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John Roswell Gryder

Male 1855 - 1948  (~ 92 years)


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  1. 1.  John Roswell Gryder was born in Mar 1855 in Alexander County, , , North Carolina; died on 1 Feb 1948 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    "Elizabethton Star," Sunday, February 1, 1948
    JOHN ROSWELL GRYDER
    John Roswell Gryder, 92, died at his home, Route 2, Butler, Saturday at 9:00 a.m. after a short illness. He was a member of the Lower Elk Baptist Church.
    He is survived by two sons, Tiltel Gryder of Avery County and Arlie Gryder of Butler; two daughters, Mrs. A. E. Green, of Heaton, North Carolina and Mrs. W. E. Sheffield of Vilas, North Carolina; and one sister, Mrs. Venie Barnett of Hiddenite, North Carolina.
    Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2:00 p.m. from the Lower Elk Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe Potter and the Rev. Tommy Stansberry officiating. Burial will be in the Whitehead Cemetery.

    John married Emily Lou Simmons about 1879 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Emily was born on 12 Jun 1856 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 8 Jun 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Tillit Bougardus Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Feb 1880 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 24 Mar 1965 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    2. 3. Mertie M. Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1882 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.
    3. 4. Vergie J. Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1882 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.
    4. 5. Elva Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1885 in Alexander County, , , North Carolina; died about 1886 in Alexander County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    5. 6. Arlie Otis Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1888 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 5 Jul 1976 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Tillit Bougardus Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 14 Feb 1880 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 24 Mar 1965 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    "The Tomahawk," Wednesday, March 24, 1965
    T.B. Gryder. . .
    T.B. Gryder, age 85, Elk Park, N.C., died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Blaine Miller at Butler after a lingering illness.
    Mr. Gryder was a native of Alexandria County and a retired farmer.
    Other survivors are a daughter, Mrs. William Dugger, Route 1; five sons, Gaither and Herbert Gryder, Blowing Rock, N.C., Dwight Gryder, Rockingham, N.C., Clyde Gryder, Lenoir, N.C., Rufus Gryder, Stuart, Fla.; one brother, Arlie Gryder, Butler; two sisters, Mrs. A.I. Greene of Boone, N.C., Mrs. Will Sheffield, Vilas, N.C.; 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
    Reins-Sturdivant in charge.

    Tillit married Hannah Cornelia Greene on 30 Aug 1904 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina. Hannah was born on 30 Mar 1885 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 21 Apr 1964 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Gather G. Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1906 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.
    2. 8. Beulah V. Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1907 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 6 Aug 1995 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    3. 9. Dwight E. Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1908 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 23 Sep 1987 in Richmond County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Richmond County Memorial Cemetery, , Richmond County, North Carolina.
    4. 10. D. Clyde Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1910 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 16 Nov 1982 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, , Caldwell County, North Carolina.
    5. 11. Elsie P. Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died in 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.
    6. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 13. James Rufus Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 13 Aug 1991.
    8. 14. Archie O. Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 18 Aug 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

  2. 3.  Mertie M. Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in Sep 1882 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.

  3. 4.  Vergie J. Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born in Sep 1882 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.

  4. 5.  Elva Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born about 1885 in Alexander County, , , North Carolina; died about 1886 in Alexander County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

  5. 6.  Arlie Otis Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 13 Jul 1888 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 5 Jul 1976 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee.

    Arlie married Bertha Ellen Arnold on 30 Aug 1924 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Bertha (daughter of John Ham Arnold and Ida Delia Lunceford) was born on 2 Sep 1897 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Dec 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Paul Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1826 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.
    2. 16. Maude Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Aug 2012 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
    3. 17. Daniel L. Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Apr 2001 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee.
    4. 18. John Roswell "J. R." Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jul 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Oct 2005 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee.
    5. 19. Ida Lou Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1933 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Jun 2013 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Gather G. Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (2.Tillit2, 1.John1) was born about 1906 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.

  2. 8.  Beulah V. Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (2.Tillit2, 1.John1) was born on 26 Mar 1907 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 6 Aug 1995 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Beulah married William M. Dugger about 1920 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . William was born on 17 Jan 1898 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 28 Mar 1984 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 9.  Dwight E. Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (2.Tillit2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Nov 1908 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 23 Sep 1987 in Richmond County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Richmond County Memorial Cemetery, , Richmond County, North Carolina.

  4. 10.  D. Clyde Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (2.Tillit2, 1.John1) was born on 31 Jul 1910 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 16 Nov 1982 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, , Caldwell County, North Carolina.

    D. married Dorothy S. (Gryder) about 1936 in North Carolina, , , . Dorothy was born on 16 Mar 1917 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 13 Sep 1975 in Caldwell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, , Caldwell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 11.  Elsie P. Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (2.Tillit2, 1.John1) was born in 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died in 1912 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

  6. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Tillit2, 1.John1)

  7. 13.  James Rufus Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (2.Tillit2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Aug 1916 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 13 Aug 1991.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Albert Dean Gryder  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jun 1942 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 7 Nov 2021 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.

