Cyrus Lewis TERRY Major Douglas TERRY Houston Bogel TERRY Jennie Ruth TERRY William Owen TERRY Robert Lee TERRY Cyrus Lewis TERRY Robert Lee TERRY Julian Arie TERRY Houston Bogel TERRY Billy Pendley TERRY Grover Cleveland TERRY Hazel Missouri TERRY Sarah Addie PENDLEY Emily Jones BATES Mini tree diagram
Grover Cleveland TERRY

Grover Cleveland TERRY1,2,3,5,7,6

30th Sep 18852 - 16th Apr 19628,5

Life History

Apr 1884

Born in no place reported.9

(less likely)

30th Sep 1885

Born in Murray County, Georgia.1,2,3,4,5,6

(most likely)

about 1890

Born in Georgia.2

(less likely)

between 1900 and 1930

Resident in McDonald, Murray, Georgia.2,7,6

9th Feb 1909

Birth of son Robert Lee TERRY in Murray County, Georgia.2,4,6,10,5

7th Jan 1911

Birth of son Julian Arie TERRY in Murray County, Georgia.11,2,12,13,14,15,16,10,5

Feb 1916

Birth of son Houston Bogel TERRY in Murray County, Georgia.2,4,10,18

13th Mar 1921

Birth of son Billy Pendley TERRY in Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia.19,15,2,4,11,13

about Jan 1927

Birth of son Grover Cleveland TERRY in Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia.3,2,20,5

7th Jun 1931

Birth of daughter Hazel Missouri TERRY in Murray County, Georgia.3,15

Mar 1942

Death of son Houston Bogel TERRY in Philippines.17,18

16th Apr 1962

Died in Murray County, Georgia.8,5

after 16th Apr 1962

Buried in Chatsworth Heights Cemetery, Murray County, Georgia.5

Other facts

 

Married Sarah Addie PENDLEY

Notes

  • In the 1900 census, Grover is reported as 13 years old.  His birthday in the census differs from the date given in family sources, being one year later, September 1886, while family genealogies report 30 September 1885.  The age given matches the year of birth reported in the census.

    1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, page 5B, Hse #86, Fam #89
    Terry, Cyrus L  Head W M Jan 1847  53  Married 32 years GA NC NC Farmer Owns
    Terry, Emily  Wife W F  Apr 1862  48 Married 32 years  borne 7 children, 7 living  GA GA GA
    Terry, Grover  Son W M Sept 1886  13  Single GA GA GA At School

    In 1910, there is a similar discrepancy, with the age reported as 23 at the April census date.  This would be correct for a birthday in September 1886.

    1910 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 22 April, McDonald District, Enumeration District 110, page 4A, Hse/Fam #71
    Terry, Grover  Head M W  23  Married 2 years GA GA GA Farmer
    Terry, Addie  Wife  W F 18  Married 2 years GA GA GA
    Terry, Robert L  Son M W  1  Married 2 years GA GA GA

    Grover's age of 34 in the 1920 census is right for the family's reported birth date of September 1885.

    1920 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 22 January, McDonald District, Enumeration District 110, page 4A, Hse/Fam #71
    Terry, Grover  Head M W  34  Married 2 years GA GA GA Farmer
    Terry, Addie  Wife  W F 27  Married 2 years GA GA GA
    Terry, R L  Son M W  10  GA GA GA
    Terry, Julian  Son M W  8  GA GA GA
    Terry, H B  Son M W  3  GA GA GA

    1930 is the first census that gives Grover's middle initial, reporting him as Grover C, matching the genealogy name of Grover Cleveland.  The youngest son's name is probably Grover Cleveland also.  His wife is also reported as Sarah A, confirming the names Sarah Addie reported by family sources.

    1930 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 15 April, McDonald (Militia District 1013), District 11, page 5A, Hse #70, Fam #75
    Terry, Grover C Head M W 40  Married at age 20  GA GA GA Farmer
    Terry, Sarah A Wife F W 31  Married at age 16  GA GA GA Farm Laborer
    Terry, R L  Son M W 21  Single  GA GA GA None
    Terry, Julian  Son M W 19  Single  GA GA GA None
    Terry, H B  Son M W 14  Single  GA GA GA None
    Terry, Billie P  Son M W 9  Single  GA GA GA None
    Terry, G C  Son M W 3yrs 2mos  Single  GA GA GA None [born abt Jan 1927]

    See discussion on birth date discrepancies in Notes for his wife Sarah Addie Pendley.  Compare also similar problems with other siblings in Notes on GC's brother William Owen Terry.

