Brief Life History of Jesse
When Jesse Grizzle was born on 27 January 1816, in Russell, Virginia, United States, his father, John Grizzle, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Hammond, was 44. He married Nancy Franklin on 1 October 1835, in Russell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Castlewood, Russell, Virginia, United States for about 30 years and Castlewood District, Russell, Virginia, United States in 1900. He died in Russell, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (56)
- Jesse in entry for W. S. Grizzle, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Jepee Grizzle, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jesse in entry for W S Grizzle, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
Spouse and Children
1816– Male
1816–1891 Female
Children (13)
1836–1905 Male
1837–1913 Male
1840–1862 Male
1842–1908 Female
1844–1862 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1774–1857 Male
1771–1843 Female
Siblings (10)
1797– Male
1798–1887 Female
1800–1835 Male
1801– Female
1809–1898 Female
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 3
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 8
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Age 31
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French or Swiss French Grisel ‘gray’ or of its rare variant Grizel.
English (Hertfordshire): nickname from Middle English (Old French) grisel ‘gray(-haired)’, also used as a term for an old man.
English: occasionally perhaps from the Middle English female personal name Grisil(d) (perhaps of ancient Germanic origin), but it is attested very rarely in medieval England and probably too late to be the source of a surname in the English Midlands. It was made familiar through the heroine of Chaucer's Clerk's Tale, a re-writing of an Italian folk tale in versions by Boccaccio and Petrarch, but the personal name is earlier than the publication of Chaucer's work.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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