Susan T. Griffin1

b. 3 December 1855, d. 27 January 1921
Birth*3 December 1855Susan T. Griffin was born on 3 December 1855 in Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia.2 
Marriage*7 July 1872She married Walter Flemming Gorham on 7 July 1872 in Paulding County, Georgia.3,2 
Death*27 January 1921She died on 27 January 1921 in Holly Pond, Cullman County, Alabama, at age 652 
Burial* and was buried in Holly Pond Cemetery, Holly Pond.2 

Family

Walter Flemming Gorham b. 1840, d. 1931
Child 1.Janie Gorham+4,2 b. 6 Jul 1885, d. 13 Jun 1924

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan T (Griffin) Gorham, Memorial# 58346117.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Walton Fleming Gorham, Memorial# 69711233.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Janie (Gorham) McGinnis, Memorial# 58346378.

Zedonia Griffin1

ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*He married, as her first husband, Rachel Heaton, daughter of Daniel Heaton and Ruth Wadsworth.1 

Family

Rachel Heaton b. 1740, d. 1790

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 4, pages 122-123. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Beatrice Waltrude Griffis1,2

b. 1907, d. 1968
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*1907Beatrice Waltrude Griffis was born in 1907.1 
Marriage*31 January 1946She married Paul Jefferson Heaton, son of Ulysses S. Grant Heaton and Clara B. Williams, [on D] in Washington DC.3,4,2 
Death*1968She died in 1968 at about age 611 
Burial* and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Feasterville, Bucks County. We surmise from the gravestone photo that she was buried in Section 523, Block R, Grave #2, and that her husband would join her there n Grave #1 at his death in 1985.3,4 

Family

Paul Jefferson Heaton b. 2 Aug 1904, d. 9 Dec 1985

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Beatrice G. Heaton, Memorial# 108551868. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2035] District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Beatrice Waltrude Griffis, age 38, born about 1908 and Paul Jefferson Heaton on 31 January 1946 in District of Columbia, USA, referencing Film# 002319554. Hereinafter cited as District of Columbia, Marriage Records, 1810-1953.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Beatrice G. Heaton, Memorial# 108551868, with photo of gravestone attached.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Paul Jefferson Heaton, Memorial# 104680688, with photo of gravestone attached.

A. Griffith1

(Witness to Will) Estate George’s will bequeathed 5 shillings to his eldest son Richard Bell, explaining that Richard had already been provided for by his marriage settlement. To his dearly beloved wife Essey Bell alias Archer he bequeathed the remainder of his property whatsoever, real and personal, and all monies, lands and concerns he was entitled to, to be by her divided and disposed of among his younger children as she thinks proper, and should she die without making such dispositions, the same equally between his said younger children. George appointed his said wife sole executrix, and his will was witnessed by George Johnston, Edmond Gould and A. Griffith.1 

Citations

  1. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, George Bell, 1809, Killynure, County Cavan, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.

Ann Griffith1

ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*John Griffith1
Marriage*7 July 1696She married James Heaton, son of Robert Heaton and Alice Ricroft, on 7 July 1696.1 
Relocation*After their marriage, Ann and James Heaton moved to New Jersey where James operated a mill and ferry in Hopewell Township, Burlington County.1 

Family

James Heaton b. 25 Feb 1674/75, d. 1709

Citations

  1. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015.

Ann Griffith1

b. 1744, d. 17 July 1821
Father*Nathaniel Griffith1
Birth*1744Ann Griffith was born in 1744 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*1763She married William Morris, son of Morris Morris and Gwently Thomas, in 1763.1 
(Wife) Death22 April 1821Ann became a widow when William Morris died on 22 April 1821 at age 82.1 
Death*17 July 1821She died at age 77 on 17 July 1821, less than three months after her husband, at the home of their son Isaac in Line Lexington, Bucks County.1 

Family

William Morris b. 1739, d. 22 Apr 1821
Child 1.Isaac Morris+1 b. 1764, d. 13 Sep 1843

Citations

  1. [S2037] Edward Mathews, The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Landsdale, Pennsylvania: Arthur K. Thomas, 1884), Chapter XVI. The children of Gwently Thomas, pages 62-64, William Morris. Hereinafter cited as The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a.

