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Wiley Coleman Grissom 3 4 52 SmartMatches
Birth:17 Jan 1844 in Jackson Co, TN
Death:19 Feb 1931 in Sherman, Grayson, TX 1
Sex:M
Father:William Grissom b. 1790 in VA
Mother:Dicy Arterberry b. 1820 in Jackson Co, TN
  
Burial: 19 Feb 1931 West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson, TX 2
Reference: 5 3 4 5
Pension:
Census: 1850 Jackson Co, TN 6
Military Service: 24 Sep 1861 7
Land: 10 Dec 1867 Monroe Co, KY 8
Land: 11 Dec 1867 Monroe Co, KY 8
Census: 1870 Monroe Co, KY
Religion: Beg 1874 Monroe Co, KY 9
Census: 1880 Martinsburg, Monroe, KY 10 11
Land: 26 Nov 1880 Monroe Co, KY 8
Census: 1890 Vernon, Wilbarger, TX 12
Census: 1900 Grayson Co, TX 13
Census: 1910 Grayson Co, TX 14
Immigration: 1913 Dairyville, Tehama, CA 3
Land: 22 Sep 1919 Dairyville, Tehama, CA 15
Census: 1920 Fannin Co, TX 16
Cemetery: 19 Feb 1931 West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson, TX

Spouses & Children 
Lurania Combs Hestand (Wife) b. 20 Aug 1844 in Monroe Co, KY
Marriage: 18 Oct 1865 in Tompkinsville, Monroe, KY
Children: 
  1. DescendantsBurna Vista Grissom b. 29 Dec 1867 in Monroe Co, KY
  2. DescendantsDicy B. Grissom b. 29 Aug 1868 in Monroe Co, KY
  3. Moses Barlow Grissom b. 3 Jan 1870 in Monroe Co, KY
  4. DescendantsUlysses Bennett Grissom b. 5 Apr 1872 in Tompkinsville, Monroe, KY
  5. DescendantsMary Etta Grissom b. 2 Aug 1875 in Monroe Co, KY
  6. DescendantsRoscoe Thomas Grissom b. 27 Nov 1877 in Monroe Co, KY
  7. Palo B. Grissom b. 26 Apr 1880 in Monroe Co, KY
  8. Esto Turner Grissom b. 23 Oct 1882 in Monroe Co, KY
  9. Samuel Hubert Grissom b. 28 Mar 1885 in Tompkinsville, Monroe, KY
  10. William Kenneth Grissom b. 2 Nov 1888 in KY
 
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Notes 
Individual:
"Wm. Grissom & Dicy Arteberry, Wash. Co., TN ...." by Mrs
. Robert McKinney;dischg, pension, service record, plus family records.

Wiley appears in a photo on p123 of "The History of Monro e Co KY 1820-1988" 976.9685 H2b. The caption reads "Civil War Veterans....".

Wiley's nephews, William and F. R. may have gone to TX wit h their Uncle Wiley Grissom. Wiley was in Vernon, TX in 1890. William's son Edward was born in OK in 1892 and daughter Cora was born in 1894 in OK. F. R.'s Orla was born in TX in 1895 and Omer was born in the OK Indian Territory in 1897. Both brothers were back in Monroe Co, KY farming in 1900. Wiley Grissom is found in the 1900 census for Grayson Co, TX. Most of his family moved to TX and then some went on to CA.Military Service
Wiley is living with his father, William.
Injured in the Battle of Chickamauga, TN on 19 Sep 1863 b
y artillery wagon and team running over his breast and neck. His description was 6'1" tall, blue eyes, dark hair, and fair complexion. Was discharged from service 15 Dec 1864.

The following link will take you to the 9th Kentucky Infant ry Regiment http://home.okstate.edu/homepages.nsf/toc/9th.htm "The infantry, the infantry, with dirt behind their ears...they can whup their weight in wildcats and drink their weight in beers...the cavalry, artillery, and even the engineers...they'll never catch the infantry, not in a hundred thousand years!" Wiley's (surname spelled Grissone) service included: Duty at Columbia, Ky., until February, 1862. March to Bowling Green, Ky., thence to Nashville, Tenn., February 15-March 8. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 18-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Engaged May 21, 28 and 29. Occupation of Corinth May 30, and pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 1. March to Stevenson, Ala., via Iuka, Miss., Tuscumbia, Florence, Huntsville and Athens, Ala., June 12-July 24; thence to Battle Creek, Tenn., and duty there until August 20. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 20-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg to Loudon, Ky., October 1-22. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8 (Reserve). Nelson's Cross Roads October 18. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 7 and duty there until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. At Murfreesboro until June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. At McMinnville until August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-20.


