John
Harvey
Grimes
Born in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Harvey Grimes
and Lois (Smith) Grimes
Brother of
Elizabeth T (Grimes) Jones [half], William Simeon Grimes [half], Margaret Ellen Grimes [half], Annie Jane Grimes [half], Ursula Grimes [half], Sarah Mathena Grimes [half], Asenath Grimes [half], Malinda Grimes and Mary P. (Grime) Edwards
Husband of
Eliza A (Vickers) Grimes
— married
7 Feb 1872 in White county, Tennessee
Husband of
Sarah Lassiphine (Young) Grimes
— married
27 Sep 1893 in Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Father of
Sarah Lois Grimes and Joseph Hall Grimes
Died
at about age 84
in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jan 2014
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Biography
His father donated the land for Boiling Springs Baptist Church in Dist 8 Putnam CO TN. In his youth he was a clerk of this church.
Baptist preacher and author of several books. Born in log cabin 3 miles sw of Cookeville. Youngest in family of 9 children. Wrote Recollections of Early LIfe, History of Middle TN Baptists, Hereditary Depravity, Close Communion and Baptists,
Sources
- JH Grime Recollections of an Early LIfe
- 1920 Federal Census Wilson County, TN dist 10
- 1870 Federal Census Putnam County, TN 8th District
- The Lebanon Democrat Article published in 1936
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Rebecca Kemp
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #562349
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~0.78%
Lyn (Wrenn) Heidel :
23andMe, GEDmatch WR4684583 [compare]
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~0.78%
Pamela Hartman :
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