John Thompson Grinstead (abt. 1790 - 1850)

Born about 1790 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Waggoner) Grinstead — married 20 Apr 1815 in Jefferson County, Indiana

Descendants

Died Feb 1850 at about age 60 in Jennings, Indiana, United States

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Biography

John Thompson Grinstead was born about 1790 in Virginia.

John T. Grinstead and Catherine Waggoner were married April 20, 1815 in Jefferson Co., Indiana by Jesse Vawter. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Census

1820 Jennings Co., Indiana; pg 81
John T. Grinstead 200010 --- 00100; 1 in agriculture
male female
2 <10
10-16
16-18
16-26 1
1 26-45
>45

This is the only Grinstead in Indiana.

1830 Jennings Co., Indiana, Campbell Township; pg 145
John T. Grinstead 2020001 -- 220001
male female
2 < 5 2
5-10 2
2 10-15
15-20
20-30
30-40 1
1 40-50

His father, his brother Jasper H. Grinsted and his brother-in-law Adison Davis are on page 144.

1840 Jennings Co., Indiana
John T. Grinstead
male female
1 < 5 1
5-10 2
2 10-15 1
15-20 2
1 20-30
30-40
40-50 1
1 50-60

1850 Jennings Co., Indiana, Campbell Township; Oct 1; pg 875
1457/1457
Catharine Grinsted 55 F $300 Oh
Elizabeth " 20 F In
Phebe " 18 F In
Nancy " 15 F In
Paul " 13 M In

Her daughter Fanny and her husband George Moore live at 1458/1458.

In 1860 Ann C. Grinstead (64, Housewifing, Penn) is living in the household of George Moore, who is married to Fanny B. Grinstead, a daughter of John Thompson and Catharine Grinstead. Presumably Ann C. and Catharine are the same person.

Death

John T. Grinstead is in the mortality schedule of the 1850 census for Jennings Co., Indiana, Campbell Township. He died in February after being ill for 6 days. He was married, born in Virginia, and 60 years old. The facsimile copy of the mortality schedule is easily readable and clearly shows his age to be 60. The "Housier Journal of Ancestry, Jennings Co." mistakenly reports his age to be 50.

Census Comparison

__ 1820________1830________1840________1850

________________________ 0-5__ (3)__Paul (13)
____________ 0-5__ (3)__10-15 (13)__Samuel (23)
____________ 0-5__ (5)__10-15 (15)__John M. (25)
0-10__(1)__10-15 (11)__20-30 (21)__Jesse A. (31)
0-10__(3)__10-15 (13)______________George T. (33)
26-45 (30)__40-50 (40)__50-60 (50)__John T. [60]

________________________ 0-5__ (5)__Nancy (15)
________________________ 5-10__(8)__Phebe (18)
____________ 0-5__ (0)__ 5-10 (10)__Elizabeth (20)
____________ 0-5__ (5)__10-15 (15)__Mildred (25)
____________ 5-10__(7)__15-20 (17)__Fanny (27)
____________ 5-10__(9)__15-20 (19)__Mariah J. (29)
16-26 (25)__30-40 (35)__40-50 (45)__Catharine (55)

The number in parentheses in the last column is the age of the person in 1850. Brackets indicate that the person died before 1850, and the number is how old he would be if he were still alive. The numbers is previous columns represent real ages to be compared with the age categories that appear in the census. An 'x' after the age indicates that the person no longer lives in the household of his parents.

John T. died in 1850. I cannot find George T. in 1840 and in 1850. I find him in 1860. I find John M. only once, in 1860. There is no marriage record for Mildred, so it is impossible to find her in the census. Her age in 1850 is just a guess.

Sources

1. ↑ *Jefferson County Indiana Marriage Records 1811-1873 compiled by the DAR
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQ2-7LT : 8 April 2021), John T Winstead and Catherine Waggoner, ; citing Jefferson, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004714781
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQP-Q2T : 8 April 2021), John T Winstead and Catherin* Waggoner, ; citing Jefferson, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004714781

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• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-V2ZD : accessed 23 April 2021), John Grinstead, 02 Nov 1818; citing Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 1; FHL microfilm 1,319,381.

• "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS1C-SHL : 20 February 2021), John T Grinstead, Jennings county, Jennings, Indiana, United States; citing line 22, NARA microfilm publication T655 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,259,481.

• "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPL2-F63V : 18 October 2019), Thompson Grinstead in entry for Elizabeth Wade Jackson, 10 May 1909, Prairie Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #5001217, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102869853.

• "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMN-KRP7 : 17 March 2018), Thompson Grivsted in entry for Elizabeth Jackson, 10 May 1909; citing Death, Md Prairie, Jasper, Iowa, United States, page 62, offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,034,512.