Clinton-Montcalm-Gratiot County MI Archives Biographies.....GRIMWOOD, Mary Jones December 31, 1855 - March 28, 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Beals lindabeals@sbcglobal.net March 16, 2006, 11:03 pm Author: John GRIMWOOD (grandson)and Kitty BOYD (grandaughter) Mary Jones GRIMWOOD came with her parents to America as a baby. Shemarried Edgar A. WALDRON, in Ohio just after the Civil War. She was sixteen years old at the time. They had twin boys who died within just a few months of each other, and a son names Jesse who was killed while working on the railroad. It is not known for sure where they lived when they were first married although it is believed to be Ohio. Their second daughter, Myrtle was born in Huron Co. in Ohio. When they came to Michigan they lived in Montcalm and Clinton Counties. Most of their years were spent in the Maple Rapids area. When Mary became ill, they moved to Lansing, where she died. Edgar moved back to their farm between Maple Rapids and Fowler, where he died a few years later. Additional Comments: Mary Jones GRIMWOOD'S parents were John GRIMWOOD and Susanna COLEBACK, both parents were born in England. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/clinton/bios/grimwood73gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb