "Dell" in the 1880 census, to be raised by his maternal grandmother, aunts and uncle. According to the 1880 Census, Dell had spinal problems, although I don't know what they were or how severe they were. He did grow up to become a Photographer, as is listed in the 1900 Census, when he continued to live with is grandmother, his grandfather having died the previous year. I don't know if Philip ever came back to visit his son or if he kept in contact with his in-laws or not. I have recently found that Ardell received a pension as he was a dependent of a disabled veteran and his father is listed as having died Apr 5th, 1890, although I do not know where he died or where he is interred. Ardell lived in Buena Vista all of his life, dying at the age 45 yrs. He is also buried at Buena Vista Cemetery at Buena Vista in Polk County, Oregon. I have a photo of Annette's husband that Fannie Burkhart, Annette's cousin, had in her photo album, passed down from Fannie to her sister, Nellie, my great grandmother. May they all Rest, at Peace, together in Paradise.
Annette was the granddaughter of Hezekiah and Melissa (Page) Davidson, my great, great, great grandparents. She was my First cousin, 3x removed, one of two cousins to die this way. Annette's niece, Bessie Beatrice (Burkhart) Daring, born when Annette was 22, would also die from a ruptured appendix, [Memorial #28094089]. When I read about appendicitis, I was shocked to read that there was almost nothing that doctors knew to do about it until about the late 19th Century, and, even then, in the early days of surgery, often the diseased appendix was only drained, not removed. In the early days, the mortality rate was rather high, until the 20th Century.
As I have now found a second photo of "Net" Davidson, her husband's photo has been relegated to photo #4, but is still accessible on this memorial. Just look under Photos. July 27, 2016
Annette and I are 1st cousins, 3x removed.
Philip Grigsby had been born in Kent, England to William and Harriet Grigsby; he was the youngest of five children and left England for America following the death of his parents. He settled in Ohio and, at the onset of the War Between the States, enlisted in the 7th Ohio Infantry, Co. C, in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sep 11, 1862. He was wounded at Dumfries Landing, Virginia, resulting in the amputation of his right leg. He was discharged from the hospital in Washington, D. C. on Aug 12, 1863, and it was at that time that he relocated to Oregon. He would receive a pension for the rest of his days and was able to attend and graduate from Willamette University, Salem, Marion County, Oregon, which is where he met the lovely Annette Davidson.
They married at her parents' home in Buena Vista on the 12th of November in 1876 and built a home away from town out in the country in Polk County. Land records from 1878 show that he had land in what was between Linn and Marion Counties. I believe that this is where little Ardell Davidson Grigsby was born in August, 1877. They were very happy until Annette became quite ill in early to mid February, 1878 and nothing that Philip did helped in her recovery. The situation became so critical that Philip went out into the rains of Oregon's Willamette Valley to bring the doctor back in hopes of saving his beloved wife. They sloshed through the mud and muck but came upon the house too late, for Annette passed from this world on February 20th, 1878 from a burst appendix. He buried his lovely wife at the cemetery at Buena Vista and left his son, loving referred to as "Dell" in the 1880 census, to be raised by his maternal grandmother, aunts and uncle. According to the 1880 Census, Dell had spinal problems, although I don't know what they were or how severe they were. He did grow up to become a Photographer, as is listed in the 1900 Census, when he continued to live with is grandmother, his grandfather having died the previous year. I don't know if Philip ever came back to visit his son or if he kept in contact with his in-laws or not. I have recently found that Ardell received a pension as he was a dependent of a disabled veteran and his father is listed as having died Apr 5th, 1890, although I do not know where he died or where he is interred. Ardell lived in Buena Vista all of his life, dying at the age 45 yrs. He is also buried at Buena Vista Cemetery at Buena Vista in Polk County, Oregon. I have a photo of Annette's husband that Fannie Burkhart, Annette's cousin, had in her photo album, passed down from Fannie to her sister, Nellie, my great grandmother. May they all Rest, at Peace, together in Paradise.
Annette was the granddaughter of Hezekiah and Melissa (Page) Davidson, my great, great, great grandparents. She was my First cousin, 3x removed, one of two cousins to die this way. Annette's niece, Bessie Beatrice (Burkhart) Daring, born when Annette was 22, would also die from a ruptured appendix, [Memorial #28094089]. When I read about appendicitis, I was shocked to read that there was almost nothing that doctors knew to do about it until about the late 19th Century, and, even then, in the early days of surgery, often the diseased appendix was only drained, not removed. In the early days, the mortality rate was rather high, until the 20th Century.
As I have now found a second photo of "Net" Davidson, her husband's photo has been relegated to photo #4, but is still accessible on this memorial. Just look under Photos. July 27, 2016
Annette and I are 1st cousins, 3x removed.
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Annette
wife of
P.Grigsby
and dau of
J.O.& M.E.
Davidson
Died
Feb 20, 1878
Aged
25Ys 11Ms 17D
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