  8. 14.  Archie O. Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (2.Tillit2, 1.John1) was born on 27 Feb 1919 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 18 Aug 1934 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Fall Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Avery County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Drowned in Elk River, Avery County, NC.


  9. 15.  Paul Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Arlie2, 1.John1) was born about 1826 in Carter County, , , Tennessee.

  10. 16.  Maude Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Arlie2, 1.John1) was born about 1927 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Aug 2012 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Maude Gryder, of the Elk River community of Carter County, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 31, 2012.

    Maude was a homemaker and worked as an employee of the Shadowline Corporation in Boone until her retirement in 1988.

    She was a member of the Elk River Baptist Church and served for many years as its treasurer and adult women's Sunday School teacher. In recent years, Maude experienced declining health and had to give up these cherished activities.

    Maude was preceded in death by her parents, Bertha Arnold Gryder and Arlie Gryder; two brothers, Dan Gryder and John R. Gryder.

    Survivors include her brother, Paul Gryder, of the Fish Springs community of Hampton, TN; and a sister, Ida Lou Campbell of the Elk River community. Maude is also survived by 8 nieces and 5 nephews.

    Funeral services will be held at the Elk River Baptist Church on Monday, September 3, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Mike Taylor and Rev. Charles Cable officiating.

    Internment will follow in the Whitehead Cemetery.


  11. 17.  Daniel L. Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Arlie2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Nov 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Apr 2001 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee.

    Daniel married Anna M. (Gryder) on 20 Nov 1953 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Anna was born on 30 Apr 1930; died on 4 Jan 1979 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 18.  John Roswell "J. R." Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Arlie2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Jul 1931 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Oct 2005 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Whitehead Cemetery, Cable Hollow Rd, Carter County, Tennessee.

  13. 19.  Ida Lou Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (6.Arlie2, 1.John1) was born about 1933 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 22 Jun 2013 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Ida Lou Campbell. Age 79, of Butler, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord Saturday June 22, 2013, at her residence.
    A native of Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Arlie and Bertha Arnold Gryder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Campbell, of fifty-nine years who passed away May 31, 2013; one grandson, Richie Lee Burchett; two brothers, Dan and John Russell Gryder; and one sister, Maude Gryder.
    Ida was a member of Elk River Baptist Church.
    She was a homemaker and loved her garden, cooking and her family. She loved all her children and grandchildren. Ida and Howard helped raise three grandchildren that were very special, Joseph Trivette, Zachary Buckles and Allie Pearson.
    Survivors include three sons, Michael Gryder, Raleigh, NC, Melvin Campbell, Morganton, NC, and Gary Campbell, Butler, TN; three daughters, Alesia Lorentz, Johnson City, TN, Teresa Trivett and Shelia Trivette, both of Butler, TN; one brother Paul Gryder, Butler, TN; ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; and two special friends, Thelma Stanton and Barbara Gilbert.
    The funeral service for Mrs. Campbell will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013, in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, with Rev. Mike Taylor, Rev. Charles Cable and Rev. Nick Bradshaw officiating. Music will be under the direction of the Thankful Hearts and Melinda Shelton.
    The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. prior to the service in the Riverside Chapel and anytime at the residence.
    The graveside service and interment will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in the Campbell Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Joe Trivett, Ricky Burchett, Michael Gilbert, Andrew Campbell, Jamie Campbell, Phil Lorentz, Ronnie Trivett, Bobby Trivette, Leonard Gilbert, Jerry Ludrosky, and Doug Hatley. Everyone will meet at the funeral home at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday to go in procession to the cemetery.
    A special thanks to Amedisys Hospice for their loving care and support given to Mrs. Campbell and her family.

    Ida married James Howard Campbell about 1953 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. James (son of Herman Lewis Campbell and Desdemona Moody) was born about 1935 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 May 2013 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Campbell Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Albert Dean Gryder Descendancy chart to this point (13.James3, 2.Tillit2, 1.John1) was born on 20 Jun 1942 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 7 Nov 2021 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Albert Dean Gryder, age 79, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Watauga Medical Center. He was born on June 20, 1942 in Banner Elk, North Carolina to the late James Rufus Gryder and Mary Dotson Gryder.

    He worked as an electronic engineer at Grumman AeroSpace. Al loved his country and was proud to have served in the United States Navy. To those who knew him best knows of his humor, telling of jokes and seeing things on the lighter side. Al was an advocate for all animals. He served as Animal Control officer for the Town of Mountain City for approximately 2 years.

    Al is survived by his loving wife of 54 years (would have been 55 yrs. on December 11), Joyce Pauline (Pant) Gryder; loving daughter, Annette Sepega and special grand-dog, Willa.

    Per Al’s wishes no formal service will be held.