William Leonidas Grist
1878 - 1941 (62 years)1. William Leonidas Grist was born on 9 Aug 1878 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA (son of Andrew Jackson Grist and Mary Cordelia Garland); died in 1941 in Rabun County, GA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Departure: Liverpool, England
- Residence: 1880, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
- Residence: 1900, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
- Arrival: 10 May 1905, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Residence: 1910, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
- Residence: 1930, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
- Residence: 1935, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia
- Residence: 1940, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
William married Martha E 'Mattie' Holden on 16 Jan 1908 in Rabun, Georgia, USA. Martha (daughter of Ira Holden and Laura T Holden) was born on 30 Oct 1877 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 19 Jun 1966 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Andrew Jackson Grist was born on 12 Jul 1854 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA (son of Mason Grist and Elizabeth Ann Stroud); died on 18 Apr 1921 in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1860, Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Residence Post Office: Head Tennessee
- Residence: 1870, Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Residence Post Office: Clayton
- Residence: 1880, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
- Residence: 1900, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
- Residence: 1910, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
- Residence: 1920, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
Andrew married Mary Cordelia Garland on 25 Oct 1877 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Mary (daughter of Humphrey Posey Garland and Nancy Elvira "Eliza" Williamson Garland, daughter of Humphrey Posey Garland and Nancy Elvira Williamson Garland) was born on 15 Jan 1855 in Tennessee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, US; died on 11 Sep 1940 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Cordelia Garland was born on 15 Jan 1855 in Tennessee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, US (daughter of Humphrey Posey Garland and Nancy Elvira "Eliza" Williamson Garland, daughter of Humphrey Posey Garland and Nancy Elvira Williamson Garland); died on 11 Sep 1940 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Mary Cordelia Garland 1
- Birth: 1 Jan 1855, Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1860, Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA; Residence Post Office: Franklin
- Residence: 1870, Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA; Residence Post Office: Wikles Store
- Residence: 1880, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Residence: 1900, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Residence: 1910, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: 1920, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Residence: 1930, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Mother
- Residence: 1935, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia
- Residence: 1940, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Mother
- Death: 11 Sep 1940, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Children:
- 1. William Leonidas Grist was born on 9 Aug 1878 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died in 1941 in Rabun County, GA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Charles Arthur Grist was born on 5 Jul 1881 in Macon, North Carolina, USA; died on 10 Apr 1956 in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Carrie M Grist was born on 12 Apr 1885 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Apr 1944 in Cuthbert, Randolph, Georgia, USA; was buried in Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia, USA.
- Thomas Mason Grist was born on 29 May 1886 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 30 Jul 1975 in Head of Tennessee Baptist Church Cemetery Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Tena Leora Grist Kelly was born on 23 Jul 1895 in Rabun Gap, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 9 Dec 1919 in Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Mason Grist was born on 18 Mar 1814 in South Carolina, USA (son of Benjamin Franklin * Grist and Catherine Anna "Fannie" Cathcart Darnell Grist, son of Morgan Darnell and Catherine Anna "Fannie" Cathcart Darnell Grist); died on 17 Nov 1892 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1840, District 556, Rabun, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1850, Militia District 536, Rabun, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1860, Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Residence Post Office: Head Tennessee
- Residence: 1864, Rabun, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 26 Jul 1867, Rabun, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1870, Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Residence Post Office: Clayton
- Residence: 8 Jun 1880, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
Mason married Elizabeth Ann Stroud in 1834 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Isaac Stroud and Rosanna Johnston, daughter of Isaac Stroud and Rosanna Johnston) was born on 19 Nov 1815 in Tennessee, USA; died on 12 Feb 1896 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Ann Stroud was born on 19 Nov 1815 in Tennessee, USA (daughter of Isaac Stroud and Rosanna Johnston, daughter of Isaac Stroud and Rosanna Johnston); died on 12 Feb 1896 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1850, Militia District 536, Rabun, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1860, Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Residence Post Office: Head Tennessee
- Residence: 1870, Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Residence Post Office: Clayton
- Residence: 1880, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
Children:
- Cynthia Arzelia Grist died in young child.
- Rosanna Grist was born on 11 Sep 1834 in Tennessee Valley, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Dec 1910 in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Benjamin Franklin Grist, berryman was born about 1839 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 24 Jul 1869 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
- Isaac Stroud Grist was born on 6 Jul 1841; died on 7 Feb 1844 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Sarah Ann Frances Grist Garland, "Sallie" was born on 16 Aug 1844 in North Carolina,Georgia, USA; died on 1 Jan 1940 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Charlotte Minerva Grist Brown England was born on 28 Apr 1846 in Tennessee Valley, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 9 Jan 1885 in Towns, Georgia, USA; was buried in Towns County, Georgia, USA.
- Marinda Haseltine Grist Berrong was born on 31 Aug 1848 in Tennessee Valley, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 22 Oct 1916 in Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia, USA.
