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John W. Grissom 1788 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 11 Feb 1864

Death Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Stephen Grissom

Mother: Temperance Galahan

Spouse(s): Sarah Bond

Children(s): Sarah Grissom, Stephen Grissom, Elizabeth Grissom, Nancy Grissom, William Grissom

In 1788, John W. Grissom entered the world in North Carolina, born to Stephen Grissom and Temperance Galahan. In 1816, John W. Grissom resided in Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA. In 1827, John W. Grissom resided in Wilson Co., TN. John W. Grissom married Sarah (Sally) Bond, and had children including Sarah Temperance Grissom, Stephen Grissom, Elizabeth Grissom, Nancy Grissom, William H. Grissom. John W. Grissom passed away in 1864 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1788, John W. Grissom entered the world in North Carolina, born to Stephen Grissom and Temperance Galahan.
  • In 1816, John W. Grissom resided in Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1827, John W. Grissom resided in Wilson Co., TN.
  • John W. Grissom married Sarah (Sally) Bond, and had children including Sarah Temperance Grissom, Stephen Grissom, Elizabeth Grissom, Nancy Grissom, William H. Grissom.
  • John W. Grissom passed away in 1864 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Grissom
1765 – 1839
Birth Location: –
SG
Temperance Galahan
1765 – 1822
Birth Location: USA
TG

Spouses(s)

Sarah Bond
1788 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
SB

Children(s)

Sarah Grissom
1813 – 1851
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
SG
Stephen Grissom
1818 – 1900
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
SG
Elizabeth Grissom
1819 – 1899
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
EG
Nancy Grissom
1824 – 1880
Birth Location: Tennessee
NG
William Grissom
1831 – 1920
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
WG

John Grissom's Ancestors

Self
John Grissom
1788 – 1864
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Stephen Grissom
1765 – 1839
Temperance Galahan
1765 – 1822
USA
Grandparents
Robert (Grissom) (Unproven)
1744 – 1795
Louisa County, Virginia
Catherine ((Katherine) Dolson) (Unproven)
1749 – 1837
Virginia
Asa Golahorn
1750 –
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Dolsen
Elizabeth Buys
1708 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Grissom's Descendants

