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Thomas Elsworth Grissom 1852 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 August 1852

Birth Location: French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 25 September 1915

Death Location: Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John (Grisham)

Mother: Ruth Hopper

Spouse(s): Margaret Eager

Children(s): John Grissom

Thomas Elsworth Grissom was born in 1852 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of John Delaney Grissom (Grisham) and Ruth Jane Hopper. Thomas Elsworth Grissom married Margaret Eager, and had children including John Wesley Grissom. Thomas Elsworth Grissom passed away in 1915 in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Elsworth Grissom was born in 1852 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of John Delaney Grissom (Grisham) and Ruth Jane Hopper.
  • Thomas Elsworth Grissom married Margaret Eager, and had children including John Wesley Grissom.
  • Thomas Elsworth Grissom passed away in 1915 in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Thomas Grissom's Ancestors

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Thomas Grissom
1852 – 1915
Birth Place: French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
John Delaney Grissom (Grisham)
1824 – 1880
North Carolina
Ruth (Jane) Hopper
1830 – 1900
Orange, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
David Hopper
1790 – 1855
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Anna Miller
1777 – 1855
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hopper
1759 – 1852
Anna Wilson
1764 – 1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hopper
1725 – 1792
Elizabeth Proffitt
1727 – 1829
Joshua Wilson
1740 – 1835
Catherine Hough
1748 – 1820

Thomas Grissom's Descendants

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Thomas (Elsworth) Grissom (25 August 1852 – 25 September 1915) m. Margaret Eager
  1. 1. 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

Thomas Grissom's Timeline

2 Records

1852
25 August 1852
Birth of Thomas Elsworth Grissom in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
1915
25 September 1915
Age 63
Death of Thomas Elsworth Grissom in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 August 1852
    Event Place: French Lick, Orange County, Indiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1915
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America

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