The Grimes Group - Past & Present

Grimes, Harold Willis (male)
Father	30 Sep 1894	Grimes, Ralph James
Mother	9 Nov 1895	Shaw, Melvina Jane
Birth	17 Aug 1916	OH, Union Co.
Death	1 Sep 1995	OH, Union Co., Paris Twp., Marysville
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Harold Willis with his parents and some family
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Harold Willis
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Harold W. & Betty J. (Gravestone)
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Harold W. (Gravestone/Military)
Picture	About Aug 1970	Grimes, Ralph James with his children
Harold retired from USAF at Tech. Sergeant. Life Member American Legion Post #614, Hilliard, Ohio. He was a drycleaner, bookkeeper, and airplane mechanic (B-24). He died of heart failure from complications due to a doctor's error following bowel surgery. Also he was physically exhausted from taking care of Helen at home during her final illness. He began work as a drycleaner at father-in-law's business in Bellefontaine, OH, and after Patten Brothers Drycleaners went out of business (see Hugh McVay Patten), he was a bookkeeper for a plumbing company in the Hilliard area. Several years later, he returned to drycleaning with Acme Cleaners in Columbus, and later Tremont Cleaners of Upper Arlington. He went to a drycleaning training school, but had no other post-high school education. The family was living in Bellefontaine in 1948 per his mother Melvina's obituary. The family moved to 3434 Main St. in Hilliard in 1960.

Patten, Betty Josephine (female)
Father	12 Oct 1894	Patten, Hugh McVay
Mother	22 Sep 1899	Croy, Neva M.
Birth	8 Jul 1921	OH, Logan Co., Bellefontaine
Death	7 Apr 1978	OH, Franklin Co., Hilliard
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Harold W. & Betty J. (Gravestone)
Picture	About 1938	Patten, Betty Jo
Betty was a piano teacher in Hilliard for many years and worked with the local elementary school in the luchroom. She also accompanied the elementary choir for many years, and assisted various musical groups and activities as an accompanist. She died from Liver Cancer. She was born in her uncle's house in Bellefontaine (505 N. Detroit St.).

Family of Grimes, Harold Willis & Patten, Betty Josephine
Marriage	28 Sep 1941	Unknown
Boy	21 Oct 1944	Grimes, Boy 1 (Twin)
Boy	21 Oct 1944	Grimes, Boy 2 (Twin)
Girl	11 Apr 1946	Grimes, Lois Kay
Girl		Living
Boy		Living
Boy		Living
Reportedly, the twins had names. Lois Kay Grimes thought there was a family Bible, but one has not been located as yet. The burial record for the one boy in Bellefontaine shows only "infant son of Harold Grimes", no name.

Grimes, Ralph James (male)
Father	28 Aug 1857	Grimes, James Henry
Mother	12 Jun 1867	Stoll, Mary Elizabeth
Birth	30 Sep 1894	OH, Union Co., Allen Twp.
Death	8 Oct 1974	FL, Reddington Shores
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Ralph James and Melvina (Gravestone) )
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Harold Willis with his parents and some family
Picture	About Aug 1970	Grimes, Ralph James with his children
Died of Heart trouble. 1900 Soundex shows him as being born Apr. 1890. He was employed on his father's farm in 1910. He worked as a sharecropper, and was a laborer for Federal Brass and Fisher Brass. He also installed crossing signals for the railroad, and finally worked at OM Scotts in Marysville, as a shipping clerk in 1957. The family lived in several parts of Union County, and near Zanesville. Nickname was "Pop".

Shaw, Melvina Jane (female)
Father	19 Jun 1871	Shaw, Jacob Wiley
Mother	29 Mar 1871	Green, Inez Elizabeth
Birth	9 Nov 1895	OH, Union Co., Leesburg Twp.
Death	18 Aug 1948	OH, Union Co., Paris Twp., Marysville
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Ralph James and Melvina (Gravestone) )
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Harold Willis with his parents and some family
Died of cancer. The family lived at 826 W. 4th St. in Marysville in 1948. Ralph W. and Loren were still living at home.

