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Dorothy Eleanor Grimes 1916–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1916

Birth Location: Letts, Decatur County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 9 Oct 2010

Death Location: Haines City, Polk, Florida, USA

Father: Evert Grimes

Mother: Vernie Owens

Spouse(s): Edward Bacon

Children(s): Lorene Bacon

The story of Dorothy Eleanor Grimes began in 1916 in Letts, Decatur County, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Dorothy Eleanor Grimes resided in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA. In 1951, Dorothy Eleanor Grimes resided in Pennsylvania. Dorothy Eleanor Grimes married Edward Lawrence Bacon, and had children including Dorothy Bacon, Lorene Francis Bacon. Dorothy Eleanor Grimes passed away in 2010 in Haines City, Polk, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorothy Eleanor Grimes began in 1916 in Letts, Decatur County, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Eleanor Grimes resided in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1951, Dorothy Eleanor Grimes resided in Pennsylvania.
  • Dorothy Eleanor Grimes married Edward Lawrence Bacon, and had children including Dorothy Bacon, Lorene Francis Bacon.
  • Dorothy Eleanor Grimes passed away in 2010 in Haines City, Polk, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Grimes's Ancestors

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Dorothy Grimes
1916–2010
Birth Place: Letts, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Evert Wilson Grimes
1889–1989
Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Vernie (Viola) Owens
1892–1937
Indiana
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Grimes's Descendants

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Dorothy (Eleanor) Grimes (26 Sep 1916–9 Oct 2010) m. Edward (Lawrence) Bacon (4 Apr 1906–18 Apr 1976)
  1. 1. Lorene (Francis) Bacon 1940–1989

Dorothy Grimes's Timeline

4 Records

1916
26 Sep 1916
Birth of Dorothy Eleanor Grimes in Letts, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
Letts, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
Dorothy Eleanor Grimes resided here in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA
Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 35
Dorothy Eleanor Grimes resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
2010
9 Oct 2010
Age 94
Death of Dorothy Eleanor Grimes in Haines City, Polk, Florida, USA
Haines City, Polk, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1916
    Event Place: Letts, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jan 2020
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: T625_440; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 121
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1916; Roll: 004
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Urbana Daily Courier; Publication Date: 1 Nov 1933; Publication Place: Urbana, Illinois, USA; ,0.34735012,0.8286287,0.372283&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: T625_440; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 121

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Champaign
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Urbana Daily Courier; Publication Date: 1 Nov 1933; Publication Place: Urbana, Illinois, USA; ,0.34735012,0.8286287,0.372283&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Haines City
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jan 2020

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 2010
    Event Place: Haines City, Polk, Florida, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 7 Jan 2020
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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