Born in Spencer, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Edward Slatton
and Mary (Mitchell) Slatton
Sister of
Amanda Charlotte (Slatton) Johnson, Mary (Slatton) Wilcher, James Murphy Slatton and Wiley B Slatton [half]
Wife of
William Edward Grissom
— married
25 Feb 1854 in Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Jane Grissom, Thomas Grissom, Amanda Grissom, Rachel Grissom, Eva Sarah (Grissom) Blackburn, Edward Grissom, William E Grissom, Matilda Ann (Grissom) Templeton and Lillian Angel (Grissom) Shockley
Died before
before age 43
in Spencer, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jul 2018
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Biography
NOTE: name is also seen as GRISHAM.
William Edward Grissom 1830–1901 (possible gravestone shows a different date) [1]
Marriage: 17 Feb 1854 Van Buren, Tennessee, United States [2]
Martha Jane Slatton 1836–1907(?)
Children of Martha Jane Slatton and William Edward Grissom (8)
Mary Jane Grissom 1855–1935
Thomas Henry Hathaway "Tucker" Grissom 1858–1927
Amanda Jane Grissom 1860–1937
Rachel Grissom 1863–1908
Sarah Grissom 1864–1890
Edward Grissom 1865–Deceased
Matilda Ann Grissom 1868–1954 • K63B-XZM
Lillian Angel Grissom 1874–1935
Research Needs
Death record or census record beyond 1870. Death as January 15. 1907 on a FamilySearch entry unconfirmed.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/65928203/william-edward-grissom : accessed 04 May 2021), memorial page for William Edward Grissom (15 Jul 1823–29 Nov 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID (needed - previous incorrect), citing Long Cemetery, Spencer, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Jenifer Crone (contributor 47360533) .
- ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQT-CX4 : 16 March 2020), Martha Slatton in entry for William Grissom, 1854.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC69-TCC : 23 December 2020), Martha Ann Slatton in household of Edward Slatton, household 192, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8C-WNQ : 4 January 2021),
Jane Grisham in entry for William Grisham, District 7, page 7 Van Buren, Tennessee, United States.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Maternal line mitochondrial DNA test-takers:
- Jerry Hitchcock
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H3-T152C, FTDNA kit #851383
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Mary (Grissom) Hitchcock :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jhitchcockfamily
-
~3.12%
~6.25%
Julie (Grissom) Ledford :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Jerry Hitchcock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A493563 [compare], Ancestry member jhitchcockfamily
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A493563 [compare], FTDNA kit #851383
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~1.56%
John Mitchell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Joyce Bacon :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Richard Russell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A875328 [compare], Ancestry member rerusse11
-
~0.78%
Steve McDonald :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T820514 [compare], FTDNA kit #12816
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