From Scioto County, Ohio in About 1870
Several of the children of Richard and Nancy (Rickett) Grimshaw, who lived in Scioto County, Ohio, left that state and "went west" to Missouri in about 1870. Richard and Nancy Grimshaw are the subject of a companion webpage. It is likely that many of the siblings left together and others arrived later. Much of the information on these family lines comes from an extensive biography of one of the grandchildren of Richard and Nancy Grimshaw, Arthur Wood Grimshaw, which was prepared by Arthur's second wife, Naomi Cavendar Grimshaw. According to this biography, the Grimshaw and related families that went to Missouri from Ohio were Matthew Joseph Grimshaw, his brothers Wes and Ben and their families, their sister and her husband (Nancy and Joe Stritmatter), and two of the sisters of of Matthew's wife, Eliphel (Morris) Grimshaw, and their husbands -- Eunice and Theopholus Sloan and Emily and Jeff Field.
Although the original group of immigrants planned to join their mother's relatives (the Ricketts) at Meadville, Missouri, they stopped short of that community and settled in Macon County, northwest of Macon, instead. Matthew Joseph and Eliphel Grimshaw settled on the Chariton River near Peggy Ford. Apparently other families settled on the hills near the river. Apparently because of strong ties that developed among the families during their many miles of travel together, they established homes in relatively close proximity.
Where Did the Grimshaw Families Settle in Missouri?
Richard and Nancy (Rickett) Grimshaw, Parents of Grimshaw Immigrants to Missouri
Photos of Grimshaw Immigrants to Macon County, Missouri
How Close Did the Families Get to Their Original Destination of Meadville?
Grimshaw Burial Locations in Missouri
"We Remember Arthur W. Grimshaw" by Naomi H. Grimshaw
Supplementary Family Information with the Arthur Wood Biography
 | Webpage Credits |
Thanks go to Judy Bryson for providing most of the information that has made this webpage possible. Judy also did all the work of re-keying the biography of Arthur Wood Grimshaw that appears on this webpage. Thanks also go to Sharon Prince for providing many of the photos of family members.
| Where Did the Grimshaw Families Settle in Missouri? |
The families were traveling west across northern Missouri when they made their decision to stop and settle near the Chariton River, northwest of the county seat of Macon. Figure 1 shows the location of Macon in northern Missouri. Figure 2 shows Macon County boundaries, and Figure 3 shows the area settled by the families in more detail.
Figure 1. Macon County, Missouri. The red star shows Macon, the county seat of Macon County.
Figure 2. Macon County, Missouri, showing the county boundaries and the county seat, Macon. The Grimshaws settled northwest of Macon, just west of the community of Cash.
Figure 3. Closer view of the area settled by the Grimshaw families. Matthew Joseph Grimshaw's land was located on the east bank of the "old channel" of the Chariton River, on the loop just east of the name "Panther Creek".
The family of Mathew E Grimshaw settled on a quarter section of land in Section 16, Valley Township, Macon County, Missouri (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Portion of plat map of Valley Township, showing (Matthew) J Grimshaw's partial quarter section of land in the SW 1/4, SE 1/4, Section 16.
Source: 1875 Plat Map of Valley Township
Topographic maps of Section 16 of Valley Township are provided in Figures 5 and 6.
Figure 5. Larger scale topographic map of Valley Township area, showing outline of northwest quarter of Section 16 (in revision; should be in southeast quarter, not the northwest quarter of the section)
Figure 6. Larger scale map showing Section 16 of Valley Township (in revision; should be in southeast quarter, not northwest quarter)
GoogleEarth image of a segment of the Chariton River, showing the location of Matthew Grimshaw's home place (within white rectangle). It is not known if the building shown on the riverbank is at the location of the original Grimshaw home.
| Richard and Nancy (Rickett) Grimshaw, Parents of Grimshaw Immigrants to Missouri |
Figures 7 shows a photo of Richard and Nancy Grimshaw, who settled in Scioto County, Ohio. They are the subject of a companion webpage on this website.
Figure 7. Photos and descriptions of Richard and Nancy Grimshaw, from Sharon Prince.
Richard and Nancy (Rickett) Grimshaw and Abel Clark Rickett
| Photos of Grimshaw Immigrants to Macon County, Missouri |
Figures 8 and 9 are of Joseph Grimshaw and his wife, Eliphel, who immigrated to Macon County.
Figure 8. Photo of "Uncle Joe and Aunt Liza" (written on back of photo) from Judy Bryson, March 2006. Photo taken by "Nickell, Marceline, Mo." Date unknown.
Figure 9. Probable photo of Matthew and Eliphel Grimshaw. (Identified as such on webpage indicated under "Source" below photo, but no longer active on the internet).
Source: http://home.adelphia.net/~73rdovi/grimshaw.html (no longer active)
John Wesley Grimshaw and his wife, Rebecca (Tritt) Grimshaw, also migrated to Missouri; their photo is shown in Figure 11. John and Matthew's sister, Nancy, and her husband, Joseph StritMatter emigrated to Missouri as well (Figure 12).
