GRIGG FAMILY CEMETERY, MAURY COUNTY, TN This file is part of the TN Tombstone Transcription Project: http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Bock (ladybugsboo@yahoo.com) To contribute additional information and/or photographs, please contact TN Tombstone Transcription Project at tncemmy@yahoo.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This small farm cemetery is located on the Grigg farm in Maury Co. close to the line of Giles County. On Fountain Creek, also near the town of Colleka. It is sitting in a pasture in a in a wooded area on the slopes of a hill. This farm was in the Grigg family from 1812 to 1913 when it was sold to someone else. This cemetery was read in 1977 by a Grigg descendant of Andrew J. Grigg. NAME DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH NOTES / INSCRIPTION ================================================================================================================================= GRIGG, P.H. Mar-11-1811 Jan-8-1888 Patrick Henry Grigg / Son of Samuel Grigg GRIGG, Samuel J. Jul-10-1823 Oct-18-1898 Confederate Soldier / Son of Samuel Grigg GRIGG, Andrew Jackson Nov-8-1862 Jul-27-1913 Son of Patrick H. Grigg GRIGG, James Henry Oct-9-1890 Aug-29-1908 The Angels called our darling, he could not stay away Son of Andrew J. Grigg BRAY, Wm. Jul-7-1811 Mar-21-1865 Age 51Y-14-D Duty was my life, Rest is my Soul GARRET, T. Age 10M-1D / Daughter of E.T. & S.J. Garrett DUGGLE, H.M. Aug-5-1828 Jul-21-1888 Age 65Y-6M-11D JOHNSON, A.J. Aug-8-1800 Aug-8-1890 GRIGG, Catherine 1805 Aft 1871 Daughter of Samuel Grigg / Never married GRIGG, Rebecca 1803 Bet 1850-1860 Daughter of Samuel Grigg / Never married GRIGG, Mary Polly Grimes 1780 Aug 1860 Wife of Samuel Grigg GRIGG, Samuel 1778 Bef Aug 1856 Husband of Mary P. Grimes-Grigg * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOTE #1: Patrick Henry Grigg & Samuel J. Grigg inherited the farm after the death of their parents. Then Andrew J. Grigg, son of P.H., inherited the farm after the death of his parents. After the death of Andrew J. his wife sold the land in 1913. She went to live with one of her children & was not buried on the Grigg farm. The others buried there could be friends or pioneers. NOTE #2: Unmarked stones & other markings not readable. These people lived on the farm during those years & died there & would most certainly be buried there. NOTE #3: Catherine & Rebecca Griff, two daughters of Samuel Grigg, took care of their elderly parents until their deaths, they inherited some land & monies from the sale of land for their loving care. NOTE #4: Samuel & Mary P. Grigg purchased this land in 1812 & raised their family there, both died there & are buried on the farm. They are the parents of the other Grigg children. ================================================================================================================================= USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Last Updated: 8/8/2005