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Wilson S. Grimes 1848–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 AUG 1848

Birth Location: Orange, Shelby, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 4 MAR 1925

Death Location: Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Father: Wilson Grimes

Mother: Lydia Bowlby

Spouse(s): Araminta Penrod

Children(s): Elmer Grimes, John Grimes, James Grimes, Hugh Grimes, William Grimes, Ella Grimes, Frank Grimes

Wilson S. Grimes was born in 1848 in Orange, Shelby, Ohio, USA, the child of Wilson R Grimes And Lydia Bowlby. Wilson S. Grimes married Araminta S Penrod, and had children including Ella Grimes, Elmer Rosty Grimes, Frank Grimes, Hugh Stone Grimes, James Ira Grimes, John F Grimes, William Burtis Grimes. Wilson S. Grimes passed away in 1925 in Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilson S. Grimes was born in 1848 in Orange, Shelby, Ohio, USA, the child of Wilson R Grimes And Lydia Bowlby.
  • Wilson S. Grimes married Araminta S Penrod, and had children including Ella Grimes, Elmer Rosty Grimes, Frank Grimes, Hugh Stone Grimes, James Ira Grimes, John F Grimes, William Burtis Grimes.
  • Wilson S. Grimes passed away in 1925 in Montgomery County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilson Grimes
1815–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Lydia Bowlby
1821–
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Araminta Penrod
1850–1926
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Elmer Grimes
1886–1953
Birth Location: Shelby County, Ohio, USA
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John Grimes
1870–
Birth Location: Washignton, Shelby, Ohio, USA
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James Grimes
1872–
Birth Location: Shelby County, Ohio, USA
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Hugh Grimes
1879–
Birth Location: Washignton, Shelby, Ohio, USA
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William Grimes
1876–1957
Birth Location: Washignton, Shelby, Ohio, USA
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Ella Grimes
1881–
Birth Location: Washignton, Shelby, Ohio, USA
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Frank Grimes
1880–
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Wilson Grimes's Ancestors

Self
Wilson Grimes
1848–1925
Birth Place: Orange, Shelby, Ohio, USA
Parents
Wilson R. Grimes
1815–
Kentucky, USA
Lydia Bowlby
1821–
Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilson Grimes's Descendants

1.
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Wilson (S.) Grimes (4 AUG 1848–4 MAR 1925) m. Araminta (S.) Penrod (18 JAN 1850–20 MAR 1926)
  1. 1. Elmer (Rosty) Grimes 1886–1953 m. Letha (Viola) Staudt 1887–1962
    1. 1. Edith (Viola) Grimes 1909–1960 m. Joseph (Dale) Kesling 1911–1989
      1. 1. Onda (Vee) Kesling 1936–2001
      2. 2. Carole (Sue) Kesling 1944–2007
    2. 2. Llyod Grimes 1907–1970
  2. 2. John (F.) Grimes 1870–
  3. 3. James (Ira) Grimes 1872–
  4. 4. Hugh (Stone) Grimes 1879–
  5. 5. William (Burtis) Grimes 1876–1957
  6. 6. Ella Grimes 1881–
  7. 7. Frank Grimes 1880–

Wilson Grimes's Timeline

2 Records

1848
4 AUG 1848
Birth of Wilson S. Grimes in Orange, Shelby, Ohio, USA
Orange, Shelby, Ohio, USA
1925
4 MAR 1925
Age 77
Death of Wilson S. Grimes in Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1848
    Event Place: Orange, Shelby, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1925
    Event Place: Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
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