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Wilson Grimes 1801–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 November 1801

Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 6 September 1866

Death Location: Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William II

Mother: Mildred Ricketts

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In 1801, Wilson Grimes entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to William Henry Grimes Ii And Mildred Emily Milly Ricketts. Wilson Grimes passed away in 1866 in Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1801, Wilson Grimes entered the world in Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to William Henry Grimes Ii And Mildred Emily Milly Ricketts.
  • Wilson Grimes passed away in 1866 in Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Wilson Grimes's Ancestors

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Wilson Grimes
1801–1866
Birth Place: Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Henry Grimes II
1758–1840
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Mildred (Emily "Milly") Ricketts
1765–1820
Ireland, Orange, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Guilium ((William) Henry Grimes I) *
1735–1816
Dublin, Ireland
Mildred (Elizabeth (Hackett)) Grimes
1730–1820
Ireland or Orange Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
William AHM
1707–1785
Jean *
1716–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cochrane
1693–1752
Margaret #
1693–1724

Wilson Grimes's Timeline

2 Records

1801
9 November 1801
Birth of Wilson Grimes in Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
1866
6 September 1866
Age 65
Death of Wilson Grimes in Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America
Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 November 1801
    Event Place: Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1866
    Event Place: Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Wayne County, Tennessee, United States of America

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