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John Wesley Grissom 1876 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1876

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 7 Jan 1944

Death Location: Indiana, USA

Father: Thomas Grissom

Mother: Margaret Eager

Spouse(s): Malissa Stroud

Children(s): Dennis Grissom

John Wesley Grissom was born in 1876 in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA, the child of Thomas Elsworth Grissom and Margaret Eager. John Wesley Grissom married Malissa Della Stroud, and had children including Dennis David Grissom. John Wesley Grissom passed away in 1944 in Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Grissom was born in 1876 in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA, the child of Thomas Elsworth Grissom and Margaret Eager.
  • John Wesley Grissom married Malissa Della Stroud, and had children including Dennis David Grissom.
  • John Wesley Grissom passed away in 1944 in Indiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Grissom's Ancestors

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John Grissom
1876 – 1944
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Thomas Elsworth Grissom
1852 – 1915
French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
Margaret Eager
Grandparents
John (Delaney Grissom) (Grisham)
1824 – 1880
North Carolina
Ruth (Jane) Hopper
1830 – 1900
Orange, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Hopper
1790 – 1855
Anna Miller
1777 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hopper
1759 – 1852
Anna Wilson
1764 – 1838

John Grissom's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Grissom (15 Oct 1876 – 7 Jan 1944) m. Malissa (Della) Stroud (5 Oct 1871 – 13 Feb 1922)
  1. 1. Dennis (David) Grissom (14 October 1903 – 30 December 1994) m. Cecile King (15 Sep 1901 – 8 Nov 1995)
    1. 1. Lena Grissom (11 Mar 1925 – 11 Mar 1925)
    2. 2. Virgil (Ivan"Gus") Grissom (3 April 1926 – 27 January 1967) m. Betty (Lavonne) Moore (8 Aug 1927 – 7 Oct 2018)
      1. 1. Scott Grissom (1950 – )
      2. 2. Gary (Mark) Grissom (30 Dec 1953 – )
    3. 3. Wilma (Imogene) Grissom (29 Nov 1927 – 12 Nov 2012)
    4. 4. Norman (Eugene) Grissom (19 Dec 1929 – 11 Aug 2004)
    5. 5. Lowell Grissom

John Grissom's Timeline

2 Records

1876
15 Oct 1876
Birth of John Wesley Grissom in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
1944
7 Jan 1944
Age 68
Death of John Wesley Grissom in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1944
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

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