Individual Details
John LeRoy "Roy" Grindell
(5 Jun 1882 - 21 Apr 1948)
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Cumberland, Barron Co., Wisconsin, John L. Grindell appears with his wife Marcia and son John. John and Marcia have been married two years. Marcia is the mother of one. John L. works as a principal of a high school.
On the 1918 World War I draft registration John Leroy Grindell is a merchant and Marica is listed as his wife. His occupation is merchant.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin, Roy Grindell appears with is wife Marcia and sons John E., George, Robert, Edgar and Richard. Roy is a proprietor of a memorial shop. Roy was 25 when he married and Marcia was 23.
On Ancestry.com John Leroy Grindell is listed as the author of "The Settlement of the Lead Mining Region of Wisconsin, Illinois & Iowa." Copy located at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Madison Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Monday April 19, 1948, Page 14, Cols. 6 & 7: Grindell Dead at 65. State History Group Curator Dies Suddenly. Platteville---John L. "Roy" Grindell, 65, secretary of the Grant County Historical society and for the last 25 years curator of the Wisconsin State historical society, died suddenly early Sunday at his home in Platteville.
Mr. Gindell was owner of the Grindell monument works Platteville which had been in the Grindell family for over 100 years. He was a former assemblyman and was recently appointed chairman of the state historical sites committee. Friday afternoon, with C. L. Harrington and other members of the state conservation department, he inspected a possible historical site in western Grant county.
History was a hobby.
Mr. Gindell was born in Marion, Ia., and spent most of his life in Platteville. He had owned the granite and marble business for more than 40 years. Mr. Grindell's hobby was collecting historical relics and interesting museum specimens. Many of the specimens came from the surrounding lead and zinc region of Wisconsin. Many "fool's gold" stones were placed in the cement in front of the office of his granite works, and "you'd be surprised to find how many people stop to look at it." Mr. Grindell used to laugh.
Survivors include his wife, five sons, John E. in military service in Heidelburg, Germany; Dr. George, Siren; Robert, Frederick; Edgar, Minneapolis, Minn., and Richard, at home, his mother, Mrs. Clara Kyle Grindell, Platteville; a brother, Donald, Dallas, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. Ada Lambeth, Baltimore, Md., and eight granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Thomas funeral home. Dr. H. C. Culver of the First Methodist church will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
On the 1918 World War I draft registration John Leroy Grindell is a merchant and Marica is listed as his wife. His occupation is merchant.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin, Roy Grindell appears with is wife Marcia and sons John E., George, Robert, Edgar and Richard. Roy is a proprietor of a memorial shop. Roy was 25 when he married and Marcia was 23.
On Ancestry.com John Leroy Grindell is listed as the author of "The Settlement of the Lead Mining Region of Wisconsin, Illinois & Iowa." Copy located at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Madison Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Monday April 19, 1948, Page 14, Cols. 6 & 7: Grindell Dead at 65. State History Group Curator Dies Suddenly. Platteville---John L. "Roy" Grindell, 65, secretary of the Grant County Historical society and for the last 25 years curator of the Wisconsin State historical society, died suddenly early Sunday at his home in Platteville.
Mr. Gindell was owner of the Grindell monument works Platteville which had been in the Grindell family for over 100 years. He was a former assemblyman and was recently appointed chairman of the state historical sites committee. Friday afternoon, with C. L. Harrington and other members of the state conservation department, he inspected a possible historical site in western Grant county.
History was a hobby.
Mr. Gindell was born in Marion, Ia., and spent most of his life in Platteville. He had owned the granite and marble business for more than 40 years. Mr. Grindell's hobby was collecting historical relics and interesting museum specimens. Many of the specimens came from the surrounding lead and zinc region of Wisconsin. Many "fool's gold" stones were placed in the cement in front of the office of his granite works, and "you'd be surprised to find how many people stop to look at it." Mr. Grindell used to laugh.
Survivors include his wife, five sons, John E. in military service in Heidelburg, Germany; Dr. George, Siren; Robert, Frederick; Edgar, Minneapolis, Minn., and Richard, at home, his mother, Mrs. Clara Kyle Grindell, Platteville; a brother, Donald, Dallas, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. Ada Lambeth, Baltimore, Md., and eight granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Thomas funeral home. Dr. H. C. Culver of the First Methodist church will officiate. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 5 Jun 1882 | 6 Marions in Iowa, no sure which county, Marion, Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 29 Aug 1908 | Marcia Syrena Rundell | | ||
| Death | 21 Apr 1948 | Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin | | ||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin | |
Families
| Spouse | Marcia Syrena Rundell (1885 - 1968) |
| Child | John Edgar Grindell (1909 - 1988) |
| Child | George Grindell (1913 - 1984) |
| Child | Robert Laughton Grindell (1914 - 2000) |
| Child | Edgar K. Grindell (1921 - 1993) |
| Child | Richard W. Grindell (1924 - 2014) |
Endnotes
1. 1930 Census Grant Co., Wisconsin.
2. 1900 Census Grant Co., Wisconsin.
3. World War I Draft Registration.
4. Find A Grave.
5. Obituary of John L. "Roy" Grindell, Madison Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Monday April 19, 1948, Page 14, Cols. 6 & 7.
6. 1910 Census Barron Co., Wisconsin.
7. Obituary of Marcia Rundell Grindell, Madison Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, July 31, 1968, Page 44, Col. 1.
8. Ancestry.com.
9. Find A Grave.
10. Obituary of John L. "Roy" Grindell, Madison Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Monday April 19, 1948, Page 14, Cols. 6 & 7.
11. Find A Grave.
12. Obituary of John L. "Roy" Grindell, Madison Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Monday April 19, 1948, Page 14, Cols. 6 & 7.