HAIRSTON.org ID#7382, b. 1752, d. 20 September 1858
| Birth* | Jeremiah GRISHAM was born in 1752 in Virginia. The 1850 Federal Census show date of birth about 1754.1,2 |
| Census 1800* | He appeared on the census of 1800 in Chester, South Carolina, Jeremiah Gersham, Males under 10 - 2, 10-15 1, 16-25 1, 26-44 1, Females under 10 -2, 10-15 1, 26-44 1, over 45 1.3 |
| County Name* | 1805 - Ouachita County formed as part of Louisiana Territory. |
| County Name | 1807 - Quachita County changed to Ouachita Parish. |
| Census 1820* | He appeared on the census of 7 August 1820 in Ouachita, Louisiana, Jeremiah Grisham, Males 10-15 2, 16-25 1, 45+ 1, Females 16-25 1, 45+ 1. He is living next to James Grisham 44 born in SC (from 1850 census) and Richard Grisham with two females, probably wife and daughter.4 |
| Census 1830* | He appeared on the census of 1830 in Ouachita, Louisiana, Males: 1 60-69, Females: 1 60-69.5 |
| Census 1840* | He appeared on the census of 1840 in Ouachita, Louisiana, Males: 1 80-89, Females: 1 70-79.6 |
| Death Spouse* | It appears from census records that his first wife was born between 1761 and 1770 and then died between 1840 and 1844. |
| Marriage* | He married Susan BASSETT on 31 October 1844 in Ouachita, Louisiana.7 |
| Census 1850* | Jeremiah GRISHAM appeared on the census of 14 October 1850 in Ward 11, Ouachita, Louisiana.1 
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| Death* | He died on 20 September 1858 in Ouachita, Louisiana. |
| Obituary* | Died - At his residence in Ouachita Parish, La., on the 20th inst., Mr. Jeremiah Grisham, in his 106th year of age.- Vicksburg Wig, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 29 Sep 1858, Wed Page 5. |