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William Edward Grigg 1860–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1860

Birth Location: Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 July 1936

Death Location: Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Richardson Grigg

Mother: Catherine Jones

Spouse(s): Harriet Elam, Amanda Vincent

Children(s): Samuel Grigg

William Edward Grigg was born in 1860 in Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA, the child of Richardson C Grigg And Catherine Jones. In 1870, William Edward Grigg resided in La Grange, Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA. William Edward Grigg married Amanda Ellen Vincent, Harriet Elizabeth Elam, and had children including Samuel Richardson Grigg. William Edward Grigg passed away in 1936 in Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Edward Grigg was born in 1860 in Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA, the child of Richardson C Grigg And Catherine Jones.
  • In 1870, William Edward Grigg resided in La Grange, Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA.
  • William Edward Grigg married Amanda Ellen Vincent, Harriet Elizabeth Elam, and had children including Samuel Richardson Grigg.
  • William Edward Grigg passed away in 1936 in Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richardson Grigg
1808–1892
Birth Location: Lawndale, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Catherine Jones
1819–1897
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
CJ

Spouses(s)

Harriet Elam
1869–1895
Birth Location: LaGrange Township, Bond County, Illinois, United States
HE
Amanda Vincent
1890–1923
Birth Location: West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
AV

Children(s)

Samuel Grigg
1888–1971
Birth Location: Upland, Dickinson, Kansas, USA
SG

William Grigg's Ancestors

Self
William Grigg
1860–1936
Birth Place: Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA
Parents
Richardson C. Grigg
1808–1892
Lawndale, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Catherine Jones
1819–1897
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
BURWELL (GRIGG) 4
1765–1835
Dinwiddie, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Labia Elam
1767–1839
Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Pleasant Jones
1782–1848
Albemarle Co., Virginia
Sarah ('Sallie' L.) Osborn
1793–1870
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Griggs
1732–1815
Nancy Webb..
1736–1800
Joel ggf
1736–1799
Phoebe Hill
1744–1785
John Jones
1750–1841
Catherine Blankenship
1800–
Eleanor Ewing
1765–
*Alexander Osborne
1763–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Grigg
1689–1726
Mary Ford
1712–1782
Isaac Webb
1709–1760
Frances Barber
1716–1782
John (C2MMMMMM)
1706–1788
Martha Dudley
1695–1774
William Hill
1712–1757
Phoebe Branch
1712–1785
James Jones
1724–1771
Frances Mason
1727–1790

William Grigg's Descendants

1.
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William (Edward) Grigg (11 Mar 1860–12 July 1936) m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Elam (14 Jan 1869–25 Mar 1895) m. Amanda (Ellen) Vincent (5 Feb 1890–19 Dec 1923)
  1. 1. Samuel (Richardson) Grigg 1888–1971 m. Maggie (T) Grigg 1900– m. Rebecca Acklin 1886–1974
    1. 1. Joseph (William) Grigg 1924–2006 m. Lorine (Emma Jane) Gray 1929–1998
      1. 1. Joe (Lee) Grigg 1947–2018

William Grigg's Timeline

10 Records

1860
May 22, 1860
Birth of William Edward Grigg in Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA
Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA
1860
11 Mar 1860
Birth of William Edward Grigg in Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA
Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
William Edward Grigg resided here in La Grange, Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA
La Grange, Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
William Edward Grigg resided here in Zion, Bond, Illinois, USA
Zion, Bond, Illinois, USA
1885
Apr 14, 1885
Age 25
William Edward Grigg was married in Chapman, Kansas
Chapman, Kansas
1895
29 May 1895
Age 35
William Edward Grigg was married in Bond, Illinois, United States
Bond, Illinois, United States
1910
1910
Age 50
William Edward Grigg resided here in St Louis Ward 3, Saint Louis City, Missouri, USA
St Louis Ward 3, Saint Louis City, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
William Edward Grigg resided here in Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA
Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA
1936
12 July 1936
Age 76
Death of William Edward Grigg in St Louis, Missouri
St Louis, Missouri
1936
12 July 1936
Age 76
Death of William Edward Grigg in Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 22, 1860
    Event Place: Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1860
    Event Place: Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri; Roll: T625_947; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 155
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Zion, Bond, Illinois; Roll: 176; Page: 186D; Enumeration District: 067
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, Saint Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T624_812; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374825

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 14, 1885
    Event Place: Chapman, Kansas

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 May 1895
    Event Place: Bond, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: La Grange, Woburn, Bond, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Zion, Bond, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Zion, Bond, Illinois; Roll: 176; Page: 186D; Enumeration District: 067

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: St Louis Ward 3, Saint Louis City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, Saint Louis City, Missouri; Roll: T624_812; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1374825

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sainte Genevieve, Ste Genevieve, Missouri; Roll: T625_947; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 155

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1936
    Event Place: St Louis, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1936
    Event Place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jennings, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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