Kansas Cemeteries

Grigston Cemetery 


Scott County, Kansas

Directions: 1/2 mile east, 1 1/2 miles south,
then 1/4 mile east of Grigston.  Grigston is
located 10 miles east of Scott City on
Highway 96.

The town was started as Grigsby in 1886. Sometime in the
early 1920's the name was changed to Grigston.
The original records for the cemetery were destroyed
in a house fire many years ago.
 

Please check other sources to confirm your name.
Although this list is as accurate as possible, there
could be mistakes.  Thank you.
 

***September 29, 1896: William H. Ozbun and his wife, Jennie R. Ozbun of
Reno County, Kansas (formerly of Grigsby), donated 2 acres of land in
Keystone Township, Scott County, Kansas for a cemetery.  It was originally
known as "Ozbun Cemetery". It came to be known as Grigsby Cemetery.**
 

Following is a partial list.  If others would
share the names of family buried here, I will include them.
Thanks to various individuals, and especially the
Lane County Historical Society, for help finding many of the names.

Please use your find or search options on your browser

to find a certain name.  The names are not listed in alphabetical order.


Please contact me (Kathy Hoeme) for additions or corrections:      

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Surname
 First Name
 Birth
 Death
 Comments
Williams
 Myrtle Gladdis
 10 Jan 1884
 8 Mar 1889
 daughter of  JW & Pamelia
J. Williams
 Brisendine
 Bessie Ruth
 13 Sep 1914
 29 Aug 1916
 Dau.of  PG & RA Brisendine
1y 11m 26d
Buel*name on stone is spelled
Bull, not Buel.
 Wesley T.
 2 Feb 1881
 23 Dec 1892
 son of JT & Sarah
Green,
Baby
 1918
 1918
Harkness
 Cynthia/Synthia A.(Gibson)
 4 May 1850
 4 May 189_
 wife of JW Harkness
49y 8m 22d
Harkness
 J.W.
 no date
    Jan 1914
 2nd wife, Jane Barr Barger
buried Scott County Cemetery, 1927
Peterson
 Infant Daughter
 no date
  mid 1940's
 Dau. of  Mollie/Molly Harkness Peterson &
Mr. Peterson.  Molly Harkness Peterson, Dau. of JW and Cynthia Harkness (submitted by Mildred Harkness).
Whiting
 Rosa Florence
 no date
 26 Dec 1892
 5 y  8m 11d
Faurot
 Annette (Turner)
 1850
 1886
Ludlow
 Arthur M.
 no date
 22 Jan 1889
 3y 9m
Son of W.B. Ludlow
Ludlow
 Mary A.
 no date
 7 Aug 1899
 47y 4m 7d
Wife of W.B. Ludlow
Ludlow
 Josie A.
 7 Jul 1875
Louisa Co., Iowa
 26 Jul 1894
 19y 19d
Dau. of W.B. Ludlow
Ludlow
 Bertha E.
 no date
 16 Mar 1898
 7y 6 m
Dau. of W. B. Ludlow
Ludlow
 Wm. B.
 no date
 no date
Strickert
 Lewis
 1900
 no date
 died when nearly 2 years
Son of Herman & Annie Strickert
Strickert
 Infant Son
 1905
 1905
 Son of Herman & Annie Strickert
Strickert
 C. G.
 no date
 no date
Shull
 Aoma
 no date
 no date
Perkins
 Harvy M.
 26 Mar 1885
 14 Oct 1887
Steele
 John Morton
 22 Aug 1914
 04 Jul 1916
 (Submitted by niece, Maxine (Steele) Callendar)
Richardson
 W. H.
 no date
 25 Sep 1887
 40y 6m (also listed as 43 years)
Medearis
 Hattie
 4 Mar 1894
 1 Apr 1894
 Dau. of Reuben & Awildia (Ozbun) Medearis.
Her parents were married at Grigsby, KS
18 Apr 1893.  (Submitted by Alberta Roark,
burial not totally confirmed).
Overstreet
 Margaret Emma
parents: Mr.&Mrs. John M. Moore
 22 Aug 1865
in Ohio
 8 Jul 1887
 22y 11m 6d
Wife of Chas. J. Overstreet
(Killed by lightening)
Ozbun
 Anne
 no date
 18 Aug 1886
 68y 11m 6d
Wife of Chas. Ozbun
Ozbun
 Mary Ellen
 no date
 7 Sep 1888
 1y 11m 7d
Dau. of W.H. & R. J. Ozbun
Powell
 Stebbens
 no date
 5 Sep 1891
 68 yrs, 7 months, 24 days.
Father of : Mrs. Belle Thomas, R.J. Powell.
Buried in SW corner
Powell
 Sarah E.J. (Mehaffa) Bachelor
 18 Jan 1824
 14 Jun 1909
 Married Reuben Bachelor 2 Sep 1841.
He died 24 Jul 1846. Married Stebbens Powell
4 Jul 1849.  All 5 children are dead.  Adopted son: W. H. Nulf.
Conner
 Unknown
 no date
 no date
 Buried by Ables Funeral Home.
Crist
 Unknown
 no date
 no date
 Wife of Will
Scott
 Bert
 no date
 no date
 Buried by Mayrvisius Rock.
Scott
 George Bryan
 no date
 __ Sep 1892
 From Lake Township, Scott County, Kansas
Graham
 Baby
 no date
 no date
 Son of Geo. Graham
Turnbull
 Unknown
 no date
 no date
Kreig *Craig is
probably the
correct spelling.
 Walter
 no date
 no date
Huffman
 James (Jimmy)
 no date
 no date
 uncle of Ellender (Huffman) Strickert
Harrington
 Twin Babies
 no date
 no date
Harrington
 Baby
 no date
 no date
Whiting
 Elnora
 no date
 8 May 1891
 15y 3m 29d
Lawrence
 2 Babies
 no date
 no date
Hollister
 Unknown Boy
 no date
 20 Feb 1897
 age nearly 1 year
Son of Mr. & Mrs. John Hollister
Williams
 Infant
no date
 Jan 1889
 age: two months. parent: Dr. Willaims
**Grable/Groble/Goble
 Edward G.
 no date
 21 Jul 1890
 age: 14, Parents: Pomery and Fannie Goble
**Grable/Groble/Goble
 Guy
 no date
   Jul 1890
 parents: Pomery and Fannie Grable

** The name for this family was spelled different ways in various sources.  The Scott County News, 31 July 1890 had the death
notice for the son, Guy.  It was the second death in ten days for this family.

 

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