Elesha Peter Grimes
1822 - 1888 (65 years)
Generation: 1
1. Elesha Peter Grimes was born on 26 Sep 1822 in Illinois; died on 8 Apr 1888; was buried in Snider Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1880, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois
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History of Vermilion County. H. W. Beckwith. Chicago, IL, H.H. Hill and Co., 1879. Chapter on Blount Township, page 899. E. P. Grimes, Danville, farmer, was born in Pike county, Ohio, on the 20th of August, 1822; was raised a farmer, and has followed that occupation successfully through life. He came to this state in 1838, settling five miles northeast of Danville, where he remained until within a few years. Mr. Grimes was married in this state, in 1852, to Elisabeth Cassia, who was born in 1835. They had by this union ten children, eight living: John M., Elisha c. Alvin, Ella, Charlie, Mary B., Austin and Edward. The deceased were Jacob and William H. Mr. Grimes bas acquired a good property, consisting of three hundred and four acres of good land. In an early day he has frequently gone to Chicago with a team, loaded with apples, and came back with salt. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania. He is republican in politics.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128176682/elisha-peter-grimesElesha married Elizabeth Cessna on 3 Oct 1852 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Elizabeth was born in Oct 1835 in Coshocton County, Ohio; died on 5 Feb 1907 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Snider Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 30, Margaret Richardson, mother, signed for Elizabeth Cissna.- Austin Grimes was born on 31 Oct 1874 in Illinois; died on 13 Jun 1961 in Santa Clara County, California.