GRIGGS FAMILIES OF GILES COUNTY |
1. Peter B Griggs was born on 14 Feb 1821 in Tn. He died on 18 Mar 1904 in Giles Co., Tn. Peter married Mary. Mary was born about 1826 in Tn. They had the following children: 2 F i. Celestia Griggs was born in 1844 in Giles Co., Tn. 3 M ii. Reece Griggs was born in 1846 in Giles Co., Tn. + 4 M iii. Nicholas Griggs was born 29 Feb 1847. He died on 14 Feb 1914. 5 M iv. Jasper Griggs was born in 1847 in Giles Co., Tn. 6 F v. Frances Griggs was born in 1852 in Giles Co., Tn. 7 M vi. John J Griggs was born in 1853 in Giles Co., Tn. 8 F vii. Volney E Griggs was born in 1855 in Giles Co., Tn. 9 F viii. Lutisia C. Griggs was born in 1858 in Giles Co., Tn. Second Generation 4. Nicholas Griggs (Peter B) was born 29 Feb 1847 in Giles Co., Tn. He died on 14 Feb 1914 in Giles Co., Tn. He was buried in Kedron Cemetery. Nicholas married Sally Lucretia "Tish" Lawhorn. Sally was born on 1 Jul 1847 in Giles Co., Tn. She died on 20 Oct 1911 in Giles Co., Tn. She was buried in Kedron Cemetery. They had the following children: 10 M i. James W. Griggs was born in 1868 in Tn. 11 M ii. William N Griggs was born in 1871 in Tn. 12 M iii. Jonas P Griggs was born in 1873 in Tn. 13 M iv. John T Griggs was born in 1874 in Lee Co., Miss. + 14 M v. Ernest Leonard "Len" Griggs was born on 1 Mar 1875. He died on 5 Aug 1955. + 15 F vi. Louella Augusta Griggs was born in 1878. 16 M vii. Edgar Potter Griggs was born on 18 Apr 1886 in Giles Co., Tn. He died on 3 Oct 1952 in Giles Co., Tn. He was buried in Kedron Cemetery. + 17 M viii. Henry Aymett Griggs was born in 1888. He died in 1956. 18 F ix. Rebecca Griggs was born on 1 Aug 1890 in Giles Co., Tn. She died on 1 Jul 1935 in Giles Co., Tn. She was buried in Kedron Cemetery. Rebecca married James Edwards son of John Wesley Edwards and Julia Fannie Smith on 7 Jan 1924 in Giles Co., Tn. James was born on 5 Jan 1891 in Giles Co., Tn. He died on 8 Feb 1944 in Giles Co., Tn. He was buried in Kedron Cemetery. Third Generation 14. Ernest Leonard "Len" Griggs (Nicholas, Peter B) was born on 1 Mar 1875 in Lee Co., Miss. He died on 5 Aug 1955 in Giles Co., Tn. He was buried in Kedron Cemetery. Ernest married Geraldeen Edwards daughter of John Wesley Edwards and Julia Fannie Smith. Geraldeen was born on 26 Sep 1884 in Giles Co., Tn. She died on 20 Dec 1966 in Giles Co., Tn. She was buried in Kedron Cem. Giles Co., Tn. They had the following children: 19 F i. Mable Elise Griggs was born on 13 Aug 1912 in Giles Co., Tn. She died on 9 Jan 1988 in Giles Co., Tn. Mable married Marvin Hughes. 20 F ii. Beatrice Griggs was born on 11 Mar 1906 in Giles Co., Tn. She died on 3 Dec 1997 in Giles Co., Tn. Beatrice married Joe Ed Hughes. 21 M iii. Willie Leonard Griggs. Willie married (1) Razzie Garner on 29 May 1937 in Giles Co., Tn. Willie married (2) Ivalene Virginia Tucker. Ivalene was born about 1927 in Giles Co., Tn. She died on 29 Sep 2001 in Giles Co., Tn. 15. Louella Augusta Griggs (Nicholas, Peter B) was born in 1878 in Lee Co., Miss. Louella married John Wesley Edwards son of James M Edwards and Harriet Overton Childress on 18 Sep 1904 in Giles Co., Tn. John was born on 3 Sep 1841 in Giles Co., Tn. He died on 28 Sep 1924 in Giles Co., Tn. He was buried in Claud Cemetery Lester Station. They had the following children: 22 F i. Rachel Louticia Edwards was born on 23 Oct 1908 in Giles Co., Tn. She died on 6 Apr 1998 in Giles Co., Tn. Rachel married (1) James Ozro Miller on 13 Dec 1925 in Giles Co., Tn. James was born in 1907 in Giles Co., Tn. He died on 18 Jun 1952 in Giles Co., Tn. Rachel married (2) Fletcher Rainey son of Sam Rainey and Susan Englett. Fletcher was born on 29 Jul 1901 in Giles Co., Tn. He died on 8 Jan 1981 in Giles Co., Tn. He was buried in New Hope Cemetery. 23 F ii. Zelmara Edwards was born on 17 Apr 1911 in Giles Co., Tn. She died on 8 Jul 1998 in Giles Co., Tn. Zelmara married (1) William H. Hurd . William was born on 10 Jun 1911 in Giles Co., Tn. He died on 30 Mar 1977 in Giles Co., Tn. Zelmara married (2) Raymond Miller on 8 Nov 1926 in Giles Co., Tn. 24 F iii. Wesley Edwards was born on 4 Sep 1915 in Giles Co., Tn. She died on 21 Aug 1941 in Giles Co., Tn. Wesley married Carson William Randolph son of Samuel Carson Randolph and Mary Octavia Lee Boston on 17 Aug 1935 in Giles, Tn. Carson was born on 22 Nov 1916 in Giles, Tn. He died on 29 Aug 1988 in Dellrose, Tn. 17. Henry Aymett Griggs (Nicholas, Peter B) was born in 1888 in Giles Co., Tn. He died in 1956 in Giles Co., Tn. He was buried in Kedron Cemetery. Henry married Mable Edwards daughter of John Wesley Edwards and Julia Fannie Smith. Mable was born in 1888 in Giles Co., Tn. She died in 1983 in Giles Co., Tn. She was buried in Kedron Cemetery. They had the following children: 25 M i. Garland Griggs. |
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