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William Kearse Grimes 1795–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1795

Birth Location: Barnwell Co, SC, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 Feb 1864

Death Location: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

Father: Jeff Grimes

Mother: Elizabeth Kirkland

Spouse(s): Mary Odom

Children(s): George Grimes, Rebecca Grimes, Harriet Grimes, Esther Grimes, John Grimes, Elizabeth Grimes, Harriet Grimes

William Kearse Grimes was born in 1795 in Barnwell Co, SC, South Carolina, USA, the child of Jeff Nathan Grimes And Elizabeth Tassey Kirkland. William Kearse Grimes married Mary Polly Elizabeth Odom, and had children including Elizabeth C Grimes, Esther Mirscha Grimes, George W Grimes, Harriet Grimes, Harriet Hazeltine Grimes, John D Grimes, Rebecca Lucy Grimes. William Kearse Grimes passed away in 1864 in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Kearse Grimes was born in 1795 in Barnwell Co, SC, South Carolina, USA, the child of Jeff Nathan Grimes And Elizabeth Tassey Kirkland.
  • William Kearse Grimes married Mary Polly Elizabeth Odom, and had children including Elizabeth C Grimes, Esther Mirscha Grimes, George W Grimes, Harriet Grimes, Harriet Hazeltine Grimes, John D Grimes, Rebecca Lucy Grimes.
  • William Kearse Grimes passed away in 1864 in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeff Grimes
1740–1839
Birth Location: Barnwall Co, SC, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Kirkland
1745–1837
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Odom
1802–1865
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina
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Children(s)

George Grimes
1834–1891
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Rebecca Grimes
1830–1897
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Harriet Grimes
1833–1909
Birth Location: South Carolina Home in 1850: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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Esther Grimes
1838–1897
Birth Location: South Carolina
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John Grimes
1821–1903
Birth Location: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Grimes
1822–1865
Birth Location: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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Harriet Grimes
1832–1909
Birth Location: South Carolina
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William Grimes's Ancestors

Self
William Grimes
1795–1864
Birth Place: Barnwell Co, SC, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Jeff Nathan Grimes
1740–1839
Barnwall Co, SC, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Tassey) Kirkland
1745–1837
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Grimes's Descendants

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William (Kearse) Grimes (abt 1795–21 Feb 1864) m. Mary ("Polly" Elizabeth) Odom (1802–3 Sep 1865)
  1. 1. George (W) Grimes 1834–1891 m. Emma McCue 1847–1923
    1. 1. Ida (Mary) Grimes 1873–1937
    2. 2. Willie (G.) Grimes 1870–1899
    3. 3. Johnie Grimes 1873–1909
  2. 2. Rebecca (Lucy) Grimes 1830–1897
  3. 3. Harriet (Hazeltine) Grimes 1833–1909
  4. 4. Esther (Mirscha) Grimes 1838–1897
  5. 5. John (D) Grimes 1821–1903
  6. 6. Elizabeth (C) Grimes 1822–1865
  7. 7. Harriet Grimes 1832–1909

William Grimes's Timeline

2 Records

1795
abt 1795
Birth of William Kearse Grimes in Barnwell Co, SC, South Carolina, USA
Barnwell Co, SC, South Carolina, USA
1864
21 Feb 1864
Age 69
Death of William Kearse Grimes in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1795
    Event Place: Barnwell Co, SC, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1864
    Event Place: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
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