Person

George W. Grimes (Henry County, Kentucky, farmer and grocery)

b. 1826?

Henry County, Kentucky, farmer and grocery keeper. Virginia native. Married to Susan Shivart Grimes. Father of Allen R. Grimes, Samuel E. Grimes, Celinda N. Grimes, and Margaret M. Grimes. Married to Melinda H. Grimes. Father of C.W. Grimes. Farmer in Henry County, Kentucky, in 1850. Grocery keeper in Henry County in 1860. Owned one enslaved person in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p. 374A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 36.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision, p. 10.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll #994038, Henry County Births, p. 4.

Citation

Grimes, George W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205553 (November 12, 2026).

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