Pauline Beattie Grinstead

1909 - 1984  (75 years)

• Name	Pauline Beattie Grinstead
  Birth	5 Jan 1909	Marion, Smyth County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 May 1984	Marion, Smyth County, Virginia
  Notes	The following was written by John David Grinstead (1929-2019) in a letter to the author/site administrator in 1999. PAULINE BEATTIE GRINSTEAD was was born 1/5/1909 in Riverside, Virginia. She married Jessie " Lundy " Sturgill ( no relation to Mary's husband Clarence Sturgill )3/3/1928 in Marion, Virginia. They had three children: James Thomas who died as an infant, Mildred Tarter and Isom Meek. Pauline and Lundy were like pioneers. They practically lived off their land. They grew tobacco and sold it at the auctions in North Carolina. They kept milk and beef cows, pigs and chickens as well as had a large garden. Pauline canned their winter supply of veggies, fruit and meat. A small orchard was next to the house with lots of fruit and nut trees in it. Lundy would butcher his stock, smoke and cure his hams and bacon. Of course they had a root cellar where Pauline would send me to get certain things for the meals. At those times I would remember Dad's stories about the copperhead and cottonmouth snakes! Pauline would churn her own butter unless I was there then I would do it for her . She also made her own sourkraut and sour beans which I loved and Nita couldn't stand. When I stayed with them they had an outdoor toilet ( outhouse ) away from the house and a well with a hand pump not far from the kitchen door. We used to wash up and brush our teeth in all kinds of weather out by the pump. Maybe you can tell by now that Pauline was my favorite aunt to be with. Nita and I and the kids visited her as often as we could and we corresponded often. Pauline had colon cancer when she was about 50 years of age and the doctors took out her colon. She wore a bag on her side the rest of her life. About twenty-five years. Lundy built his barn out of lumber from the chestnut trees that were damaged by worms in the 1930's. After he retired he tore the barn down and made furniture out of the barn's wormy chestnut boards and they sold real good. We have a coffee table and two end tables that he made from the barn boards. Mildred and her second husband G. Jay Long, moved in with Pauline after Lundy died in 1977 took over the place and life wasn't the same for Pauline. Pauline died 5/1/1984 at 4:00 pm and was buried in Marion. She was a real southern peach of a woman.
  Person ID	I01071	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Charles Meek Grinstead,   b. 7 Nov 1874, Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia d. 30 Oct 1940, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Minnie Tarter Williams,   b. 12 Feb 1881, Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia d. 1 Jan 1953, Marion, Smyth County, Virginia (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Jan 1898	Riverside, VA
  Family ID	F00042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Lundy Sturgill,   b. 5 Nov 1903   d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	3 Mar 1928	Marion, Virginia
  Children	1. James Thomas Sturgill,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. Mildred Tarter Sturgill,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. Isom Meek Sturgill,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F00649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

• Photos

  Photo of Jasper Newton Grinstead and Family.jpg Oldest Person: Jasper Newton Grinstead; Younger Couple: Charles Meek Grinstead and Minnie Tarter Williams; Children: L to R: Alice May, Mary Ann, Pauline Beattie, William Newton, Charmie Lee, Ellis Baker (John) and Arthur McDonald