James William Grimes (1795-1840)

Nancy Jane Hart (1800-1841)

Lewis Payton Grimes (1827-1891)

Amanda Caroline Hilliard (1828-1868)

William Alexander Grimes (1858-1937)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Laura Elizabeth Kirk Dora E. Grimes Ernest Edmond Grimes+ William Farror Grimes Payton Pearl Grimes+ Merton Ona Grimes+ Lollie Caroline Grimes+ Finis Alvis Grimes Lester Elton Grimes Sr+ William Alexander Grimes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Born: 3 Jan 1858, , Bell County, Texas 9 10 Marriage (1): Laura Elizabeth Kirk about 1879 Died: 26 Feb 1937, , Bell County, Texas at age 79 9 10 Buried: 27 Feb 1937, Moffat Cemetery, Moffat, Bell County, Texas 9 11    Cause of his death was cardiovascular renal disease.9   General Notes: Listed next to his father on the 1880 census. He was a farmer in Bell County, Texas. In the 1900 and 1910 census, William indicated that he owned his farm free of any mortgage. In the 1910 census, it was listed as a house farm. In the 1920 census, he was shown to be paying a mortgage to own his property in Bell County, Texas. He was listed as a farmer. On the 1930 census, he indicated that he owned his property in Bell County, Texas, and that it was valued at $40,000. He was farming. It was listed as a general farm. His last residence was Belton, Bell County, Texas.   Additional Information: • Death Certificate Image: here. William married Laura Elizabeth Kirk, daughter of Sylvester Purl Kirk and Eliza Jane White, about 1879. (Laura Elizabeth Kirk was born on 16 Apr 1861 in Texas,10 died on 14 Jul 1951 10 and was buried in Moffat Cemetery, Moffat, Bell County, Texas.)

1 1860 United States Federal Census, Bell, Texas; Roll M653_1288; Page: 308; Image: 141. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1870 United States Federal Census, Beat 5, Bell, Texas; Roll M593_1575; Page: 93; Image: 185. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1880 United States Federal Census, Precinct 6, Bell, Texas; Roll T9_1290; Fam Hist Film: 1255 290; Page: 424.2000; ED: 6. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas; Roll T623_1610; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32. Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas; Roll T624_1530; Pg: 7A an d 7B; ED: 28; Image: 591 and 592. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas; Roll T625_1776; Page: 5B; ED: 27; Image: 980. Repository: Ancestry.com.

7 1930 United States Federal Census, Precinct 6, Bell, Texas; Roll 2291; Page: 5B; ED: 30; Image: 476.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

8 John Merrill Fisher, Fisher and Grimes Ancesters ([email protected], RootsWeb.com Gedcom fishers-and-kin).

9 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 6236.

10 Tombstone.

11 FindAGrave.com.