Grimshaw of Hinds County, MI and Then Caldwell Parish, LA
(Note: Webpage in preparation)
George Grimshaw was apparently born between 1790 and 1800 in Great Britain. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1817 — the port of his entry has not yet been determined. George married first Mariah McMahon, and they had a son, George Jr., who was born in 1824. Then George and Rachel Graves were married on June 29, 1826 in Hinds County, Mississippi. George was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in that county in 1829. After several children were born in Mississippi, the family moved to Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, where they bought Waverly Plantation on the Ouachita River on November 25, 1836. The 1840 Census of Caldwell Parish indicated that George and Rachels family consisted of four boys and three girls. Waverly Plantation was sold by the estate of George Grimshaw on May 17, 1845, so he died between 1840 and 1845, at the age of approximately 45 to 50 years.
One of George and Rachel’s daughters, Lavinia, married John Bates, and they apparently had their family and lived in Marlin, Falls County, Texas, where they are buried.
Thanks go to Robin Crum and Murph Sewall for providing much of the information on this webpage.
Information from Robin Crum, April 2003
The children of George and Rachel Grimshaw were 1) Sidney, born in 1827 in Mississippi and died April 9, 1854 in Caldwell Parish, LA; 2) Elizabeth L., born in 1830 in Mississippi and died after 1894 in Texas; 3) Gideon F., born in 1835 in Mississippi and died before 1858 in Caldwell Parish, LA; 4) Lavinia, born December 7, 1837 in Mississippi and died September 2, 1893 in Falls County, TX; 5) Charles Brace, born 1840 in Mississippi and died 1877, probably in Catahoula Parish, LA; and 6) Francis Jane, born in 1833. Sidney never married.
Elizabeth married Zachariah N. Hanna and apparently lived in Bexar County, Texas. Gideon F. Grimshaw married Mary Coker on December 20, 1855 in Caldwell Parish, LA. Lavinia married John Bates, probably in Jackson Parish, LA. Charles Brace Grimshaw married first Sally Sherrard in Jackson Parish and had two children — M.C. (female) and R.G. (male). After a divorce, Charles married Minerva Angeline McClendon on December 17, 1868 in Catahoula Parish; this couple had two children – Walter Eugene, born June 21, 1870 and Alice Madura, born January 8, 1875. Francis Jane married Joel Rathbun or Rathburn. The children were George Jr., Cora, James Cavalier, Mary, and Charles.
George had two other “Grimshaws” — Watt (wife Arminda) and George (wife Jane) — who were his slaves. It is not known whether the slaves were acquired when George was married to Mariah or Rachel.
Preliminary Descendant Chart for George Grimshaw
George Grimshaw* (ca 1795 – bef 17 May 1845) & Mariah McMahon
|—George Grimshaw (ca 1824 – ?) George Grimshaw* (ca 1795 – ?) & Rachel Graves
|—Sidney S Grimshaw (1827, MI – ?)
|—Elizabeth L Grimshaw (1830, MI – aft 1894, Texas) & Zachariah N Hanna
|—Gideon F Grimshaw (1835, M* – bef 1878, Caldwell Parish, LA) & Mary L Coker. Married 20 Dec 1855, Caldwell Parish, LA
|—Lavinia W Grimshaw (7 Dec 1837, MI – 2 Sep 1892, Falls Co, TX) & John L. Bates (18 Oct 1816, Abbeville, SC – 1 May 1879, Marlin, TX). Married Jackson Parish, LA
|—|—Ethel Bates (4 Oct 1853, LA – 7 Oct 1853)
|—|—Ella Bates (4 Oct 1853, LA – 1856)
|—|—Emma Bates (4 Oct 1853, LA – 11 Mar 1927)
|—|—Frances Ann Bates* (17 Apr 1855, Lockwood Parish, LA – 15 May 1895, Marlin, TX) & Unknown Parker
|—|—Frances Ann Bates* (17 Apr 1855, Lockwood Parish, LA – 15 May 1895, Marlin, TX) & Krouse Sewall. Married 31 Oct 1876.