Ellen Griffith1

b. 1820
Birth*1820Ellen Griffith was born in 1820.1 
Marriage*14 August 1850She married, as his second wife, Grant Ford, son of Lloyd Ford Jr. and Mary Wood, on 14 August 1850 in Washington County, Tennessee.1,2 
Census US 1850*7 December 1850Ellen and Grant Ford were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 7 December 1850 in Subdivision 4, Washington County, Tennessee. Grant was 58 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $300, and Ellen was 30 years of age. Grant was unable to read or write. The couple was enumerated with John, their 2-year-old son.3 

Family

Grant Ford b. 1792, d. Jun 1860
Child 1.John Ford3 b. 1848

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZPN-5LN. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S1704] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 14 August 1850 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA, of Grant Ford and Ellen Griffith. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Grant and Ellen Ford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 4, Washington, Tennessee; Roll: 898; Page: 232b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

James Griffith1

(Witness to Will) Estate and LandJames Griffith witnessed the will of John Bell of Killynure, County Cavan, Ireland, on 14 June 1786.1 

Citations

  1. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, John Bell, 1786, Killynure, County Cavan, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.

John Griffith1

Family

Child 1.Ann Griffith1

Citations

  1. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015.

Leslie R. Griffith1

Marriage*15 January 1915He married Ida Marie Cooper, daughter of Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, on 15 January 1915 in Albany, Gentry County, Missouri.1 
(Brother-in-Law) Death18 November 1950Leslie's brother-in-law, Whitney Logan Cooper, was shot and killed by his wife, Viola Irene Cooper, during an argument in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, on 18 November 1950. Whitney was 66 years of age.2,3,4,5 
(Brother-in-Law) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of his brother-in-law's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
____________

Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
____________


According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
____________


And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
____________



The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
____________

Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
____________


Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
____________.6,7
 

Family

Ida Marie Cooper b. Apr 1894

Citations

  1. [S2161] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Miss Ida Marie Cooper and Leslie R. Griffith on 15 January 1915 at Albany, Missouri, USA, referencing Albany Ledger, published on 21 January 1915 in Albany, Missouri, USA, citing https://www.newspapers.com/image/211795760/,0.39514574,0.9574984,0.49285746&xid=3398. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969.
  3. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  4. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  7. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.

Nathaniel Griffith1

Family

Child 1.Sarah Griffith1

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, page 647. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Nathaniel Griffith1

Family

Child 1.Ann Griffith+1 b. 1744, d. 17 Jul 1821

Citations

  1. [S2037] Edward Mathews, The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Landsdale, Pennsylvania: Arthur K. Thomas, 1884), Chapter XVI. The children of Gwently Thomas, pages 62-64, William Morris. Hereinafter cited as The Thomas family of Hilltown, Bucks County, Penn'a.

Sarah Griffith1

ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Nathaniel Griffith1
Marriage*15 November 1749She married Robert Heaton, son of Robert Heaton and Margaret Davis, on 15 November 1749.1 
(Wife) Death1787Sarah became a widow when Robert Heaton died in 1787 at about age 47.2,1 

Family

Robert Heaton b. 24 Nov 1740, d. 1787

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, page 647. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 18, page 646.

Simon Griffith1

Residence*8 December 1806He was identified on 8 December 1806 as of Granard, County Longford, Ireland.1 
(Heir) Estate and LandSimon Griffith was named as an heir in the will of John Bell of Creevy, dated 08 December 1806. John gave him his title to the two fields of the lands of Cartrons in County Longford now in Simon's possession containing 6 acres, and also his wearing apparel.1 

Citations

  1. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, John Bell, 1806, Creevy, County Longford, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.

Susanna Griffith1,2

b. 1681, d. 30 December 1770
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*1681Susanna Griffith was born in 1681 in England.3 
Marriage*She married first James Carter in Pennsylvania.3 
(Wife) Deathbefore 3 November 1720Susanna became a widow when James Carter died.1 
Marriage*3 November 1720She married second, as his second wife, Robert Heaton, son of Robert Heaton and Alice Ricroft, on 3 November 1720 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.4,5,6 
Children*May 1721Susanna and Robert Heaton were disciplined by the Society of Friends for delivering a full-term child six months after their marriage. No information about the child was found in the meeting records.2 
(Wife) Death17 March 1743Susanna became a widow when Robert Heaton Jr. died on 17 March 1743.2,1 
Death*30 December 1770She died on 30 December 1770 in Bucks County.1 

