James Grimes (1836 - 1885)

Born 1836 in Newberry Township, York Co., Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 5 Nov 1885 at about age 49 in Marietta, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Military Service

Military Service: Private, 157th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Civil War

Note

Note: #N102

Sources

• History of Dauphin County Pennsylvania with Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III by Luther Reily Kelker, 1907, The Lewis Publishing Company, Article on George E. Sides, p. 330.

• WikiTree profile Grimes-337 created through the import of Donald Ruth.2011-10-15.ged on Oct 15, 2011 by Don Ruth. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Don and others.

Notes

Note N102At age 16, James enlisted as a drummer boy in the One Hundred and Fifty-Seven Pennsylvania Volunteers [Civil War]. He served as a private his full enlistment, 3 years, and then reinlisted and served until the close of the Civil War. He was injured in the eye by a powder explosion. After the close of the war, he returned home, and took up blacksmithing and worked with his brother for 3 years in Fairview Township. The family then moved to Highspire, where, in partnership with his father, he conducted for 3 years a general store. They sold this out and moved to Collins Station, which they operated for about 13 years. James then moved to Marietta, Lancaster County, where he died.