|—|—|—Frank Bates Sewall (19 Jan 1881 – 5 Jun 1921)
|—|—|—Sarah Elizabeth Sewall (24 Jan 1884 – 1971)
|—|—|—Fannie Lavinia [Frances Ann] Sewall (10 Mar 1892 – 4 Dec 1982)
|—|—John Leonard Bates (30 Mar 1861, LA – 29 Jun 1910)
|—Charles Brace Grimshaw* (1840, MI – 1877, Catahoula Parish, LA) & Sally Sherrard. Married Jackson Parish, LA.
|—|—Mary C Grimshaw (female) & Joseph L Blanks. Married 6 Oct 1859, Caldwell Parish, LA.
|—|—R George Grimshaw (male) & Emma Stewart. Married 5 Mar 1870, Caldwell Parish, LA.
|—Charles Brace Grimshaw* (1840, MI – 1877, Catahoula Parish, LA) & Minerva Angeline McClendon. Married 17 Dec 1868, Catahoula Parish.
|—|—Walter Eugene Grimshaw (21 Jun 1870 – ?)
|—|—Alice Madura Grimshaw (8 Jan 1875 – ?)
|—Francis Jane Grimshaw (1843 – ?) & Joel Rathbun or Rathburn
|—|—George Rathbun
|—|—Cora Rathbun
|—|—Mary Rathbun
|—|—Charles Rathbun
Slaves of George Grimshaw
Watt Grimshaw (ca 1802, KY – ?) & Arminda McCra (ca 1829, SC – ?). Married 7 Sep 1867.
|—George (ca 1847-50 – ?) & Jane Henderson (ca 1856 – ?). Married 12 Jan 1876.
|—Emma (ca 1854 – ?)
|—Jefferson (ca 1854 – ?)
|—Abner M (ca 1872 – ?)
Record of George Grimshaw at Waverly Plantation, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Book1 by H Ted Woods, p. 142-144:
In the northern section of Caldwell and lying on the east bank of the beautiful Ouachita River, is what is called Waverly Plantation, consisting of approximately 1,000 acres of level land, sloping slightly away from the river and draining into Lafourche.
History of this big plantation is really a history of Caldwell Parish, beginning in 1815 when it was originally settled and named Waverly Plantation. At that time it consisted of 476.12 acres of land, adjoining a tract of land on the lower side confirmed to Jacques Chale, later owned by heirs of Hipolite Ferrand, and bounded above, back and east by land formerly owned by estate of J. F. Simmons and later owned by the Hopewell Planting Co., and being the tract of land confirmed to John Pierre Landerneau, Sr., and also 430.96 acres of land being first confirmed to John Pierre Landerneau, Jr., both of said tracts forming Waverly Plantation, which contained at that time, in the aggregate of 906.78 acres.
After the death of John Pierre Landerneau, Sr., his widow, Marie Sagers, married Jean Baptiste Bres, and according to records, on November 25, 1836, they sold to George Grimshaw approximately 800 arpents (except one-half acre to embrace a burying ground therein “excepted and not to be sold”), which was bounded by lands to the north claimed by Timothy Flint, and below by lands of Hipolite Ferrand, being the whole of the same lands that were confirmed to Jean Pierre Landerneau, Sr., as per commissioners certificate and by special act of congress approved March 30, 1830. The deed was recorded in Ouachita Parish, and the consideration was for $75,000.00.
On May 17, 1845, estate of George Grimshaw sold to the Estate of John Bres the 800 arpents, with John Ray, Esq., acting for the latter for a consideration of $16,500. In November 1847, the land was partitioned, with Catherine Bres coming into possession of the upper half of the Landerneau survey and containing 400 arpents, more or less. John B. Bres took over the lower half of the same survey, containing approximately 400 arpents, with all the buildings and improvements thereon, for the consideration of $13,330. Said petition was signed by John B. Bres, Jr., Charles Bres, Catherine Ray and husband, John Ray, Benedette Morrison and husband, W. O. Morrison, and Marie Bres, tutrix to the minors Jerome and Paul Bres, sole heirs of John Bres, Sr. Notorial act was made before Wade H. Hough, Parish Recorder.
