Jesse T. Grinstead (1810 - 1880)

Born 10 Oct 1810 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Davis) Grinstead — married 8 Jan 1833 in Jennings, Indiana, United States

Husband of Edna (Collins) Grinstead — married 15 Apr 1869 in Howard, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Mar 1880 at age 69 in Howard, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Jessie was born 10 Oct 1810 and died 15 Mar 1880. ^[1] He is the son of John Grinstead and Mary Walton.

He married Polly Davis 8 Jan 1833 in Jennings Co., Indiana.^{[2] [3]}

He married Edna Malaby 15 Apr 1869 in Howard Co., Indiana.^{[4] [5]} She was the widow of James W. Malaby.

Census

1840 Jennings Co., Indiana; sheet 263
Jesse G. Grinstead 20001 --- 1100010001; 1 in agriculture
male female
2 < 5 1
5-10 1
10-15
15-20
1 20-30
30-40 1
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80 1

His brother Jasper H. Grinstead lives nearby as do his brothers-in-law Alexander Ross and Addison Davis. The woman 70-80 is probably his deceased father's second wife Rachel Peacock.

1850 Jennings Co., Indiana, Campbell Township; Sept 30
1406/1406
Jesse Grinsted 40 M Va $1500 farmer
PolLy " 42 F Ky
Adelia " 17 F In
Benj. " 15 M In farmer
Ann " 11 F In
Henry " 9 M In
Elijah " 7 M In
Jane " 4 F In
Lucinda " 2 F In

Ichabod Rice lives at 1404/1404 and Charles Rice lives at 1403/1403. Adison Davis lives at 1396/1396.

1860 Jennings Co., In, Campbell Township, p.o. Butterville; June 2; pg 5
35/35
Jessy T. Grinstead 49 MW Va $3000/$700 Farmer
Polly " 52 FW Ky H Work
Adelia " 26 FW In H Work
Henry " 19 MW In Farmer
Elijah " 16 MW In Farming
Jane " 14 FW In
Lucinda " 12 FW In
Josephine " 7 FW In

His nephew Richard Grinstead lives at 38/38.

The following census entries are of Jesse Grinstead's second wife.

1880 Howard Co., Indiana, Ervin Township, ED46; June 10; pg 19
166/168
Edna Grinstead 45 In Ky Ky Wd
Mary " 24 dau In In In S at home
Isabelle " 17 dau In In In S at home
Dora " 15 dau In In In S at home
Jasper " 8 son In In In S at school
Jesse " 4 son In In In S

Edna, 24, is in the 1860 census of Howard County as the wife of James W. Malaby, 30, with 4 children, including Mary E., 4. The surname of Mary, Isabelle, and Dora should be Malaby. Henry Grinstead, a son of Jesse Grinstead by his first wife, lives at 164/166.

1900 Howard Co., Indiana, Ervin Township, ED 63; June 7; sheet 4A
65/65
Edna Grinstead 65 Dec 1834 Wd/12/6 In Ky Ky N Y?
Isabel A. Malaby dau 36 Mar 1864 S In In In Dressmaking
Delilah D. Hawthorne dau 34 Feb 1866 Wd/2/1 In In In Servant
Tessa J. " gdau 10 Dec 1889 S In In In
Edmonia T. Malaby gdau 7 Sep 1892 S In In In

She owns an unmortgaged farm.

WGFA

THE WILLIAM GRINSTEAD FAMILY IN AMERICA (Gorrell Shumaker and John L. N. Grinstead, 1974):

pg 143: "Jesse T. Grinstead (10/10/1810 - 3/15/1880) married 1/8/1833 (1) Mary Davis. Nine children: Adelia C., Benjamin Franklin, Mary Ann, Henry, Elijah, Jane, Lucinda, Thomas, and Josephine. Later, Jesse T. married in 1870 (2) Kate (or Edna) Malaby, and she bore him three additional children: Jesse E, Jasper F, and Icy Grinstead.
Jesse was born in Virginia; came to Jennings County, IN with his father in 1823, and moved on to Howard County, IN in 1864."

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #43112980
2. ↑ Colleen Alice Ridlen, "Jennings Co., Indiana Early Marriage Records 1818-1840," 1979, pg 12.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMCW-7KZ : 8 April 2021), Jesse Grinstead and Polly Davis, 08 Jan 1833; citing Jennings, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004839004.
4. ↑ Selby, "Howard Co. Indiana Marriage Records 1844-1874," 1982, pg 30
5. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZRJ-75ZR : 9 August 2021), Jessee T Grinstead, 1869.