GEORGE WASHINGTON GRISHAM
BORN: 1856, Tishomingo County, MS
DIED: 1936
PARENTS: Andrew Jackson Grisham,
and Gillie Mason nee Olive
Wife: Amanda PATTERSON
21. George Washington GRISHAM (4.Andrew2,
1.George1) married
Amanda PATTERSON on 11 November, 1883, in Tippah County , MS, (Bk
4:p. 140 G). Amanda PATTERSON was born in 1864 and died in
1936. Both Amanda and George were buried in the
Lebanon Cemetery, in Prentiss County , MS.
In 1870 the orphaned George (age 14) lived with
his older brother, Ephraim, in Booneville, Prentiss County ,
MS. George lived around Wheeler, Baldwyn, and Blackland, MS. He was
enumerated in Tippah County , MS in the 1900 Census.
Amanda was a younger sister of Elizabeth
"Betty" Patterson who married Ephraim Grisham, an
older brother of George Washington.
Children:
58. i James Arthur "Jim"
GRISHAM born 1885.
59. ii Pearlie GRISHAM born 16
April, 1887.
60. iii Boyd GRISHAM born 1893/91.
61. iv Marshall "Mark" GRISHAM
born 19 January, 1895.
v Ada
"Bessie" GRISHAM born __ August, 1897, married Arthur
HALL. Bessie had two children. She and her family moved to Itawamba
County in the 1930's, and she died there sometime later.
62. vi Richard Roy GRISHAM born 31
March, 1900.
63. vii John F. GRISHAM born 1902.
64. viii Gillie GRISHAM.
1860 CENSUS RECORDS
Andrew Jackson Grisham, Sr. and Gillie (Olive)
(Mason) were enumerated on 20 June, 1860, at Blackland Post Office,
Tishomingo County, MS, Pg. 34, Visit and Family Nos. 223/223.
|
SURNAME, Given Name |
Age |
M
of
F |
Occupation |
Value
or
Worth |
Place
of
Birth |
|
Grisham, A. J. |
44 |
M |
Farmer |
$800/
$1200 |
VA |
|
Grisham, Gillie |
38 |
F |
.
|
.
|
NC |
|
Grisham,
Ephraim |
17 |
M |
Laborer |
.
|
TN |
|
Grisham, Matilda J. |
16 |
F |
.
|
.
|
TN |
|
Grisham, Martha A. |
14 |
F |
.
|
.
|
TN |
|
Grisham, James L. |
11 |
M |
.
|
.
|
MS |
|
Grisham, Rachel |
9 |
F |
.
|
.
|
MS |
|
Grisham, Andrew J. |
7 |
M |
.
|
.
|
MS |
|
Grisham, G. W. |
4 |
M |
.
|
.
|
MS |
1870 Census Records
Prentiss County, MS
Post Office: Boonville
Dwelling No. and Family No.: 189
Family of Ephraim "Eaf" Grisham and Elizabeth
"Bettie" Patterson
with 3 younger brothers of Ephraim
|
NAME |
AGE |
SEX |
COLOR |
OCCUPATION |
VALUE REAL ESTATE |
VALUE PERSONAL ESTATE |
BIRTH PLACE |
|
Grisham, Ephraim |
28 |
M |
W |
Farmer |
$800 |
$400 |
MS |
|
Elizabeth |
24 |
F |
W |
Keep House |
. |
. |
MS |
|
Jackson |
16 |
M |
W |
. |
. |
. |
MS |
|
George |
14 |
M |
W |
. |
. |
. |
MS |
|
Richard |
9 |
M |
W |
. |
. |
. |
MS |
|
William J. |
3 |
M |
W |
. |
. |
. |
MS |
|
Manerva R. |
1 |
F |
W |
. |
. |
. |
MS |
Jackson (Andrew Jackson Grisham, Jr.), George (George
Washington Grisham) and Richard (Richard Robert Grisham) were
the younger orphaned brothers of Ephraim.
SOURCES
Gurney, Bill, "Cemeteries of Prentiss County,
MS."
Perry, Jane
The Prentiss County Historical Association, "Grisham,
Andrew Jackson & Descendants, F146" by Eudora Grisham Kemp from
"History of Prentiss County, Mississippi."
1860 US Census, Tishomingo County, MS
1870 US Census, Prentiss County, MS.
ANDREW JACKSON GRISHAM & GILLIE OLIVE (MAS0N)
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