On January 4, 1858, John B. Bres and Mrs. Catherine Bres Ray sold to Mrs. Elizabeth Simmons Gilbert and Thomas P. Richardson ten arpents of land for the consideration of $20,000 and with the consideration that John Bres reserves in the sale, the family graveyard covering 70 square feet “so as to cover the family graves of the Bres family”. The same consideration also covered another 10 arpents of land on the same plantation.
On August 24, 1870, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert, nee Simmons, sold her undivided half-interest to her tract of land to P. S. McLain and James N1. Bennett, Sr. for $13,000. The burying ground of the Bres family was still reserved. Mrs. F. A. Richardson, in the meantime, had acquired the half-interest to Waverly Plantation from T. P. Richardson through a writ of Fieri Facias issued out of the 12th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caldwell, same being recorded March 20, 1868. After McLain’s death, J. M. Bennett purchased from his heirs for $4,490 the McLain half-interest to the 906.12 acres, and this transaction was recorded on December 23, 1875. On June 9, 1917, Mrs. M. L. Bennett, widow of J. M. Bennett, Sr., sold to the Waverly Planting Co., of which J. M. Bennett, Jr., was president, her one-half interest to Waverly Plantation for the consideration of $7,500.
In November of 1024, the entire tract of land was sold at a sheriff’s sale through foreclosure for the consideration of $10,000. A few days later, it went into the hands of Herbert C. Cole for the consideration of $25,979.91. In March, 1925, Cole sold one-half interest to Prentis M. Atkins for $12,989.85. In 1925, J. M. Bennett, Jr., a former owner, again came into possession of the land, but in December of the following year, sold it to Harry G. Miller of El Dorado, Ark., reserving 100 acres where the main house stood.
The Rowland Brothers – Fred, J. Mack and Leonard- purchased Waverly Plantation in 1939 and in 1950 they added forty acres a quarter of a mile east of the original grant and purchased 70 acres on the north boundary in the spring of 1955. The three brothers developed the farm into one of the best in the State, and leased about 160 acres at Riverton, about five miles from the farm headquarters, and an additional 175 acres east of the Ouachita River from Columbia. The main farm was selected in May, 1957, by a local committee of bankers and representatives of agricultural agencies for an annual Farm Clinic, because of the operators of the farm employ many of the advance production and marketing necessary in modern farming. Fred and Mack Rowland were associated in the active management of Waverly Plantation up to the time it was purchased by the brothers until Fred’s death in September, 1966; Mack then assumed the entire responsibility of operating the holdings. In 1959, the two Rowland brothers were declared Master Farmers, and were awarded a plaque in 1960 for this proud achievement.
The soil types of this farm are of alluvial origin, most sandy loam with some mixed soils. The soils, which are fairly deep and highly permeable, have an inherently high fertility. At the time of the Farm Clinic the land use of the Rowland Farm was 342 acres of cotton, 72 acres of corn, 108 acres of soybeans, 153 acres of small grains, 530 acres in pasture land, 80 acres in woodlands, and 35 acres for farm stead, levees and waste lands.
The operators had adequate machinery for most of the farming activities, and equipment large enough for efficient performance of field operations, but like most operators in that section of the parish, found a bottleneck when it come to ginning their cotton. Finding it very inconvenient shuffling between a gin at Columbia and another one at Bosco, the Rowland brothers pooled their resources along with Mr. and Mrs. 0. N. Reynolds of Synope Plantation, the G. L. Shipp Estate and John J. McKeithen and Dr. A. E. McKeithen, and the group erected a modern gin on the Shipp place on Highway 165, along with a commissary nearby. This alleviated many of their worries, as well as other cotton farmers in the parish. This gin was completed and put in use in 1953.
While the Rowlands are not natives of Caldwell, coming here from Webster Parish, they adhered themselves to local community life, active in civic and church affairs. Mack Rowland was elected Police Jury member of Ward 1, where most of the farming interests are located, and served two terms as President of the Caldwell Parish governing body.
