Grover Grant Tomberlin

Brief Life History of Grover Grant

When Grover Grant Tomberlin was born on 21 June 1887, in Jacks Creek Township, Yancey, North Carolina, United States, his father, William A Tomberlin, was 35 and his mother, Anna Elizabeth Hughes, was 31. He married Elizabeth Ora Williams on 9 June 1910, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Limestone Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1930 and Asheville Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 16 October 1976, in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Canon, Franklin, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Grover Grant Tomberlin
1887–1976
Elizabeth Ora Williams
1888–1926
Marriage: 9 June 1910
Juanita Tomberlin
1911–2002
Beatrice Florence Tomberlin
1916–1992
Joelene Tomberlin
1922–2004
Charles William Tomberlin
1926–1992

Sources (24)

  • Grover G Tomberlin, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Geo Grant Tomberlin, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
  • Grover Grant Tomberlin, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia

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1912 · The Girl Scouts

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Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of English Tomblin .

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

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