Lemma Newell Grisham1

M, #16304, b. 22 June 1879, d. 28 September 1954
Father*James B. Grisham1 b. 18 Feb 1843, d. 19 Apr 1915
Mother*Hattie R. Mitchell1 b. 22 Jan 1858, d. 7 Jan 1912
Lemma Newell Grisham was born on 22 June 1879 in Union Parish, Louisiana.1 He was the son of James B. Grisham and Hattie R. Mitchell.1 Lemma Newell Grisham married Edna Earl Adams, daughter of Martin Franklin Adams and Sarah Jane May, on 27 January 1901 in Nevada County, Arkansas.1 Lemma Newell Grisham died on 28 September 1954 in Hope, Arkansas, at age 75.1 He was buried at Oak Grove Cementary, DeRoan Twp., Hempstead County, Arkansas.1
In the 1900 census, he is listed as Lemar N. Grisham with a date of birth of Sept. 1879.1 He became the father of Edith Vallie (Valeria) Grisham on 2 November 1901.1 Lemma Newell's mother Hattie R. Mitchell died on 7 January 1912 in Parker Twp., Arkansas.1 Lemma Newell's father James B. Grisham died on 19 April 1915 in Parker Twp., Nevada County, Arkansas.1 Lemma Newell's daughter was married at wedding of Edith Vallie (Valeria) Grisham and James Eldridge Cassidy on 3 January 1922 in Nevada County, Arkansas.1 Lemma Newell Grisham became a widower with the death of his wife, Edna Earl Adams on 8 August 1952 in Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas, at age 74.1

References

Reference: Clinton-14.1

Child of Lemma Newell Grisham and Edna Earl Adams, daughter of Martin Franklin Adams and Sarah Jane May,

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Last Edited29 Dec 2003

Citations

  1. [S231] Presidents.GED online http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/presidents/…, Brian Tompsett (e-mail address), downloaded December 2003.