James Lester Grist, Jr
1924 - 2004 (79 years)1. James Lester Grist, Jr was born on 10 Nov 1924 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA (son of James Lester Grist, Sr. and Fannie Mae Gillespie Grist); died on 8 Apr 2004 in Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Stephens County
- Residence: Rabun, Georgia; Marital Status: Single, without dependents
- Residence: 1930, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
- Residence: 1935, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia
- Residence: 1937, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1940, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
- Residence: 1945, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1947, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1948, Athens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: Bef 1951, Georgia
- Residence: 1986, Toccoa, GA
- Residence: 1993, Toccoa, GA
- Residence: Between 1995 and 1996, Clayton, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1996, Cumming, Georgia, USA
Family/Spouse: Lily Jeannette "Jean" Moore Grist. Lily (daughter of Noel Arvis Moore and Lillie Forrester Moore) was born on 27 Nov 1929 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; died on 25 Jun 2019 in Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- L.G. Maxwell
- Tereasa Mae Grist Harrison was born on 24 Oct 1949 in Rabun Gap, GA; died on 4 Jun 2018; was buried on 7 Jun 2018 in 895 Franklin Street, Dillard, GA..
- Dana Rene Grist Purcell was born on 11 Jun 1958 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 28 Jan 2012 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA.
Family/Spouse: Buna Grist. Buna was born about 1903; died about 1997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. James Lester Grist, Sr. was born on 20 Mar 1893 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA (son of George Washington Grist and Julia Martha Montgomery Martin Grist); died on 13 Jan 1972 in Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Rabun, Georgia, USA
- Residence: Dillard, Georgia
- Residence: Dillard , GA.
- Residence: Dillard
- Residence: Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Relation to Head: Father
- Residence: 1900, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
- Residence: 1910, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
- Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single
- Residence: Abt 1918
- Departure: 6 Oct 1918
- Residence: 1920, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
- Departure: 10 Aug 1929, Southampton, England
- 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
- Residence: Bef 1951, Georgia
James married Fannie Mae Gillespie Grist on 10 Feb 1924. Fannie (daughter of James Brabson Gillespie and Clarice Estelle Scroggs) was born on 17 Sep 1903 in Rabun County, Georgia; died on 2 Mar 1991 in Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Fannie Mae Gillespie Grist was born on 17 Sep 1903 in Rabun County, Georgia (daughter of James Brabson Gillespie and Clarice Estelle Scroggs); died on 2 Mar 1991 in Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Stephens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: Rabun Gap
- Residence: 1910, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
- Residence: 1920, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
- Residence: 1924, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Residence: 1935, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia
- Residence: 1940, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Residence: 1957, Georgia
Children:
- L. Grist Neville
- 1. James Lester Grist, Jr was born on 10 Nov 1924 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Apr 2004 in Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Hubert Gillespie Grist was born on 3 May 1928 in Dillard Rabu, Georgia; died on 8 Oct 1997 in Fulton County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
Generation: 3
4. George Washington Grist was born in Sep 1859 in Georgia (son of Mason Grist and Elizabeth Ann Stroud); died on 13 Mar 1936 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: CLAYTON, GA.
