Effie Azelia Grissom

Female13 July 1926–

Brief Life History of Effie Azelia

When Effie Azelia Grissom was born on 13 July 1926, in Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States, her father, Elmer Miles Grissom, was 35 and her mother, Ruth Cleveland Pace, was 33. She lived in Hardin, Tennessee, United States in 1935 and Beat 2, Tippah, Mississippi, United States in 1940.

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Family Time Line

Elmer Miles Grissom
1890–1969
Ruth Cleveland Pace
1893–1929
Eddie Earl Grissom
1912–1992
Nannie Mae Grissom
1914–2006
Gertrude Lona Grissom
1916–1981
Emma Grissom
1918–
Letha Virginia Grissom
1919–2000
Bessie M Grissom
1920–
Kelsie Miles Grissom
1921–1985
James W  Grissom
1923–
Carl Elmer Grissom
1924–
Effie Azelia Grissom
1926–
Edna E Grissom
1927–

Sources (2)

  • E Angelia Grissom, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Azeala Grissam in household of Elmer Grissam, "United States Census, 1930"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (11)

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World Events (7)

1927

Age 1

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1931 · The Parthenon is Built

Age 5

In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built  giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for. 

1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space

Age 32

Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.

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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