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Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones 1906–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1906

Birth Location: Decatur, Tennessee

Death Date: 7 Jan 1962

Death Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Lee Griggs

Mother: Eveline McCaig

Spouse(s): Herbert Jones

Children(s): Virginia Hollister, Blanche Hutchison, Gerald Jones, Virginia Hollister

Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones was born in 1906 in Decatur, Tennessee, the child of Lee Roy Griggs And Eveline Mccaig. In 1910, Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones resided in Civil District 8, Decatur, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones resided in Civil District 6, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones married Herbert Jones, and had children including Blanche Laverne Jones Edwards Hutchison, Edith Marie Jones, Gerald Lee Jones, Virginia Fay Jones Hollister, Virginia Faye Jones Hollister. Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones passed away in 1962 in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones was born in 1906 in Decatur, Tennessee, the child of Lee Roy Griggs And Eveline Mccaig.
  • In 1910, Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones resided in Civil District 8, Decatur, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones resided in Civil District 6, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones married Herbert Jones, and had children including Blanche Laverne Jones Edwards Hutchison, Edith Marie Jones, Gerald Lee Jones, Virginia Fay Jones Hollister, Virginia Faye Jones Hollister.
  • Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones passed away in 1962 in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lee Griggs
1868–1955
Birth Location: Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
LG
Eveline McCaig
1868–1935
Birth Location: Lobelville, Perry, Tennessee, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Herbert Jones
1905–1982
Birth Location: Gibson, Tennessee
HJ

Children(s)

Virginia Hollister
1926–2001
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
VH
Blanche Hutchison
1929–1992
Birth Location: Eaton, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
BH
Gerald Jones
1931–2018
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
GJ
Virginia Hollister
1926–2001
Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
VH

Lillian Jones's Ancestors

Self
Lillian Jones
1906–1962
Birth Place: Decatur, Tennessee
Parents
Lee Roy Griggs
1868–1955
Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Eveline McCaig
1868–1935
Lobelville, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Wilson Henry "Wilse") McCaig
1822–1909
Lobelville, Perry, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Anne Terrell) McCaig
1830–1872
Chester, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel McCaig
1815–1859
Mary McCaig
1805–1880
James Terrell
1792–1860
Joanna Price
1802–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel McCage
1775–1850
Elizabeth Leslie
1787–1875
Elizabeth
1771–
Philemon (McTerrell)
1744–1813
andress
1754–1816
James Price
1773–1850
Mary *
1773–1848

Lillian Jones's Descendants

1.
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Lillian (Elizabeth Griggs) Jones (19 Sep 1906–7 Jan 1962) m. Herbert Jones (30 January 1905–5 August 1982)
  1. 1. Virginia (Faye Jones) Hollister 1926–2001
  2. 2. Blanche (Laverne Jones Edwards) Hutchison 1929–1992
  3. 3. Gerald (Lee) Jones 1931–2018
  4. 4. Virginia (Fay Jones) Hollister 1926–2001 m. Richard (Hall) Hollister 1921–1999
    1. 1. Dione Hollister 1947–1947
    2. 2. Joanne Hollister 1947–1947

Lillian Jones's Timeline

7 Records

1906
19 Sep 1906
Birth of Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones in Decatur, Tennessee
Decatur, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 4
Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones resided here in Civil District 8, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 8, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones resided here in Civil District 6, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones resided here in Rural, Gibson, Tennessee
Rural, Gibson, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 34
Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones resided here in Civil District No 6, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 6, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1962
7 Jan 1962
Age 56
Death of Lillian Elizabeth Griggs Jones in Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1906
    Event Place: Decatur, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03892; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 27-12
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1739; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 47
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341979
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1375507
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 8, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 8, Decatur, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1739; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 47

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341979

    Genealogy Event 5
    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: 1A; Enumeration District: 27-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 6, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03892; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 27-12

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1962
    Event Place: Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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