Biographical Sketch of Grimes H. Dryden, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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Grimes H. Dryden, was born in Marion county, Ind., January 26, 1841,
and came to Missouri the fall of 1846, and settled in Holt county, Mo.,
and in 1848, moved to Atchison county, where he lived until the fall of
1865, when he came to Lafayette where he has since resided, and now owns
100 acres of land.  He was married April 21, 1867 to Eliza Ramey, her
parents being early settlers of the county.  By this marriage they have
two children: Frank M. and John H.  Mr. Dryden is a member of the 
Patrons of Husbandry, also of the Christian church.  He enlisted in
September, 1861, in Company B, 5th regiment under Col. Launders, and
took part in a number of engagements, and served until February, 1863
when he was discharged, and soon after taken prisoner and retained for
two months, when he was exchanged.

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