James William Grimes
(1795-1840)
Nancy Jane Hart
(1800-1841)
Lewis Payton Grimes
(1827-1891)
Amanda Caroline Hilliard
(1828-1868)
James Leonidas Grimes
(1848-1927)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Ann Bland

2. Eliza Jane White

James Leonidas Grimes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 25 Jul 1848, , Monroe County, Mississippi 9
  • Marriage (1): Mary Ann Bland
  • Marriage (2): Eliza Jane White about 1878
  • Died: 25 Aug 1927, Moffat, Bell County, Texas at age 79 9
  • Buried: 26 Aug 1927, Moffat Cemetery, Moffat, Bell County, Texas 9 10

   Cause of his death was probably heart disease based on the symptoms he complained to his relatives about a few days preceeding death.9

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  General Notes:

At the time of the 1870 and 1880 census, James was farming in Bell County, Texas. In the 1900 and 1910 census, he indicated that he owned his farm in Bell County, Texas, free of any mortgage. It was listed as a general farm. By the time of the 1920 census, James had become widowed. He was listed with his son Thomas in Scurry County, Texas. No occupation was listed.

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  Additional Information:

• Alt. Birth, 26 Jul 1848. 11

• Alt. Death, 27 Aug 1927. 11

• Death Certificate Image: here.

• FindAGrave: Memorial# 26594770.


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Lon married Mary Ann Bland. (Mary Ann Bland was born on 6 Oct 1853 in , Saline County, Arkansas,11 died on 4 May 1874 in , Bell County, Texas 11 and was buried in Moffat Cemetery, Moffat, Bell County, Texas 12.)


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Lon next married Eliza Jane White, daughter of White and Unknown, about 1878. (Eliza Jane White was born on 1 May 1837 in , Greene County, Alabama, United States,11 died on 21 May 1916 in Bland, Bell County, Texas 11 and was buried in Moffat Cemetery, Moffat, Bell County, Texas 13.)


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Sources


1 1850 United States Federal Census, Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll M432_375; Page: 283; Image: 1 19. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 1860 United States Federal Census, Bell, Texas; Roll M653_1288; Page: 308; Image: 141. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 1870 United States Federal Census, Beat 5, Bell, Texas; Roll M593_1575; Page: 93; Image: 185. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 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.

5 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas; Roll T623_1610; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32. Repository: Ancestry.com.

6 1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas; Roll T624_1530; Page: 13A; ED: 27; Image: 571. Repository: Ancestry.com.

7 1920 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 3, Scurry, Texas; Roll T625_1845; Page: 2 A; ED: 221; Image: 132. 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: 25643.

10 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 26594770.

11 Tombstone.

12 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 26594802.

13 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 61194173.


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