George Washington Grisham was a son of Andrew Jackson Grisham, Sr. and Gillie (Olive) (Mason) Grisham. George was born in Mississippi.

While still a child, his parents died tragically. Some of his "growing-up-years" were spent in the home of his oldest brother, Ephraim Isaac "Eph" Grisham

On 11-Nov-1883, in Tippah Co., MS, George married Amanda Patterson.

George and Amanda had eight children:

1. James Arthur "Jim" Grisham

2. Pearlie Grisham Prather

3. Boyd Grisham

4. B. Marshall "Mark" Grisham

5. Bessie Ada Grisham Hall


6. Richard Roy Grisham

7. John F. Grisham


8. Gillie (Grisham) Bishop

1870 Census, Township 5, Range 6 East, Prentiss County, MS
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Ephraim Grisham M 28y Mississippi
Elizabeth Grisham F 24y Mississippi
Jackson Grisham M 16y Mississippi
George Grisham M 14y Mississippi
Richard Grisham M 9y Mississippi
William J Grisham M 3y Mississippi
Manerva R Grisham F 1y Mississippi


1900 Census,ED 109 Beat 4, Tippah, Mississippi
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head George W Grisham M 42 Mississippi
wife Amanda Grisham F 39 Illinois
son James A Grisham M 13 Mississippi
daughter Pearl M Grisham F 11 Mississippi
son Boyd Grisham M 9 Mississippi
son Marshal Grisham M 5 Mississippi
daughter Ada Grisham F 3 Mississippi
son Richard Grisham M 0 Mississippi
sister-in-law Susan Patterson F 55 Mississippi

1910 Census, Blackland, Prentiss, Mississippi
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self George W Grisham M 52y Mississippi
wife Amanda Grisham F 48y Illinois
dau Pearlie Grisham F 21y Mississippi
son Boyd Grisham M 17y Mississippi
son Marshall Grisham M 14y Mississippi
dau Bessie Grisham F 12y Mississippi
son Richard Grisham M 10y Mississippi
son John Grisham M 8y Mississippi
dau Gillie M Grisham F 5y Mississippi

In 1930 George Washington Grisham was enumerated in Blue Cane, Greene, AR, in the home of his son Marshall "Mark" Grisham.

The graves of George Washington Grisham and Amanda (Patterson) Grisham were not marked with gravestones.