William
Franklin
Grissom
Born in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Oliver Martin Grissom
and Elizabeth (Gregory) Grissom
Brother of
Mary Jane (Grissom) McCullough, Abraham Newton Grissom, Ann Eliza Grissom, Jacob Roland Grissom, Margaret (Grissom) Frost, Eliza A (Grissom) Hall, Joseph Alexander Grissom, Frances (Grissom) Hall and Isaac Robertus Grissom
Husband of
Sarah Elizabeth Grissom
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Ann (Grissom) Taylor, Josephine Virginia (Grissom) Mills, Minerva Jane (Grissom) Jackson, Sarah Elizabeth (Grissom) Mills, Roland Newton Grissom, Washington Monroe Grissom, Hannah Melissa (Grissom) Brooks, William Franklin Grissom, Nancy Amanda (Grissom) Taylor, Victoria Clementine (Grissom) Taylor and Mary Miranda (Grissom) Mitchell
Died
at age 79
in Colbert, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2018
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Biography
William was born on 23 Jun 1816 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States, son of Oliver Grissom and Elizabeth Gregory.
In the 1870 census William (age 54) was the head of household in Colbert, Alabama.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| William Grisham | M | 54 | North Carolina | |
| Elizabeth Grisham | F | 47 | Tennessee | |
| Jane Grisham | F | 21 | Mississippi | |
| Sarah Grisham | F | 19 | Mississippi | |
| Roland Grisham | M | 17 | Mississippi | |
| Washington Grisham | M | 15 | Mississippi | |
| Hannah Grisham | F | 13 | Mississippi | |
| William Grisham | M | 11 | Mississippi | |
| Nansey Grisham | F | 7 | Alabama | |
| Mary Grisham | F | 7 | Alabama | |
| Victoria Grisham | F | 4 | Alabama |
He passed away on 29 Oct 1895 in Colbert, Franklin County, Alabama and was mentioned on a memorial in Crooked Oak Cemetery, Crooked Oak, Colbert County, Alabama.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 3; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 10; Digital film/folder number: 004257484_001_M9C6-ZMJ; FHL microfilm: 000545509; Image number: 166; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01442-7
FamilySearch Record: MHV1-B7V
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DCNQ-P6X
William Grisham (54) head of household in Colbert, Alabama, United States. Born in North Carolina. - ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #7946182
Memorial page for William Franklin Grissom (23 Jun 1816-29 Oct 1895), citing Crooked Oak Cemetery, Crooked Oak, Colbert County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Collin Stuttgen & Family (contributor 50964918).
- Coker family history
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4JZ-MCH : 22 August 2017), William Grissom, Wheelers, Colbert, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 38, sheet 446A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0008; FHL microfilm 1,254,008.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Troy Gresham
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT286509, FTDNA kit #174412 - Lester Wayne Grissom :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup R-FT286509, FTDNA kit #151506
- John Gresham :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT381055, FTDNA kit #236928
- Kevin Gresham :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT286509, FTDNA kit #179563 +
Y-Chromosome Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT286509
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Rebecca Spencer :
AncestryDNA
-
~3.12%
~3.12%
Dawn Berkey :
23andMe, GEDmatch PU296669C1 [compare]
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~1.56%
Janet (Grissom) Ratcliff :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Candi (Hannah) Vis :
23andMe, GEDmatch M250186 [compare]
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~0.39%
Charlie Crocker :
AncestryDNA
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