He was the son of Moses and Susannah Dykes Granberry of Warren County, Georgia. He was the first cousin to Loammi Granberry, grandfather of Hiram B. Granberry, a general in the Confederate States of America. {Granbury, Texas is named after Hiram.} George was married to Martha Albritton. It is written that he emigrated to Mississippi in 1816 with his brothers, Stephen and Seth, and others who settled in Hinds County.1 George was one of the original charter members of the Providence Baptist Church in Forrest County (orginially Perry County) and the Hepzibah Baptist Church in Clarke County. He was buried in the rear of the old Granberry home site, now known as the Rogers' place, 3 miles west of Shubuta. His large tombstone reads: In Memory, GEORGE GRANBERRY SEN , Born in N.C. April 24, 1784, Died in Miss. Sept. 8, 1849. Deceased was for 45 years a Deacon of the Baptist church and in all the relations of parent, master & friend. He was a burning & shining light, John 5.35. He died as he lived in hope of a blessed immortality. They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament & they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever & ever, Dan. 12.3.2
New information: Served in War of 1812. Sergeant 9th Regiment (Sharps) Virginia Militia.
New information: Served in War of 1812. Sergeant 9th Regiment (Sharps) Virginia Militia.
He was the son of Moses and Susannah Dykes Granberry of Warren County, Georgia. He was the first cousin to Loammi Granberry, grandfather of Hiram B. Granberry, a general in the Confederate States of America. {Granbury, Texas is named after Hiram.} George was married to Martha Albritton. It is written that he emigrated to Mississippi in 1816 with his brothers, Stephen and Seth, and others who settled in Hinds County.1 George was one of the original charter members of the Providence Baptist Church in Forrest County (orginially Perry County) and the Hepzibah Baptist Church in Clarke County. He was buried in the rear of the old Granberry home site, now known as the Rogers' place, 3 miles west of Shubuta. His large tombstone reads: In Memory, GEORGE GRANBERRY SEN , Born in N.C. April 24, 1784, Died in Miss. Sept. 8, 1849. Deceased was for 45 years a Deacon of the Baptist church and in all the relations of parent, master & friend. He was a burning & shining light, John 5.35. He died as he lived in hope of a blessed immortality. They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament & they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever & ever, Dan. 12.3.2
New information: Served in War of 1812. Sergeant 9th Regiment (Sharps) Virginia Militia.
New information: Served in War of 1812. Sergeant 9th Regiment (Sharps) Virginia Militia.
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