Newton Bascom Grimes ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Cause of his death was myocardial insufficiency due to severe post traumatic shock following automobile accident injuries.⁷

  General Notes:

Bascum was listed as a farm laborer in the 1900 census. At the time of the 1910 census, he was in Erath County, Texas, living with his brother John. He was listed as a farmer on a general farm. When Bascum registered for the WWI draft, he was living in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. The record showed he had a broken knee cap. By the time of the 1920 census, he had married. He was working as a foreman in a motor repair shop in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He rented his home. At the time of the 1930 census, Bascum was a fabric worker for the government in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He owned his home valued at $2500.

His last residence was San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He had retired from civil service.

  Medical Notes:

He had old arteriosclerotic heart disease.

  Additional Information:

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Newton married Margaret L. Mobley, daughter of John B. Mobley and Mary McCoy, about 1911. (Margaret L. Mobley was born on 7 Aug 1889 in Arkansas,⁹ died on 17 Sep 1971 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas ⁹ and was buried on 18 Sep 1971 in San Fernando Cemetery #3, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas ⁹.). The cause of her death was myocardial infarction due to arteriosclerotic heart disease, bronchopneumonia.⁷