1882–1949
Frank Grammer

Introduction

Born: Oc­to­ber 4, 1882, Ben­ton­ville, Ar­kan­sas.

Died: July 4, 1949, Full­er­ton, Ca­li­fo­rnia.

Buried: Lo­ma Vis­ta Me­mo­ri­al Park, Full­er­ton, Ca­li­for­nia.

portrait

Biography

Frank was the son of John Da­vid Gram­mer and Ju­lia Ann Wal­ters. There is con­flict­ing da­ta on his mo­ther: His Find­agrave page gives his mo­ther as both Ju­lia Ann Wal­ters (born 1861, Ohio) and Jes­sie Verbal (1861–1948).

He mar­ried twice: to Vir­gie Reaves (1911, Dur­ant, Ok­la­ho­ma), and Blanch Ni­chol­son of Sher­man, Tex­as (1930).

Frank and Ver­gie were liv­ing in the ar­ea of Sher­man, Tex­as, in 1914. By 1918, they were in Bon­ham, Tex­as, and by 1941, Frank was in Bak­ers­field, Ca­li­for­nia.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Come to Je­sus, Come to Je­sus To­day
  2. Dear Lord, Thy Love In­deed I Need
  3. I Am Per­suad­ed Now to Be­lieve
  4. I Can­not See for Blind­ed Eyes
  5. I from Sin Have Been Made Free
  6. I Once Was Lost and Doomed to Die
  7. I’m Seek­ing the Op­en Door
  8. Is the Sav­ior Crowd­ed Out?
  9. My Life Was Once All Stained with Sin
  10. O How I Love to Tell the Sto­ry
  11. On the Rock of Ag­es
  12. Over the Top for the Sav­ior To­day
  13. Softly Falls the Dew at Ev­en­ing
  14. There’s a Beau­ti­ful Land
  15. We Are March­ing on to Fair Ca­naan’s Shore
  16. With Christ the Lord Who Leads the Way

Music

  1. From the Throne Our Dear Lord Came
  2. On the Rock of Ag­es