The brothers were domiciled in separate residencies on the farm, with the Mack Rowland family in the two story farm house which was erected by J. M. Bennett in 1924. They have two sons, Charlie Mack and Dennis, and a daughter, Sue. The Leonard Rowlands had two sons, Jimmy Ben and Roger. The Fred Rowlands had no children. The old original building which housed the activities of the farm in the old days, and the commissionary was located just north of the Mack Rowland home. The old building still stood until well after the Rowlands took over the plantation.
What happened to the old burial ground; no, one seems to know. From the beginning, and up to 1870, whenever the plantation sold, there was a limitation that one-half of an acre was reserved for the burying place for the Bres family. Jean Bres died in 1847. His wife and most of the members of his family are buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Monroe. A Negro cemetery was dug up and reburied elsewhere by the federal government and the spot became part of the right-of-way for the levee along the east side of the Ouachita River.
Where Was Waverly Plantation Located?
In the northern part of Caldwell Parish, between the Ouachita River (left) and Lafourche Bayou in center.
U.S. Work Projects Administration, Division of Community Service Programs, Old Law Naturalization Records Project, 1942
The record for George Grimshaw appears as follows in a table entitled “Completed Naturalizations Second District” in the reference:
Name
Proceeding
Date
Record
Volume
Page
Grimshaw, George
Order
4-15-29
Min Cir Ct
1
390
George Grimshaw’s completed naturalization occurred on April 15, 1829 by order of the Min. Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi. The record, in Volume 1, page 390 of the court records was documented as part of a Works Projects Administration (WPA) project in 1942.
1840 Census Records and Interpretations
The 15 Grimshaw entries (with two duplicates) are shown in the following table. Grimshaws were found in Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Massachussets.
Name
Home in 1840
County
ST
Year
Roll
Page
Image
Grimshaw, George
Unknown Townships, Caldwell, LA
Caldwell
LA
1840
M704_127
86
174
Grimshaw, Daniel
Unknown Townships, Hinds, MS
Hinds
MS
1841
0
Grimshaw, Daniel
Unknown Townships, Hinds, MS
Hinds
MS
1840
M704_214
197
56
The records for the 10 Grimshaws are summarized below with their respective images.
George Grimshaw, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
George and his wife (between 40 and 50 and between 30 and 40, respectively) were living in a rather large household, with four other men and three other females. The men (and boys) were between 30 and 40, between 20 and 30, between 5 and 10 and less than five years old. The girls were between 10 and 14, between 5 and 10, and less than five years old.
Daniel Grimshaw, Hinds County, Mississippi
Daniel and his wife were between 30 and 40 and between 20 and 30, respectively. They had a son and a daughter, both between 10 and 15 years old.
1850 Census Records and Interpretations
Tabulation of Grimshaws in 1850 Census by Ancestry.com
As noted, a search for Grimshaws and Grinshaws in the head of household index on the Ancestry.com website produced a total of 62 entries. These are shown in the table below, which is sorted first by state and then by county within the state. The fourth column of the table (“Image”) indicates whether a corresponding image was also obtained for the entry. Images that were obtained are included further down on this webpage.
No
Last
First
Image
State
County
Township
Image
Year
Roll
Page
7
Grimshaw
S. S.
N
Louisiana
Caldwell
Western District
—
1850
—
1007
8
Grimshaw
T. F.
N
Louisiana
Caldwell
Western District
—
1850
—
1007
9
Grinshaw
L.S.
N
Louisiana
Caldwell
Western District
331
1850
M432_230
8
10
Grinshaw
Francis
N
Louisiana
Caldwell
Western District
—
1850
—
1009
11
Grimshaw
Charles
N
Louisiana
Jackson
Unknown Townships
187
1850
M432_244
355
12
Grimshaw
Luvina
N
Louisiana
Jackson
Unknown Townships
188
1850
M432_244
357
November 3, 2005 speculation: S.S. is Sidney Grimshaw, age 23, and Francis is Sidney’s younger sister, age 7. Lavinia, age 13, and Charles, 10, are living in Jackson Parish, which is not be far away. T.F. and L.S. must be Gideon F and Elizabeth L. Grimshaw, ages 15 and 20. All six are the children of George and Rachel Grimshaw.