Family 1

James Carter b. 1675, d. b 3 Nov 1720

Family 2

Robert Heaton Jr. b. 3 Aug 1671, d. 17 Mar 1743

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 18, pages 643-644. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015.
  3. [S1612] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
  4. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, Middletown Monthly Meeting, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Minutes, 1683-1892, transcribing the date of their marriage from the original Quaker entry of "3 of the Ninth 1720" which would have been 3 November 1720. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935.
  5. [S1399] Heaton, online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, noting the date of their marriage as October 1720.
  6. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, Volume I, Chapter 18, pages 643-644, noting the date of their marriage as 6 August 1720.

Gwyneth Merlyn Griffiths1

b. 31 March 1912, d. June 1998
Birth*31 March 1912Gwyneth Merlyn Griffiths was born on 31 March 1912 in Monmouthshire, Wales.1 
Marriage*1935She married Patrick Willoughby Mant Martin, son of Robert Collins Martin and Angela Mary Turner, about 1935 in Somerset County, England.1 
(Wife) DeathSeptember 1983Gwyneth became a widow when Patrick Willoughby Mant Martin died in September 1983 at age 73.1 
Death*June 1998She died in June 1998 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, at age 86.1 

Family

Patrick Willoughby Mant Martin b. 19 Mar 1910, d. Sep 1983

Citations

  1. [S1982] Martin Notcutt, "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification, received 25 April 2020 (e-mail address). . Hereinafter cited as "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification.

John Grigsby1

b. 1790, d. 24 April 1870
Birth*1790John Grigsby was born about 1790.1 
Death*24 April 1870He died on 24 April 1870 at about age 801 
Burial* and was buried in Radnor Cemetery, Radnor, Delaware County, Ohio.1 

Family

Child 1.Mary Jane Grigsby+1,2 b. 27 Feb 1825, d. 2 Mar 1914

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Grigsby, Memorial# 55461977. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Grigsby) Lovitt, Memorial# 53736750.

Mary Jane Grigsby1

b. 27 February 1825, d. 2 March 1914
Father*John Grigsby2,1 b. 1790, d. 24 Apr 1870
Birth*27 February 1825Mary Jane Grigsby was born on 27 February 1825 in Culpeper County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*27 April 1843She married Price Lovitt, son of John William Lovit and Anna Price, on 27 April 1843 in Muskingum County, Ohio.1,3,4 
(Wife) Death7 December 1880Mary Jane became a widow when Price Lovitt died on 7 December 1880 at age 58.3 
Death*2 March 1914She died on 2 March 1914 in Henderson County, Illinois, at age 89 years, 3 days1 
Burial* and was buried near her husband in Terre Haute Cemetery, Terre Haute, Henderson County.1,3 

Family

Price Lovitt b. 22 Feb 1822, d. 7 Dec 1880
Child 1.Marion Lovitt+1,5 b. 20 Jun 1857, d. 11 Jul 1938

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Grigsby) Lovitt, Memorial# 53736750. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Grigsby, Memorial# 55461977.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Price Lovitt, Memorial# 53736747.
  4. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Price Lovitt and Mary Jane Grigsby on 27 April 1843 in Muskingum County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000865137. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Marion Lovitt, Memorial# 60813273.

Lucinda Grimsly1

b. 29 July 1832, d. 8 July 1906
Birth*29 July 1832Lucinda Grimsly was born on 29 July 1832 in Illinois.1,2 
Marriage*10 August 1848She married Joab M. Fanning on 10 August 1848 in Morgan County, Illinois.3,1,4 
Census US 1880*9 June 1880Lucinda and Joab M. Fanning were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 9 June 1880 in Franklin Precinct, Morgan County, Illinois. Joab was 55 years of age and a farmer, and Lucinda was 48 and keeping house. They were enumerated with four of their children in 1880. James L. was 23 and a farmer, Frank was 15, Cora 12, and Bessie 9. The three youngest children had attended school within the year.1 
Census US 1900*1 June 1900Lucinda and Joab, who was enumerated as "Jacob" Fanning, appeared on the 1900 census taken on 1 June 1900 in Nortonville, Morgan County, Illinois. Joab's age was reported as 73, and his birth in May of 1827. He was a farmer how owned his farm, and he had been married 53 years. Lucinda's age was reported as 67, and her birth in July of 1832. She had given birth to 7 children, 6 of whom were living in 1900. Their son James, who was reported to be 35 years of age, and his birth in February of 1863, resided with his parents in 1900 and was a farm worker.5 
Death*8 July 1906She died on 8 July 1906 at age 732 
Burial* and was buried in Providence Cemetery, Franklin, Morgan County, Illinois.2 

