Marriage and Death Notices from Baptist Newspapers of South Carolina 1835-1865 Death of Elder Joseph Grisham, the eldest son of John and Martha Grisham, born in Anderson District, S. C., 16 Nov 1789, and died at his residence in Cherokee county, Ga., 9 April 1857. Baptized by John Chastain in 1837 at Newhope Church, in Pickens Dist., S. C.; 6 April 1838 ordained to the ministry.