It’s funny how I can spend hours on something and not resolve it until I reach out for help. The issue is resolved when I append the grid div before creating the grid:
var grid = $(“<div id=\”grid\”></div>”);
root.append(grid);
grid.jqxGrid(<settings here>);
rather than
var grid = $(“<div id=\”grid\”></div>”);
grid.jqxGrid(<settings here>);
root.append(grid);