WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
ISAAC LEROY "ROY" GRUNDY
(miner, postmaster, engineer)
BIOGRAPHY
Isaac LeRoy "Roy" Grundy was born in Parowan, Utah Territory on July 4, 1859.Isabell Morris was born on June 22, 1874.
On the 1880 census, Roy was a teamster, living in Silver Reef.
He married Margaret A. Morgan in 1887 in Silver Reef. They had no children. They lived in White Hills, Arizona,
and Vanderbilt, California, in 1895. In 1898 she filed for divorce on grounds of cruelty, infidelity, gambling, and
failure to support.
Roy married Isabell Morris in St. George on January 16, 1901 and they had one son.
Roy was working at the Apex Mine near St. George. Isabel drove a buggy from St. George twice a week
delivering groceries from Pymm's store. In 1902, Roy was the postmaster in Dixie. On the 1910 census, Roy was
an electrical engineer at the city plant, living with his wife and son in St. George.
They continued living there until Roy's death of bronchial asthma on June 5, 1920. He was buried in Plot
B_6_16_6 of the St. George Cemetery. He was a "kindly, honest fellow who made friends wherever he
became known."
After Roy died, Isabel remarried Sherman Capener Hardy on October 21, 1921 and lived in St. George until her
death on April 21, 1949. She was buried with her second husband in Plot B_6_16_1 of the St. George Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Isaac's Parents and Siblings:
Isaac Grundy Elizabeth Hudson Hendricks Grundy Elizabeth Amanda Grundy Alonzo Grundy Claybourne Alphonzo Grundy Thomas Jefferson Grundy Frances A. Grundy Isaac LeRoy Grundy William Dorris Grundy Caroline Rebecca Grundy Triplet 1 Grundy Triplet 2 Grundy Triplet 3 Grundy Clara Delila Grundy Charles King Grundy Walter Leonadis Grundy |
(6/12/1812-3/20/1891) (married 1/9/1847) (11/9/1827-1/22/1893) (xx/xx/1848-xx/xx/1873) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1850-xx/xx/1857) (xx/xx/1852-xx/xx/1928) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1854-xx/xx/1929) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1856-xx/xx/1934) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (7/4/1858-6/5/1920) (married Margaret A. Morgan and Isabell Morris) (xx/xx/1860-xx/xx/1876) (xx/xx/1862-xx/xx/1923) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1864-xx/xx/1864) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1864-xx/xx/1864) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1864-xx/xx/1864) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1867-xx/xx/1928) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1868-xx/xx/1928) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1870-xx/xx/1912) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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First wife: Margaret A. Morgan Grundy |
(8/20/1870-12/5/1945) (married 12/28/1887; divorce 1898) |
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Second wife and child: Isabell Morris Grundy Fred LeRoy Grundy |
(6/22/1874-4/21/1949) (married 1/16/1901) (4/18/1901-5/9/1919) |
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
Isaac LeRoy "Roy" GrundyA research report by Elaine Young, Ph.D.
FamilySearch entry for Isaac LeRoy Grundy
Find-A-Grave entry for Isaac Leroy Grundy
FamilySearch entry for Isabell Morris
Find-A-Grave entry for Isabell Morris G Hardy