Florida Family Group Sheet for Martin Jasper GRINER Family *********************************************** Copyright © by the submitter All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** SUBMITTED BY: Diana M. Pate e-mail: ========================================= Descendents of Martin Jasper Griner Martin Jasper Griner - DOB 8/27/1842 Nashville, Berrien Co., GA Died 8/12/1914 Berrien Co, GA Buried in Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA Married 8/4/1866 (1) Ada Tygart dau of William Tygart and Jemima Smith She died in childbirth Children of Martin J. Griner and Ada Tygart: Ada Griner - DOB abt. 1867 Berrien Co Died abt 1871 Berrien Co, GA Married 12/11/1869 (2) Oliff / Olive Missouri Nash DOB 1/25/1854 Montgomery Co, GA Died 8/17/1939 Berrien Co, GA Buried Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA Daughter of Newton Nash and Lucy Ann Ryals -- Note: 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. -- Note: 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children of Martin Jasper Griner and Olive Missouri Nash: ( 11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agnes Virginia - DOB 1/31/1871 Berrien Co., GA Died 7/30/1927 Bleed to death from complications of having too many teeth pulled at once. Buried in Old City Cemetery, Nashville, Berrien Co, GA Married 4/26/1889 William R Futch - DOB Died Berrien Co -- Notes: 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children of Agnes Virginia Griner and William Futch: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Lester Futch DOB 1/31/1891 Died 1/24/1944 m. Thelma Lord Rual Mail Carrier in Alapaha, Berrien Co, GA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frances Moore 1 Son - Swinton - Bapt. Minister, Jacksonville, FL Robert - m ??? 2 Children ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Jasper Martin Griner - DOB 1/16/1873 Berrien Co, GA Died 11/23/1946 Berrien Co, GA m. 9/28/1906 Berrien Co. Effie Viola Brown DOB 8/29/1905 Died 3/27/1919 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (3) Ida Missouri Griner - DOB 12/22/1874 Berrien Co, GA Died 11/6/1957 Berrien Co. Buried Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA m. (1) Rufus B. Ross 8/14/1914 - No Children (2) - No Children ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Daniel Newton Griner - DOB 6/4/1877 Berrien Co, GA Died 12/6/1961 Berrien Co, GA Buried Pleasant Cem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) Oliver Clayton - DOB 9/18/1879 Berrien Co Died 1976 Jacksonville, FL Edna Saville 10/18/1911 Notes on 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (6) Edna Eleanor (Lena) - DOB 5/11/1882 Berrien Co, GA Died 6/19/1939 Had Polio as a child and was an invilid the remainder of her life. Never married ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) Robert Bruce Griner - DOB 5/24/1884 Berrien Co Died 1/17/1982 in Nahunta, Brantley Co,GA m. Mary Alice Hasty 6/28/1908 in Doerun, Colquitt Co, GA dau of James Hasty and Georgia Whitaker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (8) William Benjamin (Bill) Griner - DOB 1/19/1887 Berrien Co, GA Died 2/24/1896 Berrien Co, GA; Fell in River in winter, developed Pneumonia and died as a small child. Buried Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (9) Earnest Carroway (Carroll) Griner - DOB 8/28/1890 Berrien Co, GA Died Valdosta, Lowndes Co, GA Mildred ??? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (10) Adlai Bee Griner - DOB 2/29/1892 Berrien Co, GA Died 11/9/1972 Ocilla, Irwin Co, GA Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, GA m 12/21/1924 Athens, Clarke Co, GA Nina Lou Bass DOB 7/25/1903 Calhoun Co, GA Died 1/17/1955 Ben Hill Co Nina Bass Griner was Daughter of Mitchell Webb Bass and Florene Lawrence of Randolph Co ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (11) Alison Griner - DOB 8/14/1894 Berrien Co Died 3/17/1896 Berrien Co Died of Diptheria, Buried Old City Cemetery, Nashville, GA ===============================================================