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John Lafayette Grissom

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John Lafayette Grissom

Birth
Tennessee, USA
Death
31 May 1925 (aged 71)
Hollow Rock, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Hollow Rock, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.0349325, Longitude: -88.2703935
Memorial ID
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John was the son of Thomas W. and Mary Ann Miller Grissom.

He married Mary V. "Cammie" Martin in Carroll CO, TN on October 26, 1878.

John's second wife was Rilda Elmore.

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Obituary published in The Tennessean, Nashville, Davidson CO, TN on Wednesday, July 3, 1925, p. 5, as follows:

John L. Grissam

Hollow Rock, Tenn., June 2., --John L. Grissam, 71, died at his home here Sunday of heart disease and was buried at Prospect cemetery today. The Rev. R. L. Denton of Clarksburg conducted the funeral. Masons were in charge of the burial. Mr. Grissam is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rilda Grissam, and five children: Thomas, of Hickman, Ky., Mrs. Dewey Spellings of Memphis, Mrs. Allen McChristian of Blytheville, Ark., Mrs. J. E. Harper of East Prairie, Mo., and Miss Syble Grissam of Hollow Rock. He was a member of the Christian church.
(transcribed & submitted by PPC, member #47065016.)
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John was the son of Thomas W. and Mary Ann Miller Grissom.

He married Mary V. "Cammie" Martin in Carroll CO, TN on October 26, 1878.

John's second wife was Rilda Elmore.

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Obituary published in The Tennessean, Nashville, Davidson CO, TN on Wednesday, July 3, 1925, p. 5, as follows:

John L. Grissam

Hollow Rock, Tenn., June 2., --John L. Grissam, 71, died at his home here Sunday of heart disease and was buried at Prospect cemetery today. The Rev. R. L. Denton of Clarksburg conducted the funeral. Masons were in charge of the burial. Mr. Grissam is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rilda Grissam, and five children: Thomas, of Hickman, Ky., Mrs. Dewey Spellings of Memphis, Mrs. Allen McChristian of Blytheville, Ark., Mrs. J. E. Harper of East Prairie, Mo., and Miss Syble Grissam of Hollow Rock. He was a member of the Christian church.
(transcribed & submitted by PPC, member #47065016.)
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  • Originally Created by: Helen
  • Added: May 26, 2001
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5484246/john_lafayette-grissom: accessed ), memorial page for John Lafayette Grissom (7 Jan 1854–31 May 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5484246, citing Prospect Cemetery, Hollow Rock, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by PPC (contributor 47065016).