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William Clarence Grimshaw 1884–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 June 1884

Birth Location: Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Death Date: 1 May 1954

Death Location: Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States of America

Father: Michael Grimshaw

Mother: Maria Norris

Spouse(s): Ragnhild Eckstrom

Children(s): Grace Grimshaw, Esther Grimshaw, Russell Grimshaw, Lyla Grimshaw, Fern Grimshaw, Robert Grimshaw

William Clarence Grimshaw was born in 1884 in Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of Michael Henry Grimshaw And Maria W Norris. In 1917, William Clarence Grimshaw resided in Divide County, North Dakota, USA. In 1920, William Clarence Grimshaw resided in Westby, Divide, North Dakota, USA. William Clarence Grimshaw married Ragnhild Eckstrom, and had children including Esther Lillian Grimshaw, Fern Ethel Grimshaw, Grace Luella Grimshaw, Jean Mildred Grimshaw, Lyla Lucille Grimshaw, Nancy G Grimshaw, Robert William Grimshaw, Russell Grimshaw. William Clarence Grimshaw passed away in 1954 in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Clarence Grimshaw was born in 1884 in Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of Michael Henry Grimshaw And Maria W Norris.
  • In 1917, William Clarence Grimshaw resided in Divide County, North Dakota, USA.
  • In 1920, William Clarence Grimshaw resided in Westby, Divide, North Dakota, USA.
  • William Clarence Grimshaw married Ragnhild Eckstrom, and had children including Esther Lillian Grimshaw, Fern Ethel Grimshaw, Grace Luella Grimshaw, Jean Mildred Grimshaw, Lyla Lucille Grimshaw, Nancy G Grimshaw, Robert William Grimshaw, Russell Grimshaw.
  • William Clarence Grimshaw passed away in 1954 in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Grimshaw
1856–1916
Birth Location: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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Maria Norris
1861–1893
Birth Location: Jay County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ragnhild Eckstrom
1888–1975
Birth Location: Modum, Norvège
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Children(s)

Grace Grimshaw
1915–1998
Birth Location: Divide Co, North Dakota
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Esther Grimshaw
1916–2009
Birth Location: North Dakota, United States of America
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Russell Grimshaw
1919–1991
Birth Location: North Dakota
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Lyla Grimshaw
1920–2001
Birth Location: Westby, Divide, North Dakota, USA
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Fern Grimshaw
1922–2003
Birth Location: Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA
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Robert Grimshaw
1926–2017
Birth Location: Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States of America
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William Grimshaw's Ancestors

Self
William Grimshaw
1884–1954
Birth Place: Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Parents
Michael Henry Grimshaw
1856–1916
Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Maria (W) Norris
1861–1893
Jay County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (James) Grimshaw
1829–1907
Wolfe Island, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Mary (Anne) Mahoney
1824–1880
Ireland
Benjamin (Bradford) Norris
1829–1864
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Lydia (Ann) Stanley
1825–1891
Upper Springfield, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Grimshaw
1794–1885
Charlotte Menard
1796–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Grimshaw
1764–1841
Elizabeth Zephaniah
1765–1804

William Grimshaw's Descendants

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William (Clarence) Grimshaw (8 June 1884–1 May 1954) m. Ragnhild Eckstrom (12 April 1888–25 May 1975)
  1. 1. Grace (Luella) Grimshaw 1915–1998 m. Robert (Lewis) Chatham 1918–1998
  2. 2. Esther (Lillian) Grimshaw 1916–2009 m. Ralph (Norman) Grant 1911–1981 m. Barney (Joseph) Schwartz 1913–1967
  3. 3. Russell Grimshaw 1919–1991 m. Frances (Berniece) Boyko 1927–1970
    1. 1. Kenneth (James) Grimshaw 1948–1948
  4. 4. Lyla (Lucille) Grimshaw 1920–2001 m. Donald (Spencer) Murdent 1905–1986
  5. 5. Fern (Ethel) Grimshaw 1922–2003 m. James (Albert) Hancock 1914–1991
  6. 6. Robert (William) Grimshaw 1926–2017

William Grimshaw's Timeline

8 Records

1884
8 June 1884
Birth of William Clarence Grimshaw in Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
1917
1917-1918
Age 33
William Clarence Grimshaw resided here in Divide County, North Dakota, USA
Divide County, North Dakota, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
William Clarence Grimshaw resided here in Westby, Divide, North Dakota, USA
Westby, Divide, North Dakota, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
William Clarence Grimshaw resided here in Sheridan, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
Sheridan, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
William Clarence Grimshaw resided here in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming
1940
1940
Age 56
William Clarence Grimshaw resided here in Part of Ward I Comprising Part of Election District I, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
Part of Ward I Comprising Part of Election District I, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
William Clarence Grimshaw resided here in Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
1954
1 May 1954
Age 70
Death of William Clarence Grimshaw in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA
Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1884
    Event Place: Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Wyoming; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 13
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04575; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 17-1A
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westby, Divide, North Dakota; Roll: T625_1331; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 47
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342358
    [5] Registration State: North Dakota; Registration County: Divide County
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Wyoming, U.S., State and County Marriage Records, 1869-1972
    [8] Wyoming, U.S., State and County Marriage Records, 1869-1972, Wyoming Department of Health; Cheyenne, WY, USA; State Marriage Records, 1941-1972
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming; Roll: 1841; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 17-1
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Divide County, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: North Dakota; Registration County: Divide County

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westby, Divide, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westby, Divide, North Dakota; Roll: T625_1331; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 47

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342358

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04575; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 17-1A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Part of Ward I Comprising Part of Election District I, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming; Roll: m-t0627-04575; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 17-1A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming; Roll: 1841; Page: 23; Enumeration District: 17-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source: The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Wyoming; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 13

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1954
    Event Place: Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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