Person:Mary Grimes (1)

Watchers
  1. Rachel Grimes
  2. Daniel Grimes - 1875
  3. Margaret Grimes
  4. Mary Grimes1799 - 1903
  5. Elizabeth GrimesEst 1800 -
  6. Josphus Grimes1810 - 1892
  7. Isabella Grimes1812 - 1894
  8. David GrimesEst 1814 - Est 1880
  9. Christopher GrimesAbt 1818 - Abt 1872
  10. William GrimesEst 1820 -
m. 16 Feb 1832
  1. Michael Sills1833 - 1882
  2. William Sills1835 - 1920
  3. Samuel Sills1838 - 1911
  4. Christopher Sills1840 - 1913
  5. Daniel Sills1842 - 1907
  6. Rebecca Sills1844 - 1922
Facts and Events
Name Mary Grimes
Gender Female
Birth? 19 Apr 1799 Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United StatesMiddletown
Marriage 16 Feb 1832 Champaign, Ohioto George Sills
Death? 21 Aug 1903 Huntington, Indiana, United States
Burial? 23 Aug 1903 Dora, Lagro (township), Wabash, Indiana, United StatesDora (Friends) Cemetery
References
  1.   Obituary, in Wabash Plain Dealer
    Septemner 25 1903.

    Past the century mark

  2.   Mary Sills, aged person, in Weesner, Clarkson W. History of Wabash County, Indiana: a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests. (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing, 1914)
    317.

    History of Wabash County, Indina - Helm
    Gc 977.201 Wllh

  3.   Mary Grimes Sills, in Obituary of David Dick: from sheridanmedia.com website
    p.87, August 28, 1903.

    Mary Grimes was born in MIddleton,Penn., April 19, 1799, died August 21, 1901, aged 104 years, four months amd two days. She was married to George Sills in March, 1824. To this union was born six sons and one daughter. Four sons and the daughter, and twenty-ome grandchildren and twenty one great grandchilrenare left to mourn her departue. With her husband, she came to Wabash County in April. 1841. Her husband diedin June, 1880. She continued her residence in Wabash County until a few months prior tp her dath when she removed tp Huntington county and resided with her son, Chris., till her death. Her funeral occured at Dora, August23, conducted by J. W. Southwood. The interment took place in the cemetery a mile west of Dora. One thing remarkablr is that the subject of this obituary lived in three centuries. (Wabash papers please copy