Jacob (Grimes) Grime (1779 - 1862)

Born 1 Aug 1779 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Tatum) Grimes — married 1804 in Ashe, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Aug 1862 at age 83 in Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Becky Simmons [send private message]

Biography

Jacob Grimes (Greim) was born August 1, 1779 in Guilford County, North Carolina to parents Margaretha and Johann Sebatian Greim . ^[1]

NOTE: I think new information will arise as Jacob's place of birth may have been skewed by a basic (but somewhat confusing / obscure) error made by referencing the 1790 Census. Jacob Grimes was listed as Head of Household in the 1790 Census from the Salisbury District of Guilford County, North Carolina. (As a North Carolina native/ resident and a genealogist, I can easily understand why one would instantly think Rowan County when seeing "Salisbury, North Carolina" because Salisbury originated in Rowan County, North Carolina and still remains today.) However in 1766 six colonial districts were created by Governor Tryon for handling judicial matters. Before the American Revolution (1755) the Governor renamed them "Military districts" using the areas as stations for organizing the various militias. NOTE: County lines were not changed by these districts, but the districts themselves were constantly evolving; at times even crossing in to South Carolina and Tennessee. My guess is the Census used this nomenclature because it was a Federal decision unrelated to Colonial government / policy.

"...1775, these six regions were renamed "Military districts" by the North Carolina Provincial Congress and used for organizing the North Carolina militia. The other districts were Edenton, Halifax, Hillsborough, New Bern, and Wilmington districts..."^[2]

I need to review NC Census history from 1800 - 1830 to confirm the nomenclature but the six referenced districts were officially resolved in 1835. Becky Elizabeth

Jacob married Elizabeth Tatum around 1803 (estimated from Census data and birth of first child). Together they may have had at least ten children:

1. Emma / Anna (?) - (1804-1866)
2. Obediah - (1806-1897)
3. John Harvey - (1809- 1892)
4. Rebecca Nancy - (1813-1890)
5. Elizabeth Ann -
6. Simeon - (1814 -1865)
7. Washington - (1815- ?)
8. Wallace - (1820 - ?)
9. Mathias Alexander - (1821 -1854)
10. Leitha - (1826 -1869)

Jacob and his family were living in Adair County, Kentucky in 1827. He may have been motivated by the 1815 Act allowing all vacant lands to be sold for 20 cents an acre as long as the buyer could prove state residency for a full year prior. Jacob received land grants totaling 200 acres in 1827 and by 1832 he owned 500 acres (KY land warrants 150a Book W pg. 267 and 50a pg, 268)

In 1829, Jacob Greim / Grimes was appointed land surveyor (Book E pg 218) and "Road VIewer" in 1832. Any lands he may have still owned in Tennessee remain inconclusive as all courthouse documents prior to 1900 were destroyed by fire.

Jacob Grimes passed away August 4th, 1862 in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee (Citation Needed) and was buried in the town of Bloomington at Alex Byers Cemetery. ^[3]

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Facts

Documents with Info

• The following is all that was listed under the "Sources" section but since none are actual citations nor proper sources, I am moving them here and will work to "knock them off" and properly cited below; noted where applicable:

• 1829 and 1830 tax records Adair County, Kentucky.

• KY land warrants 150a Book W pg. 267 and 50a pg, 268

• J H Grime Memoirs (No way to CITE)

• 1810 Census Ashe County, NC
• 1820 Census Liberty, Franklin County, Indiana
• 1830 Census Adair County, Kentucky

Files / Media

File: Media Format: jpg. Jacob Grimes 1779 to 1862.

Prior Notes

• I found the profile "orphaned" but the following note was all that was written under the Biography heading and I am guessing the author might have been in a rush and mistakenly written the incorrect date thusly coming to the false "conclusion":

"Note: Jacob's birthday is listed as 1879, but he is head of household in 1790 Rowan County Census. This is confirmed by JH Grime memoirs. Therefore, the birthdate is incorrect."

• I revised and looked at ALL changes made to this profile by numerous persons and it seems in the beginning when removing person's name (I made sure to place her in the Acknowledgments) an inline citation was also deleted by an editing member: (NC 1790 Census Head of Family Salisbury district, Guildford, NC) but there was no accompanying source / citation aside from a personal Ancestry tree. UPDATE: I have attempted to explain the Census in Bio but still need to actual document.

If ANYONE

has a tree on Ancestry including Jacob Grimes / Greim and can access the total data for making a citation, please post here or in the comments and I will create one so we can confirm him in the 1790 Federal Census of Salisbury District, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Sources

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3. ↑ [3]

• "United States Census, 1840,"

Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1840; Census Place: District 12, Jackson, Tennessee; Roll: 524; Page: 301; Image: 615; Family History Library Film: 0024545.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDK-YNW : 23 December 2020), Jacob Grimes in household of Alexander W Byran, Jackson, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TL-K6C : 18 February 2021), Jacob Grimes in entry for A W Byres, 1860.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35121924/jacob-grimes : accessed 04 June 2022), memorial page for Jacob Grimes (1 Aug 1779–4 Aug 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35121924, citing Alex Byers Cemetery, Bloomington Springs, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Ann (contributor 46833525) .

Memorial Page Here: [5]

• Source: S-890077011 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 15485279

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Holly Knight for creating Grime-32 on 11 Jul 2013.

• Profile adopted, sourced and filled by Becky Elizabeth June 4, 2022.

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