Family of Grimes, Ralph James & Shaw, Melvina Jane
Marriage	26 Sep 1915	OH, Union Co.
Boy	17 Aug 1916	Grimes, Harold Willis
Boy	9 Apr 1919	Grimes, Howard Eugene
Boy	9 Oct 1920	Grimes, James Wiley
Girl	19 Jan 1922	Grimes, Mary Elizabeth
Boy	11 Jun 1928	Grimes, Ralph Wilbur
Boy		Living

Grimes, James Henry (male)
Father	13 Jun 1821	Grimes, Henry
Mother	22 Dec 1822	Howard, Mary (Elizabeth?)
Birth	28 Aug 1857	WV, Preston Co., Grafton
Death	30 Jul 1913	OH, Union Co., Allen Twp.
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, James Henry and Mary E. & Children (Gravestone)
Not sure of birth date or place. was a laborer for John Paver, a widower in Allen Twp., during 1880 census. 1900 Soundex shows him born Aug. 1858. Shown living near father-in-law in 1910. Shown age 2 in 1860 census. Cause of death was a heart clot. Obituary says he came to Union Co., OH at age nine, which would mean they arrived in 1866, not 1869. However, most evidence points to arriving in Union County in 1869.

Stoll, Mary Elizabeth (female)
Father	12 Apr 1830	Stoll, George
Mother	About 11 May 1835	Lusch, Catharine
Birth	12 Jun 1867	OH, Union Co., Paris Twp., Marysville
Death	20 Jun 1939	OH, Union Co., Paris Twp., Marysville
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, James Henry and Mary E. & Children (Gravestone)
Shown as having eight children, five still living, in 1910. She was in failing health for final six months of life.

Family of Grimes, James Henry & Stoll, Mary Elizabeth
Marriage	16 Feb 1888	Unknown
Boy	4 Aug 1889	Grimes, Everett E. (M.?)
Boy	1892	Grimes, Charles V.
Boy	30 Sep 1894	Grimes, Ralph James
Girl	30 Jul 1896	Grimes, Elva Marie
Boy	20 May 1898	Grimes, Frederick Harry
Boy	10 Jun 1901	Grimes, Walter Howard
Boy	14 Aug 1903	Grimes, Earl Lawrence
Girl	18 Sep 1905	Grimes, Geneva Anna

Grimes, Henry (male)
Father	Unknown	Living
Mother	Unknown	Living
Birth	13 Jun 1821	WV, Preston Co., Rowlseburg/Rosebury
Death	11 Aug 1894	OH, Union Co., Paris Twp., Marysville
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, James Henry and Mary E. & Children (Gravestone)
Not sure of birth place. One problem is that Rowlesburg did not exist as a town according to WV history until the early 1850s. Obituary lists birth place as Rosebury. Further investigation is needed, but there may be a "dead" town of that name or something similar in the southern portion of Preston Co., running over toward Taylor Co. following Big Sandy Creek. He died of Dropsy. He could not write. He is shown buried near son James H. in cemetery records, but no headstone exists. He was a farmer. Farm worth $200 in 1850 census. The family lived in the Fellowsville area in the 1860 census.

Howard, Mary (Elizabeth?) (female)
Father	Unknown	Living
Mother	Unknown	Living
Birth	22 Dec 1822	WV, Harrison Co.
Death	5 Jun 1896	OH, Union Co., Paris Twp., Marysville
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, James Henry and Mary E. & Children (Gravestone)
Died of Heart trouble. Died at 73Y4M13D. Shown 57 in 1880 Census (OH), but 49 in 1870 Census (OH). Place of residence at death shown as Allen Center. Shown buried near son James H. in cemetery records, but no headstone exists. Mary couldn't read or write.

Family of Grimes, Henry & Howard, Mary (Elizabeth?)
Marriage	Apr 1846	Not sure of date or place
Boy	2 Feb 1849	Grimes, John W.
Boy	Nov 1851	Grimes, William J.
Girl	21 Mar 1855	Grimes, Millia A.
Boy	28 Aug 1857	Grimes, James Henry
Girl	7 May 1861	Grimes, Harriet Louisa Jane
Girl	1870	Grimes, Mary ? L.
1850 WV census shows entire family living next to (listed next to) Elizabeth Howard, 55 and several of her children (see below). This may be Mary's family. They came from WV in 1869 because they were just "sick of the place" in WV, per Earl Grimes research (original information lost). Anecdotally, it was handed down that Henry never sold his land in WV. However, there is a deed of sale in the Taylor County, WV deed index for 53 acres to Adolphus Armstrong on 28 Dec 1868. This would be immediately before they would have come to Ohio, so it is possible that they did sell their land, and that it was in Taylor County, not Preston County. Note that Henry sold the land to the same person he bought it from almost exactly four years before.

