Martha Virginia "Ginny" Grist Downs b. 3 Jun 1921 Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Dec 2006 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: The Grist Family

1921 - 2006 (85 years)

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Name	Martha Virginia "Ginny" Grist Downs [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
Birth	3 Jun 1921	Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA [1, 3, 8, 9, 11, 15]
Gender	Female
Residence	Downs [3]
Residence	1930	Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA [1]
Residence	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
Residence	1935	Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina [15]
Residence	1940	Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA [15]
Residence	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Sister
Residence	1947	Miami, Florida, USA [6]
Residence	1992	Pineville, NC [11]
Death	5 Dec 2006	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina [3, 9, 12]
Burial	Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA [9]
Person ID	I4259	Grists of Wessex

Father	Paul Oliver Grist, Sr b. 14 Oct 1878, Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina, USA d. 23 Jun 1939, Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA (Age 60 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Cora Ada Joy Grist b. 25 Nov 1882, Mount Holly, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA d. 8 May 1937, Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA (Age 54 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	30 Jun 1914	Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA [18, 19]
Married	1938	MT. Holly [4]
Family ID	F989	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Kenneth Ray Downs, Sr
b. 13 Jan 1921, Mecklenburg, North Carolina
d. 17 Mar 2009, North Carolina, USA (Age 88 years)

Marriage 19 Aug 1930 Michigan [14, 20]

Divorce 15 Mar 1938 Calhoun, Michigan, USA [14, 20]

Married 1942 [7, 10, 16]

Children

+	1. L. Downs

Family ID F1052 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 3 Jun 1921 - Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA
	Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
	Divorce - 15 Mar 1938 - Calhoun, Michigan, USA
	Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Sister - 1940 - Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
	Burial - - Pineville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

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Photos
Obituary - Martha Virginia Grist

Grist, Martha Virginia - NC Birth Index

Documents
Martha Virginia Grist obit

Sources

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Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952
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Photos		Obituary - Martha Virginia Grist
Photos		Grist, Martha Virginia - NC Birth Index