Pvt., Co B 9th Regiment of KY Volunteer Infantry State of Kentucky was the grantor.

270 acres on Meredith Creek Land transactions in Monroe Co indicate Wiley owned land o
n McFarland Creek, including the head waters. State of Kentucky was the grantor.
82 acres on McFarland Creek farmer;
and his family was in the congregation of the Germany Churc
h of ChristUS Census lists W. C.age 35 b TN, Farmer, f. TN, m. TN; Lur
anie 35 KY, KY/VA; Buannavista dau 13 KY; Dicie dau 12 KY; Moses B. son 9 KY; Ulissus B. son 7 KY; Mary E. dau 5 KY; Rosco son 4 KY; and Palo son 2 KY.
Census taken 10-14 Jun 1880, house #39, family #40 on p g 4 & 5 of District #5 per Irene McKinney's notes.State of Kentucky was the grantor.

30 acres on McFarlands Creek Supervisor's District #7, Enumeration District #104, Hous
e #95, Family #95: Wylie C. Grissom, Private, Co. B 9th Kentucky Infantry Regiment, enlisted 1861, discharged 1864, 3 years 3 months, disabled, run over by artillery.along with his wife to Dairyville just north of Butler Slou
gh (per Nancy Long paper).W. C. and Lurania sold Lot 1 Block 13 in townsite of Dairyv
ille to Julia A. Hathaway for $1,000.00living with dau. Mary E Hamilton & her family.
Lot 112A Old Cem. Grissom, R. T.

border of
16 Jul 1920 Vol B Pg 86
Sp 2 going N

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Sources 
  1. Title: TX Death Index 1903-1940 Vol 21 Griffing - Hamilton FHL 138
    0779Date: 18 Oct 1995
  2. Title: Office Coordinator, West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, TX
  3. Title: "Early Life in Dairyville and the Colony", Term Paper Box 5
    , Tehama Public Library, Red Bluff, CAAuthor: Nancy Long
    Date: Oct 2000
  4. Title: Carolyn Evans
  5. Title: "Tehama County Pioneers", Tehama Public Library in Red Bluf
    f, CA and CA State University Chico Library Special Collection OnlineAuthor: Keith Lingenfelter
    Publication: http://hyperion.csuchico.edu/lbib/spc/lingenfelter/introduc
    tion.htm
  6. Title: 1850 Census Tennessee Vol. 3 (1850-1853) FHL 976.8 C622s
    Author: Sistler, Byron & Barbara
    Publication: 1975
    Date: Dec 1992
  7. Title: "1890 Texas Census Index of Civil War Veterans or their Wid
    ows", 976.4, X22dv, 1890, FHL SLCDate: Oct 1994
  8. Title: Doug Moore Genealogy Menu
    Author: Researcher, author, and compiler - Doug Moore moore@asu
    .eduPublication: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/
  9. Title: The History of Monroe Co, KY 1820-1988 FHL 976.9685 H2b
    Author: compiled by Dayton Birdwell
  10. Title: 1880 US Census FHL film 1254434 NA film T9-0343
    Publication: http://www.familysearch.org
  11. Title: "Wm. Grissom and Dicy Arteberry, Washington Co, TN to Jacks
    on Co, TN to Monroe Co, KY and some Dillards" FHL 929.273 A1 #5222Author: Irene McKinney
    Publication: A record of Irene McKinney's personal research.
    Date: Mar 1992
  12. Title: 1890 Wilbarger Co., TX Enumeration of Union Veterans and Wi
    dows of Union Veterans of the Civil War, FHL 338261 (also National Archives Film M123 #102)Date: Oct 1994
    nd (not a known relative) in Farmington 4-19.
  13. Title: 1900 Census US, Texas, Grayson Co, Justice Precinct No 8 FH
    L fillm 1248825Date: Oct 1994
  14. Title: 1910 Census Sherman, Grayson Co, TX; FHL 1375569, ED 69, Sh
    eet 3B
  15. Title: Tehama Co., CA Recorder
  16. Title: 1920 Census - US, Texas, Fannin County, Precinct 1 FHL fil
    m 1821802Date: Oct 1994
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Wiley Coleman Grissom of Tree Update 1/13/02
WILEY COLEMAN GRISSOM of JONES Family Tree.ged

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