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James Lester Griggs 1926–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 15 May 1999

Death Location: Gadsden, Crockett County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Guy Griggs

Mother: Dorothy Griggs

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James Lester Griggs was born in 1926 in Tennessee, the child of Guy Lester Griggs And Dorothy Madlin Warren Griggs. In 1930, James Lester Griggs resided in Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, James Lester Griggs resided in Rural, Gibson, Tennessee. James Lester Griggs married Brenda Kaye Griggs Horton. James Lester Griggs passed away in 1999 in Gadsden, Crockett County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Lester Griggs was born in 1926 in Tennessee, the child of Guy Lester Griggs And Dorothy Madlin Warren Griggs.
  • In 1930, James Lester Griggs resided in Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, James Lester Griggs resided in Rural, Gibson, Tennessee.
  • James Lester Griggs married Brenda Kaye Griggs Horton.
  • James Lester Griggs passed away in 1999 in Gadsden, Crockett County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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James Griggs's Ancestors

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James Griggs
1926–1999
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Guy Lester Griggs
1904–1983
Tennessee
Dorothy (Madlin Warren) Griggs
1910–1982
Tennessee
Grandparents
Eveline McCaig
1868–1935
Lobelville, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William McCaig
1822–1909
Mary McCaig
1830–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel McCaig
1815–1859
Mary McCaig
1805–1880
James Terrell
1792–1860
Joanna Price
1802–1865

James Griggs's Timeline

5 Records

1926
31 Dec 1926
Birth of James Lester Griggs in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 4
James Lester Griggs resided here in Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
James Lester Griggs resided here in Rural, Gibson, Tennessee
Rural, Gibson, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 14
James Lester Griggs resided here in Civil District #3, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District #3, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1999
15 May 1999
Age 73
Death of James Lester Griggs in Bells, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
Bells, Crockett, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee State Marriages
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03892; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 27-9
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341981
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Gibson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03892; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 27-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District #3, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03892; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 27-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1999
    Event Place: Bells, Crockett, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gadsden, Crockett County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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