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Alexander Grissom 1816–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Aug 1816

Birth Location: Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 29 May 1897

Death Location: Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA

Father: Charles Grissom

Mother: Margaret HALL

Spouse(s): Rutha Shockley, Rutha (GRISSOM)

Children(s): Caroline Grissom, Samuel Pvt, Darcus Grissom, Margaret Grissom, Isabelle Grissom, Toliver Grissom, Charles Grissom, Morgan Grissom, Martha Grissom, William Grissom, Samuel Grissom

In 1816, Alexander Grissom entered the world in Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA, born to Charles Thomas Grissom And Margaret Elizabeth Hall. Alexander Grissom married Rutha Hoodenpyle Shockley, Rutha Hoodenpyle Shockley Grissom, and had children including Caroline M Grissom, Charles P Grissom, Darcus Arminda Grissom, Isabelle Grissom, Margaret J Grissom, Martha Ann Grissom, Morgan Grissom, Samuel Burton Grissom, Samuel Burton Grissom Pvt, Toliver Grissom, William Thomas Billy Grissom. Alexander Grissom passed away in 1897 in Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Alexander Grissom entered the world in Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA, born to Charles Thomas Grissom And Margaret Elizabeth Hall.
  • Alexander Grissom married Rutha Hoodenpyle Shockley, Rutha Hoodenpyle Shockley Grissom, and had children including Caroline M Grissom, Charles P Grissom, Darcus Arminda Grissom, Isabelle Grissom, Margaret J Grissom, Martha Ann Grissom, Morgan Grissom, Samuel Burton Grissom, Samuel Burton Grissom Pvt, Toliver Grissom, William Thomas Billy Grissom.
  • Alexander Grissom passed away in 1897 in Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Grissom
1771–1850
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Margaret HALL
1770–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina
MH

Spouses(s)

Rutha Shockley
1817–1889
Birth Location: White Co., Tennessee
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Rutha (GRISSOM)
1817–1889
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Caroline Grissom
1836–1899
Birth Location: Warren Co., Tennessee
CG
Samuel Pvt
1847–1908
Birth Location: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
SP
Darcus Grissom
1838–1908
Birth Location: Van Buren, Tennessee, USA
DG
Margaret Grissom
1839–1899
Birth Location: Van Buren, Tennessee, USA
MG
Isabelle Grissom
1843–1916
Birth Location: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
IG
Toliver Grissom
1849–1894
Birth Location: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
TG
Charles Grissom
1853–1928
Birth Location: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
CG
Morgan Grissom
1855–1880
Birth Location: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
MG
Martha Grissom
1862–1926
Birth Location: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
MG
William Grissom
1845–1925
Birth Location: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
WG
Samuel Grissom
1847–1908
Birth Location: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
SG

Alexander Grissom's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Grissom
1816–1897
Birth Place: Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA
Parents
Charles Thomas Grissom
1771–1850
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) HALL
1770–1850
North Carolina
Grandparents
Robert (Thomas) Grissom
1744–1796
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Catharine (Ada Van) Dolson
1736–1837
Virginia, United States
Thomas (D.) Hall
1740–1804
Londonderry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Sloan
1747–1831
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
JOSEPH GRISSOM
1715–1770
James* Hall
1705–1800
Prudence Roddy
1710–1785
Fergus Sloan
1720–1812
Ann Robinson
1723–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lieutenant 1680
1680–1720
Sarah Candour
1683–1720
James Roddy
1680–1734
Mary Hall
1663–1727
Henry (Judge)
1705–1761
Alice Robinson
1702–