- Birth: 7 Sep 1859, Rabun County, 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: Single; Relation to Head: Son
- 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
- Residence: 1930, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
- Death: 13 Mar 1936, Rabun, Georgia, USA
George married Julia Martha Montgomery Martin Grist on 13 Nov 1881 in Rabun Gap, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Julia (daughter of Andrew Jackson Martin and Ann Marinder Dillard) was born on 14 Jul 1863 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 30 Oct 1944 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Julia Martha Montgomery Martin Grist was born on 14 Jul 1863 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA (daughter of Andrew Jackson Martin and Ann Marinder Dillard); died on 30 Oct 1944 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1870, Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Residence Post Office: Clayton
- Residence: 1880, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
- 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: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Residence: 1935, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia
- Residence: 1940, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Mother
Children:
- Andrew Homer Grist was born on 27 Jan 1883 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 2 Dec 1971 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Beulah J Grist, Jr was born on 7 Jan 1885 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 28 Apr 1927 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Sallie M Grist Jacobs was born on 19 Mar 1886 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 16 Feb 1969 in Morrisville, Wake, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Miller Jackson Grist was born on 12 Sep 1888 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 5 May 1971 in Winter Haven, FL; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Lelah Mae Grist was born on 1 Mar 1891 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 31 Mar 1910 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- 2. James Lester Grist, Sr. was born on 20 Mar 1893 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Jan 1972 in Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Fred Melvin Grist was born on 1 Mar 1896 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 18 Apr 1980 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Annie M Grist Jollay was born on 22 Aug 1898 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 19 Dec 1995 in Rabun County, GA.; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- John Mason Grist was born on 3 Oct 1900 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 19 Sep 1969 in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
6. James Brabson Gillespie was born on 27 Apr 1870 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Feb 1954 in Rabun, Georgia. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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
James married Clarice Estelle Scroggs on 22 Apr 1897 in Georgia. Clarice was born on 21 Jul 1879 in North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Nov 1937 in Elbert County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Clarice Estelle Scroggs was born on 21 Jul 1879 in North Carolina, USA; died on 27 Nov 1937 in Elbert County, Georgia. Other Events and Attributes:
- 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
Children:
- L. Gillespie
- L. Gillespie
- William Lafayette Gillespie was born on 31 Mar 1898 in Rabun, Georgia; died on 8 May 1987 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
- James Milton Gillespie was born on 17 Sep 1899 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Feb 1974 in Richmond, Georgia.
- Samuel Lawrence Gillespie was born on 1 Mar 1901 in Rabun, Georgia; died on 17 Sep 1978 in Hall, Georgia.
- Earl Brabson Gillespie was born on 11 Oct 1902 in Georgia; died on 23 May 1991 in Rabun, Georgia.
- 3. Fannie Mae Gillespie Grist was born on 17 Sep 1903 in Rabun County, Georgia; died on 2 Mar 1991 in Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Ida Marie Gillespie was born on 4 Sep 1907 in Georgia; died on 5 Nov 2005 in Dacula, Gwinnett, Georgia, USA.
- Paul Gillespie was born on 17 Oct 1909 in Rabun, Georgia; died on 19 Nov 1909 in Rabun, Georgia.
- Marvin Marshall Gillespie was born on 22 Dec 1913 in Rabun, Georgia; died on 8 Sep 1991 in Clayton, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
Generation: 4
8. 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]
9. 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.
- 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.
- 4. 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.
10. Andrew Jackson Martin was born in 1814 in Georgia; died on 3 Jul 1898 in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: 18 Jul 1814, Rabun, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1880, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
- Death: 1898, Georgia, USA
Andrew married Ann Marinder Dillard about 1836 in Rabun County, Georgia. Ann was born on 16 Jul 1819; died on 27 Mar 1899 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Ann Marinder Dillard was born on 16 Jul 1819; died on 27 Mar 1899 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Ann Marinda Dillard
- Birth: 16 Jul 1819, Rabun, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1880, Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
- Death: 27 Mar 1899
Children:
- James Monroe Martin was born in Sep 1837 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died in May 1864 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.
- Sarah Ann Martin was born on 16 Nov 1839 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 21 Sep 1865 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Caroline Martin was born on 19 Sep 1841 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 27 Oct 1887 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
- Andrew Jackson Martin was born in 1842 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 11 Aug 1862.
- James H. (Jim) Martin was born in Jun 1842 in Rabun, Georgia, USA; died in 1905 in Tennessee Valley, Rabun, Georgia, USA.
- William A Martin was born on 17 Dec 1844 in Tennessee Valley, Rabun County, Georgia; died on 31 Mar 1930 in Rabun Co., Georgia.
- Margaret Martin was born in 1846 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Nancy Martin was born on 22 Mar 1849 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 22 Jun 1896 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- Marinda Martin was born in 1852 in Georgia.
- Janetta Martin was born on 9 Mar 1855 in Valley, Rabun County, Georgia; died on 21 Jul 1943 in Lumpkin County, Georgia.
- Laura Martin was born in 1858 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
- 5. Julia Martha Montgomery Martin Grist was born on 14 Jul 1863 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; died on 30 Oct 1944 in Rabun County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
Generation: 5
16. 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]
17. 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.
- 8. 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.
18. 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]
19. Rosanna Johnston was born in Towns County, Georgia, USA; died in 1877 in Rabun Gap, Rabun, Georgia, USA. Children:
- 9. 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.