Finding Aid for Drucilla Cathrine Headrick, a.k.a. Drucilla (Headrick) Grigsby and Drusilla (Headrick) Keith

Misspellings of the names "Drucilla" and "Grigsby" have made Drucilla Cathrine (Headrick) Grigsby hard to locate in Family Search searches. This note serves as a finding aid. Here are some of the spellings, from various indexes:

Drucilla Keith and Samuel W. Grigsby, in "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967." Married 09 Apr 1903, , Murray, Georgia.

Drucilla Headrick, household of William Headrick: US Census, 1870, 1880, Murray, Georgia.

Drusilda Headrick, household of William Headrick, US Census, 1900, Murray, Georgia.

Drucila C Grigsby, household of Samuel W Grigsby, US Census, 1910, Bradley, Tennessee.

Drucilla Grigsby, widowed head of household, US Census, 1920, Bradley, Tennessee.

Derusilk Grigsley, household of Tamas W Aaron, US Census, 1930, Bradley, Tennessee.

Drusilla C in entry for Samuel W Grigsby, US Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933.

Drusilla C Grigsby... (same source)

D C Headrick, Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002: Marriage: 09 Jul 1901, Bradley, Tennessee. Spouse: J H Keith.

Drucilla Cathrine Grigsky, Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 (died 16 Apr 1945, Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee).

Drusilla C. Grigsby, Find A Grave Index 35223288 (1861 - 1945; buried at Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Crandall, Murray, Georgia).

Drussilla Headrick, born March 1861, is listed as the daughter of William and Mary C. (Emert) Headrick, of Murray, Georgia, who married in Blount, Tennessee, all as stated within pension document. Source: United States, Civil War, Federal Pension Files. Headrick, William, Civilian Scout, pension file no. 725264.

Drusilla C. Grigsby, army widow of Samuel W. Grigsby: married 1903. Extract from Pension Payment Card

[Extract from document image of the US Veterans Administration Pension Payment Card for widow, Drusilla C. Grigsby, drawn on soldier, Samuel W. Grigsby; contains veteran's year of marriage and widow's name]:

Name: Grigsby Drusilla C.
Certificate No. 830791 ARMY WIDOW.
Law: Act April 19, 1908. ACT SEPTEMBER 8, 1916. ACT OF MAY 1, 1920

Name of Soldier: Samuel W.
Service: Priv. I. 2. Tenn. Inf.

Issues married 1903

Class: Orig.
Rate: 12.
Date of Commencement: Dec. 7-1916.
Date of Certificate: Sept 13-1917

Class: Inc.
Rate: 25.
Date of Commencement: OCTOBER 6, 1917.

[Separate Section]: "MINORS--$2 PER MONTH ADDITIONAL."

Name: Inc 30 [Increase].
Commencement: May 1, 1920

Fees: none.

GROUP 2

[Transcr. note: I used "/" as a divider, as between boxes on the form].

"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-17442-125096-61?cc=1832324 : accessed 09 Oct 2014), Griffith, Oliver - Grigwire, Peter > image 660 of 782; citing NARA microfilm publication M850.

Samuel W. Grigsby, Private, Co. I, 2 Tenn. Vol. Inf., died 9 June 1911: Extract from Pension Payment Card

[Extract from document image of the US Veterans Admin. Pension Pmt. Card on soldier, Samuel W. Grigsby; contains veteran's date of death, widow's name]:

Grigsby, Samuel W.
Certificate No. 767149 Army Invalid.
Service: Pvt Co I. 2" Tenn Vol Infr.
Law: Act of February 6 1907

Disability: [blank] [Stamped: "Dead"]

Issues.

Class Rois.: Rate 15
Date of Commencement: 2 Mch 1907.
Date of Certificate: 24 Oct 1907.

Class: Inc [increase]:
Rate: 20.
Date of Commencement: 26 Feby 1909.
Date of Certificate: 29 Mar 1909.

Fees:
Died 6/9 1911
?--crued? order dated 9/13/17
payable to widow Drusilla C

Transferred from: KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Died: ["19" is lined through] June 1911

Bureau notified: 3-798 7/31 - 8/4/11

Remarks: Felker Tenn

Former Roll No. 1306/168 Act of June 27 1890.

[Note: on the roll no., above, "1306" is underlined; under that is written "168."]

Citation for record: "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-17442-123813-72?cc=1832324 : accessed 09 Oct 2014), Griffith, Oliver - Grigwire, Peter > image 746 of 782; citing NARA microfilm publication M850.