Glen Samuel Grimsby

Brief Life History of Glen Samuel

When Glen Samuel Grimsby was born on 26 November 1898, in New Hampton, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States, his father, Avery Samuel Grimsby, was 27 and his mother, Minnie Mack, was 32. He married Ella E Foster on 4 November 1925, in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bonanza, Saguache, Colorado, United States in 1940 and Arcata, Humboldt, California, United States in 1966. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 23 November 1966, in Humboldt, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Arcata, Humboldt, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Glen Samuel Grimsby
1898–1966
Ella E Foster
1905–1987
Marriage: 4 November 1925
Lennis Edna Forman
1925–1999
John Avery Grimsby
1926–2008
Samuel Orie Grimsby
1927–1975
Lucy Ann Grimsby
1928–1928
daughter Grimsby
1928–1928

Sources (11)

  • Olen Orimaby in household of Avery S Orimaby, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Glen S Grimsby, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
  • Glen Samuel Grimsby, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Grimsby in Lincolnshire. The placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Grímr (genitive Gríms) + ‘farmstead, village’.

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

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