JAMES LEMUEL "LEM" GRISHAM,
JR.
PARENTS: James Lemuel Grisham, Sr. and Margaret
Amanda Jones
WIFE: May Iantha Chumney
JAMES LEMUEL "LEM" GRISHAM, JR.
46. James Lemuel "Lem" GRISHAM, Jr.
(18.James3, 4.Andrew2,
1.George1) was born
25 March, 1876, in Tupelo, Lee County, MS. He was baptized in
September, 1896, by the Blue Ridge Baptist Church, Hamilton County, TX.
Lem was a farmer. He was married to May Iantha CHUMNEY on
6 October, 1901, in Hamilton County, TX, by B. F. White, a Baptist
preacher.
May Iantha CHUMNEY (daughter of George Washington CHUMNEY and Sarah
Virginia "Sally" FERGUSSON) was born 27 December, 1887, in
Hamilton, TX. May was baptized in September, 1909, by
the Blue Ridge Baptist Church, Hamilton County, TX. May
died 21 August, 1962.
Lem died 25 July, 1951, in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, TX, and
was buried: 26 Jul 1951, at Quanah, Hardeman County, TX.
In 1878 Lem came with his parents and older brother, Will,
from Tupelo, MS, to Fannin County, TX. Between 1 June, 1880, 4 July,
1880, Lem's family moved to Blue Ridge, Hamilton County, TX, then
Evant, and back to Blue Ridge where he lived until after he married.
In 1908 Lem and May moved to Medicine Mound in Hardeman
County, TX. They lived many years near Quanah. At his death their home was
in North Groesbeck.
May: 1908 Lem & May moved with their 3 sons
from Hamilton County to Callahan County on a train. "Mrs.
Grisham and children rode as regular passengers. Mr. Grisham
rode in the immigrant's car with household goods, 2 cows, and 4 horses.
They settled in Chillicothe. On Jan. 8, 1915, they moved to Big Valley,
Hardeman County, TX. On 24 Aug., 1925, they bought a farm at Groesbeck,
northwest of Quanah, TX." Another death date for May is
8-24-1961 from "The Story of Hardeman County"
Children:
101. i James Marvin GRISHAM , born 12 November,
1902.
ii Floyd GRISHAM , born 23 April, 1904, Hamilton
County, TX, married Lela Eugenia __?__, who was born 8
January, 1903, and died 15 Jun 1983, in Wilbarger County, TX. Floyd
died 06 August, 1987, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, TX. Floyd
entered a rest home in Wichita Falls, TX about Oct. 1, 1985, according to Carolyn
Gray. He had no children. Floyd went to Vernon in 1916 to
attend business college and later went to work there.
102. iii Hibbit A. "Hib" GRISHAM , born
28 June, 1908.
103. iv Letha Maureen GRISHAM , born 22 December,
1915.
The James Lemuel Grisham Family
1880 Census
Texas, Fannin County,
Super. Dist: 2; ED: #25; JP #3; Census taken 23
June, 1880, by J. N. Fairchild
(The 1880 Census was based on place of residence on 1 June, 1880)
Page 66; Dwelling No. 546; Family No. 575
Birthplace: 1--Individual; 2 -- Father; 3 --Mother
|
NAME |
SEX |
AGE |
Relationship to Head of Household |
Marital Status |
Occupation |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
Grisham, J. L. |
M |
30 |
Head |
M |
Farmer |
MS |
VA |
NC |
|
M. A. |
F |
24 |
Wife |
M |
.
|
AL |
AL |
AL |
|
W. R. |
M |
7 |
Son |
Single |
.
|
MS |
MS |
AL |
|
J. L. |
M |
4 |
Son |
Single |
.
|
MS |
MS |
AL |
|
Ida R. |
F |
1 |
Dau. |
Single |
.
|
TX |
MS |
AL |
1900 Census
Texas, Hamilton County
Super. Dist. #4; Enum. Dist.#82; #: Pct. 1; Twp:Hamilton; Sheet 12B; Pg.
82-12-81
Census was taken June 15, 1900; Dwelling # 230; Family #: 230
|
NAME |
Relationship to Head of Household |
SEX |
Month of
Birth |
Year of
Birth |
Age |
Marital Status |
# Yrs. Married |
|
Grisham, Jas. L., Farmer |
Head |
M |
12 |
1849 |
50 |
M |
27 |
|
Margaret A.
Mother of 9; 8 Living Children |
Wife |
F |
6 |
1855 |
44 |
M |
27 |
|
James L. |
Son |
M |
3 |
1876 |
24 |
S |
.
|
|
Ida R. |
Dau. |
F |
9 |
1878 |
21 |
S* |
.
|
|
Charlie |
Son |
M |
1 |
1881 |
19 |
S |
.
|
|
Jesse A. |
Son |
M |
2 |
1883 |
17 |
S |
.
|
|
Emma H. |
Dau. |
F |
7 |
1886 |
13 |
S |
.
|
|
Addie M. |
Dau. |
F |
3 |
1889 |
11 |
S |
.
|
|
Claudie V. |
Son |
M |
4 |
1891 |
9 |
S |
.
|
Sources
Grisham, James Lemuel "Lem." Jr.
--Newspaper Obituary
Grisham, James Lemuel, Jr. and May Iantha Chumney -- Marriage
Record, Hamilton County, TX, Marriage Record Bk. 4, p. 2.
Neal, Bill, "The Story of Hardeman County," 1966.
Newspaper Obituary
Neal, Bill, "The Story of Hardeman County," 1966.
Crain, Clara Elsie Fergusson
Texas Death Index
JAMES LEMUEL GRISHAM, SR.
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