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Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes 1869–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1869

Birth Location: Higginsport, Brown, Ohio

Death Date: 4 Sep 1903

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Father: William Grimes

Mother: Eliza Winters

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In 1869, Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes entered the world in Higginsport, Brown, Ohio, born to William E Grimes And Eliza Jane Winters. In 1880, Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes resided in Elizaville, Fleming, Kentucky, USA. In 1902, Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes resided in Paducah. Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes married Blanche Kllngensmtth. Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes passed away in 1903 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes entered the world in Higginsport, Brown, Ohio, born to William E Grimes And Eliza Jane Winters.
  • In 1880, Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes resided in Elizaville, Fleming, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1902, Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes resided in Paducah.
  • Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes married Blanche Kllngensmtth.
  • Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes passed away in 1903 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.

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Joseph Grimes's Ancestors

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Joseph Grimes
1869–1903
Birth Place: Higginsport, Brown, Ohio
Parents
William E Grimes
1818–1906
Adams County, Ohio, USA
Eliza (Jane) Winters
1839–1916
Brown County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
John Winters
1799–1870
Kentucky
Margaret Wells
1803–1886
Clermont County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary Clark
1781–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Clark
1770–1816
Sarah Watson
1752–1833

Joseph Grimes's Timeline

4 Records

1869
11 May 1869
Birth of Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes in Higginsport, Brown, Ohio
Higginsport, Brown, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 11
Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes resided here in Elizaville, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
Elizaville, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
1902
Abt 1902
Age 33
Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes resided here in Paducah
Paducah
1903
4 Sep 1903
Age 34
Death of Joseph Wilbur “Big Joe” Grimes in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1869
    Event Place: Higginsport, Brown, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Brown, Ohio
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Elizaville, Fleming, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1902
    Event Place: Paducah
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Paducah Sun; Publication Date: 20 Nov 1902; Publication Place: Paducah, Kentucky, USA; ,0.3949713,0.92420244,0.6493825&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1903
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

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