Findagrave: Private James McCurdy Grosvenor Served with Co. F 30th Iowa Vol. Inf. during the civil war of 1861-65. He enlisted at Bloomfield, Davis Co. Iowa on Aug. 13, 1862, for 3 years of service, he listed his occupation as "Farmer" and was honorably discharged at Davenport, Iowa on July 8th 1865. Beloved husband of Mary James (Jones) Grosvenor, married Aug. 7th 1860 in Davis Co. Iowa. (They had 9 children, Dora, Rosalie, Clara, William, Elmer, James, Elizabeth, Harry & Murnie.) They came to the West in the early 1900s and to Coeur d'Alene about 1915, James listed his occupation as "Farmer" on his GAR Membership application. He died on Jan. 7th 1917 at the age of 78 years 1 month & 14 days and was laid to rest in the Forest Cemetery. Mary would follow him on Aug. 7th, 1931, and was laid to rest next to James. The attached Wartime photo of James is from the GAR Post membership records.
1910: US Census, Milton, Umatilla, Oregon James M Grosvenor age 71 OH married 1x 49 years, garden laborer Mary J Grosvenor age 67 KY married 1x 49 years, 7/9 children living
Inscription CO F 30 IA INF James McCurdy was born in 1838. He passed away in 1917.
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