George W. Grimes
1868 - 1907 (38 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. George W. Grimes was born on 5 Aug 1868 (son of Jacob Grimes and Mariah Josephine Shumate); died on 14 Feb 1907; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32853744/george-w-grimes
2. Jacob Grimes was born on 20 Apr 1840 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Apr 1926 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried on 7 Apr 1926 in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1870, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
1880 census, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Jacob Grimes, 40
Mariah Grimes, 39
Elizabeth, 18
William, 13
George, 12
Druzilla, 8
Olive, 6
Bertha, 8
Julia, 2
Mabel, 2 months
Name:
son of Jacob Grimes and Cynthia Ann Guthrie
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16146641/jacob-grimesJacob married Mariah Josephine Shumate on 20 Mar 1862 in Ford County, Illinois. Mariah (daughter of John Shumate and Mariah Keith) was born on 25 May 1841 in Illinois; died on 6 Jun 1916 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mariah Josephine Shumate was born on 25 May 1841 in Illinois (daughter of John Shumate and Mariah Keith); died on 6 Jun 1916 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Occupation: housewife
Notes:
1880 census, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Jacob Grimes, 40
Mariah Grimes, 39
Elizabeth, 18
William, 13
George, 12
Druzilla, 8
Olive, 6
Bertha, 8
Julia, 2
Mabel, 2 months
Danville Commercial News June 6, 1916 - She and her husband had always made their home in Blount Township. Mrs Grimes was the mother of nine children, but all except three have passed away. These are W.S. Grimes of the city. Mrs Drusilla Rush of Georgetown, and Mrs Rambo of Danville, widow of Police Officer Thomas Rambo who died only a few weeks ago. Of the nine brothers and sisters of Mrs Grimes but one is now living. He is Spencer Shumate of Lexington, Ky. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning from the family residence. Interment will be at Cline cemetery.
Mrs. Jacob Grimes
Mrs. Jacob Grimes, a life long resident of Blount township, and one of the most widely known women in the community in which she had resided for so many years, passed away at her home, about tow miles northwest of Ames Corners, yesterday morning, June 6, 1916, at 5;15 o'clock. Mrs. Grimes, who was affectionately known as "Grandma" Grimes among her hosts of friends, had been in ill health for a long time and her demise did not come unexpectedly.
Mrs. Grimes was born in Blount township and with the exception of the first year of her married life, had always resided in the neighborhood of her birth. She was one of ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. John Shumate. Mrs. Grimes was united in marriage to Jacob Grimes in Ford County in 1860 and for one year resided in that county. Following her husband's enlistment in the Union army for service in the Civil war she returned to this county and had since resided here.
Eight children were born to the decedent and six of them preceded their mother in death. The surviving children are: W.S. Grimes, the well know grocer of Danville; Mrs. Drusilla Rush, of Georgetown, and Mrs. Thomas Rambo, widow of the late police officer, who passed away about three weeks ago.
The surviving brother is Spencer Shumate, of Lexington, Ky. Funeral services for Mrs. Grimes will be conducted from the late home Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The burial will be in the Cline cemetery.
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Mrs. Jacob Grimes
Funeral services for Mrs. Jacob Grimes, the pioneer resident of Blount township who died Tuesday morning at her home, two miles northwest of Ames corners, will be conducted from the late residence this morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. J.J. Cozatt will have charge of the services and the interment will be in the Gordon cemetery.
Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges. No publishing information available.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16146643/maria-josephine-grimes
Or at Milner Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214841295/female-grimesChildren:
- William Sherman Grimes was born in 1866.
- 1. George W. Grimes was born on 5 Aug 1868; died on 14 Feb 1907; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Ada Grimes was born in 1873.
- Julia G. Grimes was born on 27 Jul 1878; died on 9 Aug 1896; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Generation: 3
6. 
John Shumate was born about 1802 in Kentucky (son of John Shumate and Sarah Preston); died on 27 Feb 1856 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1850, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Purchaser Information
Purchaser: SHUMATE JOHN
Residence: VERMILION
Social Status:
Legal Description
Aliquot Parts or Lot: E2NW
Section Number: 25
Township: 20N
Range: 12W
Meridian: 2
County of Purchase: VERMILION
Details of Sale
Acres: 80.00
Price per Acre: 1.25
Total Price: 100.00
Type of Sale: FD
Date of Purchase: 09/26/1831
Volume: 236
Page: 001
Birth:
John Shumate's information from census records in Vermilion County, Illinois and his tombstone in the Cline/Milner cemetery give his birth year as 1802 in Kentucky which would match when his parents moved from Virginia to Kentucky.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32854287/john-shumate
Inscription: Died Wednesday, about 54 years old.
John married Mariah Keith on 11 Jan 1825 in Harrison County, Kentucky. Mariah was born in Sep 1805 in Kentucky; died on 13 Aug 1857; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mariah Keith was born in Sep 1805 in Kentucky; died on 13 Aug 1857; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32854304/maria-shumate
Inscription: wife of John, aged 51y, 11m.
Children:
- Jarret Shumate was born about 1829 in Kentucky.
- William Shumate was born about 1830 in Kentucky.
- George Shumate was born about 1831 in Illinois.
- Spencer S. Shumate was born on 22 Feb 1834 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 29 Jun 1920 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 2 July 1920 in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.
- Rebecca Shumate was born on 25 Oct 1837 in Illinois; died on 11 Jul 1867; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Mary E. Shumate was born about 1839 in Illinois.
- 3. Mariah Josephine Shumate was born on 25 May 1841 in Illinois; died on 6 Jun 1916 in Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Isaac Newton Shumate was born about 1842 in Illinois.
- Katherine Shumate was born on 11 Jan 1845 in Illinois; died on 16 Jan 1911; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- Samuel L. Shumate was born about 1852 in Illinois; died in 1896.
Generation: 4
12. John Shumate was born about 1759 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia (son of William Shumate and Ann McCormick); died in 1822 in Harrison County, Kentucky. John married Sarah Preston on 28 Jan 1788 in Fauquier County, Virginia. Sarah was born about 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Sarah Preston was born about 1759. Children:
- Catherine Shumate was born about 1790 in Virginia; died on 9 Jan 1878; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 6. John Shumate was born about 1802 in Kentucky; died on 27 Feb 1856 in Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Cline/Milner Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- William Shumate was born about 1800 in Kentucky.
- Lydia Shumate was born about 1800 in Kentucky.