Effie Griner Bostick Dies in Key West

Effie Griner was born June 15, 1886 in Berrien County, GA.  She was a daughter of Frances Elizabeth Myers  and John Martin Griner.  On the 1st of September, 1903 she married Harley D. Bostick in Berrien County, GA.  Her nephew, Joel Wheeler, was one of the victims of the Otranto disaster.

Obituary of Effie Griner Bostick
Mrs. Harley D. Bostick, 78, died in Key West, Fla. on October 20, 1964.  She was the former Effie Griner, daughter of John M. and Lizzie Myers Griner.  She lived for many years near Ray City, moving to Key West after the death of her husband in 1954. Survivors: One daughter – Mrs. Lola Dedge of Key West; two sisters – Mrs. John B. Wheeler of Nashville and Mrs. A.B. Lane [Fannie Texas Griner] of Valdosta.  She was buried in Beaver Dam Cemetery in Ray City.

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Effie L. Griner and Harley D. Bostick, Beaver Dam Cemetery, Ray City, GA

Effie L. Griner and Harley D. Bostick, Beaver Dam Cemetery, Ray City, GA

“Black John” Griner Buried at New Ramah Cemetery, Ray City, GA

According to Tharon Griffin, who published The Descendents of Emanuel Griner, John Martin Griner, Jr.  was known as  “Black John” Griner or sometimes as Johnnie Griner.  Black John Griner was the son of John Martin Griner and Emily Taylor.

His grandfather was one of the earlier settlers of Lowndes County, GA, and his father, John Martin Griner, Sr.  served as a Private  in Company I, 50th Infantry Regiment Georgia.  He was a brother of Robert Lee Griner.

Black John Griner married Francis Elizabeth Meyers on September 13, 1883 in Berrien County, GA.

John Griner and Lizze Meyers marriage Certificate, September 13, 1883, Berrien County, GA

John Griner and Lizze Meyers marriage Certificate, September 13, 1883, Berrien County, GA. Marriage Books, Berrien County Ordinary Court, Georgia Archives. http://cdm.sos.state.ga.us/u?/countyfilm,187634

John Griner died August 8, 1929.  He was buried at New Ramah Cemetery, Ray City, Berrien County, GA.     His widow, Lizzie Griner,  was living at Ray City with her daughter Maggie and son-in-law Raymond R. Knight in the census of 1930.   Lizzie died in 1939 and was buried next to her husband.

Children  of  John Griner and Francis Elizabeth “Lizzie” Meyers were:

  • Jesse Waldon Griner -born May 9, 1896, Berrien County, GA; enlisted Navy, apprentice Seaman, December 28, 1917; later lived at Jasper, Fl.
  • Maggie Griner wife of Raymond R. Knight – Ray City, GA
  • Effie Griner  (married Harley D. Bostick) – Ray City, GA
  • Fannie Texas Griner – born November 24, 1891; married Abraham B. Lane; died April 3, 1965

John Martin Griner was survived by five siblings:

Henry Perry Griner
Lee Griner – [Robert Lee Griner]
Colon Griner
Mrs. Tom Myers – Ray City, GA
Mrs. G. A. Wheeless, Ray City, GA

Elizabeth Meyers and John M. Griner, New Ramah Cemetery, Ray City, Berrien County, Georgia

Elizabeth Meyers and John M. Griner, New Ramah Cemetery, Ray City, Berrien County, Georgia

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