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James Alexander Grimes 1821–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1821

Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 Apr 1899

Death Location: Moffat, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Grimes

Mother: Nancy Hart

Spouse(s): Edna Beene

Children(s): Thomas **+, James Grimes, Robert Sr, Nancy Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, John Grimes, Lewis Grimes, Cora Swaim

James Alexander Grimes was born in 1821 in Maury County, Tennessee, USA, the child of James William Grimes And Nancy Jane Roach Hart. James Alexander Grimes married Edna Angelina Beene, and had children including Cora Parmelia Swaim, James Jesse Grimes, John Alexander Grimes, Lewis Franklin Grimes, Mary Elizabeth Armstrong, Nancy Jane Armstrong, Robert Allen Grimes Sr, Thomas Leondos Grimes. James Alexander Grimes passed away in 1899 in Moffat, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Grimes was born in 1821 in Maury County, Tennessee, USA, the child of James William Grimes And Nancy Jane Roach Hart.
  • James Alexander Grimes married Edna Angelina Beene, and had children including Cora Parmelia Swaim, James Jesse Grimes, John Alexander Grimes, Lewis Franklin Grimes, Mary Elizabeth Armstrong, Nancy Jane Armstrong, Robert Allen Grimes Sr, Thomas Leondos Grimes.
  • James Alexander Grimes passed away in 1899 in Moffat, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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James Grimes's Ancestors

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James Grimes
1821–1899
Birth Place: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James William Grimes
1795–1840
Orange County, North Carolina
Nancy (Jane Roach) Hart
1800–1841
Rotwan Co, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Grimes
1758–1840
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Mildred (Elizabeth) Hackett
1730–1820
Ireland or, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Richard (Sessums) Hart
1773–1819
Edgecombe, NC
Catherine Diggs
1779–1840
Edgecombe, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Grimes
1734–1762
Margaret Hackett
1730–1820
Richard Lieut.
1738–1813
Nancy Ricketts
1750–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Grimes
1707–1757
Martha Bromley
1702–
Edward Ricketts
1706–1813
Margaret Cheney
1716–1811
James Roach
1725–1792

James Grimes's Descendants

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James (Alexander) Grimes (20 Oct 1821–19 Apr 1899) m. Edna (Angelina) Beene (14 Oct 1827–5 October 1890)
  1. 1. Thomas (Leondos Grimes) **+ 1870–1957
  2. 2. James (Jesse) Grimes 1853–1925
  3. 3. Robert (Allen Grimes) Sr 1862–1953
  4. 4. Nancy (Jane) Armstrong 1847–1939
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Armstrong 1848–1930
  6. 6. John (Alexander) Grimes 1855–1932
  7. 7. Lewis (Franklin) Grimes 1850–1917
  8. 8. Cora (Parmelia) Swaim 1858–1944

James Grimes's Timeline

2 Records

1821
20 Oct 1821
Birth of James Alexander Grimes in Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
1899
19 Apr 1899
Age 78
Death of James Alexander Grimes in Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
Belton, Bell, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1821
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1899
    Event Place: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moffat, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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