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William Henry Grimes 1854–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11/04/1854

Birth Location: Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama

Death Date: 1 Aug 1917

Death Location: Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Wiley Grimes

Mother: Letitia Roberts

Spouse(s): Josephine Watts, Bathsheba Linam

Children(s): Sheba Grimes, Herman Grimes, Harold Grimes, Leroy Grimes, William Grimes, Emma Grimes, Lois Grimes, Gladys Grimes

William Henry Grimes was born in 1854 in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, the child of Wiley William Grimes And Letitia Laura Ann Roberts. William Henry Grimes married Bathsheba Sheba Jeanette Linam, Josephine Watts, and had children including Emma Leola Grimes, Gladys Grimes, Harold Watts Grimes, Herman Grimes, Leroy Bacot Grimes, Lois Grimes, Sheba Jeanette Grimes, William Wilson Grimes. William Henry Grimes passed away in 1917 in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Henry Grimes was born in 1854 in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, the child of Wiley William Grimes And Letitia Laura Ann Roberts.
  • William Henry Grimes married Bathsheba Sheba Jeanette Linam, Josephine Watts, and had children including Emma Leola Grimes, Gladys Grimes, Harold Watts Grimes, Herman Grimes, Leroy Bacot Grimes, Lois Grimes, Sheba Jeanette Grimes, William Wilson Grimes.
  • William Henry Grimes passed away in 1917 in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wiley Grimes
1804–1867
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Letitia Roberts
1827–1891
Birth Location: Alabama
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Spouses(s)

Josephine Watts
1873–1961
Birth Location: Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
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Bathsheba Linam
1857–1892
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
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Children(s)

Sheba Grimes
1896–1950
Birth Location: Pineapple, Alabama
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Herman Grimes
1887–1970
Birth Location: Pine Apple, , Alabama
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Harold Grimes
1898–1969
Birth Location: Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
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Leroy Grimes
1883–1938
Birth Location: Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
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William Grimes
1881–1905
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Emma Grimes
1885–1911
Birth Location: Alabama
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Lois Grimes
1896–1981
Birth Location: Alabama
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Gladys Grimes
1908–1992
Birth Location: Pineapple WI, Alabama
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William Grimes's Ancestors

Self
William Grimes
1854–1917
Birth Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama
Parents
Wiley William Grimes
1804–1867
South Carolina
Letitia (Laura Ann) Roberts
1827–1891
Alabama
Grandparents
William Grimes
1758–1840
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Mildred (Elizabeth) Hackett
1730–1820
Ireland or, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Charles (John) Roberts
1790–1860
Georgia, United States
Millie
1791–1858
Hardeman County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
William Grimes
1734–1762
Margaret Hackett
1730–1820
Richard Lieut.
1738–1813
Nancy Ricketts
1750–1820
Jabez Roberts
1759–1833
Charlotte Nin
1763–1834
John Thompson
1770–1833
jennie vann
1773–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Grimes
1707–1757
Martha Bromley
1702–
Edward Ricketts
1706–1813
Margaret Cheney
1716–1811
James Roach
1725–1792
Jabez Sr.
1725–1780
Abigail Cooper
1719–1773
Jack Sr.
1750–1835
Walia Beamer
1750–1770
John Vann
1738–1800
Polly Vann
1747–1835

William Grimes's Descendants

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William (Henry) Grimes (11/04/1854–1 Aug 1917) m. Josephine Watts (1873–1961) m. Bathsheba ("Sheba" Jeanette) Linam (12 June 1857–6 February 1892)
  1. 1. Sheba (Jeanette) Grimes 1896–1950 m. Albert (Ross) Malone 1879–1955
    1. 1. Carolyn (Grimes) Malone 1919–2005
    2. 2. Albert (Ross Malone) Jr. 1923–1993
  2. 2. Herman Grimes 1887–1970 m. Rebecca (Abigail) Stone 1891–1985
    1. 1. Marjorie Grimes 1920–2000
    2. 2. Jennie (Meade) Grimes 1917–2019 m. George (Lee) Hawthorne 1914–1970
  3. 3. Harold (Watts) Grimes 1898–1969 m. Fran (D) Grimes 1902–1989
    1. 1. Harold (W Grimes) Jr 1931–2024 m. Virginia (Dell) Lamkin 1933–2024
  4. 4. Leroy (Bacot) Grimes 1883–1938
  5. 5. William (Wilson) Grimes 1881–1905 m. Daisy Barge 1880–1964
    1. 1. George (Hammond) Grimes 1902–1961
    2. 2. Louise Grimes 1903–1981 m. Edwin (Somerville) Gardner 1892–1981
    3. 3. Mildred Grimes 1904–2000 m. Thomas (B.) Gardner 1900–1954
  6. 6. Emma (Leola) Grimes 1885–1911 m. James (Allison) Mills 1873–1947
  7. 7. Lois Grimes 1896–1981
  8. 8. Gladys Grimes 1908–1992

William Grimes's Timeline

9 Records

1854
4 November 1854
Birth of William Henry Grimes in Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
1854
4 November 1854
Birth of William Henry Grimes in Alabama
Alabama
1854
11/04/1854
Birth of William Henry Grimes in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama
Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama
1880
1880
Age 26
William Henry Grimes resided here in Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
1893
1893
Age 39
William Henry Grimes was married in Alabama
Alabama
1900
1900
Age 46
William Henry Grimes resided here in Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
1912
Abt 1912
Age 58
William Henry Grimes resided here in Pin Apple
Pin Apple
1917
1 August 1917
Age 63
Death of William Henry Grimes in Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama
Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama
1917
1 Aug 1917
Age 63
Death of William Henry Grimes in Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama
Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 November 1854
    Event Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 November 1854
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama; Roll: 34; Family History Film: 1254034; Page: 216C; Enumeration District: 184
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11041854
    Event Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1893
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama; Roll: 34; Family History Film: 1254034; Page: 216C; Enumeration District: 184

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama; Roll: 44; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1240044

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1912
    Event Place: Pin Apple
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Montgomery Advertiser; Publication Date: 28 Nov 1912; Publication Place: Montgomery, Alabama, USA; ,0.3088761,0.5705127,0.5517991&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 August 1917
    Event Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pine Apple, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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