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| Name | William Alfred Grigsby [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] | ||||
| Birth | 7 Sep 1913
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| Birth | 1914 [4]
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| Birth | 1914 [5]
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| Born | |||||
| Gender | Male | ||||
| Military | Complexion: Black; EyeColor: Black; HairColor: Black; Height: 5 6; Weight: 135 [1] | ||||
| Military | MilitaryServiceBranch: US Army; Rank: Private 1st Class; ServiceNumber: 33 138 869 [5] | ||||
| Burial Location |
Blue River Memorial, Pennsylvania, USA
[5]
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| LastKnownResidence |
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[7]
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| Residence | 1920
Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
– Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son | ||||
| Residence | 1940
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
– 27 Age: 27; Self RelationToHead: Head; Cousin RelationToHead: Cousin | ||||
| Registration | 16 Oct 1940
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
– 27 Age: 27 | ||||
| Military Enlistment |
– 27 Age: 27 | ||||
| Military Discharge |
– 31 Age: 31 | ||||
| Military Enlistment | MilitaryServiceBranch: ARMY [6] | ||||
| Race | Black [1] | ||||
| Name | William A Grigsby [6] | ||||
| Name | William Grigsby [7] | ||||
| Residence | 3 Apr 1950
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
– 35 Age: 35 | ||||
| Residence | 1951
Railroad Board (Issued Through)
[7]
– 37 Age: 37 | ||||
| Social Security Number | 716-10-1419 [7] | ||||
| Social Security Number | 716101419 [6] | ||||
| Died | |||||
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| Buried |
Lower Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
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| Person ID | I10071
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | John Grigsby, I (Age 78 years) b. 12 Mar 1887, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA d. 6 Jun 1965, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | May Mamie Phillips b. 1890, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F3321
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| Family | Bessie Boone Braxton (Age 101 years) b. 19 Jan 1915, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 2017, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 101 years) | |||
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||
| Family ID | F6704
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