William Alexander Grinstead and Regina Vaught

Husband William Alexander Grinstead ¹ ²
           Born: 1812 - Virginia (Washington Co.)
     Christened: 
           Died: 1891
         Buried:  - Freedom Cemetery, Pulaski Co., Kentucky
         Father: Edward Walton Grinstead (Abt 1787-1850/1860)
         Mother: Catharine Donovan (Abt 1791-1860/1870)
       Marriage: 7 Oct 1834 - Smyth Co., Virginia ³
Wife Regina Vaught ⁴
           Born: 12 Jul 1816
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Feb 1885 - (Pulaski Co., Ky)
         Buried:  - Freedom Cemetery, Pulaski Co., Kentucky
Children
1 M Parker S. Grinstead ⁵
           Born: 8 Jul 1836 - Pulaski Co, Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Nov 1863 - Liberty, Casey Co, Kentucky
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Ann Bryant (1839-1862)
           Marr: 17 Jan 1857 - Pulaski Co, Kentucky ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
2 M Elihu Green Grinstead ⁵
           Born: 2 Oct 1838 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Dec 1925 ⁸
         Buried:  - Seltzer Cem., Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas
         Spouse: Mary E. Henderson (1842-1919)
           Marr: 29 Jan 1859 - Wayne Co., Kentucky ⁵ ⁹ ¹⁰
3 M Thomas R. Grinstead ⁵
           Born: 17 Sep 1840 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
4 M Edward C. Grinstead ⁵
           Born: 4 Jun 1843 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
5 F Mary Elizabeth Grinstead ⁵
           Born: 27 Jun 1847 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 May 1924 ¹¹
         Buried:  - Winchester, Clark Co., Kentucky
         Spouse: James E. Wood (      -      )
           Marr: 15 Dec 1862 - Casey Co., Kentucky ¹² ¹³
6 M Winfield Scott Grinstead ⁵
           Born: 10 Oct 1849 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1917 - Stanford, Lincoln Co., Kentucky ¹⁴ ¹⁵
         Buried:  - Buffalo Springs Cem., Stanford, Lincoln Co., Kentucky
         Spouse: Josephine Baumstark (1853-1926) ¹²
           Marr: 19 Oct 1871 - Madison Co., Kentrcky ⁹ ¹² ¹⁶
7 M James William Grinstead
           Born: 29 Nov 1851 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Mar 1935 - Decatur, Illinois ¹⁷
         Buried:  - Greenwood Cem., Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois
         Spouse: Elvira B. Whitsett (1862-1939)
8 M Mathew Mitchell Grinstead
           Born: 11 Sep 1855 - Kentucky
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Nov 1920 - Clark Co., Ohio ¹⁸
         Buried:  - Glen Forest Cem., Yellow Springs, Greene Co., Ohio
         Spouse: Ida C. (1870-      )
General Notes: Husband - William Alexander Grinstead

CENSUS:

<pre>1840 Madison Co., Kentucky, Eastern division
Wm A. Grinstead 20001 -- 00001; 1 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
2 < 5
5-10
10-15
15-20
1 20-30 1
30-40 </pre>

Two brothers John P. Grinstead and Matthew Grinstead are also in the Eastern Division.

<pre>1850 Boyle Co., Kentucky, District No. Two; Aug 5
42/49
William A. Ginstead 38 MW Va $150 Miller
Regina " 34 FW Va
Parker S. " 14 MW Va A
Elihu G. " 11 MW Ky A
Thomas R. " 9 MW Ky A
Edward C. " 7 MW Ky
Mary E. " 3 FW Ky
Fountain S. " 10/12 MW Ky
William Mitchell 20 MW Ky Miller
David A. Anderson 19 MW Ky Miller </pre>

He is the owner of 1 slave in the Slave Schedule (black female, 16). A = attended school

<pre>1860 Casey Co., Kentucky, District No. 4, p.o. Fredam; July 4; pg 75
491/492
William A. Grinstead 48 MW Va --/$200 Clock Reparir
Roseanah " 40 FW
Parker S. " 23 MW
Mary A. " 20 FW
Thomas R. " 19 MW
Edward C. " 17 MW
Mary E. " 12 FW
Winfield " 10 MW
James W. " 8 MW
Mathew " 4 MW
Thosselons " 1/12 MW </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. The second son E. G. Grinstead, 21, is in Wayne Co., Kentucky with a wife and no children. Mary A. is the wife of Parker S., and Thosselons is their child.

