White
Eliza Jane White
(1837-1916)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sylvester Purl Kirk

2. James Leonidas Grimes

Eliza Jane White 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 1 May 1837, , Greene County, Alabama, United States 6
  • Marriage (1): Sylvester Purl Kirk
  • Marriage (2): James Leonidas Grimes about 1878
  • Died: 21 May 1916, Bland, Bell County, Texas at age 79 6
  • Buried: Moffat Cemetery, Moffat, Bell County, Texas 7
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  General Notes:

Three children by her previous marriage were listed in the James L. Grimes household in the 1880 census: Viola V. age 13, Minnie E. age 9, and Emmet A. Kirk age 7. By the time of the 1900 census, she had borne 8 children with 7 still living. Her parents were born in Alabama.

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  Additional Information:

• Alt. Birth, 4 Jul 1837. 5

• FindAGrave: Memorial# 61194173.


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Jinnie married Sylvester Purl Kirk. (Sylvester Purl Kirk was born on 1 Aug 1828 in , Williamson County, Tennessee and died on 11 Dec 1874 in , Bell County, Texas.)


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Jinnie next married James Leonidas Grimes, son of Lewis Payton Grimes and Amanda Caroline Hilliard, about 1878. (James Leonidas Grimes was born on 25 Jul 1848 in , Monroe County, Mississippi,8 died on 25 Aug 1927 in Moffat, Bell County, Texas 8 and was buried on 26 Aug 1927 in Moffat Cemetery, Moffat, Bell County, Texas 8 9.). The cause of his death was probably heart disease based on the symptoms he complained to his relatives about a few days preceeding death.


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Sources


1 1870 United States Federal Census, Beat 5, Bell, Texas; Roll: M593_1575; Page: 93A; Image: 189; Family History Library Film: 553074. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 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.

3 1900 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas; Roll T623_1610; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 1910 United States Federal Census, Justice Precinct 6, Bell, Texas; Roll T624_1530; Page: 13A; ED: 27; Image: 571. Repository: Ancestry.com.

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

6 Tombstone.

7 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 61194173.

8 Death Certificate (Official Document), Certificate Number: 25643.

9 FindAGrave.com, Memorial# 26594770.


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