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Oma Eldridge Grimsley

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Oma Eldridge Grimsley

Birth
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
Death
24 Jul 1926 (aged 48)
Venice, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend. Specifically: ashes given to family Add to Map
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Mining operator. Res. 2211 Juliet st.;
office 420 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Jonesboro, Tenn., Aug. 23,
1878; son of J. L. and Polly (Hulse)
Grimsley. Married to Ella M. Herron,
born in Zanesville, OH, in 1912.
Attended public schools of his native town.
Moved to Bighorn Basin, Wyo., 1892,
and was employed by Pitchfork Cattle Co.,
until 1896; engaged in mining in Cripple
Creek, Colo., 1897-99; moved to
Buenos Aires, Argentina, S. A., 1900;
engaged in mining in Andes mountains, 1901-
03; returned to Colo. and engaged in
mining in Cripple Creek until 1905;
operated Wild West Show throughout
North and South America, 1906-08;
engaged in mining in Rawhide, Nev.,
1908-09; sold his Rawhide mining
property, 1909, for $70,000, and pur-
chased La Paz mines in Yuma Co.,
Ariz., for $35,000 in 1910. Pres. and
genl. mgr. New La Paz Gold Mining
Co.; member Chamber of Mines
and Oil; So. Cal. Automobile Assn.;
Municipal League; Sierra Madre Club.//Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic
biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona.
Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913

Mining operator. Res. 2211 Juliet st.;
office 420 Union Oil Bldg., Los Angeles,
Cal. Born in Jonesboro, Tenn., Aug. 23,
1878; son of J. L. and Polly (Hulse)
Grimsley. Married to Ella M. Herron,
born in Zanesville, OH, in 1912.
Attended public schools of his native town.
Moved to Bighorn Basin, Wyo., 1892,
and was employed by Pitchfork Cattle Co.,
until 1896; engaged in mining in Cripple
Creek, Colo., 1897-99; moved to
Buenos Aires, Argentina, S. A., 1900;
engaged in mining in Andes mountains, 1901-
03; returned to Colo. and engaged in
mining in Cripple Creek until 1905;
operated Wild West Show throughout
North and South America, 1906-08;
engaged in mining in Rawhide, Nev.,
1908-09; sold his Rawhide mining
property, 1909, for $70,000, and pur-
chased La Paz mines in Yuma Co.,
Ariz., for $35,000 in 1910. Pres. and
genl. mgr. New La Paz Gold Mining
Co.; member Chamber of Mines
and Oil; So. Cal. Automobile Assn.;
Municipal League; Sierra Madre Club.//Source: Who's who in the Pacific Southwest: a compilation of authentic
biographical sketches of citizens of Southern California and Arizona.
Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Print. & Binding House, 1913

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