Figure 10. John Wesley and Esther (Tritt) Grimshaw. Photo courtesy of Sharon Prince.
John Wesley Grimshaw (oldest son of Richard and Nancy Ann Rickett Grimshaw; grandson of Jonathan Grimshaw and Betsy Willoby Grimshaw; and John Richard Rickett and Sarah Clark Rickett) and his wife, Rebecca Esther Tritt Grimshaw, daughter of Joshua Tritt and Rachel DeSellem Tritt; granddaughter of Hans Peter Tritt and Esther (Hester) Suss; and Jacob Short DeSellem and Mary Shivers).
Figure 11. Joseph and Nancy (Grimshaw) Strittmatter with two unknown children, presumably grandchildren.
| How Close Did the Families Get to Their Original Destination of Meadville? |
The families were traveling together with the apparent destination of Meadville, whose location is indicated by the red star in Figure 12. It is apparent that they were Within about 40 miles of their destination when they made the decision to stop and settle in Macon County.
Figure 12. Maps showing the location of Meadville (red star) and Macon, near where the Grimshaw families settled.
| Grimshaw Burial Locations in Missouri |
Judy Bryson has provided the following list of Grimshaw families and their descendants in and around Macon County, Missouri.
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BURIAL
LOCATIONS: Grimshaw line |
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Name |
Birth |
Death |
Cemetery |
Town |
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Hiram
Anspauch (father of Perneta Anspauch Grimshaw) |
25
DEC 1836 |
5 JAN 1900
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Antioch
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Missouria
Frances Buster Anspauch (wife of Hiram) |
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Antioch
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John
Wesley Grimshaw |
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10
APR 1916 |
Antioch
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Rebecca
"Esther" Tritt Grimshaw (wife of John) |
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Antioch
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Charles
Wesley Grimshaw |
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Mt.
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Turah
Perneta Anspauch Grimshaw (wife of Charles) |
3
APR 1875 |
19
DEC 1958 |
Mt.
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John
Buster (father of Missouria Anspauch) |
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Antioch
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Bevier
, |
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Jane
Baker Buster (2nd wife of John) |
24
DEC 1804 |
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Opal
Ada Grimshaw Wheeler (dau of Charles & Perneta) |
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Maple
Hills |
Kirksville
, |
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Jess
Wheeler (husband of Opal) |
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Maple
Hills |
Kirksville
, |
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William
"Arthur" Grimshaw (son of Charles & Perneta) |
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Locust
Grove |
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Virginia
True Morris Grimshaw (wife of William) |
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24
MAY 1986 |
Locust
Grove |
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Irving
Johnson (son-in-law of Charles & Perneta) |
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Oak Park
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Independence
, |
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Iona
Jacqueline Weber Grimshaw (dau-in-law of William & True) |
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3
DEC 1985 |
Springdale
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Peoria
, |
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Lester
Frances Grimshaw Allen (dau of Charles & Perneta) |
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Old
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Ross
Monroe Allen (husband of Lester) |
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13
APR 1962 |
Old
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Edward
"Lavier" Allen (son of Ross & Lester) |
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14
APR 1997 |
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Philadelphia
, |
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Howard
Wright (son-in-law of Ross & Lester) |
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Chariton
Ridge |
Callao
, |
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Calvin
Monroe Allen (son of Ross & Lester) |
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California
,
MO |
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Perneta
"Lucille" Allen McGee (dau of Ross & Lester) |
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Oakland
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Warsaw
, |
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Bob
McGee (husband of Lucille) |
29
DEC 1922 |
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Oakland
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Warsaw
, |
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Wallace
Lear (son-in-law of Ross & Lester) |
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East
Lawn |
Mexico
,
MO |
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John
Lee Bixenman (son-in-law of Ross & Lester) |
8
DEC 1925 |
22
DEC 1994 |
St.
Mary's |
Wein
, |
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George
Roscoe Allen (son of Ross & Lester) |
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7
APR 1973 |
East
Lawn |
Mexico
,
MO |
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Susie
Lee Allen Roddy (dau of George & Barbara Allen |
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East
Lawn |
Mexico
,
MO |
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Charles
Wesley "CW" Allen (son of Ross & Lester) |
1
MAY 1928 |
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Old
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Bobby
O'dell Allen (son of Ross & Lester) |
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Old
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Rondall
E "Ronnie" Allen (son of Ross & Lester) |
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Old
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Randall
Allen (son of Ross & Lester) |
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Old
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Jamie
B. Allen (son of Ross & Lester) |
19
APR 1944 |
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Woodlawn |
Macon
, |
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Loral
May Grimshaw Isaacson (dau of Charles & Perneta) |
3
APR 1904 |
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Locust
Grove |
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Ivy
Alfred Isaacson (husband of Loral May) |
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Locust
Grove |
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Ivy
"Verndale" Isaacson (son of Loral & Ivy) |
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Locust
Grove |
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Ruth
Shoemaker (wife of Ivy Verndale) |
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Locust
Grove |
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Gracie
" |
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Locust
Grove |
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Lloyd
Cook (husband of |
14
MAY 1896 |
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Locust
Grove |
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L.T.
Cook (son of |
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