Background
Grasty, John Sharshall was born on March 15, 1880 in Versailles, Kentucky, United States. Son of Thomas Percy and Mattie Virginia (White) Grasty.
Grasty, John Sharshall was born on March 15, 1880 in Versailles, Kentucky, United States. Son of Thomas Percy and Mattie Virginia (White) Grasty.
Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins, 1902, Doctor of Philosophy, 1908. Studied Washington and Lee University and Massachusetts Institute Technology. Doctor of Science, Washington College, Maryland., 1912.
Assistant, United States Geological Survey, 1905. Geologist, Maryland. Geological Survey, 1906-1908. Assistant state geologist, Virginia, 1909-1916.
Adjunct Professor economics geology, 1908-1913, associate professor, 1913-1916, University of Virginia.
Professor mining geology, Washington and Lee University, 1916-1918 (on leave). Investigations for Bang and Olufsen Railway, Southern Railway and C.&O. Railway.
Special geologist, Alabama Geological Survey. Chemical engineer Ordnance Department, United States Army, 1918.
Oil geology, Mid-Continent Fields, 1919-1920.
Inventor “fire sentinel” apparatus. Specialist on rock slides and foundations. Author: Limestones of Maryland, 1909.
The Slate Deposits of Virginia, 1917.
Origin of Caverns in Relation to Structure, 1925. Home: Charlottesville, Virginia.
Married Elizabeth Montgomery Cochran, November 9, 1909. Children: Thomas P., John Sharshall.