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Thomas Albert Grissom 1836 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1836

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 27 December 1904

Death Location: North Carolina, USA

Father: Stephen Grissom

Mother: Vicky Hall

Spouse(s): Martha Shaw

Children(s): William Grissom, Jesse Grissom, Laura Grissom, Emmet Grissom, Harris Grissom, Ida Grissom

Thomas Albert Grissom was born in 1836 in North Carolina, the child of Stephen Grissom and Vicky Hall. In 1850, Thomas Albert Grissom resided in District 19, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. Thomas Albert Grissom married Martha Shaw, and had children including William Lee Grissom, Jesse Grissom, Laura L Grissom, Emmet R Grissom, Harris Benjamin Grissom, Ida Louise Grissom. Thomas Albert Grissom passed away in 1904 in North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Albert Grissom was born in 1836 in North Carolina, the child of Stephen Grissom and Vicky Hall.
  • In 1850, Thomas Albert Grissom resided in District 19, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Thomas Albert Grissom married Martha Shaw, and had children including William Lee Grissom, Jesse Grissom, Laura L Grissom, Emmet R Grissom, Harris Benjamin Grissom, Ida Louise Grissom.
  • Thomas Albert Grissom passed away in 1904 in North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Grissom
1765 – 1839
Birth Location: –
SG
Vicky Hall
1806 – 1863
Birth Location: Montgomery Co.
VH

Spouses(s)

Martha Shaw
1838 – 1915
Birth Location: Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
MS

Children(s)

William Grissom
1857 – 1912
Birth Location: Montgomery Co., N.C.
WG
Jesse Grissom
1858 – 1870
Birth Location: North Carolina
JG
Laura Grissom
1861 – 1909
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
LG
Emmet Grissom
1864 – 1930
Birth Location: N. C.
EG
Harris Grissom
1870 – 1941
Birth Location: North Carolina
HG
Ida Grissom
1877 – 1953
Birth Location: Ophir, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
IG

Thomas Grissom's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Grissom
1836 – 1904
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Stephen Grissom
1765 – 1839
Vicky Hall
1806 – 1863
Montgomery Co.
Grandparents
Robert (Grissom) (Unproven)
1744 – 1795
Louisa County, Virginia
Catherine ((Katherine) Dolson) (Unproven)
1749 – 1837
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Dolsen
Elizabeth Buys
1708 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Grissom's Descendants