1.
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John (W.) Grissom (1788 – 11 Feb 1864) m. Sarah ((Sally)) Bond (abt 1788 – )
  1. 1. Sarah (Temperance) Grissom (10 October 1813 – 11 Oct 1851) m. Elijah (B) Russell (1812 – 18 August 1883)
    1. 1. Willie (P.) Russell (1835 – )
    2. 2. John Russell (19 Mar 1837 – 2 Mar 1918) m. Martha (E) Dickerson
      1. 1. John (William) Russell (20 Nov 1866 – 13 Apr 1950)
        1. 1. Carroll (William) Russell (8 Sep 1902 – 31 Aug 1991) m. Pearl Crouch (abt 1907 – )
        2. 2. Everet Russell (abt 1905 – )
    3. 3. Stephen (H) Russell (1838 – 1912) m. Martha Lanier (abt 1836 – )
      1. 1. Sarah (E. (Sallie)) Russell (19 May 1867 – 24 Dec 1939) m. Robert (J) Franklin
      2. 2. Martha (Ann) Russell (abt 1869 – 1922) m. James Keel (1 February 1849 – 22 March 1915)
        1. 1. William (Homer) Keel (24 May 1893 – 21 July 1970) m. Ollie (Mae) Childers (29 Jan 1896 – Jul 1984)
      3. 3. Willie Russell (abt 1871 – )
    4. 4. Candis (Belle) Russell (abt 1841 – 5 Apr 1939) m. Francis (M) Barron (abt 1840 – 1904)
      1. 1. John (P.) Barron (abt 1863 – 13 Nov 1948) m. Mollie (C) Callis (22 January 1863 – 20 March 1959)
        1. 1. Brodie (L) Barron (Aug 1886 – 27 Feb 1907)
        2. 2. Robert (Wess) Barron (14 Feb 1889 – 28 Apr 1921) m. Inez (abt 1891 – )
        3. 3. Mace (D) Barron (29 Jun 1891 – May 1964) m. Eva Mcknight (Jul 1894 – )
        4. 4. Tollie (W) Barron (22 Feb 1895 – 30 Jan 1979) m. Johnie Thornton (11 Jan 1900 – 20 Feb 1958)
        5. 5. Coy (Callis) Barron (abt 1898 – 9 December 1979) m. Annie (Joe) Mallett (29 May 1901 – 18 March 1982)
        6. 6. Coy (Callis) Barron (6 Feb 1898 – Dec 1979)
      2. 2. Sarah (T.) Barron (abt 1867 – )
      3. 3. Elijah (E.) Barron (abt 1871 – 23 Apr 1958) m. Zora (L) Barron (abt 1876 – )
        1. 1. J (Ettie) Barron (Aug 1896 – )
      4. 4. Edgar (D.) Barron (abt 1877 – 24 January 1960) m. Annie Powell (Feb 1879 – ) m. Irma (abt 1879 – )
        1. 1. Eura (V) Barron (Nov 1898 – )
        2. 2. F (M) Barron (3 Nov 1910 – 18 Dec 1988) m. Jimmie (Karen) Burkett (31 Mar 1912 – 13 Jun 2004)
        3. 3. F (M) Barron (abt 1911 – )
      5. 5. Daisy (M) Barron (Apr 1881 – 2 May 1909) m. George (Moore) Callis (abt 1882 – )
        1. 1. Dale (Felix) Callis (31 Aug 1903 – Jun 1974) m. Mary (B) Casey (21 Feb 1905 – Feb 1986)
        2. 2. Martha (Edna) Callis (27 Apr 1907 – 1 Apr 1994) m. Loyd Bugg (26 Feb 1904 – Apr 1968) m. A (V) Shackleton (abt 1905 – )
        3. 3. Mary (S) Callis (abt 1918 – )
        4. 4. Evelyn Callis (abt 1921 – )
      6. 6. Harris (E) Barrow (abt 1874 – )
    5. 5. Sarah Russell (1848 – )
    6. 6. Dora (Emeline) Russell (16 June 1865 – 27 February 1938)
    7. 7. Infant Russell (7 December 1867 – 7 December 1867)
    8. 8. Augusta (Della) Russell (6 November 1872 – 18 June 1952)
  2. 2. Stephen Grissom (Feb 1818 – aft 1900) m. Ann (Eliza) Grissom (1825 – before 1890)
    1. 1. Mary (H.) Grissom (Aug 1847 – 6 Feb 1923)
    2. 2. Sarah (T) Grissom (1850 – Abt 1873)
    3. 3. John (A) Grissom (1855 – )
    4. 4. Lavina Grissom (abt 1857 – 31 Dec 1937) m. Felix (H) Battle (Apr 1851 – ) m. W (M) Huff
    5. 5. Vina (E) Grissom (13 Feb 1857 – 31 Dec 1937) m. Stephen (Cullen) Noel (abt 1859 – ) m. Felix (Henry) Battle (2 April 1851 – 26 December 1918) m. William Huff (abt 1850 – )
    6. 6. James Grissom (1859 – ) m. Mary (E) Patterson (27 Jun 1864 – 21 Aug 1898)
    7. 7. George (W) Grissom (8 Dec 1864 – 4 Oct 1943) m. Cordelia Hoofman (Nov 1867 – ) m. Lillie (M) Bowlin (abt 1881 – 28 October 1934)
      1. 1. Jesse Grissom (28 Dec 1884 – 30 Aug 1942) m. Florence Smith (Aug 1875 – 10 Aug 1962)
        1. 1. Roy (E) Grissom (1 Sep 1903 – 4 Aug 1951) m. Katherine (J) Doyle (15 May 1907 – 28 Apr 1995)
        2. 2. Ruby (M) Grissom (22 Jul 1906 – 25 Sep 1988) m. Robert (F) Camp (21 Jul 1901 – Aug 1976)
        3. 3. Ferd Grissom (22 Sep 1914 – 6 Mar 1996) m. Alene Terry (abt 1917 – )
        4. 4. Cecil Grissom (abt 1918 – 3 Mar 1998) m. Ethrene Rice (abt 1921 – )
        5. 5. Mabel (Ruth) Grissom (24 September 1920 – 2 September 1991)
      2. 2. William (A) Grissom (3 Mar 1888 – 2 Feb 1972) m. Bettie Bulter
      3. 3. Maggie (M) Grissom (Mar 1893 – ) m. Henry Shanklin
      4. 4. Mally (Blanche) Grissom (abt 1900 – ) m. Robert Henley
      5. 5. Lillie (L) Grissom (abt 1906 – )
      6. 6. Mary (Vina) Grissom (30 November 1908 – 7 July 1976) m. Johnnie Shanklin (12 Jun 1907 – Dec 1976) m. Jesse (Willard) McCoy (8 Feb 1917 – 23 Nov 1989)
        1. 1. Virginia (Laverne) Shanklin (21 Apr 1926 – 19 Sep 2012) m. Davis
        2. 2. Charles (E) Shanklin (09/12/1927 – 01/10/2002)
        3. 3. James (G) Shanklin (5 Jul 1930 – 12 Mar 2013) m. Norma
      7. 7. Georgie (V) Grissom (abt 1914 – ) m. Eric (R) Battle (abt 1906 – )
        1. 1. Velma (G) Batele (abt 1932 – )
      8. 8. Clifton (Edward) Grissom (27 Nov 1915 – 7 Apr 2005) m. Mary (Louise) Watson (6 Oct 1921 – 15 Jul 1997)
        1. 1. Demetra (S) Grissom (abt 1939 – ) m. Charles (Lesther) Garner
      9. 9. Jettie (D) Grissom (27 Sep 1921 – 17 Apr 1993) m. Thompson
    8. 8. Stephen (Daniel) Grissom (19 Apr 1867 – 3 Mar 1944) m. Lillie (T) Hanks (abt 1877 – 12 Sep 1955)
      1. 1. Annie (W) Grissom (abt 1906 – )
      2. 2. Steven (W) Grissom (abt 1906 – )
      3. 3. Maudie (F) Grissom (23 Mar 1909 – 30 Jul 1986) m. Drenan Dawson (21 Nov 1905 – Jun 1961)
        1. 1. Wayne (Mathis) Dawson (7 Nov 1927 – 29 Jan 1977) m. Vera Alyene
        2. 2. Joy (C) Dawson (abt 1931 – ) m. Robert Webb
        3. 3. Ray (Junior) Dawson (18 Jan 1939 – Dec 1978)
      4. 4. Leona (D) Grissom (abt 1911 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Grissom (1819 – 4 Sept 1899) m. Liberty Noel
    1. 1. Frances (M.) Noel (Jul 1846 – 1918) m. John (Calvin) Hanks
      1. 1. Cora (Mae Lee) Hanks (03 Jan 1884 – 09 Oct 1960) m. James (Newton) Barron (20 Sep 1877 – 27 Oct 1957)
        1. 1. Raymond (Bueton) Barron (10 Jul 1913 – 27 Dec 1991) m. Gertie Anthony m. Louise Coleman
  4. 4. Nancy Grissom (1824 – after 1880)
  5. 5. William (H.) Grissom (1831 – 1920) m. Isabella Mahaffee (abt 1832 – )
    1. 1. Martha (D.) Grisom (abt 1855 – )
    2. 2. Elijah (P.) Grisom (abt 1859 – )
    3. 3. Mary (J.) Grisom (abt 1862 – )
    4. 4. Stephen Grisom (abt 1863 – )
    5. 5. Jidas (W.) Grisom (abt 1867 – )
    6. 6. Nancy (Kathrine) Walls (abt 1872 – 1935) m. Hiram (Lafeyette) Walls (1862 – 16 September 1926)
      1. 1. Samuel (Luther) Walls (9 March 1895 – 19 March 1981)
      2. 2. Matilda Walls (1906 – 28 Jun 1923) m. Loy Newberry
        1. 1. Wilburn (E.) Newberry

