When Miranda Victoria Grissom was born on 24 February 1870, in Spurger, Tyler, Texas, United States, her father, Edward D Grissom Jr, was 42 and her mother, Martha Ann Vaden, was 35. She married James Madison Williams on 15 March 1886, in Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Driggs, Teton, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Driggs Election Precinct, Teton, Idaho, United States in 1940. She died on 9 November 1954, in Arlington, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Hostilities between Modoc Indians and white settlers resulted in the Modoc War during 1872-1873. A Modoc band of nearly 200 people, led by Captain Jack Kintpuash, was fleeing a forced relocation to a reservation occupied by their enemies, the Klamaths. The band had returned to their former land on Lost River, which now had white settlers occupying the area. The conflict erupted on November 29, 1872, when 40 troops were sent to move the Modocs back to the reservation. An argument erupted and shots were fired. Several were killed and the Modocs fled to “The Stronghold,” a large, cavernous lava bed. The holdout went on for months with several clashes. On April 11, 1873, General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby and Reverend Eleazar Thomas were killed by the Modocs during a negotiation. The Modocs lacked resources and supplies and eventually surrendered on July 4. In total, 2 Modocs and 71 enlisted military men lost their lives.
Historical Boundaries: 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States
English (Middlesex): variant of Grissin, from Old French grison ‘gray’. This surname is now extinct in Britain.
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