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James Albert Grimes 1826–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1826

Birth Location: Wilcox County Alabama

Death Date: 1878-1900

Death Location: Fairy, Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Wiley Grimes

Mother: Elizabeth Coleson

Spouse(s): Susan Miller

Children(s): James Sr, Malcolm Grimes, Laura Grimes, James Grimes, Susan Grimes

The story of James Albert Grimes began in 1826 in Wilcox County Alabama. James Albert Grimes married Susan Miller, and had children including James Hiram Grimes Sr, James Monroe Grimes, Laura Grimes, Malcolm Dekalb Grimes, Susan Grimes. James Albert Grimes passed away in 1878 in Fairy, Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Albert Grimes began in 1826 in Wilcox County Alabama.
  • James Albert Grimes married Susan Miller, and had children including James Hiram Grimes Sr, James Monroe Grimes, Laura Grimes, Malcolm Dekalb Grimes, Susan Grimes.
  • James Albert Grimes passed away in 1878 in Fairy, Hamilton County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Grimes's Ancestors

Self
James Grimes
1826–1878
Birth Place: Wilcox County Alabama
Parents
Wiley William Grimes
1804–1867
South Carolina
Elizabeth Coleson
1800–1843
South Carolina
Grandparents
William Grimes
1758–1840
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Mildred (Elizabeth) Hackett
1730–1820
Ireland or, Orange, North Carolina, United States
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 (Albert) Grimes (about 1826–1878-1900) m. Susan Miller (1831–1860)
  1. 1. James (Hiram Grimes) Sr 1850–1886
  2. 2. Malcolm (Dekalb) Grimes 1856–1939 m. Beatrice (Adiline) Tellus 1866–1936
    1. 1. Julia (Ann) Grimes 1885–1972 m. Claud (Wallace) Brunson 1884–1962
      1. 1. David (Decalvin) Brunson 1906–1981 m. Ora (Ophelia) Bullard 1923–2014
        1. 1. Mary (Oranell) Brunson 1939–2016
      2. 2. Nettie (Ester) Brunson 1908–1992
      3. 3. Beatrice (Charlotta) Brunson 1918–2003
  3. 3. Laura Grimes 1858–
  4. 4. James (Monroe) Grimes 1866–1946 m. Phoebe Grimes 1872–1956
    1. 1. Alice (Esther) Grimes 1896–1980 m. John (wharton) Bates 1892–1937
      1. 1. Morris (Henry Bates) Senior 1922–1965
      2. 2. Earnest (Monroe) Bates 1925–1995 m. Clotilde Gonzales 1926–2016
      3. 3. Sidney Bates 1917–
      4. 4. J (W) Bates 1926–
    2. 2. May Grimes 1890–
  5. 5. Susan Grimes 1878–

James Grimes's Timeline

2 Records

1826
about 1826
Birth of James Albert Grimes in Wilcox County Alabama
Wilcox County Alabama
1878
1878-1900
Age 52
Death of James Albert Grimes in Hamilton, Texas, United States of America
Hamilton, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1826
    Event Place: Wilcox County Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878-1900
    Event Place: Hamilton, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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