    In the 1930 census, Grover and Addie are living next door to his brother Cyrus L, single head of household at age 49, and his mother Emily, a widow age 77.  Younger brother William O, age 39, is still single and living in Cyrus' household.

    1940 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia, 4 April, McDonald District, District 105-12, page 3A, Hse #31, Owns $2000
    Terry, Grover Head M W 76 Grade 8 b Murray Co GA same place in 1935 Farm Laborer
    Terry, Addie Wife F W 52 Grade 8 b Murray Co GA same place in 1935 Housekeeper
    Terry, G C Son M W 13 Single Grade 5 b Murray Co GA same place in 1935 School
    Terry, Hazel Dau F W 7 Single Grade 3 b Murray Co GA same place in 1935 School

    Two doors away is RL Terry and his wife Edna, and next to them is Cyrus Terry, single at age 52.

    There was a memorial for Grover on Find a Grave with no famliy links.  I added family links and the updated memorial is enclosed below.  Note that there are two different memorials for his son Billy P Terry, with difference dates of death.  The date of death on Billy's gravestone is 2002.  There are also two different memorials for Huse Bogus Terry, with the same dates on each.

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    Grover Cleveland Terry
    Birth Sep. 30, 1885
    Death Apr. 16, 1962
    Husband of Addie S. Pendley
    Parents:
    Cyrus Lewis Terry (1846 - 1925)
    Emily Jones Bates Terry (1852 - 1931)

    Spouse Addie S. Pendley Terry (1890 - 1978)
    Children:
    Robert L. Terry (1909 - 1984)
    Julian Terry (1911 - 2000)
    Huse Bogus Terry (1916 - 1942)
    Billy P. Terry (1921 - 2002)
    Billy P Terry (1921 - 1999)
    Grover Cleveland Terry (1926 - 2015)

    Siblings:
    Major Douglas Terry (1869 - 1927)
    H. B. Terry (1871 - 1941)
    Jennie R. Terry (1873 - 1919)
    William Owen Terry (1877 - 1940)
    Robert Lee Terry (1878 - 1908)
    Cyrus Lewis Terry (1882 - 1948)

    Burial Chatsworth Heights Cemetery, Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia, USA
    Created by B.D.C. Sep 20, 2008
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #29943564, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29943564
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Sources

  • 1. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    • Grover Cleveland Terry, b 30 Sept 1885 (place not given), residence Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia; Farmer, self-employed; Brown eyes, Brown hair; registration 17 September 1918, Murray County, Georgia
  • 2. 1930 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
    • 15 April, McDonald (Militia District 1013), District 11, page 5A, Hse #70, Fam #75
  • 3. 1940 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
    • 4 April, McDonald District, District 105-12, page 3A, Hse #31, Owns $2000
  • 4. Ancestry Trees
    • Kaye Nicholson, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kaye/rice.htm
  • 5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • 6. 1910 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
    • 22 April, McDonald District, Enumeration District 110, page 4A, Hse/Fam #71
  • 7. 1900 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
    • 4 June, McDonald District, Enumeration District 71, page 5B, Hse #86, Fam #89
  • 8. Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
  • 9. Terry Family
  • 10. 1920 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
    • 22 January, McDonald District, Enumeration District 110, page 4A, Hse/Fam #71
  • 11. Social Security Death Index
  • 12. Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2007
    • Certificate #033697
  • 13. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
  • 14. 1940 Federal Census, Murray County, Georgia
    • 17 April, Chatsworth, District 105-1, Page 8a, Hse #157, Rents $70
  • 15. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
  • 16. Obituary of Julian Terry, Dayton Daily News, April 11, 2000, pg. B5
  • 17. World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
  • 18. Murray County Museum
  • 19. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
  • 20. Roxanne Terry, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 August 2012

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