I have a large family of GRISSETTs (a collateral line) who lived in Iola, Grimes starting about mid 1800's- don't know if these would be your family or not. Send me a list of some of your names and I will see if they seem to line up with my family. Right now I'm playing computer tag with my 2 computers, but should be able to look at my family file sometime today :>} Sharon Buckley [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 9:29 PM Subject: [TXGRIMES] FWD:Re:McCleney, Alverson, Rumby, Davis, Grissett, Chaney, Dar > Subj: Re: [TXGRIMES] FWD: McCleney, Alverson, Rumby, Davis, Grissett, > Chaney, Darden, Floyd > Date: 09/07/2000 9:07:24 PM Central Daylight Time > From: [email protected] (Frank and Lois Richardson) > To: [email protected] > > I am descended from the Gressett family; my grandmother was Ella Esther > Turner, daughter of > Esta Gressett. The spelling of the name, Gressett, seems to have been > subject to change. There was a Susan Elizabeth, but probably older than the > one you mention. > > The Gressetts lived around Iola. > > Another Grissette seems to have married the daughter of William B. Travis. > There is a monument to her at the Masonic Cemetery, Chappell Hill, and have > been told that she was buried on the property now belonging to the Star of > the Republic museum at Old > Washington. > > Ella Esther Turner, daughter of Esta Gressett Turner, married Selser Howard > Perry, and lived and died in Grimes Co. > > Lois Perry Richardson >

My Grissetts are the descendents of Alfred E. GRISSETT, who apparently came to Texas in 1844. He was born in Louisana about 1816. He had two wives during his lifetime that I know of. Any additions or corrections to what I have would be greatly appreciated. 1 Alfred E. GRISSETT— + Martha PERRY—b: 1820 in LA or MS; d: before 1864 2 John P. GRISSETT—b: March 15, 1844 in LA; d: January 7, 1913 in Leon Co., TX + Mary Suzanne BLACKLEDGE—b: 1869; m: August 11, 1874; d: 1928 in Limestone Co., TX 2 Jessie Edward GRISSETT—b: 1846 in LA 2 Charles Taz GRISSETT—b: about 1848 in Leon Co., TX 2 Parthenia Elizabeth GRISSETT—b: 1851 in Leon Co., TX 2 William Henry GRISSETT—b: 1853 in Leon Co., TX 2 J. M. GRISSETT—b: 1855 in Leon Co., TX 2 Sarah Jane GRISSETT—b: 1857 in Leon Co., TX + Walter or M. Bill MANNING— 2 Lavinia GRISSETT—b: 1862 in Leon Co., TX + Julia Ann Strange—b: January 1849 in Sabine Parish, LA; m: July 8, 1864 in Leon Co., TX 2 Alfred Hardy GRISSETT—b: 1866 or 1867 in Grimes Co., TX 2 Susan C. GRISSETT—b: February 1868 in Grimes Co., TX; d: February 30, [sic] 1920 + William James McCLENEY—b: March 3, 1857 in TX; m: August 14, 1884; d: May 11, 1917; buried in Enon Cemetery, Grimes Co., TX (Note: William James McCLENEY is my ancestor, with his first wife Flaurie E. Alverson) 3 Sarah Anne McCLENEY—b: b: October 1, 1883 in TX; d: January 11, 1956 in Bedias, Grimes Co., TX + Riley W. NORWOOD—b. February 17, 1883; d: May 9, 1979 3 Albenie Elizabeth “Lizzie” McCLENEY—b: July 14, 1884 or 1885; d: August 25, 1947 in Milam Co., TX; buried in Petree Cemetery, Crabbs Prairie, Walker Co., TX + Burt (James B.?) JOHNSON—b: 1886; d: 1955; buried in Petree Cemetery, Crabbs Prairie, Walker Co., TX 3 Tommie Eugene McCLENEY—female; b: July 1, 1889 in Martin’s Prairie, Grimes Co., TX; d: April 7, 1958; buried in Bedias Baptist Cemetery, Grimes Co., TX; + I. V. ADAMS (William Irie ADAMS?)— 3 James Thomas McCLENEY—b: December 31, 1893 in Grimes Co., TX; d: September 7, 1955 + Willie Ann SMITH— 3 William D. McCLENEY—b: September 1896 in TX 3 John Shaw McCLENEY—b: December 1899 in TX; d: October 1961 + Willie GREER— 3 Mary Josephine McCLENEY—b: January 28, 1903 in Iola, Grimes Co., TX; d: November 30, 1970 + James Houston NEELEY— 3 Samuel Plummer McCLENEY—b: February 5, 1905; d: 1958 + Laura LAGRAVIER—“Aunt Sis” remarried Wesley Grissett 3 Homer McCLENEY—b: June 23, 1906; d: November 29, 1979. SS# 454-14-4079 + Vivian Ray Warren—m: December 14, 1927 in Madison Co., TX  + Estelle Free Holder— 3 Dock Milton McCLENEY—b: March 27, 1910, Grimes County, TX; d: February 8, 1966 + Etta Rae BARKER— 2 Clarissa "Lucy" GRISSETT—d: September 7, 1933 + Ruben SHOOKS—m: 1896; d: June 18, 1959 Ron and Sharon Buckley wrote: > I have a large family of GRISSETTs (a collateral line) who lived in Iola, > Grimes starting about mid 1800's- don't know if these would be your family > or not. Send me a list of some of your names and I will see if they seem to > line up with my family. Right now I'm playing computer tag with my 2 > computers, but should be able to look at my family file sometime today :>} > > Sharon Buckley > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 9:29 PM > Subject: [TXGRIMES] FWD:Re:McCleney, Alverson, Rumby, Davis, Grissett, > Chaney, Dar > > > Subj: Re: [TXGRIMES] FWD: McCleney, Alverson, Rumby, Davis, Grissett, > > Chaney, Darden, Floyd > > Date: 09/07/2000 9:07:24 PM Central Daylight Time > > From: [email protected] (Frank and Lois Richardson) > > To: [email protected] > > > > I am descended from the Gressett family; my grandmother was Ella Esther > > Turner, daughter of > > Esta Gressett. The spelling of the name, Gressett, seems to have been > > subject to change. There was a Susan Elizabeth, but probably older than > the > > one you mention. > > > > The Gressetts lived around Iola. > > > > Another Grissette seems to have married the daughter of William B. Travis. > > There is a monument to her at the Masonic Cemetery, Chappell Hill, and > have > > been told that she was buried on the property now belonging to the Star of > > the Republic museum at Old > > Washington. > > > > Ella Esther Turner, daughter of Esta Gressett Turner, married Selser > Howard > > Perry, and lived and died in Grimes Co. > > > > Lois Perry Richardson > > > > ==== TXGRIMES Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the TXGRIMES-L list, send a new email to [email protected] Enter only the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. > Grimes County TXGenWeb: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgrimes/ > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/