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Obediah Grimes 1805–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1805

Birth Location: Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 9 Apr 1897

Death Location: Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Jacob Grimes

Mother: Elizabeth Grimes

Spouse(s): Lucinda Grimes, Elizabeth Grimes

Children(s): Marion Grimes, Nathaniel Grimes, William Grimes, Lucinda Burgess, Emily Long, Nancy McFarlane, Wallace Grimes, Sarah Kelley, James Grimes, Lewis Grimes, Judith Judd, Evaline Davis

The story of Obediah Grimes began in 1805 in Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States. Obediah Grimes married Elizabeth Jane Grimes, Lucinda Ann Annie Jennings Grimes, and had children including Emily Long, Evaline Davis, James Walter Grimes, Judith Judd, Lewis Washington Grimes, Lucinda Burgess, Marion Francis Grimes, Nancy Katherine Mae Mcfarlane, Nathaniel Grimes, Sarah Ann Kelley, Wallace Owens Grimes, William C Grimes. Obediah Grimes passed away in 1897 in Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Obediah Grimes began in 1805 in Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Obediah Grimes married Elizabeth Jane Grimes, Lucinda Ann Annie Jennings Grimes, and had children including Emily Long, Evaline Davis, James Walter Grimes, Judith Judd, Lewis Washington Grimes, Lucinda Burgess, Marion Francis Grimes, Nancy Katherine Mae Mcfarlane, Nathaniel Grimes, Sarah Ann Kelley, Wallace Owens Grimes, William C Grimes.
  • Obediah Grimes passed away in 1897 in Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Obediah Grimes's Ancestors

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Obediah Grimes
1805–1897
Birth Place: Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob Grimes
1776–1862
,Wilkes,North Carolina,USA
Elizabeth Grimes
1783–1872
Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Sebastian) Grimes
1750–1806
Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
James Byers
1761–1817
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Greem
1722–1796
John Sr
1734–1781
Elizabeth Thomasson
1735–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna Pfaff
1691–1785

Obediah Grimes's Descendants

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Obediah Grimes (4 Jun 1805–9 Apr 1897) m. Lucinda (Ann "Annie" (Jennings)) Grimes (1805–1836) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Grimes (10 October 1823–8 January 1908)
  1. 1. Marion (Francis) Grimes 1831–1912 m. Lucinda (Elizabeth) Pippin 1837–1924
    1. 1. Mary (Alice) Grimes 1862–1952 m. John (Wallace) Marlow 1847–1918
      1. 1. Marion (Sylvester) Marlow 1884–1969 m. Alice (Lee Pierce) *✔ 1888–1972 m. Jewell (Mae) Clifton 1905–1999
        1. 1. Albert (Leroy) Marlow 1915–1980 m. Clara (Mae) Evans 1919– m. Ether (R) Cowan 1905–
        2. 2. Esther (R.) Marlow 1905–1986
        3. 3. Raymond (Floyd) Marlow 1907–1947
      2. 2. Allie (Leone) Marlow 1880–1963
      3. 3. Edward (Leroy) Marlow 1886–1963
      4. 4. Floyd (L.) Marlow 1890–1964
      5. 5. Fred (Luarther) Marlow 1889–1959
  2. 2. Nathaniel Grimes 1844–1925
  3. 3. William (C.) Grimes 1834–1928
  4. 4. Lucinda Burgess 1829–1910
  5. 5. Emily Long 1844–1928
  6. 6. Nancy (Katherine Mae) McFarlane 1866–1902
  7. 7. Wallace (Owens) Grimes 1848–1929
  8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Kelley 1851–1939
  9. 9. James (Walter) Grimes 1856–1940
  10. 10. Lewis (Washington) Grimes 1845–1939
  11. 11. Judith Judd 1840–1920
  12. 12. Evaline Davis 1827–1910

Obediah Grimes's Timeline

2 Records

1805
4 Jun 1805
Birth of Obediah Grimes in Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
1897
9 Apr 1897
Age 92
Death of Obediah Grimes in Bennington, Ottawa, Kansas, United States
Bennington, Ottawa, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1805
    Event Place: Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1897
    Event Place: Bennington, Ottawa, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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