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James William Grimes (1795 - 1840)

James William Grimes
Born in Orange, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 25 Apr 1816 in Maury, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 44 in Monroe, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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Biography

James William Grimes was born on 15 Jan 1795 in Orange, North Carolina, United States, son of William Wilson Grimes (~1755 - 1841) and Mildred Emily (Ricketts) Grimes (~1765 - 1820).

His siblings were:

  1. Elizabeth (Grimes) Brownlee (1790 - 1860)
  2. John H Grimes (~1791 - 1852)
  3. Alexander Grimes (1793 - 1841)
  4. William W. Grimes (1796 - 1867)
  5. Samuel W Grimes (1798 - 1849)
  6. Wilson Grimes (~1801 - ~1866)
  7. George W Grimes (1803 - 1820)
  8. Wiley Grimes (1804 - 1867)
  9. Robert Grimes (1807 - 1824)
  10. Green Berry Grimes (1809 - >1847)
  11. Luke Grimes (~1811 - 1824)

James died on 12 Jan 1840 in Monroe, Mississippi, aged 44.

Research Notes

Note: If he died in 1840, he wouldn't have served in the Civil War. Pvt Co D 131st IL

Sources

  • "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHM-9GDD : 10 March 2021), James Graham and Nancy Hart, 25 Apr 1816; citing Maury, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,281,746.
  • "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-G27 : accessed 2 October 2017), James Grimes, Orange, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 380, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 82; FHL microfilm 162,798.




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Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Grimes-2199 and Grimes-1770 appear to represent the same person because: Same data. Refer to biography of Grimes-1770 for date of death.

Parents to be merged as well

posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen

Rejected matches › James Grimes Jr. (1796-) › James Allen Grimes (abt.1795-1873)

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