Susan Clement Whanger recorded her grandfather Ova Jethro Grimmett telling about his life in about 1961.
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3XQ-PCH : accessed 28 January 2015), Ovie Gammett in household of W I Gammett, Owen Township, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet 10B, family 193, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,074.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKVY-4TP : accessed 28 January 2015), Eva Grommet in household of William I Grommet, Owen, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 154, sheet 2A, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,076.
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDFD-LM5 : accessed 28 January 2015), Ova Grimmet in household of Floyd Chastain, Little Rock Ward 8, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 103, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,079.
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XMGC-47V : accessed 28 January 2015), Ova J Grimmett, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0030, sheet 2A, family 29, line 27, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 91; FHL microfilm 2,339,826.
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQ2Q-2QW : accessed 28 January 2015), Obei Grimmie, Owen Township, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-121A, sheet 3A, family 49, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 170.
"Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQT1-NYG : accessed 7 February 2015), Ova Grimmett and Lillie Seymore, 30 Jul 1910; citing Pulaski County, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 495,032.
"Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQYW-BJQ : accessed 7 February 2015), Ova J. Grimmett and Doris Leonard, 03 Apr 1917; citing Pulaski, Ar; FHL microfilm 495,041.
"Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQYQ-GQG : accessed 7 February 2015), Ora J. Grimmett and Mary Stuckey, 23 Jan 1921; citing Pulaski, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 495,049.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J4M8-ZS5 : accessed 7 February 2015), Ova Jethero Grimmett, 1942; citing NAID identifier 576245, NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 4,153,791.
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