Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Grimes was born on 23 February 1793, in Orange, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Wilson Grimes II, was 35 and his mother, Mildred Emily Ricketts, was 29. He married Sarah Sally Hart on 1 June 1814, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 6 June 1841, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Hampshire, Maury, Tennessee, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Alexander Grimes, "United States Census, 1820"
- A Grimes, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Alexander Grimes, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1793–1841 Male
1795–1850 Female
Children (9)
1815–1874 Male
1816–1850 Male
1819–1906 Male
1823–1874 Male
1827–1861 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1758–1841 Male
1765–1820 Female
Siblings (15)
1790–1860 Female
1791–1852 Male
1793–1841 Male
1793– Male
1794–1828 Female
+10 More Children
World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 1
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
Age 3
1808
Age 15
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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