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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, Kansas, United States

Father: Jacob Grimes

Mother: Elizabeth Grimes

Spouse(s): Lucinda Grimes, Elizabeth Grimes

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

In 1805, Obediah Grimes entered the world in Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States, born to Jacob Grimes and Elizabeth Grimes. Obediah Grimes married Lucinda Ann "Annie" (Jennings) Grimes, Elizabeth Jane Grimes, and had children including Marion Francis Grimes, Evaline Davis, Lucinda Burgess, Marion Francis Grimes, William C. Grimes, Judith Judd, Nathaniel Grimes, Emily Long, Lewis Washington Grimes, Wallace Owens Grimes, Sarah Ann Kelley, James Walter Grimes, Nancy Katherine Mae McFarlane. Obediah Grimes passed away in 1897 in Bennington, Ottawa, Kansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Obediah Grimes entered the world in Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States, born to Jacob Grimes and Elizabeth Grimes.
  • Obediah Grimes married Lucinda Ann "Annie" (Jennings) Grimes, Elizabeth Jane Grimes, and had children including Marion Francis Grimes, Evaline Davis, Lucinda Burgess, Marion Francis Grimes, William C. Grimes, Judith Judd, Nathaniel Grimes, Emily Long, Lewis Washington Grimes, Wallace Owens Grimes, Sarah Ann Kelley, James Walter Grimes, Nancy Katherine Mae McFarlane.
  • Obediah Grimes passed away in 1897 in Bennington, Ottawa, Kansas, United States.

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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
Johann (Grimes)
1722 – 1796
John Byars
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 (Dec 05, 1831 – Feb 24, 1912) m. Lucinda (Elizabeth) Pippin (7 Jun 1837 – 24 Jul 1924)
    1. 1. Mary (Alice) Grimes (17 Dec 1862 – 12 Oct 1952) m. John (Wallace) Marlow (11 SEP 1847 – 22 FEB 1918)
      1. 1. Allie (Leone) Marlow (28 FEB 1880 – 12 APR 1963)
      2. 2. Marion (Sylvester Albert Lee) Marlow (18 Jan 1884 – 11 Mar 1969) m. Alice (Lee) Pierce (Feb 1888 – 17 Oct 1972) m. Jewell (Mae) Clifton (05 MAY 1905 – 25 Feb 1999)
        1. 1. Esther (R.) Marlow (27 JUL 1905 – 13 APR 1986)
        2. 2. Raymond (Floyd) Marlow (15 JUN 1907 – 07 APR 1947)
        3. 3. Albert (Leroy) Marlow (29 Sep 1915 – 5 Feb 1980) m. Clara (Mae) Evans (20 Feb 1919 – 26 Nov 2002) m. Ether (R) Cowan (abt 1905 – )
      3. 3. Edward (Leroy) Marlow (07 FEB 1886 – 28 NOV 1963)
      4. 4. Fred (Luarther) Marlow (1889 – 13 DEC 1959)
      5. 5. Floyd (L.) Marlow (17 NOV 1890 – 13 JAN 1964)
  2. 2. Evaline Davis (11 April 1827 – 18 September 1910)
  3. 3. Lucinda Burgess (25 September 1829 – 12 December 1910)
  4. 4. William (C.) Grimes (7 March 1834 – 7 April 1928)
  5. 5. Judith Judd (1840 – 1920)
  6. 6. Nathaniel Grimes (1844 – 1925)
  7. 7. Emily Long (9 January 1844 – 17 May 1928)
  8. 8. Lewis (Washington) Grimes (27 February 1845 – 18 August 1939)
  9. 9. Wallace (Owens) Grimes (7 March 1848 – 3 December 1929)
  10. 10. Sarah (Ann) Kelley (7 March 1851 – 26 October 1939)
  11. 11. James (Walter) Grimes (28 October 1856 – 29 October 1940)
  12. 12. Nancy (Katherine Mae) McFarlane (21 July 1866 – 15 August 1902)

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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