Brief Life History of William Thomas
When William Thomas Grimes was born on 8 March 1855, in Chireno, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States, his father, George Washington Grimes, was 36 and his mother, Sarah "Sally" Grayson, was 27. He married Keron Blanche Woodward on 22 November 1887, in Lavaca, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Wharton, Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 2, Jack, Texas, United States in 1880. He died on 21 November 1905, in Lavaca, Texas, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States.
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- W T Grimes in household of G W Grimes, "United States Census, 1870"
- W T Grimes, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- William Thomas Grimes, "Find A Grave Index"
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1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Jack, Texas, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union
Congress restored Texas to the Union on March 30, 1870, despite not yet meeting all of the requirements established for re-admittance.
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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