Upshur County, West Virginia Biography of CLAYFORD T. GRIMM This file was submitted by Valerie Crook, E-mail address: The submitter does not have a connection to the subject of this sketch. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 426 CLAYFORD T. GRIMM, general superintendent of the Buck- hannon River Coal Company at Adrian in Upshur County, is a young man who has worked his way through the technique of mining operations, is a competent engineer, and has a bright future as an official in the mine industries of the state. Mr. Grimm was born at Newburg, Preston County, West Virginia, December 4, 1894, son of John W. and Jennie (Wolfe) Grimm, both natives of Preston County. His mother is still living. His father, who was born in 1864, was superintendent of a coal mine at Newburg, West Virginia. He lost his life in an accident at the Rosemont Coal Mine in 1912. He was a republican and an Odd Fel- low, and both were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Their five children are: E. F. Grimm; Angie, wife of Walter J. Menear; Clayford T.; E. M., who was a soldier in the World war and saw service in France; and Charles T., a young man now in school. Clayford T. Grimm was reared in Preston County, was educated in the Newburg High School and took corre- spondence work in civil engineering. He was associated for a time with J. H. Weaver & Company, Clarksburg En- gineering Company, and in 1917 came to the Buckhannon River Coal Company's properties at Adrian and is now general superintendent of these mines. When he took charge the output of the mine was 250 tons per day, and the output now exceeds 1,200 tons. Mr. Grimm in 1914 passed the examination at Grafton and holds a first class mine foreman's certificate. On September 10, 1915, he married Miss Genevieve Fal- lon. They have a daughter, Catherine, born July 6, 1917. Mrs. Grimm is a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. Grimm is affiliated with Rock Cave Lodge No. 81, F. and A. M., is a republican, and always tries to do his duty as a good citizen. He is a stockholder and director in the Bank of Adrian and a director in the Buckhannon Cham- ber of Commerce.