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James Madison Griggs 1861–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1861

Birth Location: Macon

Death Date: 4 Mar 1944

Death Location: Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Griggs

Mother: Mary Ledford

Spouse(s): Martha McDowell

Children(s): Roscoe Griggs

The story of James Madison Griggs began in 1861 in Macon. James Madison Griggs married Martha Louise Mcdowell, and had children including Roscoe Raleigh Griggs. James Madison Griggs passed away in 1944 in Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Madison Griggs began in 1861 in Macon.
  • James Madison Griggs married Martha Louise Mcdowell, and had children including Roscoe Raleigh Griggs.
  • James Madison Griggs passed away in 1944 in Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.

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James Griggs's Ancestors

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James Griggs
1861–1944
Birth Place: Macon
Parents
William George Griggs
1809–1891
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Mary Ledford
1814–1880
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Woodward ("Woody") Griggs
1780–1858
Mecklenburg County VA USA
Eleanor Johnson
1787–1846
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
DANIEL I
1754–1807
Mary Morton
1754–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Colonel
1733–1797
Mary Anderson
1733–1776

James Griggs's Descendants

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James (Madison) Griggs (1 Jan 1861–4 Mar 1944) m. Martha (Louise) McDowell (22 July 1850–21 May 1934)
  1. 1. Roscoe (Raleigh) Griggs 1887–1968

James Griggs's Timeline

2 Records

1861
1 Jan 1861
Birth of James Madison Griggs in Macon
Macon
1944
4 Mar 1944
Age 83
Death of James Madison Griggs in Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Macon

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1944
    Event Place: Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, USA

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