William & Phoebe (Cain) Grimshaw

Immigrants to Lawrence County, Ohio from Kentucky and 

The Isle of Man

 

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William C. Grimshaw was born in Great Britain (Isle of Man) and apparently married Phoebe Cain, who was born in Greenup, Kentucky, after immigrating to the U.S. William and Phoebe arrived in Lawrence Co., Ohio in about 1847. They apparently had five children - Jennie, William Henry, Ann G. Noble B., and John E. Grimshaw. William Henry, Nobel and John subsequently moved to Illinois. William and Phoebe are apparently buried in Woodland Cemetery, Upper Township, Lawrence Co.

Webpage Credits

Descendant Chart of William and Phoebe Grimshaw

Information Provided by Cindy O'Brian

Photos of Walter Grimshaw, Sr, and Family

Information from the LDS FamilySearch Website

Obituaries of Phoebe Grimshaw and Some of Her Descendants

Information on William and Phoebe Grimshaw from Laura

Where Are Ironton and Lawrence County, Ohio?

Candidate Family of Origin for William Grimshaw in The Isle of Man

Grave Photos of Phoebe Grimshaw and Her Descendants

Additional Grave Photos by Laura 

References

 

Webpage Credits

Thanks go to Cindy (Grimshaw) O'Brian for providing most of the information on this webpage. Thanks also go to Judi Gilker for providing contributions as well. Laura Van Alyne provided additional information and valuable gravestone photos.

Descendant Chart of William and Phoebe Grimshaw

Information provided by Cindy O'Brian, Judi Gilker and the Latter Day Saints website on www.familysearch.com has resulted in the following partial descendant chart for William and Phoebe Grimshaw. Thanks go to Cindy for providing review and update of this chart.

William C. Grimshaw (ch. 27 Jul 1806, Ballaugh, Isle of Man , England - ca 8 Sep 1870) & Phoebe Cain (ca. 1814, Greenup , Kentucky - ca 15 Aug 1901). Married 22 February 1840 in Greenup , Kentucky .

|-----Mary Jane ("Jennie") Grimshaw (ca 1840, Kentucky ) & Ebenezer M Sanders Married 04 Sep 1861, Lawrence Co, Ohio

|-----William Henry Grimshaw (ca 1843, Kentucky - 26 Jan 1911) & Parnel Jane Sanders. Married 25 Aug 1864, Lawrence Co, Ohio

|-----|-----Henry Otto Grimshaw (ca 1868, Ohio - ?)

|-----|-----Edward E Grimshaw (15 Jul 1869, Ohio - ?)

|-----|-----Anna Grimshaw? (1870, Ohio - ?)

|-----|-----Ola Maud Grimshaw (13 Sep 1871, Ohio - ca 9 Feb 1899)

|-----William Henry Grimshaw (ca 1843, Kentucky - 26 Jan 1911) & Cornelia Stewart (1847, 23 Mar 1905) Married 1883

|-----John E Grimshaw (ca. 1848, Ohio - 11 Dec 1910) & Mary Castrope or Castrop (ca. 1851, Germany - 31 Jan 1907) 

|-----|-----Jennie Grimshaw (ca  18 Jul 1873, Ohio - 1963) & Samuel Brewster (1869 - 1918) Married 17 Dec 1902

|-----|-----William Grimshaw (27 Aug 1875, Ironton , Ohio - ca 14 Aug 1888)

|-----|-----Oliver Grimshaw (ca 1878, Ohio - 23 Mar 1914)

|-----|-----John Grimshaw (ca Dec 1879, Ohio – 27 May 1919)

|-----|-----Walter L Grimshaw (21 Feb 1882, Ohio – 27 Dec 74) & Mary Spiry (ca 21 May 1885 – Aug 30, 1962) Married 13 June 1903

|-----|-----|-----Walter Lawrence Grimshaw, Jr (28 May 1904, Ohio – 27 Aug 1968) & Gladys Wick Johnson (1902 PA 24 Feb 1953)

|-----|-----|-----|----- Lawrence Grimshaw

|-----|-----|-----|-----Harry Grimshaw ( 21 Jan 1936, Ohio 01 Apr 2004) & Shirley A Woods (28 Dec 1937, Ohio )