- William Judson Grist was born on 2 Jun 1851 in Tennessee Valley, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 18 Feb 1900 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- 2. Andrew Jackson Grist was born on 12 Jul 1854 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 18 Apr 1921 in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Miriam Elizabeth Grist was born on 7 Nov 1857; died on 13 Aug 1858 in Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- George Washington Grist was born in Sep 1859 in Georgia; died on 13 Mar 1936 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Bennie Grist was born in Jul 1861 in Georgia.
6. Humphrey Posey Garland was born on 26 Aug 1821 in Burke, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Aug 1904 in Smithbridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: 26 Aug 1821, Burke, North Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1870, Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA; Residence Post Office: Wikles Store
- Death: 19 Aug 1904, Smithbridge,Macon,North Carolina,USA
Humphrey married Nancy Elvira Williamson Garland on 4 Mar 1843 in Macon, North Carolina, USA. Nancy was born on 29 Oct 1821 in ,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA; died on 8 Aug 1892 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Nancy Elvira Williamson Garland was born on 29 Oct 1821 in ,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA; died on 8 Aug 1892 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA. Children:
- Leonidas Hannibal Garland was born on 26 Dec 1843 in Macon, North Carolina, USA; died on 30 Dec 1906 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Pvt Columbus Fair Garland was born on 12 Dec 1845 in North Carolina, USA; died on 16 May 1932 in Bettys Creek, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
- Lucius Drayton Garland was born on 8 Feb 1848 in Rabun, Georgia, USA; died on 14 Jun 1925 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
- James H. Garland was born about 1850 in Macon County, North Carolina, USA.
- Pulaskia Howard Garland was born on 27 Feb 1850 in Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 May 1930 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
- R C Garland was born about 1852 in North Carolina; died on 22 Oct 1929 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
- Margaret Arlesa Garland was born on 15 Jan 1855 in Smithbridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Jan 1855 in Smithbridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA.
- 3. Mary Cordelia Garland was born on 15 Jan 1855 in Tennessee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, US; died on 11 Sep 1940 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Julia Ann Garland Curtis was born on 8 Oct 1857; died on 13 Oct 1893.
- John M. Garland was born in 1859 in Tennesse Valley, Macon, North Carolina, USA; died before 1870 in Macon Co, North Carolina, USA.
- Ada Ella "Addie" Garland was born on 31 Jul 1860 in Smiths Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA; died on 9 Dec 1939 in Rabun, Georgia, USA.
- George Napoleon Garland was born on 8 Sep 1863 in Flats-Smith Bridge, Macon, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Mar 1947 in Young Harris, Towns, Georgia, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Morgan Darnell was born about 1775 in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died before 1830 in Union District, South Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1790, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1800, Spartanburg District, South Carolina
- Residence: 1810, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1820, Union, Union, South Carolina, USA
Morgan married Catherine Anna "Fannie" Cathcart Darnell Grist in 1815. Catherine (daughter of Rev. Samuel Cathcart and Agnes Duncan) was born in 1785 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; died on 13 Dec 1858 in Rabun County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Catherine Anna "Fannie" Cathcart Darnell Grist was born in 1785 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA (daughter of Rev. Samuel Cathcart and Agnes Duncan); died on 13 Dec 1858 in Rabun County, Georgia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Anna Cathcart (Grist)
- Birth: Abt 1785, Pickens District, South Carolina
- Residence: 1850, Militia District 436, Rabun, Georgia, USA
- Death: 13 Dec 1858, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Children:
- William 'Harrison' Harkness McCarthy Darnell was born on 17 Mar 1814 in Betty's Creek, Rabun Gap, Rabun County, Georgia; died on 24 Nov 1893 in Betty's Creek, Rabun Gap, Rabun County, Georgia; was buried in Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- 4. Mason Grist was born on 18 Mar 1814 in South Carolina, USA; died on 17 Nov 1892 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Mary Polly Darnell was born on 29 Oct 1821 in , North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jan 1917 in , Macon, North Carolina, USA.
- Charlotte Minerva Darnell Grist was born in 1822 in South Carolina.
- Julia Anne Cathcart Darnell Grist Stewart was born on 12 Mar 1826 in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA; died on 20 Feb 1917 in Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Stevenson, Alabama.
10. Isaac Stroud died in 1816 in Tennessee, USA. Isaac + Rosanna Johnston. Rosanna was born in Towns County, Georgia, USA; died in 1877 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Rosanna Johnston was born in Towns County, Georgia, USA; died in 1877 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA. Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Ann Stroud was born on 19 Nov 1815 in Tennessee, USA; died on 12 Feb 1896 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
Generation: 5
18. Rev. Samuel Cathcart was born in 1745 in Atrim, Ireland (son of Samuel? Kithcart Cathcart (6Ggf) and Mary? Kithcart Cathcart (6Ggm)); died between Jun and Aug 1820 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Rev. + Agnes Duncan. Agnes was born about 1745 in Antrim, Northern Ireland; died about 1800 in Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Agnes Duncan was born about 1745 in Antrim, Northern Ireland; died about 1800 in Spartenburg, South Carolina, USA. Children:
- 9. Catherine Anna "Fannie" Cathcart Darnell Grist was born in 1785 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; died on 13 Dec 1858 in Rabun County, Georgia.