Brief Life History of George Rhoads
When George Rhoads Grimshaw was born on 8 October 1858, in Daylors, Sacramento, California, United States, his father, William Robinson Grimshaw, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Pierce Rhoads, was 28. He married Anna Maria Gaffney on 12 July 1888, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States in 1910 and Lee Judicial Township, Sacramento, California, United States in 1930. He died on 30 March 1939, at the age of 80.
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Sources (16)
- George Grimshaw in household of W B Grimshaw, "United States Census, 1870"
- George R Grimshaw, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- George R Grimshaw, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1858–1939 Male
1868–1949 Female
Children (2)
1890– Female
1892– Male
Parents and Siblings
1826–1881 Male
1830–1898 Female
Siblings (12)
1852–1917 Male
1853–1919 Female
1856–1940 Male
1858–1939 Male
1860–1861 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 5
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
Age 11
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 23
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from either of two places in Lancashire named Grimshaw, from the Old Norse personal name Grímr (see Grime ) or Old English grīma ‘specter, goblin’ + Old English sceaga ‘copse’.
English: alternatively, a habitational name from Green Shaw Head in Beamsley (Yorkshire), or another place similarly named with Middle English grene ‘green’ + shaghe ‘copse’ (Old English grēne + sceaga).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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