Jesse Harrison Grinstead and Mary Rice

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Husband Jesse Harrison Grinstead

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           Born: 23 Mar 1837 - Indiana (Jennings Co.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Sep 1926 1
         Buried:  - Otter Creek Cem., Butlerville, Jennings Co., Indiana

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         Father: Jasper Henry Grinstead (1805-1888) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth "Betsey" Davis (1803-1887) 2

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       Marriage: 27 Apr 1860 - Jennings Co., Indiana 3

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Wife Mary Rice

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           Born: 1839 - Indiana (Jennings Co.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 1918 4
         Buried:  - Otter Creek Cem., Butlerville, Jennings Co., Indiana

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         Father: Ichabod Rice (Abt 1791-      )
         Mother: Mary Johnson (Abt 1799-      )

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Jesse Harrison Grinstead

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CENSUS:

<pre>1860 Jennings Co., In, Campbell Township, p.o. Butterville; June 1; pg 3
22/22
Jesse H. Grinstead 23 MW In --/$100
Mary " 21 FW In </pre>

They were married within the year. The sequence of households from 20/20 to 24/24 is Charles Rice -- James Rice -- Jesse H. Grinstead -- John F. Prebble -- Ichabod Rice.

<pre>1870 Jennings Co., In, Campbell Township, p.o. Butterville; Aug 24; pg 28
210/206
Jesse H. Grinstead 33 MW In $2000/$615 Farming
Mary " 30 FW In Keeping house </pre>

The sequence from 210/206 to 217/213 is Jesse H. Grinstead, x, x, Benjamin Grinstead, Richard Grinstead, James Rice, Ichabod Rice, Charles Rice.

<pre>1880 Jennings Co., Indiana, Campbell Township, ED 135; June 15; pg 12
2/2
Jesse H. Grinstead 43 In Va Ky Farmer
Mary " 41 wife In Ky Va
Mary Rice 80 mo-in-law Va Va Va ______ </pre>

Jesse's father Jasper H. Grinstead lives at 3/4, and Jesse's brother-in-law John Eddleman lives at 3/3.

WGFA:

The William Grinstead Family in America (Gorrell Shumaker and John L. N. Grinstead, 1974):

pg 142: "Jesse Harrison Grinstead (3/23/1835 - 4/17/1926) married 4/27/1860 Mary (Polly) Rice ?- 1918. No children. He served in Civil War; Burial in Otter Creek Cemetery."

INDIANA DEATH CERTIFICATE 29972:

Jessie Harrison Grinstead, widowed, died Sept. 17, 1926 in N. Vernon, Jennings Co., Indiana at age 89 yrs 5 mos 25 days.
Born: March 23, 1837 in Indiana
Father: Joseph H. Grinstead, born in W. Virginia
Mother: Betsy Davis, born in Kentucky
Informant: James Grinstead, North Vernon, Indiana

WORLDCONNECT DATABASE WILLIAMGRINSTEAD:

Source: Cemetery Readings in Jennings County, Indiana by Peggy Salb, 1973 and sent to M. Fryar.

Otter Creek Cemetery, Nebraska, Indiana
Jessie H. Grinstead 1837 - 1926
Mary Grinstead 1839 - 1918

Source: Jennings County, Indiana Death Records (copied by Peggy Salb, 1973)
DEATHS 3 Oct 1907 - 11 Dec 1930

Jessie Harrison Grinstead b. 23 March 1837 d. 17 Sept. 1926 Father: Joseph H. Grinstead Mother: Betsy Davis, Ky. Cause of Death: Chronic Dysentery, colitis. Burial: Otter Creek Cem.

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General Notes: Wife - Mary Rice

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INDIANA DEATH CERTIFICATE 29_39:

Mary Grinstead, married, housewife, died Sept. 23, 1918 in Campbell Township, Jennings Co., Indiana at age 79 yrs 7 mos 8 days.
Born: 15 Feb 1837
Father: Ichabod Rice, born in Kentucky
Mother: Mary Johnson, born in Virginia
Informant: Jesse R. Grinstead, Nebraska, Indiana
Burial: Otter Creek

1 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 34332276.

2 Gorrell Shumaker & John L. N. Grinstead, The William Grinstead Family in America, 1974, pg 135. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 Ruth Slevin, Jennings Co., Indiana Marriages, 1837 -- May 1866, Books 3 -- 6, page 27, grooms. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas, Call Number: GEN 977.2 S632.

4 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 34332688.