Isaac Gore Grimes

Brief Life History of Isaac Gore

When Isaac Gore Grimes was born in January 1786, in Washington, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Grimes, was 31 and his mother, Catherine Gore, was 36. He married Charlotte Latane Montague in 1813, in Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 15 December 1838, in Somerville, Fayette, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Somerville, Fayette, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Gore Grimes
1786–1838
Charlotte Latane Montague
1793–1848
Marriage: 1813
Mary Montague Grimes
1817–
Henry Young Grimes
1817–1903
William Montague Grimes
1819–1865
Catherine Grimes
1821–
Oliver Maynard Perry Grimes
1823–
John Thaddeus Sobiski Grimes
1825–
Elizabeth Ann Grimes
1829–1898

Sources (12)

  • Isaac G. Grimes, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Isaac Gore Grimes, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Wayne. Deed Books March 1837–November 1839, May 1845–January 1850, November 1839–May 1845

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Grim , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish: adopted occasionally in Ireland for Gormley and even Houlihan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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