«b»1 Jul 1863«/b»: L Thomas lived in Shabbona, DeKalb, IL when he enlisted in the Draft for the Civil War; served Aug 1861-1864 for the Confederacy. Thomas went west to Nevada sometime after this, but before 1870.
«b»1870:«/b» Thomas lived in Pioche, Lincoln, NV.

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NEVADA HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY
VOLUME XXIX, SUMMER 1986, NUMBER 2
Chronicle of a Silver Mine:
The Meadow Valley Mining Company of Pioche, Pg.71
By MEL GORMAN ‏(Pioche, Lincoln, NV History)‏
" ... Due to a boundary change effected in 1866 it was thereafter in Lincoln County, Nevada. The extent of
individual locations was changed as well as the amount of assessment work. Still another meeting of January 17, 1870, amended portions of the district laws concerned primarily with assessment work, but a Significant entry showing a more formalized outlook is the appearance of the district recorder's name «u»S. Grieves«/u». J. M. Murphy was chairman, and J. W. Spear was secretary ..."
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31 Aug 1873«/b»: The Library of Congress, Chronicling America, Historic American Newspapers; Pioche Daily Record, Pioche, NV, Aug 31, 1873. Delinquent Sales: La Paz Mining Company, location of works, Ely Mining District, Lincoln County, State of Nevada; principal place of business, San Francisco, Cal. --Notice-- There are delinquent upon the following described stock, on account of assessment levied on the 16th day of June, 1873, the several amounts set opposite the names of the respective shareholders, as follows: " ... Thomas S. Grieves was listed with Certificate Number 210, Number of Shares 600, and Amount of $300. ... "

«b»1875«/b»: Thomas ‏(33)‏ was a single, miner, living in Lincoln County, NV, head of household, H. Fay.
«b»29 Apr 1876«/b»: Thomas lived in Pioche, Lincoln, NV. Source: Newspapers.com, The Pioche Record, 29 Apr 1876, Pg. 3. He was a witness to the murder of a miner.
«b»1880:«/b» US Census, June, Pg. 1, may have found Thomas and his brother in Belmont, Nye, NV? Damaged Census record page, very hard to read.
«b»1881«/b»: Thomas married Sarah Ellen Syfert in Grantsville, Nye County, NV.
«b»1890«/b» ‏(Jun)‏: Thomas lived in Hot Creek, Nye, NV; his P.O. address was in Tybo. Source: Thomas S. -X-Conf. Grieves, in the Nevada, Compiled Census Index, 1860-1910.
"SURVIVING SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES, AND WIDOWS, ETC." "Persons who served in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States during the war of the rebellion" ‏(who are survivors)‏ and widows of such persons in Hot Creek Township, County of Nye, State of Nevada.«tab»
"Enumerated in June, 1890 by:" James B. Gibssone.
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«/b»Source: Eleventh Census of the United States, 1890, Special Schedule, Pg. No. 1, Supervisor's District 1, Enumerator's District 35.

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