Florida Family Group Sheet for the Martin Jasper GRINER Family #2


Husband: Martin Jasper GRINER
Birthdate: 8/27/1842
Birthplace: Nashville, Berrien Co., GA
Death date: 8/12/1914
Place of death: Berrien Co, GA
Burial: in Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA
Father:
Mother:

Marriage date: 12/11/1869
Marriage place:

Wife: Oliff / Olive Missouri NASH
Birthdate: 1/25/1854
Birthplace: Montgomery Co, GA
Death date: 8/17/1939
Place of death: Berrien Co, GA Buried Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA
Burial:
Father: Newton Nash
Mother: Lucy Ann Ryals

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Agnes Virginia
Birthdate: 1/31/1871
Birthplace: Berrien Co., GA
Death date: 7/30/1927 Bleed to death from complications of having too many teeth pulled at once.
Place of death:
Burial: Old City Cemetery, Nashville, Berrien Co, GA
Spouse's Name: William R Futch
Marriage date: 4/26/1889

Child No. 2: Jasper Martin Griner
Birthdate: 1/16/1873
Birthplace: Berrien Co, GA
Death date: 11/23/1946
Place of death: Berrien Co, GA
Burial:
Marriage date: 9/28/1906 Berrien Co.
Spouse's Name: Effie Viola Brown (1905-1919)

Child No. 3: Ida Missouri Griner
Birthdate: 12/22/1874
Birthplace: Berrien Co, GA
Death date: 11/6/1957
Place of death: Berrien Co.
Burial: Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA
Spouse's Name: (1) Rufus B. Ross - No Children
   (2) - No Children
Marriage date: (1) 8/14/1914

Child No. 4: Daniel Newton Griner
Birthdate: 6/4/1877
Birthplace: Berrien Co, GA
Death date: 12/6/1961
Place of death: Berrien Co, GA
Burial: Pleasant Cem.
Spouse's Name:
Marriage date:

Child No. 5: Oliver Clayton
Birthdate: 9/18/1879
Birthplace: Berrien Co
Death date: 1976
Place of death: Jacksonville, FL
Burial:
Spouse's Name: Edna Saville
Marriage date: 10/18/1911

Child No. 6: Edna Eleanor (Lena)
Birthdate: 5/11/1882
Birthplace: Berrien Co, GA
Death date: 6/19/1939
Place of death:
Burial:
Spouse's Name: Never married
Marriage date: Had Polio as a child and was an invilid the remainder of her life.

Child No. 7: Robert Bruce Griner
Birthdate: 5/24/1884
Birthplace: Berrien Co
Death date: 1/17/1982
Place of death: Nahunta, Brantley Co,GA
Burial:
Marriage date: 6/28/1908 in Doerun, Colquitt Co, GA
Spouse's Name: Mary Alice Hasty

Child No. 8: William Benjamin (Bill) Griner
Birthdate: 1/19/1887
Birthplace: Berrien Co, GA
Death date: 2/24/1896
Place of death: Berrien Co, GA; Fell in River in winter, developed Pneumonia and died as a small child.
Burial: Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA
Spouse's Name:
Marriage date:

Child No. 9: Earnest Carroway (Carroll) Griner
Birthdate: 8/28/1890
Birthplace: Berrien Co, GA
Death date:
Place of death: Valdosta, Lowndes Co, GA
Burial:
Spouse's Name: Mildred ???
Marriage date:

Child No. 10: Adlai Bee Griner
Birthdate: 2/29/1892
Birthplace: Berrien Co, GA
Death date: 11/9/1972
Place of death: Ocilla, Irwin Co, GA
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, GA
Marriage date: 12/21/1924 Athens, Clarke Co, GA
Spouse's Name: Nina Lou Bass (1903-1955)

Child No. 11: Alison Griner
Birthdate: 8/14/1894
Birthplace: Berrien Co
Death date: 3/17/1896 Berrien Co Died of Diptheria,
Place of death:
Burial: Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA
Spouse's Name:
Marriage date:
 
 
Notes:
* Martin J. Griner - Farmed in Berrien Co., Member of First Board of Educ. In Berrien Co., Methodist Ran away from home and lied about his age to join military. Too young to fight. Served as Drummer Boy. Served in 29th Volunteer Regiment Infantry from Berrin Co. during Civil War under Gen. R.E. Lee in Army of Northern VA. Wittnessed the accidential shooting and death of General Stonewall Jackson.
* Olive/Oliff Nash Griner was a Midwife and never accepted any pay for the many babies she delivered in Berrien Co. She was a faithful member of Nashvill First Baptist Church where she raised most of her children. Her husband was always a member of the Methodist Church, and some of the children went to church with him.
* William Futch - He was Berrien Co Tax Collector. Was playing cards and drinking with some other men who got him drunk.. He told them the combination to the Court House Safe and they later broken in a stole all of the money in the safe. He was blamed and served a prison term even though he did not participate in the robbery. Martin J. Griner was on his bond and had to sell a large track of his land to pay off Futch’s bond.
* Oliver Clayton Griner: He was the 1st college graduate from Berrien County, GA Graduated from Mercer Univ. School of Law, Macon. Vice Pres. Norman College, Served as Legal Sec. to Senator Roddenberry from Tifton in Washington DC. Pres. Of Insurance Company in Jacksonville, FL. Served as Mayor of Jacksonville, FL.
 

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