William Leonidas GRIGGS

Mexia's first city directory listed:
Grigg's & Andrews, Machinery
Oliver & Griggs, Bankers

Mexia City Cemetery Records:

Griggs, George L.* age 45yrs 11days, a son of G.L. and M.E. Griggs died 25 July 1833 9 mos 15 days, pg. 34
Griggs, Little Dena, dau W.L. and C.E. Griggs b. 16 May 1872 d. 18 Aug (stone broken)
Griggs, William Leonidas b. 4 Jan 1845 d. Nov 1881
Peeples, Minerva M. wife of R.D. Peeples died 1 Mar 1876 age 7 yrs.

*Wife, Hannah E. Griggs with minor children according to probate; 105 acres of land near Shiloh. (No relation that I know of)

From Kathryn Griggs Whaley's memory:
Wm. L. Griggs and T. J. Oliver married sisters, Catherine and Aline Peeples, and owned jointly the Oliver and Griggs Bank in Mexia.  Later they purchased one in Dallas which became the Fourth National Bank.  After the death of William, Grandmother Catherine purchased the two story building across the street from Neiman-Marcus which I inherited after th death of Aunt Mary Griggs Leedom.  (My mother, Kathryn, was the only offspring of this family!-CWV) Later Catherine sold the family home which became the site of the first Hockaday School for Girls. (Haven't been able to prove this!-CWV)