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| McDONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS FAMILIES NEWS MEMORABILIA |
ETHEL JUNE WILLIAMS 1885-1977
  Arthur B. Grimes was born November 11, 1877. Census records indicate he was born in Missouri. He died March 10, 1948, in Tennessee village, McDonough County, Illinois. Hugh William Grimes was born March 19, 1907, perhaps in Emmet Township, McDonough County. In 1930 he married Edna Clark, daughter of Orval Clark and Myrtle Pointer. Edna was born in McDonough County in 1907. Hugh died in January of 1989; last address on Social Security records: Boise City, Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Mary Jane White |
Anderson Duncan Williams & Louisa Bryant (Ethel's parents),and the note regarding the birthplace of the later Williams children.
enumerated June 2, 1900, dwelling #48 Williams, Duncan, head, white, male, Feb 1840, 60, married for 34 years, born IL, father born SC, mother born KY, farmer, could read, write and speak English, rented his farm home Louisa B, wife, white, female, Oct 1844, 55, married for 34 years; mother of 9 children, 7 living; born IL, both parents born KY, could read, write and speak English Roy C, son, white, male, Sept 1883, 17, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school, attended school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English Ethel J, daughter, white, female, May 1884, 15, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English Edith G, daughter, white, female, July 1887, 12, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at school, attended school for 8 months, could read, write and speak English |
enumerated April 27, 1910, dwelling #97 Grimes, Arthur B, head, male, white, 32, married (1st) for 6 years, born MO, both parents born MO, farm laborer, working out, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write, rented his home Ethel J, wife, female, white, 24, married (1st) for 6 years; mother of 1 child, living; born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read and write Hue W, son, male, white, 3, single, born IL, father born MO, mother born IL |
enumerated January 21, 1920, dwelling #26 [not a farm, apparently] Grimes, Arthur B, head, rented his home, male, white, 42, married, could read and write, born MO, both parents born MO, spoke English, laborer, general farm, working for wages Ethel J, wife, female, white, 34, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English Hugh W, son, male, white, 12, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1919, could read and write, born IL, father born MO, mother born IL, spoke English |
December 2, 1925 Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Grimes and son, Hugh, of Farmington, Illinois attended the wedding of Roy Williams on November 26. |
enumerated April 9, 1930, dwelling #60 Grimes, Arthur, head, renter, 8 per month, owned a radio, lived on a farm, male, white, 52, married, age at first marriage - 26, could read and write, born MO, father born KY, mother born MO, spoke English, farm hand, general farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no Ethel, wife, female, white, 44, married, age at first marriage - 18, could read and write, born IL, father born IL, mother born OH, spoke English Hugh, son, male, white, 23, married, age at first marriage - 23, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, farm hand, general farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no Edna, daughter-in-law, female, white, 22, married, age at first marriage - 22, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English |
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