Generation I, Texas

George William Grayson,* b. Feb. 20, 1830  with his parents, George and
Cynthia Hanna Grayson  from Big Cove, Alabama  followed George's 
uncles, Jackson and Charles Grayson first to Rusk County where George
and Cynthia were on the Rusk County census of November 24, 1850.  
George William married Manilla Starnes Merrit in Rusk County, Texas on
January 5, 1854.  Manilla first married  Samuel J. Merritt  and they
had  daughter, Mary Merritt, born in 1853. 

George William Grayson m. Manilla Starnes Merrit in Rusk County, TX
January 5, 1854. Manilla first married Samuel J. Merritt and they had
daughter, Mary, born in 1853. George W. and Manilla had the 
following children all born in Athens, Texas:

1. Jarome Bonepart Grayson b. Dec. 20, 1854
2. Monterville Grayson b. July 20, 1857; m. Charles C. Stevens before
1890 and moved to California. 
3. John W. (Rip) Grayson b. Sept. 22, 1860 
4. George W. Grayson b. Dec 9, 1862
5. Sara Cyntha Louella Grayson b. April 16, 1865, m. Charles   
Lafayette Bateman,  March 18, 1881*
6. Ambrose Grayson b. April 2, 1871
7. Maude Grayson b. Jan 17, 1873, m. John (Jack) Cox August 8, 1895
8. Mark Samuel Grayson b. March 18, 1877, m. Mattie Neill
               
                            Generation II
 
Sara Grayson and Charles LaFayette Bateman had the following children
all born in Athens, Texas; All children's surname Bateman:

Ethel Octava,   b. June 9, 1882
Noel, b. &      D. August 1885
Nettie Ann,     b. August 30, 1886
John Willia,    b. Feb. 24, 1890
Mary B.(Myrt)   b. Aug 4, 1892, d. after 1997, California
Preston P.      b. Dec 24, 1894
Artie Jewel     b. Jan. 14, 1897 d. October 24, 1991, California*
Roy LaFayette   b. Feb 12, 1899
Clemmie Gladys  b. Nov 30, 1901
Collon Ophelia  b. June 24, 1906

                            Generation III

Artie Jewel Bateman m. Jesse Jarome Elledge January 17, 1917, Henderson
County, Texas North of Athens in Bethel community.

Artie and Jarome Elledge  had the following children:

Cynthia O. Elledge    b. March 6, 1919 m. Max J. Snider *
Jarome W. Elledge     b. Feb. 9, 1921  m. Alta Faye Tidwell
Eunice Elizabeth E.   b. Feb. 24, 1923 m. Melvin Moran
Grayson LaRue E.      b. May 27, 1925  d. at birth
Imogene Marie E.      b. May 11, 1929  m. Richard Cook
Jesse Lawrence E.     b. May 25, 1931  m. Rebecca Daniels 

                           Generation V

Cynthia Snider and  Maxwell Jospeh Snider had the following children;

1.  Richard Joseph Snider b. November 30, 1946, Tulsa Oklahoma 
2.  James Grayson  Snider b. May 8, 1982, Corpus Christi, Texas

                             Generation VI
    
Richard Snider m. Deborah Kaye Meikle Sept. 28, 1973 in Dallas, TX.
They adopted:

1. Shea Elizabeth Snider b. June 8, 1992, Dallas, Texas 
2. Chloe Joseph Snider b. April 19, 1995, Dallas, Texas

Contact - Cynthia Snider