Family

Joab M. Fanning b. 27 May 1827, d. 17 Jul 1909
Child 1.Bessie R Fanning+1 b. Dec 1870, d. 12 Mar 1951

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joab M. and Lucinda Fanning, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: 238; Page: 251C; Enumeration District: 173. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucinda (Grimsley) Fanning, Memorial# 108580463. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1600] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1791 to 1850, online at www.ancestry.com, Joab M. Fanning and Lucinda Grimsly, Morgan County, 10 August 1848. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1791 to 1850.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Jacob" and Lucinda Fanning, Nortonville, Morgan, Illinois; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240332, reporting their marriage year as 1847. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of "Jacob" and Lucinda Fanning, Nortonville, Morgan, Illinois; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0106; FHL microfilm: 1240332.

Hannah Aleverinda Grindstaff1

b. 6 January 1867, d. 16 January 1942
Birth*6 January 1867Hannah Aleverinda Grindstaff was born on 6 January 1867 near Sedgewickville, Bollinger County, Missouri.1 
Marriage*9 May 1886She married James Franklin Ellis on 9 May 1886 in Missouri.1,2 
(Wife) Death25 May 1941Hannah became a widow when James Franklin Ellis died on 25 May 1941 at age 76.2 
Death*16 January 1942She died less than eight months later on 16 January 1942 in Sedgewickville, Bollinger County, Missouri, at age 751 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Row 3, Plot 14, of Flatwoods Cemetery, Sedgewickville.1,2 

Family

James Franklin Ellis b. 19 Jan 1865, d. 25 May 1941
Child 1.Kerry Lee Ellis+1,3 b. 2 Sep 1888, d. 16 Sep 1955

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah Aleverinda (Grindstaff) Ellis, Memorial# 104826207. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Franklin “Frank” Ellis, Memorial# 27990929.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Kerry Lee Ellis, Memorial# 104549813.

Martha A. Grooms1

Marriage*She married, as his second wife, Levi Holder.1 
(Wife) Death1862Martha became a widow when Levi Holder died in 1862 of pneumonia, after falling into the Barren River, in Barren County at about age 44.1 

Family

Levi Holder b. 1818, d. 1862

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Levi Holder, Memorial# 73343229. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

John Gross1

Marriage*17 April 1710He married, as her first husband, Hannah Nutting of Cambridge, daughter of Jonathan Nutting and Elizabeth __?__, on 17 April 1710 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S1245] Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: H.O. Houghton and Company, 1877), Nutting Family, pages 615-616. Hereinafter cited as History of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Cambridge Marriages, Volume 2, page 289. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Sophie M. Gross1

b. 16 August 1884
Birth*16 August 1884Sophie M. Gross was born on 16 August 1884 in Nordborg, Sønderborg County, Denmark.2 
Name VariationHer full name was Sophie Marie Gross.2 
Marriage*16 November 1927She married Niels Lauritz Nyboe, son of Lauritz Nyboe and Henrietta Christensen, on 16 November 1927 in Los Angeles County, California.1,2 
Census US 1930*12 April 1930Mary S. and Nels Nyboe were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 12 April 1930 at 210 South Olive, Anaheim, Orange County, California. Nels was recorded as 43 years of age, although he was actually age 56, and Mary was recorded as 39 years of age, although she was actually age 45. They reported being ages 37 and 33 at their marriage, although they were actually ages 54 and 43 years, respectively. They rented their home for $25 per month and owned a radio, and Nels worked for wages as an Evaporator in a By-Products company.3 
Naturalization4 June 1940Her husband's Declaration of Intention for himself and Sophie to become citizens of the United States of America was filed on 4 June 1940 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California.2 
Residence*5 June 1940Sophie and Niels had no children and lived at 306 E. Alberta, Anaheim, Orange County, California.2 
Naturalization*14 May 1943When their citizenship was awarded on 14 May 1943 by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division, at Los Angeles, they were still living at 306 E. Alberta, Anaheim.2,4 

