Born in Momence, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Grimes
and Elizabeth (Dowsey) Grimes
Sister of
Joseph W. Grimes, Charles Henry Grimes, Emma B. Grimes, Eva Belle (Grimes) Conrad, Maude Estella (Grimes) Woore, Otto Fredrick Grimes, Mary (Grimes) Woore, Barbara (Grimes) Swanson and Ceylon Hiram Grimes
Wife of
William Henry Koester
— married
4 Feb 1920 in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2016
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Biography
Research Notes
- The birth information from the 1900 Census conflicts with the date on her birth record. Her birth record gives June 1895, but the census says February 1892.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSWG-DZ6 : accessed 11 January 2016), Sylvia Grimes in household of John Grimes, Yellowhead Township Grant Park village, Kankakee, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 153, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,312.
See also:
- "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V22S-DLL : accessed 2 January 2016), Sylvia Mae Grimes, 20 Jun 1895; Birth, citing Momence, Kankakee, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,839,997.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKF5-1WP : accessed 11 January 2016), Silva Gruner in household of John Gruner, Yellowhead, Kankakee, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 4B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,311.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ4J-91S : accessed 2 January 2016), Sylvia Grimes in household of John Grimes, Yellowhead, Kankakee, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,377.
- "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-QX1S : accessed 2 January 2016), William Henry Koester and Sylvia Mae Grimes, 1920.
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