1860 Census Records and Interpretations
Tabulation of Grimshaws in 1860 Census by Ancestry.com
Two Grimshaws (Thomas H and Henry) were found in a previous search of the 1860 Census and are shown below. Then the 293 Grimshaws found in the second search are listed, sorted first by state, then by county and then by age.
Last
First
Township
County
ST
Yr
Roll
Page
Image
Grimshaw
Thomas H.
Mobile Ward 3
Mobile
AL
1860
M653_17
339
340
Grimshaw
Henry
East Hadden
Middlesex
CT
1860
M653_83
370
377
No
Last
First
Home in 1860 (City)
County
ST
Age in 1860
Est Birth Yr
Birthplace
Gender
45
Grimshaw
Charles B
Jackson
Jackson
LA
20
1839
Louisiana
M
46
Grimshaw
Sarah P
Jackson
Jackson
LA
18
1841
Georgia
F
47
Grimshaw
Henry
New Orleans Ward 2
Orleans
LA
37
1822
Kentucky
M
48
Grimshaw
James
New Orleans Ward 4
Orleans
LA
60
1799
England
M
49
Grimshaw
Mary
New Orleans Ward 4
Orleans
LA
40
1819
Kentucky
F
50
Grimshaw
Mary
New Orleans Ward 4
Orleans
LA
23
1836
New Orleans
F
51
Grimshaw
Henry
New Orleans Ward 4
Orleans
LA
21
1838
New Orleans
M
52
Grimshaw
Elisabeth
New Orleans Ward 4
Orleans
LA
19
1840
New Orleans
F
53
Grimshaw
Augustus
New Orleans Ward 4
Orleans
LA
18
1841
New Orleans
M
November 3, 2005 note: Charles Brace and Sarah P. (Coker) Grimshaw are living in Jackson Parish. The New Orleans Grimshaws are a different line, of James and Mary (Berthoud) Grimshaw (see companion webpage).
1870 Census Records and Interpretations
Grimshaw Entries in 1870 Census as Recorded in Ancestry.com Indexes
The on-line survey was accomplished for “Grimshaw” and “Grinshaw” and yielded 442 individuals located in 20 states. The tabulation of Grimshaws, shown below, has been sorted by age (in descending order) within individual city, town or ward.
No
ST
Last
First
Age
Est Birth Year
Birthplace
Race
Home in 1870 (City)
County
Gender
55
LA
Grimshaw
A G
23
1846
Louisiana
White
Not Stated
Plaquemines
Male
56
LA
Grimshaw
La
35
1834
Louisiana
Colored
Trenton
Ouachita
Female
57
LA
Grimshaw
Mary
35
1834
Louisiana
Colored
Trenton
Ouachita
Female
58
LA
Grimshaw
Emma
30
1839
Louisiana
Mulatto
Trenton
Ouachita
Female
59
LA
Grimshaw
Manuel
23
1846
Louisiana
Colored
Trenton
Ouachita
Male
60
LA
Grimshaw
George
6
1863
Louisiana
Mulatto
Trenton
Ouachita
Male
62
LA
Grimshaw
Joan
53
1816
Ala
Colored
Ward 1
Caddo
Female
63
LA
Grinshaw
Chas
30
1839
Louisiana
White
Ward 1
Catahoula
Male
64
LA
Grinshaw
M A
24
1845
Louisiana
White
Ward 1
Catahoula
Female
65
LA
Grimshaw
James
22
1847
Ala
Colored
Ward 1
Caddo
Male
66
LA
Grimshaw
John
18
1851
Ala
Colored
Ward 1
Caddo
Male
67
LA
Grimshaw
Mary
15
1854
Ala
Colored
Ward 1
Caddo
Female
61
LA
Grinshaw
W E
0
1870
Louisiana
White
Ward 1
Catahoula
Male
68
LA
Grimshaw
Watt
67
1802
Kentucky
Colored
Ward 2
Caldwell
Male
69
LA
Grimshaw
Arminda
40
1829
South Carolina
Colored
Ward 2
Caldwell
Female
70
LA
Grimshaw
George
23
1846
Louisiana
Colored
Ward 2
Caldwell
Male
71
LA
Grimshaw
Emma
16