Family

Niels Lauritz Nyboe b. 16 May 1873

Citations

  1. [S1726] California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Nels Nyboe and Sophie M Gross on 16 November 1927 in Los Angeles County, California, USA, referencing California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com; digital images. Hereinafter cited as California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980.
  2. [S2155] California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, petition for naturalization of Niels Lauritz Nyboe, machine operator, age 67, born on 16 May 1873 in Måbjerg, Denmark , petition dated 4 June 1940 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California, wife's name Marie Sofie Nyboe, born on 16 August 1884 in Nordborg, Denmark, married on 12 November 1927 in Los Angeles, California, entered the United States at New York, New York on 28 October 1927, no children and both reside at 306 E. Alberta, Anaheim, Orange County, California, citing Declaration# 2014 , and referencing the National Archives at Riverside; Riverside, California; Petitions For Naturalization, 1887 - 1991; NAI Number: 594890; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: 21. Hereinafter cited as California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999.
  3. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Nels and Mary S. Nyboe, Year: 1930; Census Place: Anaheim, Orange, California; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2339915. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2477] U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), online at www.ancestry.com, naturalization of Nels Nyboe, age 69, born about 1874; citizenship awarded on 14 May 1943 in the District Court of California, referencing The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Naturalization Index Cards of the U.S. District Court For the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1915-1976 (M1525); Microfilm Serial: M1525; Microfilm Roll: 83. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project).

Cecile Ground1

b. 25 November 1905
Birth*25 November 1905Cecile Ground was born on 25 November 1905.2 
Marriage*5 July 1922She married Carroll Schildt on 5 July 1922 in Browning, Glacier County, Montana.3,1 
Census Indian Rolls*31 December 1936Cecile (Ground) Schildt was enumerated with her husband, Carroll Schildt, and their children on the Indian census taken on 31 December 1936 on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana. Carroll was 37 years of age with 1/2 degree of Indian blood, and Cecile was 31 years of age with 5/8 degree of Indian blood. Five children were enumerated with the couple in 1936, all of whom were recorded with 9/16 degree of Indian blood: Nellie M. was 13 years old, born on 8 May 1923; Emoreen, who was recorded as "Emory", was 12 years old, born on 17 October 1924; Earl J. was 6 years old, born on 6 June 1930; Eileen M. was 2 years old, born on 8 March 1934; and Evelyn J. was 1 year old and had been born on 27 September 1935.2 

Family

Carroll Schildt b. 12 Aug 1899
Child 1.Emoreen Schildt+1 b. 17 Oct 1924, d. Oct 1965

Citations

  1. [S2144] Montana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1943-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 8 November 1954 in Conrad, Pondera County, Montana, USA, of Clair Mallo of Cut Bank, age 46, divorced, his second marriage, born on 8 December 1907 in Chippewa, Wisconsin to Frank Mallo and Della Grenier, married Emoreen Barbaria, age 29, divorced, her second marriage, born on 17 October 1925 in Browning, Montana to Carl S. Schildt and Cecile Ground, citing Certificate# 54 370135, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana, Montana State Marriage Records, 1943-1986. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1943-1988.
  2. [S2154] U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Carroll Schildt, age 37; Relationship: Head; Tribe: Blackfeet (Blackfoot); Year: 1936; Roll: M595_11; Page: 315; Line: 8; Agency: Blackfeet. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940.
  3. [S2094] Montana U.S. County Marriage Records, 1865-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 July 1922 in Browning, Glacier, Montana, USA of Carroll Schildt, age 22, son of Andrew H Schildt and Nellie Bullshield, married Cecile Ground, daughter of John Ground and Mary Guardipee, referencing Film# 001902879, DGS# 004351306. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1993.

