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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- 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 "
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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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