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Yes it is
Us 1910 Grace Gridle age 15 St Vincent's Orphan Asylum Michigan Detroit Wayne
Ciderdrinker
Could this be her in 1910, "Gridale"?
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLTP-YRL
I noticed that William R. filed for his invalid pension from Indiana, but Anna filed from Illinois.
I found some articles from Indiana that referred to some violent outbreaks at mines.
Rochester Independent, 4 May 1878: in a story about court case at Covington, Indiana involving a feud between union and non-union miners, it says that the prosecution accused various men of murder, including that William Grisdale killed Thomas Cooper. It looks like William was released on bail, despite the judge believing or finding that he was guilty.
Sullivan Democrat, 19 Jun. 1878 - it says there were troubles at the Coal Creek mine near Covington between the "white and colored miners". There is a reference to "old Billy Grysdale" attempting to seek shelter and receiving a wound in the left leg that was not serious.
Logansport Pharos, 20 Jun. 1878 - in Covington, a warrant was issued against over 30 people for the shooting of William Grysdale. It refers to 6 other white men being arrested for the killing of John Miles and Thomas Cooper and noted that they were 6 of the 14 who were acquitted last quarter of the killing of Phillip Cozzens.
That's a great discovery. Thanks. Any chance of getting the articles? Now we need to find who he was and why he's not in the censuses?
Stephen
There is a Thomas Grisdale who died in Norristown in 1931, but that appears to be the only Grisdale who died in Pennsylvania in 1931. http://www.health.state.pa.us/indices/indices%20-%20death/1931%20Death/D-31%20G-G.pdf
Regarding obituaries, you can try to look to see if any local newspaper is available online. Sometimes, local libraries or historical societies will do look-ups. Occasionally, there will be online lists of volunteers who will do look-ups.
Yes Thomas was the son of James' Uncle Jonathan Grisdale. I'll find the church entry.
John Grisdale was admitted to the United Church of Christ in Norristown on 17 Apr 1908 and 'erased' on 29 Dec 1931.
There is a Thomas Grisdale who died in Norristown in 1931, but that appears to be the only Grisdale who died in Pennsylvania in 1931. http://www.health.state.pa.us/indices/indices%20-%20death/1931%20Death/D-31%20G-G.pdf
Regarding obituaries, you can try to look to see if any local newspaper is available online. Sometimes, local libraries or historical societies will do look-ups. Occasionally, there will be online lists of volunteers who will do look-ups.
Do you have obituaries for any of these people?
There seem to be quite a few Grisdales in the Norristown area. There are some John Grisdales in later city directories, but I'm not sure if they're him.
It might be worth pursuing John's other relatives, to see if something like an obituary might mention where he was living. Looks like some siblings and his mother died in North Carolina: http://www.rootschat.com/links/0w4v/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Grisdale&GSiman=1&GSst=29&GRid=65035047&
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F34V-5CM