Mrs. John W. Day
Moody, Texas.
A member of the oldest family in Coryell County died at her farm home near here. She was Mrs. John W. Day, 94.
Mrs. Day was the daughter of Frederick Miller Grimes a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. Her sister, Nancy Ellen, was the first white child born in Coryell County.
Her parents were the first settlers in Coryell County, arriving when the present county seat of Gatesville was known as Fort Boot.
Mrs. Day is survived by two sons, seven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
NOTE:
Born: Jan 21, 1860, Died: May 17, 1954, Buried: Moody Cemetery
Sons: Ernest (1881), Charles M. (1888), Daughter: Vesta Virginia (1883) died Aug 4, 1918
Mrs. John W. Day
Moody, Texas.
A member of the oldest family in Coryell County died at her farm home near here. She was Mrs. John W. Day, 94.
Mrs. Day was the daughter of Frederick Miller Grimes a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. Her sister, Nancy Ellen, was the first white child born in Coryell County.
Her parents were the first settlers in Coryell County, arriving when the present county seat of Gatesville was known as Fort Boot.
Mrs. Day is survived by two sons, seven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
NOTE:
Born: Jan 21, 1860, Died: May 17, 1954, Buried: Moody Cemetery
Sons: Ernest (1881), Charles M. (1888), Daughter: Vesta Virginia (1883) died Aug 4, 1918
Family Members
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Mary Ann Grimes Jones
1839–1930
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Thomas Farley Grimes
1843–1869
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Samuel Wawford Grimes
1845–1942
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Henry Archer Grimes
1848–1869
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Frederick Miller Grimes II
1850–1924
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Nancy Ellen Grimes Hall
1852–1941
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Sarah C. Grimes Bean
1854–1920
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Elizabeth Virginia "Betti" Grimes Acree
1857–1935
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Anna Eliza Grimes Culpepper
1862–1953
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