Seventh Generation

432. Allison Suzanne "Ali" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) was born on 15 July 1968 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI.^393,400 She weighed 8 lbs, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long. She eventually grew to 6' 2" and has auburn hair and hazel eyes. She was baptized on 11 August 1968 in West Allis, Milwaukee County, WI.^194,403 at Nain Evangelical Lutheran Church. Her godparents are Ronald Reisenauer and Claudine (Vandervort) Stockmann.

As she was growing up, she lived in Bay View, WI; Southgate, MI; Eau Claire, WI; Auburn, AL; and Columbia, SC. She attended grade school at Christ the King Lutheran School in Southgate, Epiphany Lutheran School in Eau Claire, junior high schools in Eau Claire and Auburn, and high school in Columbia, SC. She graduated in June 1986 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁴⁰² from Spring Valley High School. Ali graduated in August 1992 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.^402,500 from the University of South Carolina, with a Bachelor's Degree in English. She also holds a certificate as a paralegal from the National Center for Paralegal Training in Atlanta. After August 1992 she was in New York City, Kings County, NY.⁴⁹⁹ After graduation from college, she was employed as a Senior Sales/Marketing/Consulting Trainer with Impressa, Inc., an Internet software development company in Columbia. She then became the Director of Communications for Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia.

Immediately after her son Ryan graduated from high school in June 2008, she realized her life-long dream of living and working in New York City. She began work for The General Convention Office of the Episcopal Church and served as the Staff Officer for Publications and Communications until October 2009.

She then took a position with Radian6, a Canadian-based software company that was formed in 2007. She was employee #60. Radian6 is a social networking company that developed a software program to allow companies to monitor and respond to public comments on the Internet about a company's products and services. Her first position was Training Content Manager, but she later served as Training Services Manger and as the company's User Community Manager.

In April 2011, Radian6 was acquired by SalesForce.com, a $2+ billion company headquartered in San Francisco. In September she was promoted to Senior Training Program Manager, Training and Support for the Radian6 division and continued to live in New York City. In that position, she traveled internationally to Australia and Holland, as well as throughout the United States.

In March 2012 she joined Velti, a $200 million sales international firm that was one of the world's leading companies in the Mobile Marketing Platform business. She became the company's Director, Velti Learning, and worked at their office on 5th Avenue in New York City.

In April 2013, she returned to SalesForce.com and served as the Director of Training for the Radian6 division. She worked in the company's New York City office, but also had assignments in England, France, Singapore and Australia. While on business trips, she traveled throughout Europe and Asia.

In July 2014, she was recruited to join Sailthru and served as the Director of Training and Documentation in the company's New York City office. The company is in the business of researching and supporting mobile phone Internet advertising by companies.

In October 2017, she was recruited to join Appboy as the Vice President of People in their New York City headquarters. In early-2018, the company changed its name to Braze. The firm is in the business of assisting companies with their digital marketing and growth strategies.

In late-2018, she was recruited to serve as the Chief People Officer (CPO) for Persado, an Athens, Greece-based company specializing in Artificial Intelligence for companies around the world. She is responsible for the Company's strategic oversight and direction of all people-focused aspects of business, including Talent Management; People Relations; Learning and Development; People Operations & Analytics; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI); Culture; and Facilities at all of its operations in the U.S. and Europe. She lived in New York City, Kings County, NY after June 2008.¹ Between June 2008 and May 2009, she leased an apartment at 404 East 88th Street, midway between Central Park and the East River on the Upper East Side. Between June 2009 and October 2011, she leased an apartment at 33 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side. In October 2011, she moved to an apartment on 84th Street and Riverside Drive on the Upper West Side. In October 2019, she moved to a two-bedroom apartment on 90th Street on the Upper East Side. Ali lived in Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ after October 2020.¹ She lived in a two-story, three-bedroom apartment on Frank Sinatra Avenue, which she shared with John Weir. She lived in Beaufort, Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, SC after September 2021.¹ She bought a home and, later, an adjacent vacant lot.

Allison Suzanne "Ali" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) and Eugene Bernell "Gene" LEE (!) were married on 19 August 1989 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.^395,407 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Larry Long. They^395,407 were divorced on 19 August 1991 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.¹ Eugene Bernell "Gene" LEE (!), son of Charles Eugene LEE and Margie Louise ALTIMUS, was born on 14 May 1969 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, TX.¹ He was adopted about November 1969 in Texas.¹ by Charles and Margie Lee at the age of nine months. His birth name and the identities of his birth parents are not known. He was named after his adoptive paternal (given name) and maternal (middle name) grandfathers. He served in the military between 1986 and 1990 in Sumter, Sumter County, SC.¹ He was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. He received a Dishonorable Discharge. Gene lived after August 1991.^1,501 These are some of the various residences at which he lived after his divorce:
at 116 River Song Circle, Irmo, SC in 1990;
at 8505 Bentwood Drive, North Charleston, SC in December 1992;
at 1601 Lemon Tree Lane, College Station, TX between 1995 and May 1996;
at 2014 Lakewood Court, Willis, Montgomery County, TX in 1996;
at Wrangell, AK in October 1996;
at 808 Gladstell Road #209, Conroe, TX in 1997;
at 119 Red Oak Lane, Conroe, TX in June 1998;
at Sequatchie College, Bledsoe, TN in January, 1999;
at 2912 South Douglas Avenue in Oklahoma City, OK in 2000;
at 2014 Lakewood Court, Willis, Montgomery County, TX in November 2000;
at 4475 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan, TX in 2002;
at 3951 Mullins Loop, College Station, TX in 2002;
at 1108 Spring Loop #D, College Station TX in 2003;
at Mineral Wells, TX from October 2004 to January 2005;
at 3951 Mullins Loop, College Station, TX in January 2005;
at 1600 Taft Avenue, Apartment 501, Los Angeles, CA in July 2006;
at 2014 Lakewood Court, Willis, Montgomery County, TX in 2007;
at 541 Main Street, #4, Melrose, MA from 2008 until ?;
at 33111 Marina Vista Drive, Dana Point, CA in December 2012; and
at PO Box 3512, Dana Point, CA in February 2014.

Allison Suzanne "Ali" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) and Eugene Bernell "Gene" LEE (!) had the following children:

John Paul WEIR, son of James Robert WEIR and Jane Ann TRAXLER, was born on 8 March 1964 in Windom, Cottonwood County, MN.^{502,503,504,505}

Cottonwood County is located in the southwestern part of the state of Minnesota. The county has an area of 636 square miles and its county seat is the city of Windom. Cottonwood County was organized July 29, 1870. It was named for the Cottonwood River, which touches the northeast corner of Germantown Township in Cottonwood County. The river was named for the abundance of cottonwood trees on its banks.

At the time of the organization, Minnesota Governor Austin appointed three county commissioners. Their first meeting was held at a private home located about six miles northwest of Windom on the Des Moines River at Big Bend.  At this meeting, the commissioner districts were designated and various county officers were changed. The first general election was held in the fall of 1870 so some of these officials changed at that time. The first deed on record was filed January 10, 1870 and the first land assessments were made in 1871. The first taxes were paid in 1872.  He graduated in 1987 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN.⁵⁰⁶ from St. Thomas University. He lived in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN in 1991.⁵⁰⁷ John lived in Mankato, Blue Earth County, MN in 1993.⁵⁰⁷ He lived in Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ between 2015 and January 2022.⁵⁰⁸ He lived in Beaufort, Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, SC after January 2022.⁵⁰⁸