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Thomas (Albert) Grissom (abt 1836 – 27 December 1904) m. Martha Shaw (25 January 1838 – 11 April 1915)
  1. 1. William (Lee) Grissom (10 Jul 1857 – 19 Sep 1912) m. Olivia Hyatt (25 Oct 1853 – 8 May 1926)
    1. 1. Bessie (L) Grissom (Jun 1884 – )
    2. 2. Hyatt (Albert) Grissom (10 September 1887 – 18 January 1923) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kellerman (29 January 1900 – 21 June 1991)
      1. 1. Hyatt (Albert) Grissom (16 Aug 1919 – 29 Jun 1984) m. Audrey (Laverne) Smith
        1. 1. Dwight (Albert) Grissom (7 Jan 1949 – ) m. Lois (Anne) Harris (5 Jun 1949 – )
    3. 3. Annie (Lee) Grissom (May 1893 – )
  2. 2. Jesse Grissom (abt 1858 – Bef. 1870)
  3. 3. Laura (L) Grissom (28 October 1861 – 15 April 1909) m. Hill
  4. 4. Emmet (R) Grissom (18 Oct 1864 – 14 May 1930) m. Stella Sannders (abt 1869 – 23 Apr 1925) m. Stella Saunders (13 Aug 1868 – 23 Apr 1925)
    1. 1. Harris (T) Grissom (26 Aug 1888 – 25 Sep 1965) m. Marnie Stafford (abt 1890 – )
    2. 2. Sula (J) Grissom (Mar 1891 – )
    3. 3. Mattie (Eula) Grissom (1 Jun 1896 – 26 Feb 1969) m. Daniel (Harrison) Luther (13 Aug 1889 – 16 Sep 1946)
      1. 1. Hoyt Luther (2 Mar 1914 – 12 Aug 2001) m. Callie (Lee) Harvell (18 Mar 1911 – 23 Feb 2002)
        1. 1. Harold (Dean) Luther (12 Sep 1934 – ) m. Sarah Wray (abt 1934 – )
        2. 2. Emma (Jean) Luther (17 Aug 1938 – )
      2. 2. Albert (Franklin) Luther (27 Dec 1917 – 14 Jan 1981) m. Cora (M) Clodfelter (abt 1918 – )
        1. 1. James (Emmitt) Luther (6 Oct 1937 – 28 Apr 1994)
        2. 2. Janie (R) Luther (abt 1939 – )
      3. 3. Moses (Lee) Luther (29 Sep 1931 – ) m. Pansy (Mae) Hilliard (18 Feb 1930 – )
    4. 4. Fate (Kiles) Grissom (18 Feb 1903 – 1 Apr 1981) m. Tommie (Reid) Tucker (abt 1900 – 20 Dec 1971)
      1. 1. Hyatt (Burton) Grissom (abt 1939 – ) m. Shirley (Ann) Stinson (23 Apr 1941 – )
    5. 5. Lenna (L) Grissom (abt 1906 – )
  5. 5. Harris (Benjamin) Grissom (27 Sep 1870 – 29 March 1941) m. Mary Smith (09 Sep 1885 – 8 February 1927)
    1. 1. Ila (Louise) Grissom (1902 – 17 Nov 1994) m. William (Thomas) Wiggs (9 Dec 1900 – 1965)
      1. 1. Miriam (Louise) Wiggs (24 Feb 1923 – ) m. Paul (Jasper) Boyer (14 Nov 1912 – 21 Aug 1988) m. Philip (C) Rice
        1. 1. Philip (Carl) Rice (5 Nov 1941 – 14 Sep 2002)
      2. 2. William (Thomas) Wiggs (5 August 1926 – 26 November 2002) m. Elaine (Lenora) Morris (27 Feb 1931 – )
      3. 3. Richard (Peyton) Wiggs (24 Nov 1929 – 22 Dec 1991) m. Orleane (Frances) Vaughan (15 Apr 1933 – 19 May 1995)
      4. 4. Robert (Louis) Wiggs (1 Nov 1938 – ) m. Janet (Yvonne) Savage (26 Nov 1943 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Ruth) Grissom (2 Dec 1904 – 25 Nov 1975) m. Floyd (B) Whitley (abt 1902 – ) m. Russell (Linwood) Hendrick (27 Oct 1906 – 5 Nov 1962)
      1. 1. Floyd (B) Whitley (12 Jul 1921 – 13 Mar 1996) m. Helen (R) Smith (29 Dec 1922 – 6 Apr 2010)
      2. 2. Godfry (T) Whitley (11 Jan 1924 – 19 Apr 2003)
      3. 3. Wanda (M) Whitley (17 Feb 1926 – 24 Aug 1992)
      4. 4. Bernice (D) Whitley (abt 1930 – ) m. Gerald (Lee) Julian (abt 1925 – )
    3. 3. Essie (Thomas) Grissom (15 Sep 1907 – 26 Jun 2001)
    4. 4. James (Albert) Grissom (16 Dec 1908 – 26 April 1976) m. Mary (Jane) Trexler (5 Jul 1911 – 11 Aug 1982)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Grissom (20 Aug 1934 – ) m. Jackson (Lee) Barringer (7 Sep 1934 – 28 Nov 1959)
    5. 5. Beaulah Grissom (29 Dec 1910 – 20 May 2005) m. Mahaley
    6. 6. Edward (Lee) Grissom (03 Mar 1913 – 18 Jun 1913)
    7. 7. Sarah Grissom (18 Apr 1914 – 24 Nov 1962)
    8. 8. Esther (Catherine) Grissom (25 Mar 1916 – 20 Mar 2006)
    9. 9. Harris (Benjamin) Grissom (14 November 1919 – 19 February 2010) m. Virginia (Beaver) Plott (6 September 1916 – abt 2006)
      1. 1. Karen (Elaine) Grissom (15 October 1947 – 21 July 1988)
    10. 10. Wm (Edward) Grissom (3 Jun 1921 – 31 Mar 1990)
    11. 11. Hyatt (Percy) Grissom (17 Jun 1923 – 8 Feb 1992)
  6. 6. Ida (Louise) Grissom (19 March 1877 – 17 June 1953) m. Matthew (Percival) Bancroft (abt 1875 – )
    1. 1. Thelma Bancroft (22 Dec 1903 – 14 Nov 1998) m. John (Francis) Fairand (29 Jun 1901 – 9 Sep 1963)
    2. 2. Mathew (P. Bancroft) Jr. (02 Aug 1905 – 06 Jan 1916)
    3. 3. Ruth Bancroft (14 Sep 1910 – 9 Sep 1968) m. Forrest (Elmo) Perrin (4 May 1910 – Jan 1987)
      1. 1. Barbara Perrin (14 Nov 1938 – ) m. Robert (Wesley) Vance (28 Sep 1926 – )
      2. 2. Forrest (Elmo) Perrin (11 Nov 1940 – 16 Jan 2003) m. Barbara (Ray) Smith (7 Sep 1942 – )
        1. 1. Perrin
        2. 2. Perrin
      3. 3. Kenneth (Lee) Perrin (25 Apr 1947 – ) m. Nancy (Marie) Ward (30 Oct 1949 – )
      4. 4. Jean (Bancroft) Perrin
    4. 4. May Bancroft (14 Sep 1910 – 10 Feb 1981)
    5. 5. Evan (Scott) Bancroft (6 August 1911 – 3 February 2006) m. Mildred (Barbara) Shackelford (22 January 1915 – 21 March 2006)
    6. 6. Olivia Bancroft (25 Feb 1913 – 18 Mar 1992)
    7. 7. Robert (L) Bancroft (14 September 1914 – 13 January 1962) m. Mildred (I) Haislip (27 February 1922 – 27 February 1975)
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Bancroft (20 May 1941 – 2 May 2005)
    8. 8. Albert (E) Bancroft (24 May 1917 – 10 Nov 1992)
    9. 9. Martha Bancroft (23 Jul 1919 – 21 Jul 1983) m. Manfred (Marcellus) Mashburn (31 Dec 1914 – 14 Feb 1974)

