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Francis Marion"Buddy" Grantham 1849 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1849

Birth Location: Wayne, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 8 Nov 1931

Death Location: Wayne, Georgia, United States

Father: THOMAS GRANTHAM

Mother: HARRIET SPELL

Spouse(s): Susanah Geiger

Children(s): V Granthan

The story of Francis Marion"Buddy" Grantham began in 1849 in Wayne, Georgia, United States. Francis Marion"Buddy" Grantham married Susanah Geiger, and had children including V J Granthan. Francis Marion"Buddy" Grantham passed away in 1931 in Wayne, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Marion"Buddy" Grantham began in 1849 in Wayne, Georgia, United States.
  • Francis Marion"Buddy" Grantham married Susanah Geiger, and had children including V J Granthan.
  • Francis Marion"Buddy" Grantham passed away in 1931 in Wayne, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS GRANTHAM
1806 – 1865
Birth Location: , , South Carolina, USA
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HARRIET SPELL
1807 – 1899
Birth Location: , Screven, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susanah Geiger
1846 – 1927
Birth Location: Wayne County, Ga.
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Children(s)

V Granthan
1873 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Francis Grantham's Ancestors

Self
Francis Grantham
1849 – 1931
Birth Place: Wayne, Georgia, United States
Parents
THOMAS GRANTHAM
1806 – 1865
, , South Carolina, USA
HARRIET SPELL
1807 – 1899
, Screven, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) SPELL
1783 – 1851
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
ELIZABETH (EASTER) WATSON
1783 – 1855
South Carolina USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Spell
1760 – 1819
NANCY MATTHEWS
1765 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Grantham's Descendants

1.
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Francis (Marion"Buddy") Grantham (3 Feb 1849 – 8 Nov 1931) m. Susanah Geiger (13 Feb 1846 – 15 Apr 1927)
  1. 1. V (J) Granthan (abt 1873 – ) m. Annie Granthan (abt 1886 – )
    1. 1. Ralph (M.) Grantham (6 June 1905 – 6 February 1975) m. Ida (Mae) Grantham (15 August 1908 – 16 October 1988)
      1. 1. Dalton (Lee) Grantham (29 May 1931 – 2013)
        1. 1. Cecil (Jerald) Grantham (30 Oct 1958 – 27 Feb 2024) m. Deborah Stallings (1962 – 14 Jan 2023)
      2. 2. Regina Brown (18 February 1938 – 13 January 2021)
      3. 3. Marion (Murrell) Grantham (16 Nov 1949 – 30 Nov 1993)

Francis Grantham's Timeline

2 Records

1849
3 Feb 1849
Birth of Francis Marion"Buddy" Grantham in Wayne, Georgia, United States
Wayne, Georgia, United States
1931
8 Nov 1931
Age 82
Death of Francis Marion"Buddy" Grantham in Wayne, Georgia, United States
Wayne, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Wayne, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1931
    Event Place: Wayne, Georgia, United States
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