John B. Grigsby, Jr.^[1]

1921 - 1990  (68 years)

• Name	John B. Grigsby
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	21 Dec 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 2, Union County, Tennessee   [2]
  Military Service	6 Oct 1942	Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia   [3]
  Died	31 Aug 1990	Union County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I443971	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	John Beacher Grigsby,   b. 29 Oct 1892, Union County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Nov 1975  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Bettie Lee Davis,   b. 3 Oct 1893, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 1973  (Age 79 years)
  Married	21 Oct 1915	Knox County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F178225	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lucy M. Young,   b. 14 Feb 1925, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Karen Jane Grigsby   2. Sharon Elaine Grigsby
  Family ID	F178226	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Dec 1921 - Tennessee Military Service - 6 Oct 1942 - Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia Died - 31 Aug 1990 - Union County, Tennessee Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 27 Nov 2012. Kenneth "K. Y." Young obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: J B Grigsby Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 2, Union, Tennessee, United States Sex: Male Age: 18 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1922 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace J B Grigsby Head Male 47 Tennessee Betty Grigsby Wife Female 43 Tennessee J B Grigsby Son Male 18 Tennessee Henderson Grigsby Son Male 16 Tennessee Jack Grigsby Son Male 8 Tennessee [S136] Millitary Record. Name John B Jr Grigsby Name (Original) GRIGSBY JOHN B JR Event Type Military Service Event Date 06 Oct 1942 Term of Enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Event Place Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States Race White Citizenship Status citizen Birth Year 1921 Birthplace TENNESSEE Education Level 2 years of high school Civilian Occupation Waiters and waitresses, except private family Marital Status Single, without dependents Military Rank Private Army Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Army Component Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source Reference Civil Life Serial Number 34375775 Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923 Box Film Number 07903.212 [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # GRIGSBY JOHN B JR 08-31-1990 / 68 UNION UNION / TN MARRIED M WHITE 34722 [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index. Issued in Tennessee [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 20430561). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name John B Grigsby Event Type Marriage Event Date 21 Oct 1915 Event Place Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 23 Birth Year (Estimated) 1892 Spouse's Name Bettie Davis Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1896 Page 1065