Marietta Hester Grigg
Marietta Hester Grigg was born on January 23, 1861, in Meltonsville, Alabama, to Christopher Grigg and Elizabeth S. Beam. His father was a teacher. She grew up in Marshall County, Alabama, and she married Jasper N. Matheny there on January 12, 1882. They had at least four children: Ernest, born around 1886; Burton, born around 1890; Hester, born around 1892; and Chester, born around 1892. They lived in Wakefield, Alabama, and her husband worked as a farmer. Her husband died in 1914. She remained in Wakefield, and by 1920, she was living with her daughter Hester. She served as a local “postmistress” for 22 years, and she was an active member of the Methodist church. She died in Meltonsville on November 30, 1931.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1439) | Grigg, Marietta Hester ~ Matheny, Marietta Hester | 1861-01-23 | 1931-11-30 |
- Conflict Side: Confederacy
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3151) [recipient] ~ Christopher Grigg to Elizabeth S. Grigg et al., 24 May 1863
People - Records: 4
Places - Records: 1
- (1230) [birth, death] ~ Meltonsville, Marshall County, Alabama
SOURCES
1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Alabama County Marriages, 1805-1967, available from Ancestry.com; The Advertiser-Glean (Guntersville, AL), 2 December 1931.