|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----Vicki Teresa Grimshaw (14 May, 1955 Ohio )  & Guy DeVito (Dec 1954)

|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----Robert J Grimshaw (17 May 1956 Ohio )

|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----Cindy Grimshaw (28 May 1959, Ohio )

|-----|-----Thomas Grimshaw (21 June 1884 Ohio – 27 Jan 1885)

|-----|-----Grover Grimshaw (21 June 1884 Ohio – 13 Juy 1885)

|-----|-----Chester Grimshaw (12 Nov 1888 Ohio – 20 Sep 1933)

|-----|-----Ruth Grimshaw (07 Jun 1892 Ohio - ?)

|-----Ann G Grimshaw (ca 1850)

|-----Noble B Grimshaw (ca 1853, Ohio - ?) & Mary Jennie Higgins (ca 1854, Missouri - ?). Married 28 Nov 1877, Quincy, Adams Co, Illinois .

|-----|-----Harry Grimshaw (ca 1878, Ohio - ?)

|-----|-----Frank Grimshaw (ca 1879, Ohio - ?)

|-----Noble B Grimshaw (ca 1853, Ohio - ?) &  Carrie Wernett

|-----|-----Willie Grimshaw (28 Mar 1892, Ohio – ?)

|-----|-----Howard Grimshaw (26 Feb 1893, Ohio – 12 May 1894)

|-----|-----Emerson Grimshaw (21 Jun 1895, Ohio – ?)

 

Phoebe Cain was born in Greenup, Kentucky, which is just across the Ohio River (and a short ways downstream) from Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, where the family apparently settled.

William and Phoebe's son, William Henry Grimshaw, apparently went by his middle name in census records. He and his older sister, Mary Jane ("Jennie"), appear to have married siblings of the Sanders family. William's probable daughter by a second marriage, Anna, was born in 1870 and may have been a twin of Edward. She was recorded living next door with grandparents William and Phoebe (and uncle Noble) in the 1870 census. Twins were sometimes separated for economic reasons during that period.

Information Provided by Cindy O'Brian

As noted, a great deal of useful information on William and Phoebe Grimshaw has been provided by Cindy O'Brian. This information, which was provided in a series of e-mails, is summarized below. Most of the informaiton is from the "Lawrence Register" website at the following address:

http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/index.htm 

       

LAWRENCE CO. MARRIAGE RECORDS

VOLUME 10, "G", July 1869 - Jan 1874  

Groom's Surname

Groom's Given Name

Bride's Surname

Bride's Given Name

Page

 

Grimshaw

John E.

Castrofe

Mary

390

 

Grimshaw

Wm. H.

Parnel J.

Sanders

8

209

 

1860 Census Index for Lawrence County , Ohio:  

Grimshaw, William

Upper Twp

Page 176

 

1870 Lawrence County Ohio Census, Ironton Part One:

 

 

Name

 

A

S

R

Occupation

SB

Property

329

328

Grimshaw

Henry

30

M

W

Stove moulder

 

O

 

 

 

Cornelia

26

F

W

Keeps house

O

 

 

 

 

Otto

4

M

W

Home

O

 

 

 

 

Edward

2

M

W

Home

O

 

330

329

Grimshaw

Wm.

64

M

W

Stove moulder

England

500

 

 

 

Phoebe

54

F

W

Keeps house

Ky

 

 

 

 

Noble

18

M

W

S. moulder

O

 

 

 

 

Anna

1/12

F

W

Home

O

 

 

1870 Lawrence County Ohio Census , Hamilton Township:  

Name

A

S

R

Occupation

SB

Property

 

Grimshaw

John

22

M

W

Molder

O

 

 

Cemetery information....  

GRIMSHAW

Chester

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Cornelia

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Della Pheba

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Earl

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Grover

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Horace

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Infant

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

John E.

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

John E.

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Mary

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Ola Maud

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Oliver

Upper

Woodland Cem. - Sec. 5

GRIMSHAW

Parmel Jane

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Phoebe

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

Thos.

Upper

Woodland Cemetery

GRIMSHAW

W. H.