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Ulysses Grant Griggs 1898–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1898

Birth Location: Ashport, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 Jan 1985

Death Location: West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA

Father: Richard Griggs

Mother: Mary Ashmore

Spouse(s): Mary Farmer

Children(s): Pauline Griggs, W.D. Griggs, Dixie Griggs, Mary Griggs

The story of Ulysses Grant Griggs began in 1898 in Ashport, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA. Ulysses Grant Griggs married Mary Alice Farmer, and had children including Dixie Helen Griggs, Edna Orease Griggs, Mary Joy Griggs, Pauline Griggs, Ulysses Grant Griggs, W D Griggs. Ulysses Grant Griggs passed away in 1985 in West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ulysses Grant Griggs began in 1898 in Ashport, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA.
  • Ulysses Grant Griggs married Mary Alice Farmer, and had children including Dixie Helen Griggs, Edna Orease Griggs, Mary Joy Griggs, Pauline Griggs, Ulysses Grant Griggs, W D Griggs.
  • Ulysses Grant Griggs passed away in 1985 in West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA.

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Ulysses Griggs's Ancestors

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Ulysses Griggs
1898–1985
Birth Place: Ashport, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Richard Griggs
1870–1903
Mary (Alice) Ashmore
1875–1925
, Lauderdale, TN, USA
Grandparents
Robert Griggs
1837–
, , TN, USA
Mahala (Caroline) Sherman
1840–
, , TN, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ulysses Griggs's Descendants

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Ulysses (Grant) Griggs (14 Jan 1898–30 Jan 1985) m. Mary (Alice) Farmer (01 Dec 1905–03 Sep 1983)
  1. 1. Pauline Griggs 1922–1998
  2. 2. W.D. Griggs 1923–1923
  3. 3. Dixie (Helen) Griggs 1924–1954 m. Doyle (William) Curran 1923–1992
  4. 4. Mary (Joy) Griggs 1930–2010
    1. 1. Ernest (Porter) Richardson 1948–1966
    2. 2. Judy (Carol) Richardson 1951–1952

Ulysses Griggs's Timeline

2 Records

1898
14 Jan 1898
Birth of Ulysses Grant Griggs in Ashport, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
Ashport, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
1985
30 Jan 1985
Age 87
Death of Ulysses Grant Griggs in West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA
West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Ashport, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1985
    Event Place: West Memphis, Crittenden, Arkansas, USA

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