Thomas Grissom's Timeline

11 Records

1834
28 August 1834
Birth of Thomas Albert Grissom in Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
1836
abt 1836
Birth of Thomas Albert Grissom in North Carolina
North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 14
Thomas Albert Grissom resided here in District 19, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
District 19, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
1856
29 Sep 1856
Age 20
Thomas Albert Grissom was married in Randolph, North Carolina
Randolph, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 24
Thomas Albert Grissom resided here in Western Division, Randolph, North Carolina
Western Division, Randolph, North Carolina
1860
1860
Age 24
Thomas Albert Grissom resided here in Western Division, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Western Division, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 34
Thomas Albert Grissom resided here in Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 34
Thomas Albert Grissom resided here in Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 44
Thomas Albert Grissom resided here in Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
1904
27 December 1904
Age 68
Death of Thomas Albert Grissom in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1904
11 Jul 1904
Age 68
Thomas Albert Grissom - Probate in Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 August 1834
    Event Place: Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina; Roll: 973; Family History Film: 1254973; Page: 171B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 0339
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1149; Page: 447B; Image: 261; Family History Library Film: 552648
    [4] North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1836
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Randolph, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 19, Wilson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western Division, Randolph, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western Division, Randolph, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1149; Page: 447B; Image: 261; Family History Library Film: 552648

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ophir, Montgomery, North Carolina; Roll: 973; Family History Film: 1254973; Page: 171B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 0339

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Randolph County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1904
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1771-1943; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Guilford County); Probate Place: Guilford, North Carolina
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1904
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1771-1943; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Guilford County); Probate Place: Guilford, North Carolina
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