Leora May (Taylor) Greimes (1898 - 1950)

Born 17 Mar 1898 in Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Grover Cleveland Greimes — married 12 Sep 1917 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1950 at age 52 in Sequim, Clallam, Washington, United States

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Biography

Leora May Taylor was born on March 17, 1898 in Elma, Washington to William Franklin Taylor, and Dessie Johnson^[1]. Her father was 32 and mother was 23. Leora had 2 siblings, Leona and Charles. Her brother Charles passed away when Leora was less than a year old. Her mother, Dessie, passed away in 1905 when Leora was 7.

In 1900, Leora (age 2), her mom, dad and sister were living with her paternal grandmother in Grays Harbor, Washington. Her dad and grandmother are farmers^[2]. Leora's mother died in 1905 when Leora was about 7 years old^[3]. In 1910 Leora, her dad and sister live in Oakville, Chehalis, Washington. Her dad, William, is employed on a farm helping with the farming^[4].

Leora married Grover Cleveland Greimes in Seattle, King, Washington on Sept. 12, 1917^[5] when she was 19 years old. Grover's mother and Leora's father were witnesses. They had 3 sons together: Grover Jr., Gordon, and Robert.

In 1920, Grover and Leora lived in King County, Washington with their first son, Grover Junior, age 1. Grover worked in merchandise as a clerk^[6]. By 1930, all 3 of Leora and Grover's sons have been born and they live in Seattle, King, Washington. Grover is a purchasing agent for the Light and Power Company^[7] and in 1940 they all live in the same house and Grover still works as a purchasing agent for the Power and Light company ^[8].

Leora developed Melanotic Sarcoma (skin cancer) in about 1948. A year later it metastasized to the liver and lungs^[9]. Leora died a year after that in Sequim, Washington on Sept. 14, 1950^[10] when she was 52 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV8V-5PT2 : 30 June 2021), Leora May Greimes, 1950.
2. ↑ *"United States Census, 1900," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPZ-X4T database with images, FamilySearch Leora M Taylor in household of Rosa A Taylor, Elias and Wynooche Precincts, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,741.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13342011/dessie-e-taylor: accessed 30 January 2023), memorial page for Dessie E. Johnson Taylor (16 Nov 1875–23 Sep 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13342011, citing Sharon Cemetery, Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA; Maintained by S. Bunch (contributor 46777062).
4. ↑ *"United States Census, 1910," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVZ-5SQ database with images, FamilySearch Leora M Talyor in household of William F Talyor, Oakville, Chehalis, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,666.
5. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008," database with images (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-41390-8744-70?cc=1534448) , King > Marriage certificates 1917 vol A9 no 58526-59786 > image 363 of 415; State Archives, Olympia.
6. ↑ *"United States Census, 1920," https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHNK-VCQ database with images, FamilySearch Leora Greimes in household of Grover Greimes, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing sheet 7A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,925.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC3Q-QYQ : accessed 31 December 2021), Leora Griemes in household of Grover C Griemes, Seattle, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 32A, line 28, family 339, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2491; FHL microfilm 2,342,225.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K93M-B7W : 6 January 2021), Leora Greimes in household of Grover Greimes, Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-45, sheet 7B, line 61, family 167, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4375.
9. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ97-T38 : 10 March 2018), Leora May Greimes, 14 Sep 1950; citing Sequin, Clallam, Washington, reference fn 15069, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,032,913.
10. ↑ *Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=20650496&PIpi=105838275

• "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV8V-5PT2 : 30 June 2021), Leora May Greimes, 1950.