<pre>1870 Clark Co., Kentucky, Precinct No. 5, p.o. Winchester; July 15; pg 8
56/57
William A. Grinstead 58 MW Va --/$300 Farm Laborer
Regina " 53 FW Va Keeping House
Mathew " 14 MW Ky Farm Laborer </pre>

<pre>1880 Pulaski Co., Ky, Precinct No. 1, ED 86; June 23; pg 35; enumerator J. W. F. Parker
268/274
William A. Grinstead 65 Va Va Va Farmer
Regina " 60 wife Va Va Va Keeping House
Matthew M. " 24 son Ky Va Va Laborer </pre>

His brother M. D. Grinstead also lives in Precinct 1 as does his married niece Catharine, daughter of John P. Grinstead.

MORE INFORMATION:

For further information about some of William's children see databases 'williamgrinstead' and ':926059' in http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com.

CIVIL WAR:

"The Roster of Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865":

Alexander Grinstead KY 2nd (Duke's) Cav. Co. L
Alex Grinstead KY 3rd Cav. Co. L

This Alexander may or may not be our William Alexander. Three of our William A. Grinstead's sons and three of his nephews served in the Union Army. On the other hand 3 of his brothers who remained in Virginia served in the Confederate Army.

"Compendium of the Confederate Armies, Kentucky . . ." (2003) indicates on page 14 that the 2nd Cavalry was formed by increasing the 4 companies of Morgan's Cavalry Squadron to a regiment. Companies K, L, and M were organized in July and August 1862. The regiment was captured during Morgan's Ohio Raid in July 1863. Col. Basil W. Duke was one of the field officers. On page 16 it states that the 3rd Special Cavalry Battalion was organized from the remnants of John Hunt Morgan's old command on November 10, 1864. It was assigned to Duke's Cavalry Brigade.

Two sons of John Parker Grinstead (Joel P., George T.), three sons of William Alexander Grinstead (Parker S., Elihu G., Thomas R.) and two sons of Mathew D. Grinstead (George, Wesley) were soldiers in the Union army. Joel P. and Wesley were in Company B of the 8th Infantry, and George T. was in Company E of the same regiment. Parker S. was in Company A of the 1st Cavalry, and Thomas R. was in Company C of the same regiment. Elihu G. was in the 8th Cavalry. George was in the 10th Cavalry.

Sources

1 Pulaski County Historical Society, "Pulaski County, Kentucky Cemetery Records," 1976, Vol 1, pg 268. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 "Descendents of John Grinstead & Mary Walton."

3 Vogt, Smyth County Marriages 1832-1850, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

4 Pulaski County Historical Society, "Pulaski County, Kentucky Cemetery Records," 1976, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

5 Rhey Solomon, "http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com db: :926059."

6 "Kentucky Marriage Records 1852 -- 1914," Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

7 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4HQ-JQZ : 23 February 2021), Parker Grinstead, 1857.

8 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 5608883.

9 "Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965," Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

10 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-9FC5), Elihu G Grinstead and Mary E Henderson, 28 Jan 1859; citing Marriage, Wayne, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 591,550.

11 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 25039480.

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

13 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWBT-2P2 : 23 February 2021), James E. Wood, 1862.

14 "Kentucky Death Index 1911-2000," Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

15 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 34165662.

16 "Familysearch.org," "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44T-FXM), Winfield Grinstead, 1871; Vol 2, pg 328, image 378/427.

17 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 47673456.

18 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 86292047.

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