Jesse Edward Griggs (1909 - 1966)

Born 29 Mar 1909 in Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Jesse Edward Griggs was born on March 29, 1909, according to school enrollment records which were found online at FamilySearch.org ^[1]

Jesse can be found at the age of 1 on the 1910 US census for Saline, Arkansas, along with his mother, Eva, his father Arthur "Frank" Griggs, and his half-brother, Benjamin F. Griggs. Mrs. Mattie Davis would seem to be his mother Eva's mother. The census gives Jesse's birth state as Arkansas.

F Griggs , Male, age 30, Married 2nd time, White, Head b. in Texas

Mrs. Eva Griggs, Female, 23, Married, White, Wife, b. Tennessee; Father b. Tennessee; Mother b. Georgia

Frank Griggs, Male, 7, Single, White , Son b. Texas

Jesse Griggs, Male, 1, Single, White, Son, 1909, Arkansas

Mrs. Mattie Davis, Female, 53, Widowed, White, Mother-in-law, b. in Georgia ^[2]

Jesse can be found again on the 1920 US census at the age of 10, this time in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. He now has two additional younger brothers.

Arthur Griggs, Male, age 44, Married, White, can read and write, Head, Rent b. in Arkansas, father b. in United States; mother b. in United States

Eva Griggs, Female, age 32, Married, White, can read and write, Wife b. in Tennessee, Father b. Georgia, mother b. Georgia

Frank Griggs, Male, age 18, Single, White, can read and write, Son b. 1902 in Texas; Father b. Arkansas Mother b. Tennessee

Jesse Griggs, Male, 10, Single White, can read and write, Son b. about 1910 in Arkansas; Father b. Arkansas; Mother b. Tennessee

Claude Griggs, Male, 7, Single, White, Son b. about 1913 in Arkansas; Father b. Arkansas; mother b. Tennessee

Cecil Griggs, Male, 5, Single, White, Son b. about 1915 in Texas ^[3]

Jesse was married at the age of 25, on November 17, 1934 in Comanche County, Oklahoma, to Miss Vona Scott, also age 25. ^[4]

Jesse's Findagrave memorial page gives his death (year only) as 1966. He is buried next to his wife, Virdie, who may be another wife, or, (if her age is misstated on the wedding application), and if Virdie is a nickname for Vona, may be the same person. Virdie (1906-1993) is buried by the same headstone at Laurel Oaks Memorial Park, Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas, USA. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSM9-6S2Z-Y?cc=1926701&wc=QX9C-HGS%3A1590389992%2C1590390711 : 3 February 2017), Comanche > School census, District 1-199, 1925 > image 159 of 1377; Woodward county records indexed by Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society; citing various county offices, various Oklahoma school district offices and Cimarron Heritage Center, Boise City.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRNX-V14?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-MRD%3A133642401%2C139646001%2C133894101%2C1589090273 : 24 June 2017), Arkansas > Saline > Saline > ED 161 > image 9 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ8-9MTG?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-PYM%3A1036472701%2C1036882401%2C1037295901%2C1589332580 : 14 December 2015), Oklahoma > Choctaw > Hugo Ward 2 > ED 64 > image 20 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-TM93-6J?cc=1709399&wc=Q678-77X%3A130369801 : 21 May 2014), 1869712 (004532933) > image 591 of 844; county courthouses, Oklahoma.
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38198429

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38198429
• "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSM9-6S2Z-Y?cc=1926701&wc=QX9C-HGS%3A1590389992%2C1590390711 : 3 February 2017), Comanche > School census, District 1-199, 1925 > image 159 of 1377; Woodward county records indexed by Northwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society; citing various county offices, various Oklahoma school district offices and Cimarron Heritage Center, Boise City.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ8-9MTG?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-PYM%3A1036472701%2C1036882401%2C1037295901%2C1589332580 : 14 December 2015), Oklahoma > Choctaw > Hugo Ward 2 > ED 64 > image 20 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38198429
• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-TM93-6J?cc=1709399&wc=Q678-77X%3A130369801 : 21 May 2014), 1869712 (004532933) > image 591 of 844; county courthouses, Oklahoma.

Note

Accidentally attached this source information to the wrong Jesse. The Jesse below was the brother of Arthur, Jesse's uncle, also named Jesse. Leaving information here temporarily for future reference.

• "Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6T1-RPT : 12 December 2014), Jessie E. Griggs, 05 Jan 1964; citing Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, reference vol 64 p 148; FHL microfilm 1,787,496.

Uncle Jesse's birthplace: Woodruff, Arkansas, United States Uncle Jesse's death location: Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States