Born in Illinois
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Atnip
and Charlotte (Heron) Atnip
Sister of
Stephen Atnip, William Atnip [half], Hiltbrand Atnip, Mary Ann (Atnip) Rieger, Elizabeth (Atnip) Epley, Martha (Atnip) Lambert, Joseph Atnip, Nancy A. E. Atnip and Sarah M (Atnip) Howard
Wife of
Allison Spence
— married
1 Jun 1882 (to 1885) in Johnson, Illinois
Wife of
William M Grissom
— married
14 Feb 1889 in Massac, Illinois, USA
[children unknown]
Died after
after age 64
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2018
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Biography
Daughter of Charlotte Herriman & John Atnip, Eliza C Atnip was born in October 1845 in Illinois. She married widower Allison C Spence on June 1, 1882. She then married widower William M Grissom on February 14, 1889, in Massac, Illinois. She never had any children. Eliza died sometime after 1910, possibly in Johnson, Illinois.
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Sources
- Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: M432_112; Page: 340A; Image: 44
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Township 13 S Range 3 E, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: M653_190; Page: 206; Family History Library Film: 803190
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13 Range 3, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: M593_235; Page: 484A; Family History Library Film: 545734
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Vienna, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: 217; Page: 545A; Enumeration District: 057
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Grantsburg, Johnson, Illinois; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1240309
- Year: 1910; Census Place: Vienna Ward 1, Johnson, Illinois; Roll: T624_295; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1374308
- Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940; Spouse: Wm M Grissom, Film Number: 000963669
- Illinois, Marriage Index, 1851-1900; This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 0964807 - 0964811. Spouse Name A C Spence
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliza:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliza:
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~0.78%
Debbie (Taylor) Bush
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23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Ann (Jobe) Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T023084 [compare], FTDNA kit #453451
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