Charles Vernon Gridley a Member of the Sons of the American Revolution As Well

From the National Register of the Sons of the American Revolution (1902)

CHARLES VERNON GRIDLEY.

U.S. Navy, died in service June 5, 1898.

Great grand-son of  Miner Sholes, private  Connecticut Militia, pensioned.

Great grand-son of Elisha Gridley, private Connecticut Militia, pensioned.

--Brock-Perry

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From Lineage Book of Daughters of the American Revolution.

MRS. ANN ELIZA SHOLES GRIDLEY

Born New York, New York.  Wife of Franklin Gridley.  Descendant of Miner Sholes.

MINER SHOLES

(1760-1842)

Enlisted 1779, and 1781  was a private in Captain Joseph Carew's Company.  he was wounded in a skirmish with Tories in 1783 when serving with Captain  Simon Allen.

In 1832 he applied for a pension.  His claim was allowed.  He was born in New London, Connecticut; died in Edminston, New York.

--Old B-Runner