Ralph had never heard of this daughter. So far I haven't found any records for her except the 1880 Census listing. The following are some possibilities. -- Fiscus-32 19:35, 2 January 2016 (EST)
1900 She is 21, single and working as a servant in the Killbride household in Springfield, Illinois. This is pretty far from home, so I don't think this is actually a match.[1]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSHN-N1N : accessed 3 January 2016), Emma Grimes in household of Thomas Killbride, Capitol Township, Precinct 4 Springfield city Ward 4, Sangamon, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 13B, family 292, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,343.
See also:
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVS-N4G : accessed 2 January 2016), Emma B Grimes in household of John Grimes, Yellowhead, Kankakee, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 15, sheet 2C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0219; FHL microfilm 1,254,219.
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