J Grisett Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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John D. Grisett

~1822 - August 17, 1896

Born ~1822 at Monroe County, AL.
Resided at Chappel Hill, Washington County, TX in 1860 with wife and possibly a child; occupied as a farmer.
Described as 5'8" with dark hair, fair complexion, and light eyes.

Mustered into Company K at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Discharged April 16, 1862 due to inguinal hernia.
Probably the same John D. Grissett who joined Company B, 24th TX Cavalry.

Died August 17, 1896 at Buffalo, Leon County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	John D. Grissette
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(researcher of Co. B 24th Regt. TX Cav.)
Parents:
	William Jesse Grissett b. ~ 1779 at Brunswick County, NC d. Mary Jane Mills b. ~ 1780 at Brunswick County, NC d.
Siblings:
	Benjamin Mills Grissett b. March 7, 1809 m. Nancy Mackey (b. ??, d. June 3, 1911) d. Edward Colvin Grissett b. ~1818 d. May 29, 1859 Delilah Jane Grissett b. ~1811 William Jesse Grissett b. ~1816 d. 1890 Elizabeth Grissett b. ~1822 Flora Ann Grissett b. ~1825 James A. Grissett b. ~1829
Spouse(s):
	Susan Isabella Travis daughter of Alamo commander William Barrett Travis (offsite link) b. August 1, 1831 at Monroe County, AL d. September 1, 1870
Children:
	William Barrett Grissett b. April 24, 1846 at Monroe County, AL d. Mary Jane Grissett b. December 29, 1848 at Monroe County, AL d.
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1850 Census - AL, Monroe County, Town, Page 16, Dwelling, Family, (image 32/136)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	John D. Grissett	26	M		Farmer		AL
	Isabella Grisset	19	F				AL
	Wm B. Grissett	[4]	M				AL
	Charles E. Travis	21	M		Teacher		AL

1860 Census - TX, Washington County, Chappel Hill, Page 160B, Dwelling 388, Family 388, (image 11/11)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?
	John Grissett	38	M		Farmer	$38,250	$14,300	AL
	Susan Grissett	28	F					AL
	Mary Grissett	11	F					AL
	Charles Travis	30	M		Lawyer	$12,000		AL
	R. C. [Condron]	24	M		Overseer			AL

1860 Census Slave Schedule - TX, Washington County, Page, Line, (image 9/50)
	Slave Owner	# of Slaves	Age	Sex	Color	Fugitive	Manummitted	Handicapped	Slave Houses
	John Grissett	1	70	F	B
		1	65	F	B
		1	45	F	B
		1	42	M	B
		1	38	M	M
		1	28	M	B
		1	28	M	B
		1	25	M	B
		1	21	M	B
		1	25	F	B
		1	11	F	B
		1	9	M	B				3

1870 Census - TX, Washington County, Precinct, Page 24, Dwelling 336, Family 337, (image 47/84)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?
	John D. Grisset	45	M	W	Farmer			AL
	Susan I. Grisset	30	F	W	Keeping house			AL
	Thos. Davidson	27	M	W	Lawyer			LA
	Mary I. Davidson	19	F	W	Keeping house			AL
	Edward [J.] Davidson	2	M	W	At home			TX
	Allen Hill	40	M	W	Carpenter			AL
	Lena McGill	10	F	B	Domestic Servant			TX

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)

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Mother's Nativity

TX, Houston County, District 23, J. D. Grissett, W, M, 65, Farmer, SC; with Nancy, W, F, 60, Wife, Keep House, MS; Josephine, W, F, 16, Daughter, at home, MS (image 9/49)

Related Links:
	(offsite) Karen McCann Hett's John D. Grisset webpage (offsite) John D. Grissett Genealogical Tree (offsite) Gary Don Jackson's Jackson & Whaley gedcom (offsite) Charlene Boyd's My Roots Grow Deep and Strong gedcom
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	Unidentified

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