Alma Geneva Grissom

Brief Life History of Alma Geneva

When Alma Geneva Grissom was born on 13 January 1875, in Spurger, Tyler, Texas, United States, her father, Thomas Browning Grissom, was 36 and her mother, Almira Jane Dickerson, was 29. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with James Thomas Bostick. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Trinity, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 2, Tyler, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 25 September 1943, in Groveton, Trinity, Texas, United States, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

James Thomas Bostick
1872–1945
Alma Geneva Grissom
1875–1943
Nellie Jane Bostick
1892–1943
John Washington Bostick Sr.
1894–1960

Sources (7)

  • Alma G Bostia, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Jennie Grissom, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
  • Genevive Grissom in entry for John Washington Bostick, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1881

Historical Boundaries: 1881: Trinity, Texas, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex): variant of Grissin, from Old French grison ‘gray’. This surname is now extinct in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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