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Gen. William Leon Grayson

Gen. William Leon Grayson

Male 1870 - 1941  (70 years)

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  • Name William Leon Grayson  [1, 2
    Prefix Gen. 
    Born 21 Aug 1870  Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • William's place of birth is not known with certainty.
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Mar 1941  Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I34498  Munro
    Last Modified 18 May 2003 

    Father Edward Fahn Recker Grayson,   b. 3 Mar 1847, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1901, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Laura Amanda Patterson,   b. 11 Jun 1847, Gillisonville, Hampton Co., South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1916, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1868  Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F11891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian Melvin Turner,   b. 11 Aug 1872, Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1936  (Age 63 years) 
    Married Abt 1893  Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. Lynne Grayson,   b. 20 Dec 1894, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1961  (Age 66 years)
     2. William Turner Grayson,   b. 17 May 1897, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1897, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +3. Spence Monroe Grayson,   b. 7 Dec 1900, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1990, Prob., Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +4. Dorothy Thomason Grayson,   b. 4 Aug 1903, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1961  (Age 57 years)
    +5. Leon Harmon Grayson,   b. 15 Dec 1906, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1993, Washington, , District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +6. Edith Hering Grayson,   b. 16 Aug 1912, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1968, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     7. William Morris Grayson,   b. 25 Sep 1915, Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1988, Georgetown, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F11892  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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 [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Clan Munro files - Grayson, John Stanford, John Stanford Grayson, Grayson Lineage - p. 1-2 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S8] Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia, Virginia Redden, Update 4 Dec 1997: John Robinson Grayson of Virginia - p. 1 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S31] Clan Munro files - Grayson, John Stanford, John Stanford Grayson, Grayson Lineage - p. 2 (Reliability: 3).