Alexander Grissom's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Grissom (08 Aug 1816–29 May 1897) m. Rutha (Hoodenpyle) Shockley (1 Feb 1817–20 April 1889) m. Rutha (Hoodenpyle SHOCKLEY) (GRISSOM) (01 Feb 1817–20 Apr 1889)
  1. 1. Caroline (M) Grissom 1836–1899 m. Edward (Cyrus MOORE - HASTON 1st) Lieutenant 1841–1898
    1. 1. Julia HASTON 1872–1912
    2. 2. Emma HASTON 1867–1939
    3. 3. Nolia HASTON 1874–1959
    4. 4. Florence (Martha) HASTON 1878–1950 m. John (Toliver) Grissom 1876–1928
      1. 1. TULLUS GRISSOM 1897–1969
      2. 2. Fannie (Edith (Vickers)) Grissom 1896–1984
      3. 3. Ozella ((Hillis)) Grissom 1900–1986
      4. 4. Lester (Kerr) Grissom 1903–1974
      5. 5. Brainard (Weaver) Grissom 1907–1965 m. Marjorie (Mildred) Byant 1912–1996
        1. 1. Wallace (D) Grissom 1937–2017
      6. 6. Kimera (Dixon) Grissom 1911–1970
      7. 7. Orpha (Addine) Grissom 1919–1989
  2. 2. Samuel (Burton Grissom) Pvt 1847–1908
  3. 3. Darcus (Arminda) Grissom 1838–1908
  4. 4. Margaret (J) Grissom 1839–1899
  5. 5. Isabelle Grissom 1843–1916
  6. 6. Toliver Grissom 1849–1894
  7. 7. Charles (P) Grissom 1853–1928 m. Mary (Jane) Grissom 1855–1935 m. Paralee Bryant 1852–1929
    1. 1. William (Alexander) Grissom 1878–1967
    2. 2. Henry (P.) Grissom 1879–1880
    3. 3. Morris (Victor) Grissom 1883–1963
    4. 4. Dovey (Alice) Grissom 1888–1964
    5. 5. Nettie (Bessie) Grissom 1890–1980
    6. 6. Wiley (Murphy) Grissom 1894–1953
    7. 7. Charles (Hampton) Grissom 1899–1969
    8. 8. Myrtle (G.) Grissom 1881–1951
    9. 9. Rutha (Lillian) Grissom 1885–1912
    10. 10. Robert (Lee) Bryant 1872–1962 m. Tizzie (Anna) Johnson 1880–1957
      1. 1. Izeta (Leah) Bryant 1898–1898
      2. 2. Zora (Maybelle) Bryant 1904–1920
      3. 3. Mattie (Enzie Pomaroy) Bryant 1908–2006
      4. 4. Walker (Bertrum) Bryant 1912–1961
      5. 5. James (Willard) Bryant 1915–1939
      6. 6. Ila (Rea) Bryant 1917–1964
      7. 7. Verna (Lorrene) Bryant 1919–1989
      8. 8. Anna (Lee) Bryant 1923–
      9. 9. Mitchel Bryant 1896–1896
      10. 10. Ora (Estie Jewell) Bryant 1910–1999
      11. 11. Amanda (Lula) Bryant 1901–1979 m. Reverdy (James) Grissom 1898–1990
        1. 1. William (West) Grissom 1921–2009
        2. 2. Robert (Glenn) Grissom 1927–2004
        3. 3. Mary (Anna) Grissom 1932–2020
    11. 11. Samuel (Lafayette) Bryant 1875–1948
  8. 8. Morgan Grissom 1855–1880
  9. 9. Martha (Ann) Grissom 1862–1926
  10. 10. William (Thomas "Billy") Grissom 1845–1925 m. Julia (Alzira) Payne 1851–1925
    1. 1. *William (Otis "Willie") Grissom 1884–1960
    2. 2. William (Wilson "Bill") GRISSOM 1920–2001
    3. 3. Cyrus (Dion) Grissom 1891–1965
    4. 4. Perry (Abijah) GRISSOM 1893–1977
    5. 5. Lucius (Levator) Grissom 1872–1951 m. Hannah (Cordelia) Hall 1880–1960
      1. 1. Myrtle (Annie) Grissom 1903–1991
      2. 2. Ruth (Jeanette) Grissom 1910–1964
      3. 3. Alta (Marie) Grissom 1912–2008
    6. 6. Ruthie (L) Grissom 1875–1957 m. Horace (M) Tremaine 1880–
    7. 7. Alex ((Hardy Alexander)) Grissom 1871–1917
    8. 8. Puela (Gertrude) Grissom 1888–1967
    9. 9. Elbert (Alexander) Grissom 1870–1937 m. Annie (Augusta) Hall 1877–1965
      1. 1. Silas (A) Grissom 1897–1898
    10. 10. Thomas (Virgil) Grissom 1887–1887
  11. 11. Samuel (Burton) Grissom 1847–1908 m. Harriet ("Pinky") Bouldin 1852–1883
    1. 1. Dora (Ethel) Grissom 1873–1911 m. Ambrose (Wesley) Grissom 1872–1958
      1. 1. Lorie (Burton) Grissom 1894–1968
      2. 2. Velpo (E.) Grissom 1896–1949
      3. 3. Gladys (Marie Elsie) Bell 1905–1978
      4. 4. Ruth (Marie) Cole 1908–1981
      5. 5. Samuel (Audra) Grissom 1900–1970
      6. 6. Cecil (Elijah) Grissom 1903–1975 m. Mary (Lou) Howell 1906–1976
        1. 1. Helen (Frances Grissom) (Dunlap) 1924–2008
        2. 2. Juanita (June Grissom) (Boyd) 1927–2015 m. John (Raymond) Hennessee 1919–1987
        3. 3. Brownie (Dean) Grissom 1940–2019

Alexander Grissom's Timeline

4 Records

1816
08 Aug 1816
Birth of Alexander Grissom in Warren Co., Tennessee
Warren Co., Tennessee
1816
08 Aug 1816
Birth of Alexander Grissom in Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA
Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA
1897
29 May 1897
Age 81
Death of Alexander Grissom in Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
1897
29 May 1897
Age 81
Death of Alexander Grissom in Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA
Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1816
    Event Place: Warren Co., Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Aug 1816
    Event Place: Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1897
    Event Place: Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1897
    Event Place: Span, Johnson, Georgia, USA
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