John Grissom's Timeline

12 Records

1788
1788
Birth of John W. Grissom in North Carolina
North Carolina
1816
1816
Age 28
John W. Grissom resided here in Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
1827
1827
Age 39
John W. Grissom resided here in Wilson Co., TN
Wilson Co., TN
1828
1828
Age 40
John W. Grissom resided here in Wilson Co. TN
Wilson Co. TN
1830
1830
Age 42
John W. Grissom resided here in Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Wilson, Tennessee, USA
1836
1836
Age 48
John W. Grissom resided here in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Wilson, Tennessee, United States
1838
1838
Age 50
John W. Grissom resided here in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Wilson, Tennessee, United States
1840
1840
Age 52
John W. Grissom resided here in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Wilson, Tennessee, United States
1850
1850
Age 62
John W. Grissom resided here in District 21, Wilson, Tennessee
District 21, Wilson, Tennessee
1860
1 Jun 1860
Age 72
John W. Grissom resided here in Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1864
11 Feb 1864
Age 76
Death of John W. Grissom in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
1865
1 May 1865
Age 77
John W. Grissom - Probate in Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 11, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1250; Page: 315; Image: 246; Family History Library Film: 805250
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_901; Page: 486B; Image: 353

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Wilson Co., TN

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Wilson Co. TN

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 182; Page: 93; Family History Library Film: 0024540

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: 537; Page: 315; Image: 639; Family History Library Film: 0024550

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 21, Wilson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_901; Page: 486B; Image: 353

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 11, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1250; Page: 315; Image: 246; Family History Library Film: 805250

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1864
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1727-2008, Probate Records; Author: Tennessee. Probate Court (Gibson County); Probate Place: Gibson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1 May 1865
    Event Place: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1727-2008, Probate Records; Author: Tennessee. Probate Court (Gibson County); Probate Place: Gibson, Tennessee
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