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James Wilson Grissom 1853 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1853

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1899

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: Absalam Grissom

Mother: Rebecca Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Nancy Petty

Children(s): Jeptha Grissom, John Grissom

James Wilson Grissom was born in 1853 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Absalam Grissom and Rebecca Margarett Wilkinson. James Wilson Grissom married Nancy Frances Petty, and had children including Jeptha Franklin "Jep" Grissom, John Calvin Grissom. James Wilson Grissom passed away in 1899 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James Wilson Grissom was born in 1853 in Tennessee, USA, the child of Absalam Grissom and Rebecca Margarett Wilkinson.
  • James Wilson Grissom married Nancy Frances Petty, and had children including Jeptha Franklin "Jep" Grissom, John Calvin Grissom.
  • James Wilson Grissom passed away in 1899 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Grissom's Ancestors

Self
James Grissom
1853 – 1899
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Absalam Grissom
1825 – 1889
Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (Margarett) Wilkinson
1830 – 1911
South Carolina
Grandparents
Wilson (C.) Grissom
1802 – 1893
North Carolina, USA
Christina Smith
1802 – 1863
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Grissom
1775 – 1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Grissom's Descendants

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James (Wilson) Grissom (14 May 1853 – 1899) m. Nancy (Frances) Petty (1851 – 1917)
  1. 1. Jeptha (Franklin "Jep") Grissom (7 November 1885 – May 1979) m. Katy (Ethel) Climer (10 September 1907 – 5 January 1992)
    1. 1. Billy (Joe) Grissom (8 February 1934 – 1 May 2018) m. Ruth Wood
    2. 2. Rebecca (Jane) Grissom (abt 1939 – ) m. Devon Vineyard (abt 1932 – 21 March 2019)
  2. 2. John (Calvin) Grissom (2 March 1888 – 12 May 1939) m. Ollie Mae (1894 – 1956)
    1. 1. Jonnie (Maerene) Grissom (9 Jan 1924 – 23 Mar 2002) m. Gerald (Wayne) Adams (2 February 1925 – 22 May 2007)
      1. 1. David (B.) Adams (18 May 1961 – 18 May 1961)
    2. 2. Ruth (Imogene) Grissom (5 February 1926 – 16 July 2018) m. Howard (Franklin) Eldridge (4 September 1921 – 3 January 2014)
      1. 1. Pamela Eldridge (8 Mar 1951 – 12 Aug 1951)
    3. 3. Katherline Grissom (13 November 1934 – 27 Apr 1937)

James Grissom's Timeline

2 Records

1853
14 May 1853
Birth of James Wilson Grissom in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1899
1899
Age 46
Death of James Wilson Grissom in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1853
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 5
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

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