1853
Louisiana
Colored
Ward 2
Caldwell
Female
72
LA
Grimshaw
Jefferson
16
1853
Louisiana
Colored
Ward 2
Caldwell
Male
73
LA
Grimshaw
Abner M
8
1861
Louisiana
Colored
Ward 2
Caldwell
Male
74
LA
Grimshaw
A B
29
1840
Louisiana
White
Ward 3
Natchitoches
Male
75
LA
Grinshaw
S Q
29
1840
Georgia
White
Ward 3
Jackson
Female
76
LA
Grinshaw
M C
10
1859
Louisiana
White
Ward 3
Jackson
Female
77
LA
Grinshaw
R G
4
1865
Louisiana
White
Ward 3
Jackson
Male
November 3, 2005 speculation: A.G. Grimshaw is from the New Orleans line (James and Mary Grimshaw). La, Mary, Emma, and Manual of Trenton may be children of George and Jane Grimshaw, slaves of George and Rachel Grimshaw. George, age 6, may be named for his former slave grandfather, George.
Joan, age 53 and living in Caddo Parish, is unknown but could be former slave George’s wife, Jane. James, John, and Mary, born in Alabama and living in Caddo Parish, are unknown.
Charles Brace and Minerva Angeline (McMahon) Grimshaw are living in Catahoula Parish with a new baby, W.E. (Walter Eugene) Grimshaw (mis-named Grinshaw).
Former slaves Watt and Arminda Grimshaw and their children (George, twins Emma and Jefferson, and Abner) are living in Caldwell Parish (Ward 2). A.B. and S.Q. Grimshaw must be Sally Sherrard Grimshaw and unknown A.B. Grimshaw, with Sally’s two children, M.C. and R.G. (by Charles Brace Grimshaw).
1880 Census Records and Interpretations
Watt and his much younger wife, Arminda, are living in Caldwell Parish.
Census Place:
2nd Ward, Caldwell, Louisiana
LA-1
Source:
FHL Film 1254450 National Archives Film T9-0450 Page 22A
Relation
Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Walt GRIMSHAW
Self
M
M
B
84
KY
Occ:
Laborer
Fa: KY
Mo: VA
Arminda GRIMSHAW
Wife
F
M
B
40
SC
Occ:
Keeping House
Fa: SC
Mo: SC
Titia BROWN
GDau
F
S
B
17
LA
Occ:
Laborer
Fa: SC
Mo: AR
Rosa TURNER
GDau
F
S
B
1
LA
Fa: LA
Mo: AR
Charles BUSH
GSon
M
S
B
8
LA
George, oldest son of Watt and Arminda Grimshaw, and his wife Jane, are living in Caldwell Parish.
Census Place:
2nd And 7th Ward, Caldwell, Louisiana
LA-4
Source:
FHL Film 1254450 National Archives Film T9-0450 Page 14B
Relation
Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
George GRIMSHAW
Self
M
M
B
30
LA
Occ:
Laborer
Fa: LA
Mo: LA
Jane GRIMSHAW
Wife
F
M
B
24
LA
Minerva (McMahon) Grimshaw, widow (second wife) of Charles Brace Grimshaw (died 1877), is living with their children Walter and Alice, ages 10 and 6, in Catahoula Parish.
Census Place:
District 6, 7th Ward, Catahoula, Louisiana
LA-5
Source:
FHL Film 1254451 National Archives Film T9-0451 Page 150B
Relation
Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
Manervy GRIMSHAW
Self
F
W
W
30
LA
Fa: SC
Mo: LA
Walter GRIMSHAW
Son
M
S
W
10
LA
Occ:
At School
Fa: SC
Mo: LA
Alice GRIMSHAW
Dau
F
S
W
6
LA
R.W. Grimshaw, son of Charles Brace and Sally (Sherrard) Grimshaw, is now living with his uncle, H.W. Sherrard, in Jackson Parish.
