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Ruby Fay Grissom 1912 – 2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 December 1912

Birth Location: Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 6 October 2004

Death Location: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Grissom

Mother: Lula Grissom

Spouse(s): Walter Whitehead

Children(s): Walter Whitehead, Hilda Morgan, John Whitehead, Edd Whitehead

The story of Ruby Fay Grissom began in 1912 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America. In 1935, Ruby Fay Grissom resided in Sh, Hardin, Texas. In 1940, Ruby Fay Grissom resided in Justice P 5, Hardin, Texas, USA. Ruby Fay Grissom married Walter Henry Whitehead, and had children including Walter Leon Whitehead, Hilda Faye Morgan, John H Whitehead, Edd Tom Whitehead. Ruby Fay Grissom passed away in 2004 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruby Fay Grissom began in 1912 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America.
  • In 1935, Ruby Fay Grissom resided in Sh, Hardin, Texas.
  • In 1940, Ruby Fay Grissom resided in Justice P 5, Hardin, Texas, USA.
  • Ruby Fay Grissom married Walter Henry Whitehead, and had children including Walter Leon Whitehead, Hilda Faye Morgan, John H Whitehead, Edd Tom Whitehead.
  • Ruby Fay Grissom passed away in 2004 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Grissom
1870 – 1923
Birth Location: Spurger, Tyler, Texas, United States
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Lula Grissom
1880 – 1971
Birth Location: Tyler, Texas
LG

Spouses(s)

Walter Whitehead
1909 – 1974
Birth Location: Jasper, Texas
WW

Children(s)

Walter Whitehead
1931 – 2013
Birth Location: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
WW
Hilda Morgan
1932 – 2014
Birth Location: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
HM
John Whitehead
1935 – 2008
Birth Location: Texas
JW
Edd Whitehead
1937 – 2009
Birth Location: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
EW

Ruby Grissom's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Grissom
1912 – 2004
Birth Place: Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Thomas E Grissom
1870 – 1923
Spurger, Tyler, Texas, United States
Lula Grissom
1880 – 1971
Tyler, Texas
Grandparents
Thomas (Browning) Grissom
1838 – 1904
Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Almira (Gineva Jane) Dickerson
1845 – 1914
Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Grisham
1801 – 1859
Sarah Browning
1798 – 1853
Lewis Dickerson
1805 – 1861
Milley Hobbs
1817 – 1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Gresham
1753 – 1857
Frances Fanny
– 1840
Martha Vaden
1795 –

Ruby Grissom's Descendants

1.
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Ruby (Fay) Grissom (28 December 1912 – 6 October 2004) m. Walter (Henry) Whitehead (11 Mar 1909 – 13 Aug 1974)
  1. 1. Walter (Leon) Whitehead (19 March 1931 – 5 June 2013)
  2. 2. Hilda (Faye) Morgan (5 November 1932 – 10 March 2014)
  3. 3. John (H) Whitehead (abt 1935 – 5 March 2008) m. Henryetta Whitehead (26 October 1939 – 31 December 2008)
    1. 1. Timothy (Karl) Whitehead (18 November 1959 – 16 December 1986)
  4. 4. Edd (Tom) Whitehead (20 August 1937 – 13 Dec 2009) m. Doyce (Ann) Massingill m. Doyce (Ann) Whitehead (24 November 1938 – 9 February 2018) m. Doyce (Ann) Massingall
    1. 1. Ed (Tom) Whitehead (11 October 1959 – 10 June 2014) m. Diana (Louise) Bass
    2. 2. Cynthia (Ann) Whitehead (4 Sep 1961 – ) m. Roger (L) Gage (abt 1961 – )

Ruby Grissom's Timeline

6 Records

1912
28 December 1912
Birth of Ruby Fay Grissom in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 23
Ruby Fay Grissom resided here in Sh, Hardin, Texas
Sh, Hardin, Texas
1940
1940
Age 28
Ruby Fay Grissom resided here in Justice P 5, Hardin, Texas, USA
Justice P 5, Hardin, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Ruby Fay Grissom resided here in Jasper, Texas, USA
Jasper, Texas, USA
2004
6 October 2004
Age 92
Death of Ruby Fay Grissom in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
2004
10 Oct 2004
Age 92
Burial of Ruby Fay Grissom in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 December 1912
    Event Place: Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04051; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 100-7
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Beaumont Enterprise; Publication Date: 12/ Oct/ 2004; Publication Place: Beaumont, Texas, USA; BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512596&rfi=6
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jasper, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Hardin, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04051; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 100-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice P 5, Hardin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04051; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 100-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jasper, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jasper, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jasper
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Beaumont Enterprise; Publication Date: 12/ Oct/ 2004; Publication Place: Beaumont, Texas, USA; BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512596&rfi=6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 2004
    Event Place: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Beaumont Enterprise; Publication Date: 12/ Oct/ 2004; Publication Place: Beaumont, Texas, USA; BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512596&rfi=6
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Oct 2004
    Event Place: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Beaumont Enterprise; Publication Date: 12/ Oct/ 2004; Publication Place: Beaumont, Texas, USA; BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512596&rfi=6
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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