Elizabeth Ann Groves1,2

b. 31 August 1865, d. 1 July 1933
Father*William Groves3,2 b. 1828
Mother*Hannah Dobson3,2 b. 1832
Birth*31 August 1865Elizabeth Ann Groves was born on 31 August 1865 in Morgan County, Illinois.4,5,6 
Name VariationShe was called Lizzie.4 
Marriage*1886She married John R. Allen, son of Peter Allan and Jane Dunlap, in 1886.4 
Name-SpellingsThis family's surname was spelled in records as both ALLEN and Allan.4,7,8,6,9 
Death*1 July 1933She died on 1 July 1933 in Morgan County, Illinois, at age 676,2 
Burial* and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan County.6 

Family

John R. Allen b. 20 Jul 1862, d. 14 Aug 1940
Child 1.Jennie Belle Allen4 b. 5 Nov 1886, d. 10 Apr 1911

Citations

  1. [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, John R. Allan, birth on 22 July 1862 in Morgan County, Illinois, death on 14 August 1940 in Morgan County, Illinois, spouse Elizabeth "Lewis". Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.
  2. [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, Elizabeth Ann Allan, birth on 31 August 1865 in Morgan County, Illinois, death on 1 July 1933 at Road District 6 in Morgan County, Illinois, residence at R.R.L, Jacksonville, spouse John R. Allan, father William Groves, born England, and mother Hannah Dobson, born England, referencing FHL Film Number: 1675013.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Hannah Groves, Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: M593_263; Page: 579B; Family History Library Film: 545762. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John R. and Lizzie A. Allen, Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1240331. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, Elizabeth Ann Allan, birth on 31 August 1865 in Morgan County, Illinois, death on 1 July 1933 at Road District 6 in Morgan County, Illinois, residence at R.R.L, Jacksonville, spouse John R. Allan, father Williams Groves, born England, and mother Hannah Dobson, born England, referencing FHL Film Number: 1675013.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth Ann (Groves) Allan, Memorial# 100542517. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, Berry S. Heaton and Jennie Belle Allan, Morgan County, 1909, referencing Film Number: 001317644. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jennie B. (Allen) Heaton, Memorial# 101677869.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John R. Allan, Memorial# 26379854.

William Groves1

b. 1828
Birth*1828William Groves was born about 1828 in England.1 
Marriage*He married Hannah Dobson.1 

Family

Hannah Dobson b. 1832
Child 1.Elizabeth Ann Groves+1,2 b. 31 Aug 1865, d. 1 Jul 1933

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Hannah Groves, Lynnville, Morgan, Illinois; Roll: M593_263; Page: 579B; Family History Library Film: 545762. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, Elizabeth Ann Allan, birth on 31 August 1865 in Morgan County, Illinois, death on 1 July 1933 at Road District 6 in Morgan County, Illinois, residence at R.R.L, Jacksonville, spouse John R. Allan, father William Groves, born England, and mother Hannah Dobson, born England, referencing FHL Film Number: 1675013. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.

Charity Grubb1

b. 29 September 1687, d. 27 November 1761
Father*John Grubb2
Mother*Frances Vane2
Birth*29 September 1687Charity Grubb was born on 29 September 1687.1 
Marriage*24 October 1706She married Richard Beeson, son of Edward Beeson and Rachel Pennington, on 24 October 1706 in Pennsylvania.1,2 
Death*27 November 1761She died on 27 November 1761 in Guilford County, North Carolina, at age 74.1 

Family

Richard Beeson b. 10 Oct 1684, d. 1 Jan 1777
Children 1.Benjamin Beeson+1
 2.Richard Beeson+3 d. 1748
 3.William Beeson+3 b. 30 Jan 1722, d. 18 Dec 1760

Citations

  1. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968), pages 8-9. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.
  2. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, page 4.
  3. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, page 8.

John Grubb1

Marriage*He married Frances Vane.1 

Family

Frances Vane
Child 1.Charity Grubb+1 b. 29 Sep 1687, d. 27 Nov 1761

Citations

  1. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968), page 4. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.

Mary D. H. Grubb1

b. 1805
Birth*1805Mary D. H. Grubb was born about 1805 in Virginia.2 
Marriage*1 October 1832She married John J. Curd, son of Jesse Curd and Jane Ellis, shortly after their marriage license was issued on 1 October 1832. shortly after their marriage license was issued.1,3 

Family

John J. Curd b. 7 Aug 1805

Citations

  1. [S2251] The Curd family in America, online at www.ancestry.com, #690. John James Curd, pages 112-113, image# 117-118 of 157. Hereinafter cited as The Curd family in America.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John J. and Mary Curd, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 352b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage bond and license issued on 1 October 1832 in Barren County, Kentucky, USA, of Mary D. H. Grubb and John J. Curd, citing FHL Film# 000209752. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.