Census Place:
4th Ward, Jackson, Louisiana
LA-7
Source:
FHL Film 1254454 National Archives Film T9-0454 Page 188D
Relation
Sex
Marr
Race
Age
Birthplace
H. W. SHERRARD
Self
M
M
W
51
GA
Occ:
Farmer
Fa: NC
Mo: NC
S. E. SHERRARD
Wife
F
M
W
41
LA
Occ:
Keeping House
Fa: SC
Mo: GA
R. W. GRIMSHAW
Nephew
M
S
W
14
LA
Occ:
Works On Farm
Fa: LA
Mo: GA
Delia KELLEY
Other
F
W
B
35
LA
Occ:
Domestic Servant
Fa: MS
Mo: MS
Angeline KELLEY
Other
F
S
MU
16
LA
Occ:
Works On Farm
Fa: LA
Mo: —
Josh KELLEY
Other
M
S
MU
10
LA
Occ:
Works On Farm
Fa: LA
Mo: —
Victoria KELLEY
Other
F
S
MU
7
LA
Fa: LA
Mo: —
Robert KELLEY
Other
M
S
MU
5
LA
Fa: LA
Mo: —
Oscar KELLEY
Other
M
S
MU
11M
LA
Fa: LA
Mo: —
Cebe WHITMORE
Other
M
S
B
14
LA
Occ:
Works On Farm
Fa: VA
Mo: VA
Lonis PERRY
Other
M
S
B
17
LA
Land Acquisition Records in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana
Total of 1151.38 acres in Hinds County, Mississippi. Two early acquisitions in 1826 from 1831 to 1840. Also 1920 acres in Drew County, Arkansas in 1838. Son Gideon F Grimshaw got 79.83 acres in Caldwell County later, in 1859.
Caldwell Parish, LA (yellow, north central pat of state)
Hinds County, MS (orange, west central part of state)
Drew County, AR (blue, southeast corner of state)
Materials from Visit to Louisiana State Library, November 3, 2005
1Woods, H. Ted, 1983, Caldwell Parish in Slices: Biographies – Continuing a Brief History of Caldwell Parish, La.: Baton Rouge, LA, Claitor’s Publishing Division, 387 p.
[Noted above.]
2Murray, Nicholas R., date unknown, Computer Indexed Marriage Records – Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, 1838-1900: Hammond, LA, Hunting for Bears, Inc., unk pages
p. 21: 1-19-1876 Grimshaw, GeorgeHenderson, Jane
3Head, John C., 1994, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Parish Marriage Records, 1838-1901: Shreveport, LA, J&W Enterprises, 64+11 p.
Pagea
Date
Groom
Bride
Pageb
6
20 Dec 1855
Gideon F. Grimshaw
Mary L. Coker
187
9
06 Oct 1859
Joseph L. Blanks
Mary L. Grimshaw
149
21
07 Sep 1867
Watt Grimsnaw
Mrs. Arminda McCra
095
23
05 Mar 1870
George Grinshaw
Emma Stewart
174
30
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4Ingmire, Frances T., date unknown, 1840 Caldwell Parish Louisiana Census Index: Privately Published, 7 p.
p. 3: 86 Grimshaw, Geo.
Information from Murph Sewall, March 2005
From e-mail in March 2005
Lavinia W. Grimshaw (married John L. Bates) was my great-great grandmother. She and John had at least one child, my great-grandmother Frances Ann Bates born in Lockwood Parish, LA on 17 April 1855. Frances Ann was “the widow Parker” when she married my great grandfather in Marlin, Falls County, Texas on 31 Oct 1876 (when she was but 21). Frances Ann had three children before her death in Marlin on 15 May, 1895. I was in Marlin last week and photographed her tombstone in Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, TX.
This picture of Krouse Sewall, my grandfather Frank Bates Sewall, my great-aunt Sarah Elizabeth Sewall, and Frances Ann Bates Parker Sewall probably was taken about 1890, certainly before 10 March 1892 when my great-aunt Frances Ann Sewall was born. Their youngest daughter originally was named Fannie Lavinia for her grandmother, but changed to Frances Ann, probably in memory of her mother who died when she was barely three. Frank was born in 19 Jan 1881 and Sarah was born 24 Jan 1884.
