Thomas Granville Massey

Brief Life History of Thomas Granville

When Thomas Granville Massey was born on 25 January 1847, in Landis, Searcy, Arkansas, United States, his father, William H Massey, was 35 and his mother, Mary Ann Hodges, was 22. He married Osina Lusk on 12 June 1867, in Jackson, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Independence, Arkansas, United States for about 1 years and Ruddell Township, Independence, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 11 September 1915, in Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Granville Massey
1847–1915
Osina Lusk
1846–1878
Marriage: 12 June 1867
James William Massey
1868–1948
Sarah Elizabeth Massey
1873–
Massey
1869–1869
Oscar McLain Massey
1871–1954
Thomas P. Massey
1873–1873
Lisbeth M. Massey
1875–1932

Sources (21)

  • William Massey in household of Morgana Massey, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Thomas G Massey, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Thomas Massey, "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950"

World Events (8)

1861

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew . Compare Mace .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from one or more of several places in Normandy, such as Macey (Manche), Massy (Seine-Maritime), Macé-sur-Orne (Orne), and La Ferté Macé (Orne).

English: variant of Marsay (see Marcey ).

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

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