Grant Henry Thayer

GRANT HENRY THAYER, son of SARAH E. BELL and DANIEL W. THAYER, was born February 17, 1870 in Knightstown, Henry, Indiana,^{4931, 1123} and died May 15, 1933 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{15, 1123, 4931} He is buried in Bell-Barrett Cemetery, Rush County, Indiana.^{15, 1123, 456, 4931}

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Personal Information

• Grant Henry Thayer was a member of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. ¹¹²³

Newspaper Articles

Indianapolis Star, July 21, 1913¹¹²⁴

REBUKES SEAT HOGS; BEATEN

Knightstown Man Causes Arrest of Brothers Who Assault Him.

NEWCASTLE, Ind., July 28.—Because he asked Elmer and Sidney Sorrel, brothers who live at Dunreith, to move over and give a lady part of their seat in a street car, Grant Thayer, a well-known horseman of Knightstown, was hit in the head and brutally assaulted with a hammer held by one of the two. Both pleaded guilty to a charge of assault and battery in a justice of the peace court today and received light fines.

Obituaries

Knightstown Banner, May 19, 1933¹¹²³

Grant Thayer Dies At Indianapolis

Grant Henry Thayer, age 63 years, native of Knightstown, and years ago known as one of the foremost judges of horseflesh in Indiana, died Monday at home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Deeter, 3028 Central Avenue, Indianapolis, after an illness of several days.

Grant was the youngest son of Daniel and Sarah Bell Thayer. The family, consisting of parents, two sons and two daughters, lived for many years in the brick property adjoining the Frank Redic garage on the east. Of this family, Mrs. Deeter is the only survivor.

In company with his brother, Harvey, Grant operated for years a livery and sales barn in the building now occupied by the fire department in South Washington street. Here the Thayer brothers conducted a sales barn that had no equal in Eastern Indiana for number of horses bought and sold. They bought only the highest grade of animals — Percheron-Normans, Clydesdale, Belgians and horses of the general purpose class. These horses were bought and sold to Eastern buyers. Thousands and tens of thousands of dollars were paid over to breeders throughout this section of the state for good and stable four-footers. Thayer Brothers dealt largely in draft horses. During his later years Lee Fort, king of judges, assisted the brothers in their buying and matching of fine teams. The matched up horses brought fancy prices.

Following the death of his brother, Grant continued the sales barn for several years. Eight years ago he removed to Indianapolis, taking residence with his sister. He never married. He was a member of the Memorial Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis.

Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Kirby & Dunn undertaking parlors in Indianapolis. The body was brought to Knightstown for burial.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 5, 1870212	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Sarah E. Bell Daniel W. Thayer Grant Henry Thayer Harvey C. Thayer
June 17, 1880211	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Sarah E. Bell Daniel W. Thayer Grant Henry Thayer Alice P. Thayer Eva Lena Thayer
June 6, 1900210	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Sarah E. Bell Grant Henry Thayer Eva Lena Thayer Alice P. Thayer Harvey C. Thayer
April 28, 1910209	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Grant Henry Thayer Harvey C. Thayer
January 15, 1920208	Knightstown, Henry, Indiana	Grant Henry Thayer
April 24, 1930443	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Alice P. Thayer Charles S. Deeter Grant Henry Thayer