hmtl5 Elesha Peter Grimes b. 26 Sep 1822 Illinois d. 8 Apr 1888: Gritton Genealogy

Elesha Peter Grimes

Male 1822 - 1888  (65 years)


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  • Name Elesha Peter Grimes 
    Born 26 Sep 1822  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 8 Apr 1888  [1
    Buried Snider Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I272  Gritton
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2018 

    Family Elizabeth Cessna,   b. Oct 1835, Coshocton County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1907, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1852  Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 30, Margaret Richardson, mother, signed for Elizabeth Cissna.
    Children 
     1. Austin Grimes,   b. 31 Oct 1874, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1961, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Sep 1822 - Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Oct 1852 - Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Snider Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • History of Vermilion County. H. W. Beckwith. Chicago, IL, H.H. Hill and Co., 1879. Chapter on Blount Township, page 899. E. P. Grimes, Danville, farmer, was born in Pike county, Ohio, on the 20th of August, 1822; was raised a farmer, and has followed that occupation successfully through life. He came to this state in 1838, settling five miles northeast of Danville, where he remained until within a few years. Mr. Grimes was married in this state, in 1852, to Elisabeth Cassia, who was born in 1835. They had by this union ten children, eight living: John M., Elisha c. Alvin, Ella, Charlie, Mary B., Austin and Edward. The deceased were Jacob and William H. Mr. Grimes bas acquired a good property, consisting of three hundred and four acres of good land. In an early day he has frequently gone to Chicago with a team, loaded with apples, and came back with salt. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania. He is republican in politics.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S86] Past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois, Beckwith, H. W., (Chicago, IL, H. H. Hill and Co., 1879).

    3. [S12] Illinois Marriages.

    4. [S45] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1826-1853, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).