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Grayson County, Virginia

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Grayson County was formed in 1793 from part of Wythe County. Parts of Patrick County were added on six different occasions up to 1874-75. It was named after Colonel William Grayson, United States Senator from Virginia. The County Seat is Independence. On the north is Wythe County, on the west are Smyth and Washington Counties, on the east is Carroll County, and on the south are North Carolina and Tennessee.

Maintained by Beverly Watson, County File Manager

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Biographies
File Description	Date Submitted	Submitted by:
Menoah Beamer	Aug-2002	Marilyn Ainsworth
William Bourn and Rosamond Jones	Sep-2000	Kate McCarter

Grayson County Cemeteries
(See the Tombstone Project)

Census
File Description	Date Submitted	Submitted by:
1820 Census Index	Apr-1999	S-K Publications
1830 Census Index	Apr-1999	S-K Publications
1840 Census Index	Apr-1999	S-K Publications
1840 Federal Census (Index: File 1 of 1)	May-2006	Chrissie Anderson Peters
1840 Federal Census Introduction	May-2006	Chrissie Anderson Peters
1840 Federal Census (Western District: File 1 of 5)	May-2006	Chrissie Anderson Peters
1840 Federal Census (Western District: File 2 of 5)	May-2006	Chrissie Anderson Peters
1840 Federal Census (Western District: File 3 of 5)	May-2006	Chrissie Anderson Peters
1840 Federal Census (Western District: File 4 of 5)	May-2006	Chrissie Anderson Peters
1840 Federal Census (Western District: File 5 of 5)	May-2006	Chrissie Anderson Peters
1850 Census Index	Apr-1999	S-K Publications
1850 Federal Census Introduction	Jan-2006	Peggy Hamm
1850 Federal Census (Partial: Page 1 of 1)	Jan-2006	Peggy Hamm

Court
File Description	Date Submitted	Submitted by:
Order Book (Minutes) Book 1826-1832, Pages 6, 15, 23,30-Thompson	Sep-2000	Rose Fox
Common Law Orders Book 1, pg 2-Thompson	Sep-2000	Rose Fox

Deeds
File Description	Size	Date Submitted	Submitted by:
Robert Brooke - George Reeves, April 1, 1795	3K	Jan 2011	Beverly Watson
David Campbell - John Reeves, October 30, 1837	2K	Jan 2011	Beverly Watson
James T. Coomes to Charles G. Taft Deed - 1896		Feb-1998	Patience Keever Northern
Aquilla Greer - George G. Reeves, February 6, 1827	3K	Jan 2011	Beverly Watson
Halsey to Halsey - 1832		Nov-1998	Mark Carey
Halsey to Hash - 1832		Nov-1998	Mark Carey
Hill Deeds		Apr-1997	Nancy Wade
Hill Deeds		Mar-1997	Nancy Wade
John Isom - Jacob Toliver, February 26, 1827	3K	Jan 2011	Beverly Watson
Pacely to Halsey - 1834		Nov-1998	Mark Carey
Pacely to Richardson - 1834		Nov-1998	Mark Carey
Reeves et al - Andrew Cox, October 8, 1832	3K	Jan 2011	Beverly Watson
Reeves et al - Jesse Reeves, Junr, 1822	4K	Jan 2011	Beverly Watson
Reeves et al - Susannah Toliver, December 3, 1832	4K	Jan 2011	Beverly Watson
Catron Thompson to Marget Thompson, 1817		Sep-2000	Rose Fox
Catron Thompson, 1816		Sep-2000	Rose Fox
Mitchel Thompson, 1816		Sep-2000	Rose Fox
James Stanhope Wood to James Kyle, 1821		Aug-1998	Julie Robben Lineberry

History
File Description	Date Submitted	Submitted by:
Grayson County History from "Historical Collections Of Virginia" by Henry Howe, 1845	Apr 2008	Alice Warner

Military
File Description	Date Submitted	Submitted by:
War of 1812
Pension abstract: David Farmer, 1853	Oct-2000	Tracy McMillion
Pension abstract: Michael Farmer,1871	Oct-2000	Tracy McMillion
Civil War
Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows	Jun-2003	Joan Ackermann Renfrow
Soldier's Civil War Pension Application: G. W. Sells, 1895	Mar-2000	Linda Russell Lewis

Obituaries
File Description	Date Submitted	Submitted by:
Virginia Baldwin	Jan-2004	Bristol Herald Courier
Charlie G. Blevins	Dec-2003	Bristol Herald Courier
Millard F. Greer	Dec-2003	Bristol Herald Courier
Howard E. Hamm	Feb-2004	Bristol Herald Courier
Rev. A. G. Hash, 4 Mar 1912	Oct-2002	Charlene Parker
Jane Kirk	Mar-2000	Buford C. Wilson
Leroy Amos Leonard	Apr-2000	Buford C. Wilson
McCarter Obituaries	Sep-2000	Kate McCarter
Dan Price	Feb-2004	Bristol Herald Courier
Lacy Price	Mar-2004	Bristol Herald Courier
Gay B. Richardson, 14 Oct 2003	Oct-2003	The Elizabethton Star
Elzie Wingler	Dec-2003	Bristol Herald Courier

Vital Statistics
File Description	Date Submitted	Submitted by:
Births
Birth Records, 1853-1870	Apr-1998	Patience Northern
Death Records
Death Certificate: Catharine Edwards Farmer,1893	Feb-2001	Tracy Farmer McMillion
Death Certificate : Eligah Farmer, 1938	Feb-2001	Tracy Farmer McMillion
Death Certificate: Lewis F. Farmer, 1931	Nov-2000	Tracy Farmer McMillion
Death Certificate: Nancy Farmer, 1926	Nov-2000	Tracy Farmer McMillion
Death Certificate: Welborn Farmer, 1948	Nov-2000	Tracy Farmer McMillion

Wills
File Description	Date Submitted	Submitted by:
James Breeding, 1817	Aug-2001	Gwen Hurst
Catharine Farmer, 1890	Feb-2001	Tracy Farmer McMillion
William Hail, 1844	Aug-2008	Jeanine Bass
Thomas Hall, Sr., 1827	Dec-1997	Ron Hall
Thomas Ogle, 1802	Mar-2002	Karen Gideon
Catherine Thompson, 1817	Sep-2000	Rose Fox

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