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词条 Grigsby
释义

  1. Famous Grigsbys

  2. Other uses

  3. References

  4. Further reading

Grigsby is a surname of Anglo-Saxon Descent (possibly meaning 'of Grig's town/settlement)', stemming from a common progenitor, John Grigsby (1623–1730. Most Grigsbys in the United States of America trace lines of descent from this 17th-century landowner, in Stafford County, Virginia.

Famous Grigsbys

  • Hugh Blair Grigsby, Virginia statesman and historian
  • Andrew Jackson Grigsby, Colonel for the Stonewall Brigade for the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War, and commander in the Battle of Antietam.
  • Boomer Grigsby, American football fullback
  • Shannon “The Dude” Grigsby, Radio personality on Kentucky Sports Radio, 95.7 QMF and 100.1 WKQQ
  • Bill Grigsby, announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs
  • Tamara Grigsby, representative for the Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Charles Grigsby, American Idol contestant
  • Michael Grigsby, British filmmaker
  • Will Grigsby, IBF Light Flyweight Champion boxer
  • Bertram James Grigsby, President and co-inventor of the Grigsby-Grunow Company, makers of the Majestic Radio, the largest manufacturers of radios in the early 20th century.[1]
  • Shaw Grigsby, Bass Fisherman, sports commentator and host, of MyOutdoorTV.com
  • John Grigsby, Kent, England author of books on myth and legend, most notably on the Grail legends and the Old English poem 'Beowulf'
  • John Grigsby, Captain, United States Army, leader in the Bear Flag Revolt and the Grigsby-Ide Party.[2]
  • Aaron Grigsby, brother of Nathaniel Grigsby, husband to Sarah Lincoln.[3]
  • Sarah Lincoln Grigsby.[4]
  • Gary Grigsby, American Game Designer.
  • Wayne Grigsby, Canadian screenwriter and producer.
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Other uses

  • Grigsby, Kentucky

References

1. ^Time Magazine, http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,752467,00.html
2. ^Bancroft, Herbert Howe (1886), The History of California 1846-1848. Nabu Press, 808. {{ISBN|978-1-148-79050-3}}
3. ^National Park Service website, http://www.nps.gov/libo/historyculture/sarah-lincoln-grigsby.htm
4. ^National Park Service website, http://www.nps.gov/libo/historyculture/sarah-lincoln-grigsby.htm

Further reading

  • {{cite book

| first = Barbara R
| last = Warner
| year = 1996
| title = Men of the Bear Flag Revolt
| publisher = Arthur H Clark Publishing Company
| isbn = 978-0-87062-259-5
}}
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