Grimes, Lois Kay (female)
Father	17 Aug 1916	Grimes, Harold Willis
Mother	8 Jul 1921	Patten, Betty Josephine
Birth	11 Apr 1946	OH, Logan Co., Bellefontaine (Mary Rutan Hospital)
Death	14 Feb 1998	OH, Warren Co., Waynesville
Special Education teacher. Played flute and piano and sang very well. Died of Liver Cancer.

Living (male)
Father	Unknown	Living
Mother	Unknown	Living
Birth	14 Aug 1945	OH, Hamilton Co., Cincinnati

Family of Grimes, Lois Kay
Marriage	22 Feb 1969	OH, Hamilton Co., Mt. Healthy
Girl		Living
Boy		Living
Boy		Living

Living (female)
Father	17 Aug 1916	Grimes, Harold Willis
Mother	8 Jul 1921	Patten, Betty Josephine
Birth	1 May 1949	OH, Logan Co., Bellefontaine (Mary Rutan Hospital)

Day, Michael Grant (male)
Birth	9 Mar 1945	Unknown
Death	17 Sep 2000	AZ, Bullhead City

Family of Day, Michael Grant
Marriage	3 Feb 1974	OH, Franklin Co., Columbus

Grimes, Boy 1 (Twin) (male)
Father	17 Aug 1916	Grimes, Harold Willis
Mother	8 Jul 1921	Patten, Betty Josephine
Birth	21 Oct 1944	OH, Logan Co., Bellefontaine (Mary Rutan Hospital)
Death	25 Oct 1944	OH, Logan Co., Bellefontaine
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Boy 1 (Twin)(Grave area)
Buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery in Bellefontaine, OH. (no headstone). Bellefontaine Examiner of 10/21/44 reported one died "soon after birth", and the other's condition only fair. They were born Saturday morning. The family lived at RFD1, Bellefontaine at the time. The Examiner of 10/23/44 reported the first died at birth, the second still fair. Residence shown as 509 N. Detroit St. (Neva and Hugh's house). The Examiner of 10/26/44 showed the second one dying on 10/25/44. "Little hope had been held for the other, whose condition had been critical throughout the few days of his life". Burial was 10/26/44 in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Burial record found 10 Sep 2004: Lot 683, #4. Infant sites are merely a fraction of a regular site, so multiple burials are in one lot.

Grimes, Boy 2 (Twin) (male)
Father	17 Aug 1916	Grimes, Harold Willis
Mother	8 Jul 1921	Patten, Betty Josephine
Birth	21 Oct 1944	OH, Logan Co., Bellefontaine (Mary Rutan Hospital)
Death	21 Oct 1944	OH, Logan Co., Bellefontaine

Grimes, Howard Eugene (male)
Father	30 Sep 1894	Grimes, Ralph James
Mother	9 Nov 1895	Shaw, Melvina Jane
Birth	9 Apr 1919	OH, Union Co., Darby Twp. ("Young's Corners")
Death	27 Jun 2003	OH, Union Co., Unionville Center
Picture	1943	Grimes, Howard Eugene and Mildred
Picture	About Aug 1970	Grimes, Ralph James with his children
Picture	1993	Grimes, Howard and Mildred
Former mayor of Unionville Center, OH. He was a Master Mason in Urania Lodge #311 in Plain City, OH. Active as a scoutmaster for many years. Family was living in Unionville Center in 1948 per mother Melvina's obituary.

Cooperider, Mildred (female)
Father	Unknown	Living
Birth	28 Aug 1924	OH, Union Co., Unionville Center
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, Harold Willis with his parents and some family
Picture	1943	Grimes, Howard Eugene and Mildred
Picture	1993	Grimes, Howard and Mildred
Former postmaster for Unionville Center.

Family of Grimes, Howard Eugene & Cooperider, Mildred
Marriage	21 Mar 1943	OH, Union Co., Unionville Center (Unionville UMC)
Girl		Living
Boy		Living

Grimes, James Wiley (male)
Father	30 Sep 1894	Grimes, Ralph James
Mother	9 Nov 1895	Shaw, Melvina Jane
Birth	9 Oct 1920	OH, Union Co.
Death	9 Oct 2003	OH, Franklin Co., Columbus
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, James Wiley and Louise
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, James Wiley
Picture	About Aug 1970	Grimes, Ralph James with his children

Smith, Louise (female)
Father	Unknown	Living
Mother	Unknown	Living
Birth	11 Apr 1925	KY, Edmonton
Picture	Unknown	Grimes, James Wiley and Louise

Family of Grimes, James Wiley & Smith, Louise
Marriage	23 Feb 1947	OH, Union Co., Marysville
Boy		Living
Girl		Living
Boy		Living

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