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William Booker Leonard Grimm 1913–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 March 1913

Birth Location: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 November 1992

Death Location: Hermitage, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Walter Grimm

Mother: Katherine Kretschmer

Spouse(s): Ethel Stafford, Ethel Hogue

Children(s): Joyce Grimm, John Grimm, Jack Grimm, Robert Grimm, William Grimm

The story of William Booker Leonard Grimm began in 1913 in West Virginia, West Virginia, USA. William Booker Leonard Grimm married Ethel L Hogue, Ethel May Stafford, and had children including Doris G Grimm, Jack Edward Grimm, John O Grimm, Joyce Ruth Grimm, Nina Mae Grimm, Robert Lee Grimm, William Eugene Grimm. William Booker Leonard Grimm passed away in 1992 in Hermitage, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Booker Leonard Grimm began in 1913 in West Virginia, West Virginia, USA.
  • William Booker Leonard Grimm married Ethel L Hogue, Ethel May Stafford, and had children including Doris G Grimm, Jack Edward Grimm, John O Grimm, Joyce Ruth Grimm, Nina Mae Grimm, Robert Lee Grimm, William Eugene Grimm.
  • William Booker Leonard Grimm passed away in 1992 in Hermitage, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Grimm
1880–1951
Birth Location: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
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Katherine Kretschmer
1881–1975
Birth Location: Coalburg, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ethel Stafford
1915–2004
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Ethel Hogue
1912–1975
Birth Location: Sharpsville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
EH

Children(s)

Joyce Grimm
1941–1999
Birth Location: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
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John Grimm
1945–2015
Birth Location: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
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Jack Grimm
1942–2005
Birth Location: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
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Robert Grimm
1939–1939
Birth Location: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
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William Grimm
1936–2006
Birth Location: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Grimm's Ancestors

Self
William Grimm
1913–1992
Birth Place: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Walter Shaw Grimm
1880–1951
Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Katherine (Elizabeth) Kretschmer
1881–1975
Coalburg, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Charles (M) Grimm
1839–1920
Pennsylvania
Sarah (T) Shaw
1855–1935
Pennsylvania
Fredrick (William) Kretschmer
1840–1905
Germany
Julia (Ann) Schmidt
1853–1934
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Wilhelmina Kretschmer
1829–1882
Daniel Jr
1815–1889
Catherine Heÿel
1815–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Trebes
1794–1845

William Grimm's Descendants

1.
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William (Booker Leonard) Grimm (22 March 1913–18 November 1992) m. Ethel (May) Stafford (abt 1915–13 Aug 2004) m. Ethel (L) Hogue (3 Mar 1912–Aug 1975)
  1. 1. Joyce (Ruth) Grimm 1941–1999
  2. 2. John (O) Grimm 1945–2015
  3. 3. Jack (Edward) Grimm 1942–2005
  4. 4. Robert (Lee) Grimm 1939–1939
  5. 5. William (Eugene) Grimm 1936–2006

William Grimm's Timeline

21 Records

1909
25 Dec 1909
Birth of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1909
25 Dec 1909
Birth of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
25 Dec 1910
Birth of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1913
22 March 1913
Birth of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
1913
22 March 1913
Birth of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
1913
22 Mar 1913
Birth of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1913
22 March 1913
Birth of William Booker Leonard Grimm in West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Sharon, Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharon, Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania
Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 27
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
1951
1951-1953
Age 38
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1956
1956
Age 43
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
1977
1977
Age 64
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Sharon, PA
Sharon, PA
1992
18 November 1992
Age 79
Death of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
1992
18 November 1992
Age 79
Death of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
1992
18 November 1992
Age 79
Death of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
1993
1993
Age 80
William Booker Leonard Grimm resided here in Hermitage, PA
Hermitage, PA
1994
5 Jan 1994
Age 81
Death of William Booker Leonard Grimm in Hermitage, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
Hermitage, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1909
    Event Place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1913
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1909
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1913
    Event Place: Wayne County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1910
    Event Place: Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 961

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1913
    Event Place: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sharon, Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 961
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hickory, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951-1953
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Sharon, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1977
    Event Place: Sharon, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Hermitage, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1994
    Event Place: Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, William L. Grimm 1994

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lawrence, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Prison, Reformatory, and Workhouse Records, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Population Records: Descriptive Lists; Series: 15.128

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Evening Review; Publication Date: 18 Jul 1935; Publication Place: East Liverpool, Ohio, USA; ,0.37168118

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1994
    Event Place: Hermitage, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1992
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1992
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1992
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hermitage, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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