Wesley Grinstead and Mary E. Dryer

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Husband Wesley Grinstead

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           Born: Jun 1841 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Oct 1921 1 2
         Buried:  - Pomona Cem., Pomona, Los Angeles Co., California

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         Father: Mathew Donovan Grinstead (1814-1890) 3
         Mother: Eliza H. Emerine (1815-1890)

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       Marriage: Abt 1890

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   Other Spouse: Josephine Harris (Abt 1849-Bef 1890) 4 5 - 4 Sep 1865 - Madison Co., Kentucky 5 6

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Wife Mary E. Dryer ⁴

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           Born: 28 Oct 1842
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jul 1915 - Chattanooga, Tennessee 7
         Buried:  - Oak Ridge Cem., Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois

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   Other Spouse: Joshua W. Jones (1823-1883) - 3 Sep 1868 - McLean Co., Illinois 8

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Wesley Grinstead

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CENSUS:

<pre>1870 Madison Co., Kentucky, Eliston Precinct, p.o. Waco; July 29; pg 46
294/294
Wesley Grinstard 29 MW Ky --/$500 Farm Labor
Jashua " 22 FW Ky Keep House
Lylia " 4 FW Ky at Home
Jasper " 1 MW Ky at Home
Mattie " 6/12 FW Ky (May) at Home </pre>

<pre>1880 Sangamon Co., Illinois, Springfield, ED 224; June 8; pg 27
257/273 409 Allen St.
Wesley Grinstead 38 Ky Va Oh Farmer
Josie " 30 wife Ky Ky Ky Keeping house
Lillie " 13 dau Ky Ky Ky at school
Jasper " 13 son Ky Ky Ky at school
Matthew " 10 son Ky Ky Ky Blind at home
Mary E. " 6 dau Ky Ky Ky </pre>

<pre>1900 McLean Co., Illinois, ED 117, Normal Corporation, All west of Fell Avenue; June 11; sheet 8B
187/193 401 West First Street
Wesley Grinsted 58 Jun 1841 M10 Ky Va Va Landlord
Mary E. " wife 57 Oct 1842 M10/8/5 In Pa Md
Elma Funk st-dau 23 Jul 1876 Wd/1/1 Il Ky In
Elba A. Jones st-son 16 Sep 1883 S Il Ky In Clerk, School Office</pre>

He owns an unmortgaged house.

CIVIL WAR:

The Roster of Union Soldiers 1861--1865 Kentucky, Tennessee:

Wesley Grinstead 8th Inf. Co. B, A

Two of his cousins (Joel P., George T.) also served in the 8th Infantry.

According to Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army 1861--1865, Volume IV, the Eighth Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Dick Robinson and Lebanon, Kentucky from October 1, 1861 to January 25, 1862 to serve three years. It was consolidated into a battalion of 5 companies in January 1864 and retained in service until November 17, 1864 when it was mustered out by reason of expiration of term of service.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky 1861-1866,
Vol 1, pg 777 -- Roll of Company B, 8th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry:

Wesley Grinstead, private, enrolled September 23, 1861, mustered in January 15, 1862 at Louisville, Ky for 3 years.

See Vol 1, pg 80 for summary of regiment's action.

Index to Civil War Pension Applications:

Wesley Grinstead -- A & B, 8 Ky Inf.
1884 Dec 9 -- invalid; application no. 527652; certificate no. 932628

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General Notes: Wife - Mary E. Dryer

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Find-a-Grave Memorial # 25122721:

Aged 72 years. Wife of Wesley Grinstead; died in Chattanooga, TN.

Mary E. Dryer is the daughter of Daniel A. Dryer and Mary A. Wilkinson. She first married Dr. Joshua W. Jones on 3 Sep 1868 in Normal, Grant county, Indiana. This was his second marriage. He died on 11 Oct 1883 in Ball Township, Sangamon county, Illinois. She married Wesley Grinstead, born 1 Jun 1841 in Madison County, Kentucky, on 10 Feb 1889. This was also Wesley's second marriage.
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Word was received last night by Mrs. William R. Vredenburgh of the death earlier in the day of Mrs. Mary Grinstead, wife of Wesley Grinstead, at the family residence at Chattanooga, Tenn. The remains will arrive in this city Saturday morning over the Chicago & Alton railroad. Interment will be made in Oak Ridge cemetery. The decedent was a former resident of Ball township.

- IL State Journal, Springfield, IL, 7-2-1915

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 10428965.

2 California Bureau of Vital Statistics, "California Death Index 1905 -- 1939," Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

3 "Descendents of John Grinstead & Mary Walton."

4 Alexander W. Grinstead, "Descendents of Mathew Donovan Grinstead," about 1923.

5 "Kentucky Marriages 1851-1900," Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

6 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5PF-8KR), Wesley Grinstead and Josephine Harris, 4 Sep 1865; citing Marriage, Madison, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 183,318.

7 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 25122721.

8 Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.