Francis Marion Grinstead and Margaret E. Thompson

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Husband Francis Marion Grinstead ^{1 2}

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           Born: 14 Mar 1829 - (Jennings Co., Indiana)
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Jan 1863 - LaGrange, Fayette Co., Tennessee 3
         Buried:  - Memphis Natl. Cem., Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee

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         Father: Jasper Henry Grinstead (1805-1888) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth "Betsey" Davis (1803-1887) 4

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       Marriage: 13 Aug 1856 - Johnson Co., Indiana 5

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Wife Margaret E. Thompson

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           Born: Abt 1838 - Indiana
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Mary E. Grinstead

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           Born: Abt 1859 - Indiana
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Francis Marion Grinstead

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CENSUS:

<pre>1860 Barthololmew Co., In, Wayne Township, p.o. Waynesville; June 5; pg 19
140/144
Francis Grimstead 29 MW In --/$60 Laborer
Margaret E. " 23 FW In
William " 8 MW In
Mary E. " 1 FW In </pre>

Archie Thompson lives at 141/145.

WGFA:

The William Grinstead Family in America (Gorrell Shumaker and John L. N. Grinstead, 1974):

pg 137: "Francis Marion Grinstead (1/14/1829 - 1/14/1863) married 2/13/1850 (1) Mary Jane Gatewood (5/27/1827 - 12/23/1853). Mary Jane died shortly after the birth of the second child. After Mary Jane's death, Francis married (2) Margaret Thompson. Francis died while serving in the army during the Civil War; was said to have been buried at LaGrange, TN. Two children: William M. Grinstead; Theodore Grinstead (died in infancy; 11/11/1853 -- 12/17/1853; buried with his mother in Brush Creek Cemetery)."

Database 'williamgrinstead' in WorldConnect says he was born March 14, 1829.

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret E. Thompson

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In 1850 Margaret Thompson (11, In) is living with her parents in Vernon Township, Jennings Co., Indiana.

1 Gorrell Shumaker & John L. N. Grinstead, The William Grinstead Family in America, 1974, pg 137. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 Maridell Fisher Fryar, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: williamgrinstead.

3 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 152153289.

4 Gorrell Shumaker & John L. N. Grinstead, The William Grinstead Family in America, 1974, pg 135. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

5 Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index 1800--1941, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.