John Murray Grissom

Brief Life History of John Murray

When John Murray Grissom was born on 28 July 1886, in Vance, North Carolina, United States, his father, Rufus Henry Grissom Sr, was 40 and his mother, Mary Caroline Brummitt, was 35. He married Lois Kittrell Fuller on 5 December 1909, in Henderson, Vance, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Kittrell Township, Vance, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Henderson Township, Vance, North Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 9 March 1944, in Henderson, Vance, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Henderson, Vance, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Murray Grissom
1886–1944
Lois Kittrell Fuller
1891–1981
Marriage: 5 December 1909
Clarice H Grissom
1911–1987
Alma Lorene Grissom
1912–2004
John Maurice Grissom
1915–1989
Ralph Fuller Grissom
1918–2004
Anna GRISSOM
1920–1920
Mary Elizabeth Grissom
1920–1929
Eugene Thomas Grissom
1929–2023

Sources (64)

  • John M Grisson in household of Walter Grisson, "United States Census, 1910"
  • John Murry Grissom, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
  • G M Grissom, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

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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