Betty Joe Grubbs1

b. 3 September 1924, d. 22 September 2000
Father*Dallas Grubbs1
Mother*Bernice E. Markham1
Birth*3 September 1924Betty Joe Grubbs was born on 3 September 1924 in Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri.1,2,3 
Marriage*27 May 1943She married first Richard P. Christenson, son of Henry P. Christenson and Anna Richards, on 27 May 1943 in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana.2,1 
Divorce*7 July 1944Betty Christenson was granted an absolute decree of divorce from Richard P. Christenson on 7 July 1944 in Genesee County, Michigan. She had filed her petition for divorce on 2 March 1944, 10 months after they married, citing extreme cruelty. Her petition was uncontested, and they had no children. Betty was granted $186.16 as permanent alimony, there was a property settlement, and her maiden name of Betty Grubbs was restored.4 
Marriage*7 March 1946She married second, as his first wife, J. A. Clingingsmith, son of Louis Clingingsmith and Clara Agnes Ervin, on 7 March 1946 in Piggott, Clay County, Arkansas.5,1 
Divorce*Betty (Grubbs) Clingingsmith and Jon A. Clingingsmith were separated, and probably divorced, before they each married again, Betty in 1965 and Jon in 1966.6,7,8 
Marriage*20 August 1965She married third, as his second wife, Audry C. Fralick, son of Kelley O. Fralick and Alta Culan Mansfield, on 20 August 1965 in Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri.8,1 
Death*22 September 2000She died on 22 September 2000 at age 763 
Burial* and was buried in Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri.3 

Family 1

Richard P. Christenson b. 28 May 1921

Family 2

Jon A. Clingingsmith b. 27 Nov 1924, d. 7 May 2007

Family 3

Audry C. Fralick b. 16 Mar 1919, d. 20 Oct 2011

Citations

  1. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Betty Joe Grubbs, born on 3 September 1924 at Dexter Stoddard, Missouri, child of Dallas Grubbs and Bernice E Markham, died on 22 September 2000, agency notes: Oct 1940: Name listed as BETTY JOE GRUBBS; Apr 1946: Name listed as BETTY GRUBBS CLINGINGSMITH; Sep 1963: Name listed as BETTY JO CLINGINGSMITH; Jan 1968: Name listed as BETTY JOE FRALICK; 09 Mar 1984: Name listed as BETTY JO FRALICK; Name listed as BETTY JOE CHRISTENSON. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  2. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Bettie Joe Grubbs, born 3 September 1924 in Dexter, Missouri, daughter of Dallas Grubbs and Bernice Markham, and Richard P Christenson born 28 May 1921 in Flint, Michigan, son of Henry P. Christenson and Ann Richards, on 27 May 1943 in Auburn, Indiana, United States, married by Murray A Steele, citing page 483 and referencing FHL Film# 001863339. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Betty J. Fralick, Memorial# 18386185. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce decree granted on 7 July 1944 in Genesee, Michigan, USA, to Betty Christenson vs. Richard P Christenson, married on 27 May 1943 in Indiana, petition for divorce filed on 2 March 1944, not contested, cause extreme cruelty, number of children 0, absolute decree granted, $186.16 permanent alimony granted, property settlement, Plaintiff’s maiden name Betty Grubbs restored, referencing Docket# 37530, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952.
  5. [S2208] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 7 March 1946 in Piggott, Clay, Arkansas, USA, of J. A. Clingingsmith, age 21, born on 27 November 1924 in Missouri, and Betty Grubbs, age 21, born on 3 September 1924, citing Certificate# 004581, Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Year 1946, Film# #2. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969.
  6. [S2225] Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Jon A Clingingsmith in April 1966 in Cullman County, Alabama, referencing Alabama Center for Health Statistics. Hereinafter cited as Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969.
  7. [S2225] Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Maxie Tidwell in April 1966 in Cullman County, Alabama, referencing Alabama Center for Health Statistics.
  8. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 20 August 1965 in Kennett, Dunklin, Missouri, USA, of Audry C Fralick, age 46, of Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri, and Betty Jo Clingingsmith, age 40, of Malden, Dunklin County, Missouri, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.