Bates Family Genealogy Forum:
My great-great grandfather was John Bates who was born 9 Oct 1816 in Abbeville, South Carolina and died on 1 May 1879 in Marlin, Texas. He married Lavinia Grimshaw (1837-1892) whose parents were George Grimshaw and Rachel Graves. Their daughter, my great-great grandfather was Frances Ann Bates who first married a man named Parker before marrying my great-grandfather Krouse Sewall.
Any information about the ancestors (or other descendants) of John Bates (1816-1879) will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I sent you the photo of my great-grandmother, Frances Ann Bates Sewall, daughter of John L. Bates and Lavinia Grimshaw after I visited Marlin, Texas in March of 2005. However, I neglected to find the graves of my great-great-grandparents on that trip. I was in Texas again last week for a family reunion, and stopped by the Calvary Cemetery in Marlin and located the gravestones of John and Lavinia (see below). I also discovered that they had children buried with them. Lavinia had triplets on 4 October 1853 (see photo). Emma died on 11 March 1927, Ella died in 1856, and Ethel died on 7 Oct 1853. They also had a son, John Leonard Bates (perhaps junior) 30 March 1861-29 Jun 1910. All of John and Lavinia’s children were born in Louisiana.
My great-grandmother, Frances Ann Bates (1855-1895, is buried about 50 feet away with her (2nd) husband Krouse Sewall. John and Lavinia may have had other children buried elsewhere with spouses. I infer that the indication “brother” on John Leonard’s grave that he did not marry and that the graves and stones for him and the triplets were arranged for by Emma. The next time I’m in Marlin (probably not until next June), I’ll go to the library and see if I can locate obituaries for John and Emma in the microfilms of the Marlin paper (I probably will be able to do so because Marlin is a small town and nearly every death is “news” not just an obit). I don’t have a wedding date for John and Lavinia, but it would have been sometime before February 1853.
I’m not sure when they (John and Lavinia Bates) moved to Marlin. ALL of their children were born in Louisiana (the youngest was their son, John Leonard, and his tombstone says “born in LA” 30 Mar 1861. I don’t think the younger two triplets are buried in Texas. I suspect that Emma had their names and dates inscribed on her tombstone, and it seems likely that Emma arranged to have her brother buried in Marlin. I have no information about where or how he lived out his life, but when I’m in Texas next year, I’ll see if I can’t find an obit for him and for Emma in the Marlin paper.
Frances Ann Bates was “the widow Parker” when she married my great-grandfather on 31 Oct 1876. She was only 21 and a half at the time, so her first marriage probably was brief (and may have taken place in Louisiana). I have no information about her first husband, but would be pleased if someone turns up some
Emma Bates (4 Oct 1853-11 Mar 1927). Picture apparently taken apparently about 1858.
About a year ago, one of my cousins sent me a copy of an old picture with a note asking “who was Emma Bates?” At the time, neither of us knew, but now we do. I’ve attached a scan, and I’ll see if I can’t get my cousin to make a better quality scan from the original.
References
1Woods, H. Ted, 1983, Caldwell Parish in Slices: Biographies – Continuing a Brief History of Caldwell Parish, La.: Baton Rouge, LA, Claitor’s Publishing Division, 387 p.
2Murray, Nicholas R., date unknown, Computer Indexed Marriage Records – Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, 1838-1900: Hammond, LA, Hunting for Bears, Inc., unk pages
3Head, John C., 1994, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana Parish Marriage Records, 1838-1901: Shreveport, LA, J&W Enterprises, 64+11 p.
4Ingmire, Frances T., date unknown, 1840 Caldwell Parish Louisiana Census Index: Privately Published, 7 p.
Webpage History
Webpage posted June 2002; updated April 2003 with family member information provided by Robin Crum. Updated March 2005 with information and photos from Murph Sewell and with addition of census records. Updated November 2005 with materials from Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. Updated June 2006 with additional grave photos from Murph Sewall.
