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Dorothy Thomason Grayson

Dorothy Thomason Grayson

Female 1903 - Abt 1961  (57 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Dorothy Thomason Grayson was born on 4 Aug 1903 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA (daughter of Gen. William Leon Grayson and Lillian Melvin Turner); died about 1961.

    Notes:

    Dorothy (or Dorothye) Thomason Grayson

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia
    - dated 28 Jan 1997 - p. 3

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Family/Spouse: Samuel Pancoast Comly, Jr.. Samuel was born in 1900 in Prob., Georgia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Gen. William Leon Grayson was born on 21 Aug 1870 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA (son of Edward Fahn Recker Grayson and Laura Amanda Patterson); died on 31 Mar 1941 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    William may have been born in Richmond, Virginia.

    He served as President of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and National Commander of the Spanish American War Veterans.

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia
    p. 1 - dated 28 Jan 1997

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Birth:
    William's place of birth is not known with certainty.

    William married Lillian Melvin Turner about 1893 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. Lillian was born on 11 Aug 1872 in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA; died about 1936. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lillian Melvin Turner was born on 11 Aug 1872 in Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA; died about 1936.

    Notes:

    Lillian was the daughter of George T. and Margaret Alice (Johnson) Turner.

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia
    p. 1 - dated 28 Jan 1997

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. Lynne Grayson was born on 20 Dec 1894 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died about 1961.
    2. William Turner Grayson was born on 17 May 1897 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 17 May 1897 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    3. Spence Monroe Grayson was born on 7 Dec 1900 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 25 Nov 1990 in Prob., Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia.
    4. 1. Dorothy Thomason Grayson was born on 4 Aug 1903 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died about 1961.
    5. Leon Harmon Grayson was born on 15 Dec 1906 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 14 Aug 1993 in Washington, , District of Columbia, USA.
    6. Edith Hering Grayson was born on 16 Aug 1912 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 17 Sep 1968 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    7. William Morris Grayson was born on 25 Sep 1915 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died in Dec 1988 in Georgetown, Florida, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edward Fahn Recker Grayson was born on 3 Mar 1847 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA (son of John Langdon Grayson and Jane Amelia Elizabeth Hale); died on 26 Feb 1901 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    Edward Fahm (or Fahn) Reicher Grayson

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (2) Clan Munro files - Grayson, Nathaniel Lewis, III - Descendants of David
    Munro - p. 2

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Edward married Laura Amanda Patterson on 19 Aug 1868 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. Laura was born on 11 Jun 1847 in Gillisonville, Hampton Co., South Carolina, USA; died on 9 Mar 1916 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Laura Amanda Patterson was born on 11 Jun 1847 in Gillisonville, Hampton Co., South Carolina, USA; died on 9 Mar 1916 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    Laura was the daughter of James G. and Catherine (Wall) Patterson.

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. 2. Gen. William Leon Grayson was born on 21 Aug 1870 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 31 Mar 1941 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Langdon Grayson was born on 9 Jan 1817 in Liverpool, , Lancashire, England (son of Capt. John Robinson Wagoner Grayson, Usn and Frances Ann Harvey); died on 30 Mar 1869 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    John's middle name is seen interchangeably as Langdon and Langston.

    He was born in Liverpool, England when his mother accompanied his father on one of his sailing ships.

    John served as a private in the Florida Seminole War in 1836. He was a Lieutenant during the Mexican War in 1848 but was not called to active duty.

    Ref 1 says that John Langdon Grayson had two sons named Nathaniel, each by a different wife, Sarah Elizabeth. There is no evidence that John was married a second time and it has been concluded that "Sarah Elizabeth" is the same person as Jane Amelia Elizabeth Hale, John's first wife. Also, there was only one son named Nathaniel.

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - The Monroes of Virginia - Update
    18 Nov 1997 - p. 1

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Buried:
    John was buried at Lot 441 in the Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.

    John married Jane Amelia Elizabeth Hale on 21 Apr 1846 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. Jane was born on 7 Jun 1830 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 31 Jul 1910 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jane Amelia Elizabeth Hale was born on 7 Jun 1830 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 31 Jul 1910 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    Jane was the daughter of John H. and Eddy (Floyd) Hale

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - e-mail message dated 28 Sep 1997

    (4) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia
    - dated 28 Jan 1997

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. 4. Edward Fahn Recker Grayson was born on 3 Mar 1847 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 26 Feb 1901 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    2. Elizabeth Anna Grayson was born in 1848 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; and died.
    3. Frances L. B. Grayson was born on 15 Feb 1851 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 22 Feb 1851 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    4. Alexander Grayson was born in Mar 1852 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 24 May 1859 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    5. John Gugle Grayson was born in 1854 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 12 Nov 1892 in Tennille, Johnson Co., Georgia, USA; was buried on 13 Nov 1892 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    6. Henrietta Bell Grayson was born on 30 Apr 1856 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died in Nov 1948 in , Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    7. Nathaniel Lewis Grayson was born on 25 Mar 1864 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1932 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.