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Capt Greenberry Thornton Griggs

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Capt Greenberry Thornton Griggs

Birth
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Death
13 Aug 1898 (aged 53)
Burial
Martinsville, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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His father was Franklin Griggs of Henry County, VA.
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Greenbury was a Confederate Soldier
CO A
57th Infantry Regiment
VA TROOPS
C. S. A.
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He was also in:
CO H
47th Infantry Regiment
Kempers Brigade
Longstreets Corps
VA TROOPS
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He was only 16 years old when the War broke out and he enlisted.
He was captured before Appomattox and held prisoner at Johnsons Island and was paroled from there.
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Some of his and Annies' children were:
Lila md. unknown Pitzer
Allie md. J.R. Bell
Louise
Bess
Mary
Rives
John D.
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Greenberry Thornton Griggs is listed in the DAR Lineage Book - Year 1919 Volume 53.Greenberry Thornton Griggs was the son of Peter Franklin Griggs and Dorothy Clanton. He married Annie Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) in Henry County, Virginia on 19 December 1867.
His father was Franklin Griggs of Henry County, VA.
===
Greenbury was a Confederate Soldier
CO A
57th Infantry Regiment
VA TROOPS
C. S. A.
===
He was also in:
CO H
47th Infantry Regiment
Kempers Brigade
Longstreets Corps
VA TROOPS
===
He was only 16 years old when the War broke out and he enlisted.
He was captured before Appomattox and held prisoner at Johnsons Island and was paroled from there.
===
Some of his and Annies' children were:
Lila md. unknown Pitzer
Allie md. J.R. Bell
Louise
Bess
Mary
Rives
John D.
===
Greenberry Thornton Griggs is listed in the DAR Lineage Book - Year 1919 Volume 53.Greenberry Thornton Griggs was the son of Peter Franklin Griggs and Dorothy Clanton. He married Annie Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) in Henry County, Virginia on 19 December 1867.


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